10/18/2026
🤍🪽 Our Precious Little Pudd’in Cannoli… Carried by Angels 🪽🤍
One thing you learn from being in this business for so many years is that these precious babies are carried by angels. Every step of the way.
We witness miracles constantly. Some are so beautiful they take our breath away. Others come wrapped in heartbreak, and we don’t understand their purpose until much later.
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share that our precious little Pudd’in earned her angel wings in the middle of the night. 💔
Her little body took a turn very quickly, and thankfully, she did not suffer.
For seven precious weeks, this tiny little soul was fiercely, completely, and unconditionally loved.
She was a favorite at two veterinary offices and in the ICU. She was lovingly adored by our sweet Brookie, and for the last two weeks, she spent much of her time nestled against Nana Charity’s chest, listening to her heartbeat, surrounded by warmth and love.
Oh, how this little girl was loved.
Seven weeks may seem like such a short lifetime, but Pudd’in managed to fill those weeks with more love, laughter, determination, and extraordinary experiences than some souls manage in years.
We are heartbroken. And we know so many of you who have followed her journey will be heartbroken, too.
But there is something else we know from a lifetime of witnessing the extraordinary.
Miracles don’t always arrive the way we expect them to.
Sometimes we don’t know how, what, why, when, or where. We simply have to trust that something beautiful is being worked out behind the scenes by the angels who have carried these precious babies all along.
We believe that even this heartbreak will create ripples of goodness in a world that desperately needs them.
So please, bear with us. Give us a little grace as we grieve, and stay with us as we discover where these ripples lead.
Because I truly believe that somewhere, just beyond what we can see, another miracle is already waiting in the wings.
Pudd’in wasn’t here for very long. But perhaps she was here for something very big. 💕
Fly high, our precious little Pudd’in Cannoli. You were never alone, never unloved, and never anything less than a miracle.
And you never, ever will be forgotten. 🥰🙏😇🪽
With all our love,
Nana Charity & The Ruff Ruff Ranch Family
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Our little ICU baby, Puddin, passed away over the weekend. 💔🐾
So many of us were cheering her on, celebrating her progress, and hoping she would get to live the beautiful life we imagined for her.
She received so much love and extra care, but her little heart stopped beating. Despite every effort to bring her back, we had to say goodbye far sooner than we ever wanted. We still don’t know exactly what happened.
There are some things in life we may never understand. Lessons, trials, tribulations. Things to celebrate and things to learn from. Puddin was here for only seven weeks, and in that short time, she taught us a lot about life, a lot about fighting, and a whole lot about love.
She was an ICU staff favorite, a Brookie favorite, and a favorite of so many! Charity and I poured so much of our hearts into caring for this sweet little princess. She had a way of making you fall completely in love with her. 🤍
There was always room for her in someone’s arms. A warm chest to snuggle against, gentle hands to care for her, and someone hoping right alongside her. I hope she felt just how precious she was to all of us.
She held such a special place in my heart. All of our puppies do. But after everything we went through with this little girl, this has been a hard one to process. Every little step forward gave us hope. We wanted so much more time with her.
I wish we could have watched her grow up. I wish there were more pictures to take, more kisses to give, and more little milestones to celebrate. For now, we’ll hold tightly to the memories we do have.
Thank you to everyone who loved her, encouraged us, and helped care for our sweet girl. We know so many of you are hurting with us.
May we take a moment of silence today for Puddin, for the ones who cared for her so deeply, and for all the dogs in heaven. May their pain be gone, their tails be wagging, and may they know how much they are still loved down here. 🤍
She may have been tiny, but the place she holds in our hearts is enormous.
I think she will forever be our Gemstone guardian angel. 🪽🐾
Rest sweetly, little Puddin. We’ll keep loving you from here. 🤍
This isn't easy to talk about, feel or believe. We just have to believe that there were different plans for her.
