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[tia] coming up on
pit bulls and parolees...
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Someone posted about this dog
that needed help.
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-[tia] let me grab her
real quick.
-[woman] okay.
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Here's the thing, wolf-dogs,
combination of wolf and dog...
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You never know what you're
gonna get.
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Are we gonna get the wolf?
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No biting the butt.
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No biting the butt.
Hey, hey, hey! No, no!
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[mariah]
ready to meet your new dog?
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[man] yes, please.
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My hope today really is just
to find a new best friend.
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So cute.
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We found her just
skin and bones
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but she would go over to
the elementary school
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and try and visit the kids.
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She just wants a person.
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What was going through my head
at that moment was,
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"can I take all these dogs
home?"
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you guys aren't making this
easy on me.
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[lizzy] ben. Ben.
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Can you hear?
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If they do end up being deaf,
it does impact their lives.
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Spike, spike, spike.
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[lizzy] it can make it
a little bit more difficult
to find homes for them.
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[man 2] this is not
the pattern we're expecting.
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[intro theme playing]
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my name is tia maria torres.
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For more than 20 years,
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I've run a sanctuary dedicated
to second chances.
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It's for over 300 pit bulls,
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the world's most misunderstood
breed of dog.
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And for parolees,
the guys I hire,
'cause no one else will.
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My family and I have devoted
our lives
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to saving these dogs
we love so much.
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From louisiana swamps,
to the streets of new orleans,
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the city of second chances,
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our mission is to rescue,
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but my hope is, one day,
we won't have to.
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[dog barking]
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[tia] all right, buddy.
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Someone posted on our social
media page about this dog
that needed help.
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The situation was
a little complicated.
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A shelter in mississippi had
rescued this dog as a puppy,
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and found her in a ditch,
emaciated.
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So, as this puppy got
healthier and bigger,
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the rescue went,
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"huh! She doesn't look like
a dog."
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so they did a dna test on her
and went, "oops!"
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she's, like,
three-quarters wolf.
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So, at that point they're,
like, "well, they are illegal
here."
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so, freya, as she has come
to be known,
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had nowhere to go.
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I said, "okay. Let me see
what I can do."
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[tia. M]
hi. Come on back here.
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So, mississippi has extremely
restrictive laws regarding
wolf-dogs.
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It's near-impossible
to have one here
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and take care of them
properly.
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[tia] hi, puppies.
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[door creaking open]
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[tia. M] legally, we wanted to
make sure that we were doing
things correctly.
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[tia] so, who found her?
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[tia. M] she was found
as a stray.
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She came into the shelter
when she was about
three months old.
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[tia] oh.
Into the shelter, okay.
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-[tia. M] she was super, super
underweight.
-[tia] mm-hmm.
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[tia. M] when she first came
in, she was really wild.
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-[tia. M] very aggressive.
-[tia] uh-huh. Okay.
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[tia. M] when she actually
came into the shelter, she was
completely black.
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And, she started graying out,
and I was, like,
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"okay, I see what's happening
here."
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[tia] yeah, yeah.
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[tia. M] that's something
I didn't--
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[tia] well, I saw the picture.
I didn't have to even know.
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Someone sent me that picture.
I said, "uh..." [laughing]
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[tia. M] yeah, so I think
they said it was
over 70%?
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[tia] yeah, yeah.
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Hub city humane society
is a no-kill shelter,
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we don't euthanize for space
or anything like that.
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But, in freya's case, it kinda
takes things out of
the shelter's hands
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and more to do with the state.
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So, if tia wouldn't have come
to get freya,
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and her team wouldn't have
stepped forward to take
her in,
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then I really don't know
what would have happened.
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That's something about
genetics is, it's...
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You can have a dog that looks
like almost a pure-bred
german shepherd.
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[tia. M] mm-hm.
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[tia] and, then when you do
their dna, they still have
wolf in them.
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So, it sucks because it still
technically makes them a
wolf-hybrid or a wolf-dog.
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And, in a lot of areas, as you
found out, they are illegal.
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[tia. M] mm-hm.
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-So, it just sucks for
the dog, you know, yeah.
-It does.
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-[tia] so, about how old
is she now?
-Six months.
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A little over six months.
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-[tia] oh, my gosh, okay.
-She's gonna be a big girl,
I think.
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-Okay.
-Let me grab her real quick.
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Here's the thing, wolf-dogs,
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combination of wolf and dog.
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So, you can get behaviors
from both mixed up together,
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or one more than the other -
you never know what
you're gonna get.
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That's what happens when you
mix genetics, you know.
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It's like shaking the can and
let's see what comes out.
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[tia. M] come say hi.
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Honey, you were so quick.
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-[tia] are you gonna
start nipping?
-She is mouthy.
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Yeah. That's why I did this.
I assumed the position.
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[tia. M] yeah, she doesn't
bite down really hard,
but she--
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yeah, they get... It's the
little flea bites they do.
