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Follow us today to a 2022 American biographical drama film called: Rescued By Ruby.
Before we start, be aware: there are spoilers!
The film begins with a little dog named Ruby running through the woods after escaping from
the dog shelter.
The people in charge of the shelter are Pat and Rick, and they take care of the stray
dogs while waiting for them to be adopted.
That day a family is coming to the shelter to adopt Ruby.
However, Ruby is a difficult dog; every time she is adopted, she creates problems and is
returned to the shelter.
Because of this, Ruby has changed 7 families in 6 months.
In the next scene, we meet the second main character, Dan O'Neil, of the Rhode Island
State Police.
Dan prepares to leave for work.
On the way, he stops to watch the K-9 unit in action, where he meets an older gentleman,
Seamus Bready.
O'Neil dreams of being part of the K-9 unit.
In fact, he has been trying to get into this academy for 7 years.
This year will be his last chance to get in before he passes the maximum age allowed.
Upon arriving at the barracks, Sergeant Grinnell informs O'Neil that registration to enter
the K-9 unit, held once a year, will open soon.
Ruby, meanwhile, is taken home to her new family.
For her, too, this is her last chance.
Dogs that fail to get adopted are destined to end badly.
O'Neil heads to Matt Zarella, the head of the K-9 unit, to apply for selections.
Zarrella talks to O'Neil in his office.
He confesses that despite his affection toward him, he believes he does not have what it
takes to be part of the K-9 unit.
In addition, the unit is running out of budget to buy a new dog.
Usually, police dogs are German shepherds purchased from Germany for $10,000.
O'Neil is not deterred; determined to pursue his dream, he decides to pay for the dog himself.
But his wife Mel informs him that she is expecting another child and that they cannot afford
such an expense for the German shepherd.
Back to Ruby, the dog is returned to the shelter for the umpteenth time because of her hyperactive
and disobedient nature.
Rick is determined to call the vet to euthanize her, but Pat convinces him to wait a little
longer, convinced that she will find someone willing to adopt Ruby.
O'Neil meets Seamus, who reveals to him that joining the dog unit is not
compulsory to buy a purebred dog; it is enough to own a healthy and agile dog.
O'Neil regains hope and heads to the dog shelter to look for a German shepherd.
But it is revealed to him that purebred dogs are scarce to find in a kennel.
But Pat, the shelter lady, convinces O'Neil to give the other dogs present in the building
a chance.
O'Neil's attention is caught by Ruby.
She is a half-border collie, a breed that stands out for its intelligence.
There seems to be immediate chemistry between the two, so O'Neil decides to adopt her.
Ruby, in this way, is saved.
Pat is convinced that there is something special in Ruby.
Rick tries to warn O'Neil about the challenges he will face with Ruby, but O'Neil is convinced
of his decision.
Upon arriving home, Ruby immediately begins to wreak havoc.
She needs to take her time to adjust to her new family.
For the next few days, Ruby, with her frantic and out-of-control personality, continues
to create problems.
Mel doesn't think he can handle the situation.
To solve it, O'Neil decides to take Ruby to a training center.
But once there, Ruby proves aggressive with the other dogs to the point that O'Neil is
forced to take her away.
He begins to think he was wrong to take Ruby with him because of her temperamental unruly.
Just then, Seamus appears, who encourages him to have confidence and not to give up.
Mel changes her mind about Ruby, seeing that her characteristics are similar to those of
her husband, O'Neil.
Zarrella leaves a clicker on O'Neil's car as if to suggest the right path for him to
take.
O'Neil begins training Ruby by exploiting the clicker, discovering that her favorite
prize is raw frankfurters.
On the day of the selection exams, O'Neil arrives first and begins practicing on the
obstacle course.
When selection time arrives, Zarrella gives a speech to all the candidates before they
begin.
He explains that the test will be used to enter his 6-week training course.
In the end, there will be the final certification exam.
The first phase of the exam involves an obstacle course followed by a test of obedience, where
the dog must remain motionless for 5 minutes.
Ruby manages to pass the first test, exceeding the expectations of all present.
But when Zarrella delivers raw frankfurters to be used for the second phase of the test,
Ruby loses control and ends up running away.
O'Neil and Ruby aren't admitted to the training course.
Zarrella advises O'Neil to be realistic and to devote himself to something else.
This wouldn't be a problem for O'Neil; he is a highly qualified agent in numerous areas.
Arriving home, O'Neil is about to accept the idea that Ruby will never be a police dog.
But things change when Mel has an insight.
Ruby is not made for traditional training, but she can be trained at home by O'Neil.
This way, Ruby can have fun and learn at the same time.
O'Neil cannot read the training manual himself because of his dyslexia.
Mel will help him by reading him the book.
