Amanda Schull Instagram – PART 1: I have been asked to share a story about how the love of my pet changed my life. This won’t be easy for me; I said goodbye to Ru a little over five months ago, and while I knew it would be hard not having him in my life any longer, I didn’t know it would be this hard. The night before I brought Ru home I had a mini meltdown. I was afraid that I would forget to feed him, that I wouldn’t be able to take care of him properly, that I wouldn’t give him the dog life he deserved.18.5 years later as I held him while he took his last breath, I still worried that I didn’t give him everything he deserved. Because the truth is, I couldn’t. Ru gave me so much more than I could have ever given him. He gave me unconditional love when I was lonely, he gave me counsel when I was lost, and from the moment he came home he gave me purpose. When I first moved to LA 15 years ago I didn’t know a soul. For the first time in my life I had no schedule, no routine, no real idea what I was doing. Without Ru I might have laid in bed all day questioning whether I had made the right decision by starting this new scary life. Instead, I had this little bundle of black curly hair who walked miles with me every day. We explored places I would never have seen on my own, met people I would never have met if it were just me, and my life grew tenfold. #PetcoLoveStory