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[tia. M] mm-hm. Yes.
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[tia] why are you being
so gentle?
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[tia. M] she's very clumsy.
She's had a couple
of accidents.
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She ran into something,
hit her head and had to
have stitches.
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-[tia] oh, my gosh.
-[tia. M] and then she
bit something...
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-[tia] oh, my god.
-[tia. M] ...And cut her lip
and had to have stitches.
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So she's into... Very puppy,
into everything.
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-[tia] oh, my gosh.
-[tia. M] come on, freya.
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[tia] come here. I'll get down
here for you.
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Oww, yes, thank you
for taking my hand in
your mouth.
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Yes. Thank you, thank you,
thank you.
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Even though she had a lot of
doggy behavior,
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there were certain things
that were more wolf,
which was her mouthiness.
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She was, like, "rar, rar,"
like, just chewing on my arms,
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not even hard.
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But, wolves, that's how
they play.
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You've got some big brothers
to play with for a good while
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till we figure out what we're
gonna do.
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[tia. M] oh, she's gonna be
so excited.
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[tia] huh? Yeah?
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It was cute. I thought
it was cute.
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Like, you behave better
than my dogs.
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-[tia. M] she has no idea
she's a wolf.
-[tia chuckles] yeah.
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[tia] you know that, right?
You're almost all wolf.
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But, she acts like...
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A basset hound. Yes!
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Wolves, like wolves
in the wild,
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they're not these
aggressive killers.
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Like, they don't harm humans.
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They're very gentle.
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And they're very shy,
very entrusting of humans.
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Freya is the polar opposite.
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Okay.
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Let's go see what's goin' on
outside. Come on, let's go.
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Come on. You can eat my hands
later.
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You can eat my hands later.
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They are maligned,
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by society, through years
of folklore
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and stories and media.
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Sounds like
another kind of dog, huh?
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The american pit bull terrier.
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Come here, mama. Hup!
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Good job. Come on.
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Good job. There you go.
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We're super, super
thankful for tia stepping
forward
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and taking freya into
her rescue.
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This means she's always gonna
have a safe place and
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tia's gonna be able to provide
for her what we could not do.
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Well, this was
a very big surprise.
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One, I've never met
another tia.
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I know, I know!
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And, two, this was the easiest
creature I've ever rescued,
I think.
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Oh, yeah. She's great,
she's pretty great.
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[tia] oh, my god!
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-All right, well, nice
meeting you.
-Thank you. Same to you.
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-Aww, we'll keep in touch.
-Please do.
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-[tia] okay, I'll let you know
-I'm excited. Thank you
so much.
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Bye-bye.
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I'll probably move her
in with our other wolf-dogs.
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We're still figuring it out.
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[tia] hi. Stay. What?
Come see. Come see
your little sister.
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Lucky, come here. See
your sister. Look at her.
Sit, sit.
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She loves you.
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She loves you.
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[chuckling] so stupid.
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Okay, here we go.
Let's go, road-trip.
Road-trip.
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[dog barking]
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[barking continues]
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-[mariah] hi, pretty girl.
-[lizzy] she's so cute.
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[mariah] hey, hi!
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-Hello.
-Hi!
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Hullo, hullo.
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[women chuckling]
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my name is ben. I came here
from california.
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My hope today really is just
to find a new best friend.
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[mariah] ready to meet
your new dog?
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[ben] yes, please.
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I came all this way just
because
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I'm really passionate about
pit bulls
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and I just thought it was
the right choice for me.
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Let's just kinda start
from the beginning.
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-What your lifestyle's like--
-okay.
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...And what kinda dog
you're looking for.
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I kinda live a pretty
active lifestyle.
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It's california. So, we get a
lot of camping, a lot of beach
time,
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lots of walks and hikes,
and outdoors.
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Do you want, like, an
affectionate dog?
Some people...
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Prefer, like, dogs that are
a little bit more independent,
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so they don't have to be
petting it constantly.
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-I'm okay with that. It's nice
to feel needed.
-[mariah] aww.
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Okay, so if they're a little
bit needy, you're okay
with that?
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Yeah. Yeah.
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-[mariah] and you're a chef?
-I am.
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-[mariah] okay.
-I'm a private chef,
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so a lot of the cooking is
done in the home,
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so even when I'm working,
I'm at home.
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[mariah] oh. Awesome. Got it.
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I think what would make
me a unique pet owner
is my time.
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My time and availability that
I have to give.
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I'm very lucky that I own
my own business.
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And living' in california,
there's nothing but open space
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for us to enjoy that time in.
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Do you wanna just tell
us a little bit about
your last dog?
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-Yeah. My last dog, maisie.
She was a pit bull boxer.
-Okay.
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[ben] I did get maisie when
she was about
three months old.
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I had her all the way up till
the end.
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She was about 14 years old
when she passed.
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She was blind, but she was up
to do whatever.