O'Neil sets up an obstacle course to train Ruby in his garden.
The news spreads so much that Zarrella and Seamus go to check it out.
Six weeks have passed, where O'Neil and Ruby have been training hard, and the day has come
for the final certification exam.
All the candidates are lined up and ready to begin.
O'Neil and Ruby are also present, despite not having attended Zarrella's training.
Zarrella says he is glad to see O'Neil present for the exam.
Zarella says the dogs must find 3 specific objects in 30 minutes in an open environment.
O'Neil proposes to be the first to start, as he cannot handle the anxiety.
At O'Neil's command, Ruby starts sniffing around, finding the first two objects within
minutes.
An extraordinary achievement Zarrella points out.
Surprisingly, Zarrella has hidden the third object in the barracks building.
Ruby will have to succeed in finding human remains inside the vast building.
After some searching, Ruby reports to O'Neil that she has found nothing.
In fact, it was a negative search test, Zarrella explains.
Dog units must be prepared to handle situations where they find nothing.
O'Neil and Ruby thus pass the exam, obtaining certification to work in the canine unit.
Zarrella is proud of O'Neil's accomplishments and invites him to join his team on a provisional
basis.
Months pass, but O'Neil is frustrated as he continues to perform his usual duties.
O'Neil still belongs to the junior team, where he receives minor assignments while the other
officers deal with real criminals.
One day O'Neil and Ruby receive a distress call where they are called to search for a
missing body.
O'Neil finally gets his chance.
Arriving at the site of the alleged murder, Ruby sets to work sniffing around until she
reports to O'Neil that she has found something.
Unfortunately, there is no body in the area indicated by Ruby.
O'Neil is convinced that Ruby has made a mistake and is very agitated; he will be removed from
duty for this mistake.
He thinks that Zarrella wasn't wrong about him; he isn't suited for the job.
The next day O'Neil notices that Ruby has run away from home.
He then decides to go look for her in his car.
O'Neil blames himself for Ruby's leaving.
He maltreated her when he should've appreciated her regardless of her prowess as a police
dog.
Shortly after that, he receives a call from Zarrella, the missing body where Ruby and
O'Neil were found under a layer of concrete.
Miraculously, Ruby had managed to sniff it out, despite the inches of concrete.
Still, O'Neil didn't give her the confidence she deserved.
Shortly after that, O'Neil meets Seamus on the street in the rain, to whom he offers
a ride in the car.
Seamus asks where Ruby ended up, and O'Neil explains what had happened.
O'Neil had treated Ruby the same way he had been treated.
Because of his hyperactivity and dyslexia, he was punctually excluded and underestimated.
Therefore, he always worked harder than others to succeed in integration, but he never had
confidence in himself.
Seamus arrives at his destination and gets out of the car.
He metaphorically suggests that it is O'Neil who is lost and not Ruby.
Back home, he discovers to his dismay that Ruby has not yet returned.
Shortly after that, he receives another call, where he is summoned to a meeting called by
Sergeant Grinnell.
A child named Michael got lost in the woods while hiking with his mother, and all officers
were called to action.
O'Neil finds Ruby outside the barracks; as soon as the two are reunited with a hug, it
stops raining.
The two partners immediately go to the scene of the disappearance, where a search is taking
place for the missing child.
Upon arriving at the scene, Zarrella updates O'Neil on the situation.
The child may be anywhere within a vast wooded area.
All teams are now exhausted and have come up empty.
Ruby is the best hope they have of finding the child, at which point the two partners
set out to search.
Ruby finally manages to find Michael, who has fallen to the bottom of a cliff.
O'Neil reports the find.
Reaching Michael's body, O'Neil checks the child's necessary condition, performing resuscitation
maneuvers.
The child is injured and cold, but he is still alive.
O'Neil's watch reads 2:23 a.m., the same number he wears on his uniform as if it were a sign
that something is about to happen.
O'Neil tries to radio his position but realizes he is out of range.
It is Ruby who saves them when she starts barking frantically.
Ruby's bark works; Seamus alerts Zarrella to hear barking in the
the distance.
Zarrella recognizes that it is Ruby, and thanks to her barking, he can reach
Michael's location with a medical team.
Zarrella compliments O'Neil; he is proud of him.
When Michael's mother arrives to thank O'Neil, it turns out that she is Pat, the dog shelter
lady, who confesses that O'Neil adopting Ruby had saved her life.
Pat always believed that there was something special about Ruby, and this was the proof.
O'Neil is promoted, becoming a full member of the dog unit.
He also discovers that Seamus is a scout for Zarrella, who had always been rooting for
him.
All the officers in the canine unit congratulate O'Neil.
Soon after Mel also arrives, the two indulge in a joyous hug.
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