MEET SLUGGER. THE PUPPY WHO REFUSED TO GIVE UP.

Yesterday, we got the call. A stray puppy was spotted on a flooded baseball field in South Texas—sitting still on an old onion sack, not moving as the storm raged on. Animal Control searched the area in pouring rain. Nothing at first. Then Jesse saw it. A sack in the grass. Erica jumped out of the truck and ran. And there he was. Soaked. Cold. Frozen in fear. Just waiting.  He never tried to run. He never barked. He just stayed, like he believed someone was coming back.

But no one did. Until now. We named him Slugger—because he fought to survive even after being abandoned. He’s just a puppy. And he’s suffering. His gums are pale. His body is covered in ticks. Ears, belly, neck—hundreds of them. He needs urgent care: fluids, medications, bloodwork, and tick removal.