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She would go camping,
she'd get on the boat...
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She was very confident,
sounds like.
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-She was really confident.
It was a trust thing.
-[mariah] yeah.
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So, she trusted me, that I
wasn't gonna lead her wrong,
you know?
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Yeah.
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[ben] losing maisie was the
hardest thing
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I've ever gone through
in my life.
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But then, when I think
about all the other positives,
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all the joy that I'm missing
out on by not having
a dog around,
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it just doesn't seem fair.
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They're very resilient,
pit bulls are.
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[both] yes, they are.
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And, they just learn to use
their other senses, you know.
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Yeah.
230
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When you have such a
good connection with
your previous dog,
231
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sometimes it's really hard
for adopters to have that
connection with the new dog.
232
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So, that's definitely gonna be
the task today,
233
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is to find a dog that he
really connects with.
234
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And you asked to see
only females, correct?
235
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Yes. Probably 'cause maisie,
my last dog, was a female.
236
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All my friends that have
pit bulls,
237
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for some reason,
they're all females.
238
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-Just kinda more drawn
to them?
-Yeah.
239
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Little sweetheart. Now, I
know the males can be
very nice as well,
240
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don't get me wrong. But, yeah,
something about it.
241
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I dunno why. I've probably
just convinced myself that
that would be a good look.
242
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Yeah. Okay.
243
00:10:03,937 --> 00:10:05,637
-[lizzie] who do you wanna
start with?
-[mariah] nikita.
244
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[lizzie] okay. Let's start
with nikita.
245
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[mariah] nikita came to
villalobos through
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the assumption parish jail.
247
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Nikita's personality is just
very fun and loving.
248
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She's always happy, always
ready for an adventure.
249
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She's also very affectionate.
250
00:10:18,552 --> 00:10:19,951
So she's one of those dogs
that,
251
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she loves her person and all
she wants out of life
252
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is to be near her person.
253
00:10:24,291 --> 00:10:26,558
-[ben making playful sounds]
-[mariah] she's so happy all
the time.
254
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[mariah] so, she's about
three and a half.
255
00:10:28,929 --> 00:10:31,496
She came in out of assumption
jail, out here,
256
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which is like a little local
shelter, where they first
257
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bring, like, intakes and that.
258
00:10:36,069 --> 00:10:39,537
She's been amazing since we
got her and she's just always
so happy.
259
00:10:39,573 --> 00:10:41,640
-She's always got that
big smile.
-[lizzie chuckling]
260
00:10:41,675 --> 00:10:44,242
[mariah] she's definitely one
that loves attention.
261
00:10:44,277 --> 00:10:46,277
-She doesn't care for being
independent.
-[women laughing]
262
00:10:46,313 --> 00:10:47,612
[ben] yep. That's all right.
263
00:10:47,648 --> 00:10:51,182
My initial reaction to nikita
was actually really positive.
264
00:10:51,251 --> 00:10:55,420
And, she was a sweetheart.
So, it was a really good
first impression.
265
00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:58,156
[mariah] and, she's definitely
got a really strong
personality.
266
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Like, if you guys are out
somewhere, and she's not
ready to go home,
267
00:11:01,728 --> 00:11:03,928
she just deadweights,
like, on the ground,
268
00:11:03,964 --> 00:11:06,164
and she'll roll on her back
and kinda give you that look,
like,
269
00:11:06,199 --> 00:11:08,233
-[mariah] "I don't wanna
go yet."
-"it's still play-time."
270
00:11:08,268 --> 00:11:09,901
[mariah] she's got some spunk
left in her,
271
00:11:09,936 --> 00:11:12,737
so she's, like, definitely up
for hiking,
272
00:11:12,773 --> 00:11:14,706
and she likes the water,
273
00:11:14,741 --> 00:11:16,775
-but she also will just
do this too.
-Yeah.
274
00:11:16,810 --> 00:11:18,076
[mariah] so she's kinda
got both.
275
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She's great.
276
00:11:19,613 --> 00:11:21,646
[ben] I liked her temperament.
You could tell she was
a sweetheart.
277
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She kinda just came up and
leaned her body on you.
278
00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:26,484
You could tell that she wanted
to be loved.
279
00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,420
It's nice when you see that
in a dog.
280
00:11:28,455 --> 00:11:30,121
You guys aren't making this
easy on me.
281
00:11:30,157 --> 00:11:32,090
[lizzy] I know, and we just
started. It's the first one.
282
00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:33,525
-[ben] I know.
-[mariah] sweet baby.
283
00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:35,193
[ben] oh, man. She's great.
Oh.
284
00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:36,361
[lizzy] bye, 'kita.
285
00:11:36,396 --> 00:11:39,164
[mariah] come on, baby girl.
We'll do quiche next.
286
00:11:39,199 --> 00:11:41,633
Quiche is a very
confident dog.
