Adopt-a-Pet.com’s partnership PEOPLEPets.com is raising awareness of animals adoption! Each month, PEOPLEPets.com highlights a pet from AdoptaPet.com who is looking for a home. This month, it’s Ruthie, loving pit bull pup! Two-year-old Ruthie was found as a stray roaming the streets by staffers at Austin Dog Rescue. She had nerve damage in her back — possibly from a car accident — but surprisingly, was otherwise happy. “She can still walk, run and play,” Joyce Martin, executive director of Austin Dog Rescue, tells PEOPLEPets.com. “She adores her daily walks, is perfect on leash and extremely well behaved.”
Because of her nerve damage, Ruthie does have some problems controlling her bladder and requires doggie diapers. But she “promises it’s not that big of a deal and will love you even more for it,” Martin says. The 45-lb. pooch has “nice greeting manners,” loves dogs, kids and cats, and is hoping to have four-legged friends in her new home. “She is a very gentle, low energy girl,” Martin says. Ruthie is vaccinated, spayed and microchipped.
Austin Dog Rescue began in Texas in 2007. The all-volunteer operation relies on foster families to care for homeless dogs rescued from smaller shelters throughout the central Texas area. The organization depends heavily on donations to continue its rescue operations, so visit its website to learn how you can help.