Saved at the Last Minute, Puppy Reunites With Little Girl in a Heartwarming Moment

A few months ago, a mom and daughter in Houston, Texas, came across a Facebook post about a puppy named Scratchy. From the pictures of Scratchy they saw, they could tell he was tiny and mangy — and totally adorable.

As they read about Scratchy, they learned that he’d been placed on the euthanasia list at his shelter because of his severe skin condition. The little girl was heartbroken and decided then and there that she was going to do everything she could to save Scratchy’s life.

The girl’s mom, Michelle, got to work right away trying to track Scratchy down. But she couldn’t figure out where he was.

For several agonizing days, the little girl kept asking her mom over and over what had happened to Scratchy. She was sick with worry and kept imagining the worst.

But then, a miracle happened — Michelle figured out that Scratchy had ended up at Three Little Pitties Rescue. He was safe and getting the treatments he needed.

Michelle immediately volunteered to foster Scratchy. She brought him home and got him comfortable, but didn’t tell her daughter she’d found him yet. She wanted to keep it a surprise.

That afternoon, Michelle’s daughter came home from school to find Scratchy waiting for her. She was in utter disbelief, collapsing to the floor in tears with her backpack still on.

“[She] cared so deeply all week about a little mangy dog,” Three Little Pitties Rescue wrote on Instagram. “And her sense of relief getting to hold him.”

As she let Scratchy out of his crate, he immediately started licking the tears off her face.

You can watch that emotional moment here:

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“Pure, deep, love at first sight,” Three Little Pitties Rescue wrote.

Michelle and her family have been fostering Scratchy for a few months now. They’ve been giving him all the TLC he deserves, and he’s thriving. He’s been enjoying playing tug-of-war, chasing balls around and cuddling up with everyone.

“This puppy is being treated like a king in his foster home while he heals up,” Three Little Pitties wrote. “He has kids to tend to his every need. And he is being celebrated for his life and who he is!”

Thanks to Three Little Pitties and Michelle, Scratchy got a second chance at life. And thanks to the little girl who was determined to save him, Scratchy learned what love feels like.

“This little guy was once out of time, but now he’s safe, and continuing to steal hearts every day,” Three Little Pitties wrote.