287
00:11:41,668 --> 00:11:45,270
She loves other dogs, loves
kids, loves everyone she meets
288
00:11:45,305 --> 00:11:48,239
but she's definitely got
more independence about her.
289
00:11:48,275 --> 00:11:50,675
Okay. This is quiche.
290
00:11:50,711 --> 00:11:52,977
[ben] hey. What's up?
291
00:11:53,013 --> 00:11:55,480
[mariah] she almost has, like,
the same story as nikita.
292
00:11:55,515 --> 00:11:58,383
She came in to our jail
out here, as well.
293
00:11:58,418 --> 00:12:00,051
She's also about
three and a half.
294
00:12:00,087 --> 00:12:02,420
-And, she...
-[lizzy laughing] she's so
cute.
295
00:12:02,456 --> 00:12:04,556
[mariah] she is pretty active.
296
00:12:04,591 --> 00:12:09,160
But, after about 30-45 minutes
she's gonna just--
297
00:12:09,196 --> 00:12:10,762
-she's gonna gas out?
-Yeah.
298
00:12:10,797 --> 00:12:15,266
Quiche was hilarious,
really beautiful dog, good
temperament, really sweet.
299
00:12:15,302 --> 00:12:18,470
-[mariah] what are you doing,
quiche? I know, baby.
-[ben] I know.
300
00:12:18,505 --> 00:12:21,873
She's a big cuddle bug
but, I think, out of most of
'em,
301
00:12:21,908 --> 00:12:24,576
she does have a little bit
more independence.
302
00:12:24,611 --> 00:12:26,711
So, she'll come to you when
she wants attention.
303
00:12:26,747 --> 00:12:29,447
But then she'll go find her
own spot and lay down and
relax.
304
00:12:29,483 --> 00:12:31,316
[ben] she's nice too,
you know.
305
00:12:31,351 --> 00:12:32,784
Like, she's gonna lay down.
306
00:12:32,819 --> 00:12:35,887
[ben] yeah, that's all right.
Yeah. Make yourself cozy.
307
00:12:35,922 --> 00:12:37,522
[mariah] she always lays in
that same spot.
308
00:12:37,557 --> 00:12:40,658
I think it's that gravel...
Come on. ...How cool it is.
309
00:12:40,694 --> 00:12:42,527
[ben] you could tell there was
definitely a little bit
310
00:12:42,562 --> 00:12:44,829
of an independent streak
in there, which was nice.
311
00:12:44,865 --> 00:12:46,297
Overall, great dog.
312
00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:48,700
-[chuckling] gorgeous.
What a beautiful dog.
-[mariah] I know.
313
00:12:48,735 --> 00:12:51,803
[ben] as sweet as she was, and
as much as I could tell she
was a great dog,
314
00:12:51,838 --> 00:12:55,073
it just felt like maybe she
wasn't 100% into me.
315
00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,341
[mariah] look.
She wants to go.
316
00:12:56,376 --> 00:12:58,243
-[ben] yeah, she does.
-[lizzy] okay, okay.
317
00:12:58,278 --> 00:12:59,444
[mariah] you wanna go, baby?
318
00:12:59,479 --> 00:13:01,212
-[lizzy] you wanna do popsicle
next?
-[mariah] yeah.
319
00:13:01,248 --> 00:13:03,882
[mariah] popsicle was found in
a cane field,
320
00:13:03,917 --> 00:13:07,018
right across from
the elementary school
in assumption.
321
00:13:07,053 --> 00:13:09,554
She loves other dogs.
She loves water.
322
00:13:09,589 --> 00:13:11,422
She likes to be outdoors and
she likes to be active.
323
00:13:11,458 --> 00:13:14,459
But, she's content if on
a Sunday you wanna stay home
all day.
324
00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:16,694
Very calm and mature.
325
00:13:16,730 --> 00:13:18,596
She's got the velvet fur,
this one.
326
00:13:18,632 --> 00:13:20,165
[ben] yeah. I could tell.
327
00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:21,833
[lizzy] bring that velvet over
here, girl.
328
00:13:21,868 --> 00:13:23,968
[mariah] she's so soft.
This is popsicle.
329
00:13:24,004 --> 00:13:25,069
[ben] oh, wow!
330
00:13:25,105 --> 00:13:26,805
[mariah] she gets the happy
butt wiggles.
331
00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:28,306
-[lizzy] oh, my god.
-[mariah] I know, pop.
332
00:13:28,341 --> 00:13:30,341
-[lizzy] I wanna touch. She's
so cute.
-[ben] yeah.
333
00:13:30,377 --> 00:13:32,410
[mariah] so, popsicle is about
five.
334
00:13:33,180 --> 00:13:35,280
She... And we found her
335
00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:38,116
right next to the
elementary school, out here.
336
00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:40,185
And she was just skin
and bones,
337
00:13:40,220 --> 00:13:42,453
but she would go over to the
elementary school
338
00:13:42,489 --> 00:13:45,256
and try and visit the kids
when they were out at
recess and stuff.
