Ruth

Breed: French Bulldog 

Sex: Female 

Age: 5 yrs. old

Weight: 20 lbs. 

5/6/2021 Update:

Ruth was ADOPTED!!!! She has found her happily-ever-after and for that we are beyond happy. 

Ruth joined the NBBR family as a “stray”. Ruth was taken to a local shelter by someone who “found” her. While our volunteer was picking up Ruth, the shelter staff mentioned that they had been working at the shelter a long time and thought that the person that found Ruth may have actually been her owner. But since she was technically a stray, Ruth had to serve out her “stray” hold before the shelter staff could do anything with her. Typically this stray hold is 3 days, but with all the craziness of the holidays and 2020 in general, they chose to extend the holding period to ensure that if someone was looking for Ruth, they would have plenty of time to find her. After the extended period had expired and no one had come forward, the staff was faced with what to do with Ruth. There were several things that went into the decision to call NBBR. The first was that the shelter was going to have to adopt her without spaying here (backlog with vet care),  second the shelter was currently doing “free adoptions”, and Ruth had already required several “normal” maintenance issues.  The main “Shelter Lady”  had Frenchies of her own and was afraid that Ruth would end up in the wrong environment, so she started calling Bulldog Rescues. NBBR was the first one she called asking if we could take a  Frenchie……..yep you know the rest of the story. 

While Ruth was chillin’ at her foster home,  her forever family had already fallen in love with her even BEFORE they met her. So, they decided that it was time to open their hearts and home to another Bulldog.  They already had another French Bulldog and they thought that she and Ruth would make great canine sisters.  Next came, applications, interviews, vet checks, home visits, and meet and greets. After completing all these steps and the approval process (which isn’t easy and for the faint of heart, as you can see),  there was only one incidence of tears.  The tears came when the family was sent an email stating that they were approved to be Ruth’s forever family IF they were still interested. Well, the response to that email took about 2 minutes from the time it was sent and the answer was a resounding YES!!!!!!!.  Ruth’s story is like so many in rescue,  while she was originally dumped because she didn’t meet someone’s idea of worthy, she has now found the family that she is the apple of their eyes.   Thank you to Ruth’s family and all those families that can see beyond the surface and open their hearts to allow a dog second chance.   For NBBR, Rescue is all about the DOGS, it always has been and always will be.   IF we can make some adopters happy along the way,  BONUS.   But first and foremost, it is all about finding the right fit for the Bulldogs and making them happy.   So with all that said,  a HUGE congratulations is in order for Ruth and her entire new family. 

4/12/2021 Update: 

1/4/2021 Update:

Hello NBBR Family,

12/20/2020 Update: 

Please welcome Ruth to No Borders Bulldog Rescue. Ruth is a 5 year old female French Bulldog that weighs 20 lbs. 

Ruth joins the NBBR family as a “stray”. Ruth was taken to a local shelter by someone who “found” her. While our volunteer was picking up Ruth, the shelter staff mentioned that they had been working at the shelter a long time and thought that the person that found Ruth may have actually been her owner. But since she was technically a stray, Ruth had to serve out her “stray” hold before the shelter staff could do anything with her. Typically this stray hold is 3 days, but with all the craziness of the holidays and 2020 in general, they chose to extend the holding period to ensure that if someone was looking for Ruth, they would have plenty of time to find her. After the extended period had expired and no one had come forward, the staff was faced with what to do with Ruth. There were several things that went into the decision to call NBBR. The first was that the shelter was going to have to adopt her without spaying here (backlog with vet care),  second the shelter was currently doing “free adoptions”, and Ruth had already required several “normal” maintenance issues.  The main “Shelter Lady”  had Frenchies of her own and was afraid that Ruth would end up in the wrong environment, so she started calling Bulldog Rescues. NBBR was the first one she called asking if we could take a  Frenchie……..yep you know the rest of the story. 

While many of you probably haven’t noticed, when we get a new Bulldog that has an especially rough life or one that clearly doesn’t know its name, we change it to give them a “fresh start”.  In the past many of our names are historical in nature and Ruth was no exception.  If you know for whom she was named, drop a comment below.  Factor in the unique stare that she has AND that is was right in the middle of Hanukkah, Ruth seemed very fitting.  Now that we have the name out of the way….. Ruth’s first stop was the clinic.  We knew that she needed to be spayed but wanted to see what health concerns there may be.   Ruth had already been treated for a bad ear infection when she was at the shelter, but there was some residual infection present in both ears.  The good news was that Ruth was negative for all worms (heart and intestinal).  Once Ruth was brought up to date on all her vaccinations and spayed, she was ready to hit the road to meet her awaiting Foster Family. Often it is normal for a Bulldog to come to NBBR from part of Texas (or the US for that matter) and their Foster Family is in a total different area. This requires some coordination, but the volunteers of NBBR are old pros at this by now. So, a volunteer picked up Ruth and transported her to meet her Foster Family. All initial reports are that Ruth is settling in well. 

Ruth is a calm Bulldog lady (at least she has been so far).  She appears to like everyone she meets, human, canine and feline, but does take a little while to “warm up” when first meeting anyone. Ruth did well in both of the car rides she has been on and curled right up in the passenger seat and slept most of the ride.  Currently Ruth is chillin with her foster family and learning the lay of the land.  Stay tuned for updates on her as we learn more about what makes her tick.