Staff members at a Missouri cemetery were not alarmed when they noticed a shadow strolling through the cemetery one night. Recently, there was a large influx of guests, the majority of whom were four-legged.
The next day, after obtaining a better look, they were able to determine that their visitor was a tiny stray puppy. They contacted their Stray Rescue of St. Louis pals because he had lost most of his fur and had painful feet (SRSL).
Many stray puppies have been found in the cemetery, according to Donna Lochmann, the chief life-saving officer at SRSL.
“They just get under the fence and decide that they like it because it’s quiet,” Lochmann said. “It’s a huge cemetery, so they have a lot of space to get away from people.”
However, Lochmann and the employees at the cemetery immediately devised a rescue strategy because every stray dog deserved suitable housing. They dispersed and searched the cemetery to locate the puppy.
One of the search team members eventually located the dog huddled up beneath a shrub after hearing a commotion in the area.
The puppy was taken by Lochmann and treated for his skin problem and the sores on his feet. He was named Kamper after one of the gravestones in the cemetery where he was found.
“It was really emotional for everyone, especially for Kamper and the volunteer who called us,” Lochmann said.
Kamper brightened up with joy at spotting the cemetery employees once more. He charged each of them and showered their faces with enormous expressions of thanks.
The employees at the cemetery were also thrilled to see him.
“The woman who called was so happy that we’d gotten him and that he was doing so well,” Lochmann said. “On our end, we certainly appreciated that she’d contacted us so that he could get some help.”
Kamper bid his buddies farewell at the graveyard after shedding a few tears and showering them with kisses. He returned to SRSL, but he did not linger for very long.
Fortunately for Kamper, the shelter found him a caring foster home quickly. Kamper gets to play with his new dog siblings as he waits for a future home in addition to regular medicated baths and a fresh set of jammies to preserve his healing skin.
“It’s so fun to watch him play and be happy, knowing that he’s not this scared, sick dog trying to survive on the streets anymore,” Lochmann said. “Now he gets to just be a puppy.”
SOURCE: THE DODO