339
00:13:45,292 --> 00:13:47,625
-[lizzy] that's so cute.
-[ben] oh, my god.
340
00:13:47,661 --> 00:13:49,894
-[mariah] she definitely loves
her person, yeah.
-[ben] yeah.
341
00:13:49,930 --> 00:13:53,064
[mariah] it doesn't take long
for her to give in to you.
342
00:13:53,099 --> 00:13:55,099
Popsicle was great.
I felt like she came
343
00:13:55,135 --> 00:13:58,403
and leaned onto me a bit, and
was showing me some affection.
344
00:13:58,438 --> 00:14:01,272
Just, great temperament.
Super soft.
345
00:14:01,308 --> 00:14:03,441
Just a really lovable dog.
346
00:14:03,476 --> 00:14:05,109
[lizzy] and such a cute name,
too.
347
00:14:05,145 --> 00:14:06,945
[ben] oh, wow. Popsicle.
348
00:14:06,980 --> 00:14:09,414
-[mariah] we did something,
like, kiddish.
-[lizzy] yeah.
349
00:14:09,449 --> 00:14:12,951
-[lizzy] you love the kids?
You love the kids?
-[ben] look at the look.
350
00:14:12,986 --> 00:14:15,520
-She's very... This is gonna
be a hard one.
-Yeah.
351
00:14:15,555 --> 00:14:16,888
[women laughing]
352
00:14:16,923 --> 00:14:18,489
[mariah] and, we still got two
more good ones.
353
00:14:18,525 --> 00:14:20,358
-[lizzy] two more to go.
-[ben] oh, wow.
354
00:14:20,393 --> 00:14:23,294
[lizzy] ben travelled such a
long way from california,
355
00:14:23,330 --> 00:14:26,564
so we really wanted to give
him as many options
as possible.
356
00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,634
[lizzy] smiley is a very,
very sweet dog.
357
00:14:29,669 --> 00:14:31,636
She has, like, a really,
really big smile.
358
00:14:31,671 --> 00:14:33,905
She's dog-friendly,
she's kid-friendly.
359
00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:37,175
She's just an overall really,
really fantastic dog.
360
00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:39,010
This is her first time
being shown, too.
361
00:14:39,045 --> 00:14:40,345
It's your first time
being shown?
362
00:14:40,380 --> 00:14:41,779
[mariah] oh, she's so cute.
363
00:14:41,815 --> 00:14:43,281
-[ben] oh, yeah.
-[mariah] she's so dainty.
364
00:14:43,316 --> 00:14:45,450
-[lizzy] yeah, she's
a little gal.
-[ben] just a little girl.
365
00:14:45,485 --> 00:14:48,586
[lizzy] her lips, like,
wrinkle and stuff, but
she's smiling.
366
00:14:48,622 --> 00:14:50,555
And, it's really, really cute.
367
00:14:50,590 --> 00:14:54,859
She's probably about a year,
between a year and a year and
a half, so,
368
00:14:54,895 --> 00:14:59,063
she is younger, but she's
actually pretty mellow for
a young dog.
369
00:14:59,099 --> 00:15:00,632
Good girl, smiley.
370
00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:02,967
What happened with her is,
371
00:15:03,003 --> 00:15:05,670
this guy had come and wanted
to drop her off, and,
372
00:15:05,705 --> 00:15:09,007
while we were going to take
her, we were trying to make
sure we had space,
373
00:15:09,042 --> 00:15:10,508
and make some space for her.
374
00:15:10,543 --> 00:15:12,110
He was just being
really impatient
375
00:15:12,145 --> 00:15:14,779
so, he drove around the corner
and just dumped her out of his
18-wheeler.
376
00:15:14,814 --> 00:15:16,247
Are you kidding me?
377
00:15:16,283 --> 00:15:18,116
[lizzie] so actually,
we've only had her, like,
three months, I think.
378
00:15:18,151 --> 00:15:20,919
So, for her to be this
comfortable with all this,
379
00:15:20,954 --> 00:15:24,489
after what she went through
speaks volumes, I think, of
her character.
380
00:15:24,524 --> 00:15:25,590
[ben] oh, sweetie.
381
00:15:25,625 --> 00:15:27,292
[lizzy] she just wants
a person.
382
00:15:27,327 --> 00:15:28,593
[mariah] mm-hmm, definitely.
383
00:15:28,628 --> 00:15:30,295
[lizzy] someone that's not
gonna throw her out
of a truck.
384
00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:31,796
Yeah. Yeah.
385
00:15:31,831 --> 00:15:34,165
[ben] hearing smiley's story
is definitely hard to hear.
386
00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:36,501
I know that these things
happen all the time.
387
00:15:36,536 --> 00:15:38,836
And that human beings aren't
perfect.
