Meet Ruby

2023 OZ Top Dog with a Job Finalist

Meet Ruby

Breed: American Staffy

Barking from: Melbourne Victoria

Job title: Cardiac Alert Service Dog

What's up dog?

Ruby alerts to oncoming cardiac episodes. Including alerting to spikes in tachycardia and drops in blood pressure. She gives me 5 minutes notice before an episode starts. One day she was acting odd around me so I decided to call the paramedics. When they arrived I had gone into atrial fibulation and was extremely unwell. She saved my life that day. She is a great advocate for bully breed dogs showing that they aren't the big angry dogs people think they are. Everyone who meets her instantly falls in love, whether they like dogs or not. I recently had a baby and Ruby attended the birth with me, which was an emergency C section and accompanied me during my stay on the birth suite.

But why dogs?

This winner(s) of 2023 OZ Top Dog with a Job is extensively reviewed and chosen by our judging panel made up of our incredible sponsors, and industry experts.


This award is based on the dog that matchs and exceeds the criteria of PURPOSEREACH, and IMPACT.


To read the full list of criteria, vist here.


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