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My name is Ruby!

Posted over 4 months ago

Cared for by Lost Dogs Run

My basic info

Breed
Border Collie/Black Mouth Cur
Color
Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut - with Black
Age
Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID
21791209-91

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Ruby is the sister of Desparado and Brandy, a beautiful female, a mix of a border collie and black mouth cur.  She has a reddish coat with a black mouth.  Ruby is very shy and will require a fenced yard and a lot of attention to make her feel safe and secure.  She is house broken and socializedwith dogs but is afraid of humans.  She came into Lost Dogs Run with a gunshot wound.  She had been shot with a high powered rifle (vet thought it was a 30/06) and the bullet went through both back legs and shattered the tibia in one of them.  Rather than amputate, a splint was put on, and the bone fragments by some miracle grew back together and now she runs and walks without a limp.  She needs a good home.  The picture shows her on 4-13-25 when she was recovering from the gunshot wound.

August 15, 2025, 10:06 pm
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
21791209-91
Contact
Ron Stoessell
Address
121 Notquyta Road,, Murphy, NC 28906
Donation
We will be putting a PayPal donate button on the home page at http://www.lostdogsrun.com/ and on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/LOST-DOGS-RUN-first-foremost-and-always-for-the-animals/201659650034561?ref=hl

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

Our adoption application and contract can be found at http://www.lostdogsrun.com/forms.htm. We ask for a $150 donation at the time of adoption. Before adoption, a home visit and references are checked and a one week trial period has successfully passed. Homes are required to have a fenced yard and the animal must be allowed inside at night. Animals are not allowed to be tied up outside for more than several hours or crated for long periods, except for sleeping at night in the house.

Go meet their pets

Contact Ron Stoessell at ronstoessell@gmail.com to come and meet animals in Southwest North Carolina in Lost Dogs Run that are available for adoption. He will notify the fosters and set up a time for meeting them.

More about this rescue

Our Board has previously volunteered and served on the Boards of St. Francis Animal Sanctuary, The Delta Humane Society of Louisiana, Logan's Run Rescue and volunteered at the Valley River Humane Society Thrift Store and Shelter. Our years of rescue experience have shown us that rescue animals are best served by keeping them out of Shelters. We rely on volunteers to foster them while we vet them and find homes for them. Fostered animals are house trained and socialized before adoption. We actively promote fostering of rescue animals by members of the local community.

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