In this special Sit Stay Rant, we’re pausing the rants (mostly) and celebrating the real reason we all show up: the dogs who beat the odds and some of our recent adoption stories.

We start with Matthew, yes, you heard right, a man trapped in a dog’s body (or at least that’s how he acts). Quirky, cute but weird finally matched with humans who get him and love him for who he is. Then there’s Wonton, the wall-staring pup who scared off every meet-and-greet until the perfect family saw him for who he is and gave him a chance.

From Puerto Rico, Cora made the long journey to find her forever people, while Poppy and Flora’s Chihuahua-size-defying litter threw us all for a loop: not too small, not too big… these Goldilocks pups finally found their people!

We’ll also remember the Office Litter, seventeen identical black and brown puppies who taught us that individuality shines even in the biggest bunch. And you can’t forget Grace O’Malley, our pirate-hearted Chow-Rottie mix straight off the Temu ship, and how it warmed our hearts when she made it to her home.

Finally, we revisit Cesar, the three-legged Baltimore street survivor who was headed for euthanasia until Tiffany stepped in. Now he’s living his best life, proving that sometimes the “least likely” become the greatest success stories.