Tiny Rescue Puppies Expertise 1 Week ‘Crammed With Love’–Viewers Obsessed

[ad_1] Two trembling puppies who arrived scared and silent at a Georgia foster residence have captured the hearts of viewers on TikTok, after a video exhibiting their transformation in only a week gained viral consideration.

Laurel Lingenfelter, an animal rescuer and foster primarily based in Savannah, Georgia, shared the emotional clip to her TikTok account @mythologicaldogs on July 2. In per week, the video—exhibiting the journey of two younger rescues named Tom and Jerry—drew widespread consideration for its mild portrayal of restoration and trust-building. The video, captioned "One week crammed with love can change every little thing," has been considered over 31,000 occasions.

The brief video montage opens with the puppies shaking in worry as they enter Lingenfelter’s residence, earlier than slowly studying that they're secure. An overlaid textual content on the clip tells the story of their first week in foster care: “They’d conceal from us, shake once we held them and had no thought what security felt like, however we had been affected person…Little by little they stopped shaking and began asking to be held.”

Lingenfelter instructed Newsweek that the pair had endured excessive neglect earlier than being taken in by SGT Canines, her personal rescue.

“The puppies within the video are my outdated foster puppies Tom and Jerry. They had been fully hairless, and solely 4 lbs every,” she stated. “The remainder of their litter was rescued by different organizations, and their mother as nicely.

"They'd by no means identified any kind of affection or connection from people and had been residing in a storage after being rescued from outdoors.”

Their hair loss, she defined, was brought on by demodectic mange, a pores and skin situation introduced on by mites that thrive when a pet’s immune system is weakened. Along with coping with mange, each puppies had been undernourished and infested with intestinal worms.

<img id="10788939" alt="" caption="From left: Rescue puppies Tom and Jerry arrive at Lingenfelter's home; and one of the puppies in a woman's arms." credit="@mythologicaldogs" sourcealt="" sources="[]" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" width="3000" height="2000" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover" src="https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Copy-of-32-Split-Screen-1-2.png?w=1600&quality=75&webp=1 1x" bad-src="https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Copy-of-32-Split-Screen-1-2.png?w=1600&quality=75&webp=1"/> “We introduced them residence and patiently taught them about love,” Lingenfelter stated. “We’d spend a number of time giving them treats, and simply sitting with them.

"In a single week they doubled their weight. We gave them medicated baths, and took care of the worms that stuffed their bellies.”

The cautious effort paid off rapidly. With constant remedy and delicate socialization, Tom and Jerry not solely regained their coats, but in addition started participating with their short-term caregivers and taking part in with one another.

“They rapidly grew hair and began to like us again. They’d search for us and took an curiosity in cuddling and taking part in,” Lingenfelter stated.

Now adopted, each canine have settled into new lives removed from the situations they got here from.

“Jerry has a dad that could be a boat captain in south Florida. He enjoys happening the boat together with his dad and so they spend their days adventuring collectively,” Lingenfelter stated. “Tom has a dad that lives in Miami, Florida, and enjoys going to the seaside. Tom additionally lives a life filled with journey and love.”

The viral TikTok put up is one among many Lingenfelter has shared documenting her work with SGT Canines and different rescues.

Whereas she has posted about heartbreaking instances previously, viewers had been particularly moved by the seen change in Tom and Jerry after only a week of compassion and care.

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