388
00:15:38,872 --> 00:15:42,140
But, I don't think any animal
deserves that in any means, so
389
00:15:42,175 --> 00:15:45,810
I think it's really special
she has such a good
attitude.
390
00:15:45,845 --> 00:15:48,279
She's a really, really good
dog. She can be a little bit,
391
00:15:48,815 --> 00:15:51,316
shy with new situations,
392
00:15:51,351 --> 00:15:53,584
but, it's not to the point
where she shuts down.
393
00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:56,020
She's, like...
She overcomes it, so...
394
00:15:56,056 --> 00:15:57,622
-[lizzy laughing]
-good girl.
395
00:15:57,657 --> 00:16:01,492
But she's really gentle and
sweet. She's just a really
good girl.
396
00:16:01,528 --> 00:16:03,728
This is pretty good for your
first meet-and-greet.
397
00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:04,696
[ben] you're doing good.
398
00:16:04,731 --> 00:16:06,631
[lizzy] yeah.
She's got pretty eyes.
399
00:16:06,666 --> 00:16:09,133
[ben] smiley was great.
Just a little whippersnapper.
400
00:16:09,169 --> 00:16:12,737
And, she was actually, I think
the first dog that jumped on
the couch by herself.
401
00:16:12,772 --> 00:16:15,173
And she really wanted to just
kinda hang out which was...
402
00:16:15,208 --> 00:16:16,774
Which was really important.
403
00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:17,976
[mariah] this is cork coming.
404
00:16:18,011 --> 00:16:20,545
[lizzy] ben has such a sweet
and calm demeanor.
405
00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:23,281
And, I think that any dog we
show him is gonna love him.
406
00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:25,416
Because, his energy
is very calming.
407
00:16:25,452 --> 00:16:28,219
-[lizzy] this way.
-[ben] that's a happy-looking
dog.
408
00:16:28,254 --> 00:16:32,223
[lizzy] cork is one of the
best dogs at the rescue.
409
00:16:32,258 --> 00:16:37,195
One of our employees found
cork running loose in a
new orleans neighborhood.
410
00:16:37,230 --> 00:16:40,965
She can pretty much enjoy
going anywhere and doing
anything.
411
00:16:41,034 --> 00:16:43,968
She's just one of those dogs
that you can take everywhere
412
00:16:44,004 --> 00:16:45,770
and not have to worry
about her.
413
00:16:45,805 --> 00:16:47,205
[ben] hey, are you excited?
414
00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,540
-[mariah] she is very excited.
-[ben] she's very excited.
415
00:16:49,576 --> 00:16:52,377
She has energy. So, if
you wanna go on hikes
and stuff like that,
416
00:16:52,412 --> 00:16:55,079
it would be
great for her, but she does
settle down.
417
00:16:55,115 --> 00:16:58,983
She is treat-and-toy motivated
and she is very smart.
418
00:16:59,019 --> 00:17:01,686
[ben] cork was a great dog.
She was very excited.
419
00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:03,921
And it was great to see that
energy.
420
00:17:03,990 --> 00:17:06,824
[lizzy] she was found
as a stray,
421
00:17:06,860 --> 00:17:10,728
and it seemed like she had
escaped from somewhere 'cause
she still had a leash on her.
422
00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:14,999
And we never were able to
find an owner and nobody came
looking for her.
423
00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:18,269
So, it's hard to say
what happened.
424
00:17:18,304 --> 00:17:20,438
-You can tell
she's calming down now.
-Yeah.
425
00:17:20,473 --> 00:17:21,973
It didn't take much.
426
00:17:22,008 --> 00:17:23,641
[lizzy] oh. She's...
427
00:17:23,676 --> 00:17:26,444
Cork! Come here.
Come up here on the couch.
Good girl.
428
00:17:26,479 --> 00:17:28,312
Just chill. Just chill.
Just chill.
429
00:17:28,348 --> 00:17:30,148
[ben] yeah.
430
00:17:30,183 --> 00:17:32,650
[lizzy] I appreciate her
little bod. I think it's cute.
431
00:17:32,685 --> 00:17:35,153
Yeah cork, yeah.
You little tank.
432
00:17:35,622 --> 00:17:36,821
Gorgeous.
433
00:17:37,624 --> 00:17:38,856
Oh, man.
434
00:17:38,892 --> 00:17:40,758
What was going through my head
at that moment was,
435
00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:42,994
"can I take all these dogs
home?"
436
00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:45,363
but I started thinking,
"just keep it simple
437
00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:49,033
and do what you came here for
and leave with
a new best friend."
438
00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:51,736
okay. So, that was a lot
of dogs, a lot of great dogs.
439
00:17:51,771 --> 00:17:53,071
[ben] that's a lot of dogs,
yeah.
440
00:17:53,139 --> 00:17:55,139
[lizzy] they're all very
similar and...
441
00:17:55,175 --> 00:17:58,342
-[mariah] same, but different.
