‘His favorite game is tug and he believes himself to be a lap dog even though he is quickly outgrowing that space’: The story of an abandoned puppy who overcame sickness and fear to find love in a home where his oversized cuddles are always welcome

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Oct 2, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

The Doggo Distribution System or DDS, is not as well known as it's feline counterpart the Cat Distribution System, but that is only because hooman society has got a somewhat better handle on the stray dog issue, unlike the stray cat issue. But nonetheless there are darling doggos being born out on those mean streets who have no where to go, no one to love them and no hope in sight, who are picked up by the DDS and delivered to a loving home that they deserve.

And today we proudly get to tell the tale of a cute canine pupper who had the good fortune of not only being adopted into a family but a pack of puppers as well. This is the story of the unbridled joy a stray pupper can experience when all their dreams come true. Well, other than getting to be a lapdog for the rest of its life.
 

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    When my partner pulled into our driveway on March 2nd a puppy ran right under his car as he parked. We got ahold of him and I thought he belonged to a neighbor... I was wrong lol.
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    He had an old, frayed collar on him with no tags and also was not microchipped. We've had him posted all over Facebook, NextDoor, PetFinder, etc. Along with fliers out to no avail. Our
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    shelter is on an emergency intake only at the moment (only highly aggressive or extremely ill animals) so we had him posted on the shelters site as "found" and held onto him for his "stray hold."
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    No one ever came forward, and he has fully taken up with our other 4 dogs. It looks like we're up to 5 now! He's an absolute baby, and has come so far in training in just a couple weeks!
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  • Sometimes the doggo distribution system strikes when you least expect it. Though these pupper pawrents probably should have taken the hint when this pupper was not claimed, in tandem with the shelters not taking on any normal rescues. It is a sign from the canine gods above.

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    Technically our other dogs are mine, as I had them prior to my partner and I living together, and I cover 100% of their food/vet bills. My partner has decided the new guy (now named Hamilton) will be his! He's also
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    the first dog that my partner has ever been able to call his own. Anyway, Hamilton has settled in wonderfully with my others, he knows "sit," "stay," and "down" so far and
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    hasn't had an accident in the house since the first few days he came! He's had his shots and been checked for parasites and seems to be a mostly healthy, happy pup aside from a minor skin
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    condition that's mostly cleared already. He'll be a big guy though, when we found him he was already over 20lbs (and slightly underweight) at 12- 13 weeks old and I swear he grows every day. His
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    favorite game is tug and he believes himself to be a lap dog even though he is quickly outgrowing that space
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  • You know what they say ‘once a lapdog, always a lapdog’. These pupper pawrents will have one heck of a time convincing their oversized pupper that their laps are not appropriate sitting spaces. In which case we would recommend getting some really big pillows to soften the load at least.

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    NYFN- Smart puppy! Sounds like he knew that big- hearted humans owned that driveway.
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    dank... What a cutie. And such a quirky crew haha. I can't imagine the hair
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