Ruby quickly responded so that Bennetts could attach the rescue disc, which had a rope attached to it, to the dog's collar. Then her master called her to come.

Ruby was honored for her hard work – winning the American Humane Hero Dog Award in 2018, appearing on the cover of Rhode Island Monthly magazine and being celebrated by the state troopers.

An MSP motor carrier officer wanted Ruby to take the disc to the dog's owner, who fell through the ice on frozen Arbutus Lake in Grand Traverse County, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.

Ruby, come here. Come here, Ruby.” The dog ran to the officer. Bennetts attached the disc and rope to the dog’s collar. He told the man to call his dog. Ruby ran to her owner who grabbed the disc.

Ruby, a working K-9 for the Rhode Island State Police and former shelter dog, returns to her partner, state police Cpl. Daniel O'Neil, outside the barracks in North Kingstown, R.I., Wednesday, Feb ...

A Rhode Island pooch who inspired people by making her way from shelter dog to lifesaving police K-9 — and who was the subject of a recent Netflix movie, in March 2022 — has been euthanized ...