Three Little Pitties Rescue

This journey started with one scared dog—Harper. When my wife and I adopted her from a rescue, she was terrified of everything: people, noises, even me. It took two years of patience, trust, and love before Harper came out of her shell. Today, she leads our four-dog pack with confidence.

Her transformation showed me what’s possible when animals are given a second chance.

Now, I’m training for my first Ironman. It’s going to be a long road—years of running, biking, and swimming to build up to one of the hardest endurance events in the world. I’m starting this journey off by training for the Tupelo half marathon in August and the Phoenix Marathon in December. No matter how tough it gets, I remember: what I’m doing is nothing compared to what rescue animals endure.

That’s why I created Harper’s Pack.

We’re fundraising to support animal rescue organizations—starting with the one that saved Harper. Every dollar raised helps give another dog a chance to be seen, healed, and loved.

Here’s how you can help:

• Donate to support our featured rescue.

• Share this campaign to grow the pack.

• Join the journey by following along or racing with us.

This is just the beginning. Let’s grow the pack—one mile, one rescue, one life at a time.

Thank you,

Evan Olson

Founder, Harper’s Pack

Hi! My name is Melissa. I rescue cats in the Katy area and the Houston surrounding area.

Meet Passion Fruit! He comes from Richmond, Texas.

Passion Fruit was found as you see him in the cover photo: skin and bones. I rescued him thinking he just needed a reliable food source to gain some weight. But I was wrong!

Poor baby actually has stomatitis, which is a condition that causes painful swelling and sores inside the mouth.

Symptoms include swelling and redness inside the mouth or individual painful sores that can make it uncomfortable to eat. So all his teeth need to come out; you can see the vet’s recommendation on the most recent visit he had.

When we are asked to rescue cats, we don’t know what we’re going to get.

So I’d love to raise some funds for the rescue that agreed to accept him into their program. His surgery is going to be expensive, so any donation amount helps so much.

It helps us to continue helping our communities when we’re asked to trap cats or rescue them.

Passion Fruit says thank you.

Last 2023 street save and worth it!! Brendan Boots is a street dog from Cleveland Texas, who is getting beat up by other street dogs. Street feeders, who see and feed so many dogs, feel in love with him and begged for help. Three Little Pitties stepped up to take him- but we really need help paying for medical (he's likely heartworm positive) and boarding because he doesn't have a foster. He is so worth it!!

++ Any donations that exceed his medical and boarding will to towards other Three Little Pitties street saves!

*edit- any donations that exceed her needs will go towards helping other animals in the rescue

Noel was found starving at a Texas gas station on Christmas Eve. A wonderful family took her off the streets and needed a rescue. She is emaciated, dehydrated, anemic, needs a dental, heart worm positive, has puss coming out her extremely long nails, and possibly pregnant... She is a Three Little Pitties Rescue dog now- her life is about the change! Please donate to help cover her costs, she is worth it!

I brought her home to foster because she is so sweet!

Hello! Please help me get this sad, tired guy the help he desperately needs. He’s been roaming the streets of Houston, TX with an injured leg (likely from being hit by a car) for some months now, essentially begging for human help to not much avail. He is so tired, he would lay in the street like he had just given up the fight. However, enough people on Facebook saw his story circulating, and he has since been taken off the streets effective this very night. He’s currently with a temporary rescue until he completes intake with Three Little Pitties Rescue in Friendswood, Texas and a foster is secured. This guy is going to need a lot of commitment from his foster, myself as his medical appointments transporter and of course he needs fundraising. He will likely require orthopedic surgery, so I need to raise at least $3,000.00 to cover his expected medical costs. The funds will not go to me. They will go directly to Three Little Pitties for his medical care. A lot of folks around the country saw his story and were pledging donations for us to just get him off the street. Well folks, we did it. Now, we need your help. Want to join me in making a difference in this guy’s life? Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Three Little Pitties Rescue: Three Little Pitties Rescue is a dog and cat rescue based in the Houston area, saving approx 4,000 animals per year. We save animals who may otherwise not have a chance at life, then fully vet them and match them with loving forever families. We are passionate about the bully breed, but help all breeds, and as many as we are able.