It was a wet, gloomy afternoon in Selma, California, when teenager Ubaldo Apolinar heard soft scratching at his front door.

When he opened it, a small puppy sat shivering on the porch, trying to escape the heavy rain. Wanting to help, Ubaldo tried to bring her inside, but his parents said she couldn’t stay.

Still, he couldn’t ignore the little dog who clearly needed kindness and shelter.

A Puppy Alone In The Storm

Seeing how cold and frightened she was, Ubaldo ran to grab some food from his own dog’s supply to feed her.

“At first, she backed away a little bit, but I kept getting closer to her, and once I pet her, she basically trusted me,” Ubaldo told The Dodo .

He had no idea where the puppy had come from, but as a dog owner himself, he knew she needed care.

The puppy wore a pi

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