Olivia thought she was just opening her home to a shelter dog for the weekend. A short stay, nothing more. But she didn’t expect it to stay with her.
As a longtime volunteer at the Richmond SPCA, she’d met so many dogs, each one coming and going with their own story. She thought she was used to it by now.
Then this tiny pup walked into her home and everything felt different. Something clicked instantly, in a way she couldn’t quite explain.
The goal of the sleepover was simple: give the dog a break from the noisy shelter, let him stretch out on a soft bed, and see how he handled a home environment…