A HOMELESS PUP WITH COLD PAWS, SHARP INSTINCTS, AND COURAGE FAR BIGGER THAN HIS BODY.

TWO DAYS AFTER THANKSGIVING, CRUNCH APPEARED IN A WALMART PARKING LOT, SMALL ENOUGH TO BE MISSED BUT BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE SEEN. AFTER VETERINARY EVALUATION, HIS AGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO SIX WEEKS OLD AT THE TIME HE FOUND US. ALONE, UNHOUSED, AND FAR TOO YOUNG TO BE NAVIGATING THE WORLD ON HIS OWN, CRUNCH DID WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS RECOGNIZE INSTINCTIVELY. HE FOUND HELP.

SINCE THAT DAY, CRUNCH HAS BEEN WITH US.

WHAT BEGAN AS A CHANCE ENCOUNTER BECAME A PERMANENT PLACE IN OUR HOME AND OUR MISSION. FROM THE MOMENT HE ARRIVED, IT WAS CLEAR THAT CRUNCH WASN’T JUST LOOKING FOR SHELTER. HE WAS LOOKING FOR CONNECTION, SAFETY, AND PURPOSE.

CRUNCH WILL BEGIN TRAINING AS AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL, WITH THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF PROGRESSING INTO A SERVICE PET ROLE.

HE MAY BE SMALL, BUT HIS IMPACT IS NOT.