Runt Valrunt is a dim-witted and optimistic stray dog. He is Rita’s best friend and believes she is a dog like him, of which Rita plays along with because he hates cats. Runt is a slow-witted dog that keeps up a happy-go-lucky streak despite his life as a stray. He has a hatred for cats, which is why Rita doesn't correct him for mistaking her for a dog. Despite that, he is extremely friendly to the people he and Rita come across, or as he puts it "definitely very friendly". However, they do not seem to return the favour, but Rita genuinely cares about him. Rita and Runt’s main desire is to find a permanent home. Usually, if they're both successful, the home turns out to want Rita and/or Runt for something at the expense of their lives. They either flee the home or are thrown out of it. Runt’s role in the segment is either comic relief or a moral dilemma for Rita should they part ways, be separated or one of them is put in danger. He is rarely, if ever, the main protagonist of a segment. Runt will protect Rita from anything, even if he has to lose a home or even Rita.