-...In what you want, in what
you're looking for, but,
442
00:17:58,378 --> 00:18:02,046
they're all very different as
far as their looks and their
personalities go.
443
00:18:02,082 --> 00:18:05,450
I mean, nikita made a great
first impression, just being a
little lover.
444
00:18:05,485 --> 00:18:07,418
Pop-pop was great.
445
00:18:07,454 --> 00:18:09,454
-Smiley was really great, too.
-[lizzy] mm-hmm.
446
00:18:09,522 --> 00:18:12,690
So, to be honest, for me
it would be probably between
those three.
447
00:18:12,725 --> 00:18:15,226
Well, you don't have to make
a decision today.
448
00:18:15,261 --> 00:18:16,994
You can actually take some
time and think about it.
449
00:18:17,030 --> 00:18:18,696
You can take a few days if you
need a few days.
450
00:18:18,731 --> 00:18:20,698
-You can take your time--
-I'm taking one of 'em
for sure.
451
00:18:20,733 --> 00:18:23,401
[lizzy] okay. All right. So
you definitely feel like you
met someone you can see--
452
00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:24,969
-[ben] yeah, yeah.
-...Being a part of your life.
453
00:18:25,004 --> 00:18:27,205
-I know they all need homes
and it's kinda heartbreaking.
-Yeah.
454
00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,941
-You kinda wanna save 'em all,
you know? So, um...
-[lizzy] yeah.
455
00:18:30,009 --> 00:18:32,610
Yeah. I need to just go with
my gut.
456
00:18:32,645 --> 00:18:35,847
[lizzy] grandma sass just
appeared to not be as healthy.
457
00:18:35,882 --> 00:18:36,981
[vet] and she's a little thin.
458
00:18:37,016 --> 00:18:38,616
[lizzy] so, we thought that it
was a good idea
459
00:18:38,651 --> 00:18:40,017
to have her checked out
by our vet.
460
00:18:40,053 --> 00:18:42,220
-[lizzy] do you need to do
blood-work on her?
-[vet] yes.
461
00:18:42,288 --> 00:18:45,656
[lizzy] I'm just really hoping
that dr. Samantha doesn't find
anything serious.
462
00:18:49,863 --> 00:18:52,930
You don't have to make
a decision today. You can take
your time.
463
00:18:52,966 --> 00:18:54,966
-I'm taking one of 'em
for sure.
-[lizzy] okay.
464
00:18:55,001 --> 00:18:56,667
Yeah. I need to just go with
my gut.
465
00:18:56,703 --> 00:18:58,436
So, I'd like to go with
smiley, please.
466
00:18:58,471 --> 00:18:59,937
Oh. Oh, you're making
a decision?
467
00:18:59,973 --> 00:19:01,973
-[mariah] I know!
-[lizzy] is this happening
right now?
468
00:19:02,008 --> 00:19:03,674
[ben] yeah.
469
00:19:03,710 --> 00:19:05,309
-[ben] I think so.
-[lizzy] okay.
470
00:19:05,879 --> 00:19:07,078
Yes, please.
471
00:19:07,113 --> 00:19:09,814
-[mariah] aww.
-Oh, my god. You're so polite.
472
00:19:09,849 --> 00:19:11,182
Yeah. She was a real
sweetheart.
473
00:19:11,217 --> 00:19:12,650
-[lizzy] she is a sweetheart.
-Yeah.
474
00:19:12,685 --> 00:19:14,285
Well, I'm not gonna complain
about that.
475
00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,221
[mariah] when an adopter has a
gut feeling and they have
a connection,
476
00:19:17,257 --> 00:19:18,489
you can't fake that.
477
00:19:18,525 --> 00:19:20,191
And it
was really sweet to see
478
00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:23,027
how attached and how quickly
he got to smiley.
479
00:19:23,062 --> 00:19:25,396
And, I was just really excited
for her and him.
480
00:19:25,431 --> 00:19:29,100
Black dogs rarely get picked
over dogs that are,
like, blue,
481
00:19:29,135 --> 00:19:31,002
or, you know, tan and white.
482
00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:33,638
She could've ended up actually
being here for quite some time
483
00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:35,907
just because of the way
that she looks, which is
great.
484
00:19:35,942 --> 00:19:37,208
-That's perfect.
-[lizzy] okay.
485
00:19:37,243 --> 00:19:39,477
-Really great.
-[lizzy] yay, smiley.
Okay, cool.
486
00:19:39,512 --> 00:19:41,612
[ben] I think smiley is
perfect for me.
487
00:19:41,648 --> 00:19:43,381
It's kinda like we both just
won the lotto.
488
00:19:43,416 --> 00:19:45,950
Smiley met all the
expectations, to be honest.
489
00:19:45,985 --> 00:19:49,487
She really was an amazing dog.
She really had an
amazing attitude.
490
00:19:49,522 --> 00:19:51,522
-[ben] thank you very,
very much.
