They weren’t alarmed when a Missouri cemetery one night noticed a shadow moving through the graveyard. Recently, there had been a large influx of visitors, the majority of whom were four-legged.

The following day, after getting a better look, they were able to confirm that their visitor was a tiny stray puppy. They contacted their Stray Rescue of St. Louis friends because he had lost most of his hair and had painful feet (SRSL)

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

They simply crawl under the fence and decide they like 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 staff at the cemetery immediately devised a rescue strategy because every stray dog deserves suitable housing. They dispersed and searched the cemetery in an effort to locate the puppy.

One of the search team members eventually located the puppy curled up beneath a bush after hearing a noise in the area.

The puppy was taken by Lochmann and treated for his skin condition and the wounds 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 caregivers made the decision to take him back to the cemetery so he could see his rescuers once more.

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

Kamper lit up with joy at spotting the cemetery staff once more. He charged each of them and showered each of their faces with enormous expressions of gratitude.