It’s me, Ruby!  Things have been going great here --- Ernie and Hank think it is too busy, but it is just my speed!  We get to spend lots of time racing around in the yard and wrestling.  There are treats for sitting, but I have to admit I get a little excited just knowing they are there and that makes it very hard to actually do!  We went out in the rain the other day and it gave me the most beautiful beachy waves in my hair.  That kind of natural curl is something you just can’t achieve at a salon – you either have it or you don’t.  And guess what? I have it!  It also made me smell so good, like a fresh autumn rain.

Check out our family picture!  That’s my mom on the left, then me, Hank and Ernie in front, and my foster brother Archie in back.  The best thing about him is his tail!  Well, really the best thing is he doesn’t snap at us for pulling his tail, but the tail itself is next best.  FM took the picture through the invisible force field (she calls it a screen) which she says is the only way to get us all in the same place and looking at her without a group hug.  Did you know that screen-thingy can stop a speeding Golden Retriever puppy even though you can’t even see it?  It must have a little spring action, too, because you should see my brothers bounce off that thing!

I’m getting my smile on!  Check out the pictures of me on my big walk around the block! Do you think I liked it?  I did! For some reason FM has to tie a rope around herself and hook it to me.  I guess she doesn’t want to get lost, but she sure is slow. The thing around my nick itches, too, as you can see from my pics.  I guess if it makes FM feel more secure I’ll put up with it… Today while we were out, we met another neighborhood pup on our walk and did some running and racing.  It was fun!  Now that I’m back, I’m real tired and guess what makes the best pillow ever?  Hank!  That’s right, he’s always good for something.  Some days he’s a pillow, other days he’s a chew toy, sometimes he is a step stool to help me get closer to the top of the cage.  I think it’s pretty nice of me to make him feel needed. 

Speaking of being needed, I hear there is a special family out there who thinks they need me (to be fair, who wouldn’t benefit from a life with me included?).  I’m real excited to go there because instead of being the most darling Golden Retriever in the house, I am going to be the one-and-only-most-darling Golden Retriever in the house.  I can’t wait!  FM says I have to stick with her for a while longer though… Something about a special trip to the vet.  I hope it’s fun, ‘cause there’s not much else going on around here.  The food isn’t as good as it used to be, what with the milk machine running dry, and those boys are really getting on my nerves!

FM says to tell you that we got our first shots the other day (I didn’t even notice) and got weighed.  Guess what?  I’m over 10 pounds!  Together me and my brothers are so heavy we broke the handle of the cat carrier FM was using to tote us to the vet.  Kinda serves her right, don’t you think?  Really… Puppies in a kitty carrier? Embarrassing!  If you want to see me in action, visit cutest puppy ever.

Hi guys!  It’s Ruby here.  Things have been busy in the puppy zone!  We had lots of super -special guests visit us this weekend.  On Saturday some RAGOM friends came to check us out, and they brought fur-butt Amos along.  He l-o-v-e-d us, and we felt the same way about him!  Then on Sunday some more guests came to spend time with us (don’t tell my brothers, but really they came to spend time with ME).  They didn’t have any fur-butts with them, so maybe they need to get one (hint, hint)!   I think they’d do best with a pretty, young, SGF (single, golden female), looking for fun and adventure, and I know just the gal!  While they were here they got to watch us play, and cuddle, and pee on the floor! I don’t know what her problem is, but that silly FM spent the whole time running around behind us with a spray bottle and a roll of paper towels.  They were in her hands so much you would think she was born that way!  Anyway we had a great time being loved up by all our guests.

Here’s the other exciting news!  We are starting to play great games here!  I love to play tug with resident Archie, and if I’m really lucky I can sneak to the back door and “kill” FM’s rug before she catches me!  I grab the corner and drag it around, and shake it up and then do it all over again.  Once FM sees me she tries to get me interested in killing something more appropriate, like a stuffed toy… Duh.  I have no interest in those.  Even my crazy brothers know it’s no fun to kill something that’s already dead.  Next time I think I’m going to have Ernie distract her with the peeing on the floor thing, so I can finish off that rug before it escapes for good!

Check out our new play video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKnADxWUGfE !  I’m the one with the rope toy!

Foster Mom here.

Ruby is turning into such a little ham we could tell her story in pictures! Once she got up off her belly onto her feet (no small chore when you have a tummy like hers) she turned into an adventurer. Her little stubby legs carry her full speed ahead across the floor, until, oops! She loses her balance and falls over! Sometimes she gets back up. Sometimes she lays where she fell. As a special friend of Ruby's described it: "Whew! It's so tiring being an adorable little puppy, I'll just lay down right... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

Though she is getting so big she spills out over the sides of the ice cream bucket we weigh her in, she often sleeps through the process. She is a great snuggler with both people and her sibs (according to Ernie and Hank she is sweetest when her eyes are closed) and like every other little sister loves to laugh at her brothers!

Check out a short video of her with Hank and Ernie!