Every shelter dog dreams of something simple: to be noticed. Behind those hopeful eyes is a heart that just wants someone to stop, look, and care.

Each day they wait, wondering if this might be the moment the kennel door opens not for another walk or meal, but for love and freedom at last.

For a gentle pup named Mochi, that moment finally came. He had spent his days watching people come and go, his tail lifting with every passing glance. He didn’t know it yet, but the person meant for him was about to step through those same doors.

When volunteer Viveca Chow met Mochi for the first time, something in his calm, trusting eyes stopped her in her tracks. In that instant, she felt a connection she couldn’t explain, and it was the beginning of a story that would change both of their lives for

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