Staff members at a Missouri cemetery weren’t alarmed when they noticed a shadow strolling through the cemetery one night. Recently, there had been a large influx of guests, the majority of whom were four-legged.

The next day, after obtaining a better look, they were able to determine that their visitor was a tiny stray puppy. They contacted their Stray Rescue of St. Louis pals because he had lost most of his fur and had painful feet (SRSL).

Many stray puppies find their way into the cemetery, according to Donna Lochmann, chief life saving officer at SRSL.

They simply crawl under the fence and decide they enjoy it there because it’s quiet, according to Lochmann. They have plenty of room to get away from people because the cemetery is so large.

However, Lochmann and the employees at the cemetery immediately devised a rescue strategy because every stray dog deserved suitable housing. They dispersed and searched the cemetery in an effort to locate the puppy.

One of the search team members eventually located the dog huddled up beneath a shrub after hearing a commotion in the area.

The puppy was taken by Lochmann and treated for his skin problem and the sores on his feet there right away. After one of the gravestones in the cemetery where he was discovered, they affectionately gave him the name Kamper.

When Kamper at last began to feel better, his SRSL carers made the decision to take him back to the graveyard so he could meet his rescuers once again.

Everyone found it to be really emotional, particularly Kamper and the volunteer who contacted us, according to Lochmann.

Kamper brightened up with joy at spotting the cemetery employees once more. He charged each of them and showered each of their faces with enormous expressions of thanks.

The employees at the cemetery were also thrilled to see him.

The woman who called was overjoyed that we had found him and that he was doing well, according to Lochmann. We were grateful that she got in touch with us so that he could receive assistance on our end.

Kamper bid his buddies farewell at the graveyard after shedding a few tears and showering them with kisses. He returned to SRSL, but he didn’t linger for very long.

Fortunately for Kamper, the shelter was able to quickly provide him a caring foster home. Kamper gets to play with his new dog siblings as he waits for a future home in addition to regular medicated baths and a fresh set of jammies to preserve his healing skin.

Knowing that he is no longer this fearful, sick dog attempting to survive on the streets, Lochmann said it is “such joy to watch him play and be happy.” “Now he can be a puppy again.”