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Being A Dad To Foster Kittens Changes This Depressed Dog For The Better

A woman who used to foster dogs and cats is sharing the story of how foster kittens changed the life of her furry-friend who went from being “the saddest dog” to a playful and happy pooch.

Claudia Papp, or more famously known on her social media accounts as “houstonfosterdogmom”, is sharing the story of her rescue dog, Chapo, and how fostering kittens changed his life for the better.

Papp shares Chapo’s origin story and his “kitten medicine” in a series of TikTok videos she started uploading on September, during the pooch’s Gotcha Day anniversary.

Life was not as good to Chapo prior to meeting Papp. The dog spent four years chained up before animal control found him.

Papp shares with SWNS that because Chapo spent a long time chained in a yard and neglected, he had developed a skin infection, has intestinal worms, and a fractured set of teeth from chewing on his chain.

After being rescued, Chapo was sent to a kill shelter. Papp then saw a video of Chapo looking sad and immediately decided to foster him – giving Chapo a second chance at life, and at a loving forever home.

When Papp picked him up at the shelter where he came from, he was “the saddest dog on his last day [before being put down].”

Papp said, “For months, progress was slow and I began to worry about him.”

She then realized that the pooch liked the company of Papp’s cat.

@houstonfosterdogmom those kittens will never know how much they did for him, but Chapo is so grateful 🫶🏻 #hopecore #dogsoftiktok #kittensoftiktok #catsoftiktok #dogandkitten #pitty #transformation #rescuedog #thedodo #lovestory ♬ Jacob and the Stone (Slowed) – Emile Mosseri & sped up + slowed

“I decided to say “yes” to fostering a sick kitten and let Chapo help me take care of her,” she explains. “And then I realized Chapo was coming out of his shell because of her so I just kept fostering kittens for them, and for him.”

Papp fostered a total of six kittens for Chapo, “it was the medicine I never expected,” she said.

“Those kittens will never know how much they did for him, but Chapo is so grateful,” she wrote on a Tiktok video caption, which has now garnered over 2 million likes.

Papp also shares that Chapo is her 48th foster dog, “and the only foster I’ve ever adopted for myself,” she reveals.

She explains why Chapo was the only foster she decided to officially adopt, despite having fostered a lot of lovely dogs and cats.

“I’ve fostered a lot of animals and I’ve seen A LOT of trauma on these animals, but something about this dog… he is just absolutely magical and I couldn’t let him go.”

Today, Chapo has “officially made up for lost time”. He now lives a safe and happy life with Papp where he is able to run freely in his own backyard, be with friends (his foster kittens), and just be loved by his hooman every day.

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Dog Dumped Over A Fence At An Animal Shelter Finds Forever Home

A dog that was previously caught on camera being dumped over a fence by a man at the Humane Society of Atlantic County finally gets to go to her forever home.

On July 18, the animal shelter posted a video on their Facebook page showing a man throwing his dog over the fence and proceeding to walk away from the shelter’s fence.

“This is the 4th dog dumped over our fence by this individual in the middle of the night,” the Humane Society of Atlantic County wrote.

The animal shelter had asked the public for help in identifying the man and described him as someone who drives a black Cadillac sedan.

On the other hand, not much is known about the pup, previously named Brenda and now named Snookie, who was a young Pit Bull with two big, distinct scarring on her back.

While the animal shelter is still looking for the man, things got a lot better for Snookie after the animal shelter shared a “heartwarming update” about her on July 29.

The animal shelter revealed that Snookie’s new family flew in from Texas just to adopt the sweet girl. They wrote that the family “fell in love with her at first sight” when they saw the pooch.

“Safe travels, Brenda, you deserve all the love in the world!” the animal shelter wrote.

In a new post on September 20, the Humane Society of Atlantic County shared an update on Snookie’s life.

The update came with a video of Snookie playing with one of her brothers in their backyard in Texas that has a pool specially made for dogs.

“Remember the dog that was thrown over the fence? Here she is, now named Snookie, with one of her two new brothers,” the animal shelter wrote. “We are thrilled that Snookie has such an amazing life and loving family now.”

Users who followed Snookie’s story can’t help but congratulate the pooch on the new life she’s living.

One user wrote, “That’s a happy ending for sure. So excited for the pup.” While another wrote, “This makes my heart happy! Happy Life Snookie! You deserve this.”

Others didn’t forget to thank the shelter for helping Snookie find her happily ever after. “Thank you for the incredible work you do every day! Your entire staff is phenomenal!” a user wrote.