-[lizzy] yes, absolutely.
491
00:19:51,558 --> 00:19:53,658
[mariah] thank you.
No, we're excited.
492
00:19:53,693 --> 00:19:56,027
[ben] yeah. I appreciate
everything you guys do.
493
00:19:56,062 --> 00:19:57,395
Of course. And, we'll be
in touch soon.
494
00:19:57,430 --> 00:19:58,696
Thank you. Have a great day.
495
00:19:58,731 --> 00:19:59,997
-[lizzy] all right.
-[mariah] thank you.
496
00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:03,167
[mariah] he's such a sweet
guy. Such a sweet guy.
497
00:20:03,203 --> 00:20:06,270
[lizzy] I think smiley is
gonna have a blast with ben.
498
00:20:06,306 --> 00:20:10,107
I think that they are going
to love each other so much.
499
00:20:10,143 --> 00:20:14,779
And, I think that she is the
companion that he was
looking for.
500
00:20:14,814 --> 00:20:17,148
You've a home?
What d'you think about that?
501
00:20:17,183 --> 00:20:19,016
[mariah] it was them brown
eyes, girl.
502
00:20:19,052 --> 00:20:19,884
[lizzy] mm-hmm.
503
00:20:30,930 --> 00:20:32,196
[lizzy] come on, sass.
504
00:20:32,599 --> 00:20:33,531
Come on.
505
00:20:34,634 --> 00:20:37,101
Grandma sass is a dog that
we rescued recently.
506
00:20:37,837 --> 00:20:39,403
[lizzy] what's, um...
507
00:20:39,439 --> 00:20:40,972
[woman] this gray one? Sassy.
508
00:20:41,007 --> 00:20:43,374
-[lizzy] how old is sassy?
-[woman] about eight.
509
00:20:43,409 --> 00:20:46,177
[woman] she's been here since
she was six weeks old.
510
00:20:46,212 --> 00:20:49,046
[lizzy] when we got back to
the rescue with grandma sass,
511
00:20:49,082 --> 00:20:51,949
we noticed some masses on her.
512
00:20:51,985 --> 00:20:55,519
[lizzy] I'm, like, concerned.
She has those tumors.
See, look at this.
513
00:20:55,555 --> 00:20:58,422
[mariah] oh, my gosh.
I didn't see that. So,
514
00:20:58,491 --> 00:21:00,024
that's bad. Did you see that?
515
00:21:00,059 --> 00:21:02,059
Yeah. She needs to be fully
checked out.
516
00:21:02,095 --> 00:21:05,529
[lizzy] she just appeared
to not be as healthy as
the other two.
517
00:21:05,565 --> 00:21:08,366
So we thought that it was
a good idea to have her
checked out by our vet.
518
00:21:09,202 --> 00:21:11,602
-[woman] here.
-[lizzy] hello.
519
00:21:11,638 --> 00:21:13,804
-Who do we have here?
-[lizzy] sassy.
520
00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:17,842
Okay. We'll go ahead
and get her weighed and get
you on by.
521
00:21:17,877 --> 00:21:21,412
[lizzy] she is an older dog.
She has some lumps on her.
522
00:21:21,447 --> 00:21:26,450
A lot of times, with older
female dogs, the longer they
go without being spayed,
523
00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:31,455
the more likely they are to
develop cancer in their
mammary glands.
524
00:21:31,491 --> 00:21:34,191
[vet] so, this is a new dog
for y'all?
525
00:21:34,227 --> 00:21:37,094
[lizzie] yes. We got her from
st. Bernard parish.
526
00:21:37,130 --> 00:21:38,696
[vet] okay.
527
00:21:38,731 --> 00:21:40,464
[lizzy] she lived outside,
tied to a tree.
528
00:21:40,500 --> 00:21:42,967
[vet] okay. And I hear
she's hormone positive.
529
00:21:43,002 --> 00:21:45,703
[lizzy] yeah. And she got
some growths and stuff.
530
00:21:45,738 --> 00:21:47,671
[vet] hey, baby girl.
Hey, sweet dog.
531
00:21:47,674 --> 00:21:49,707
Oh, yeah. I see that bigger
growth on the thigh.
532
00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:51,642
-And she's a little thin.
-[lizzy] mm-hmm.
533
00:21:51,678 --> 00:21:53,511
[vet] let me take a look
at you.
534
00:21:53,546 --> 00:21:55,713
I love her different colored
eyes.
535
00:21:55,748 --> 00:21:59,817
I do feel like her gums
are a little pale pink.
536
00:21:59,852 --> 00:22:03,621
Could also be related to her
hormone disease.
537
00:22:03,656 --> 00:22:07,358
[samantha] I noticed her gum
color was a little pale. Still
pink, but a pale pink.
538
00:22:07,393 --> 00:22:10,761
And, a lot of times, that
means the dog is anemic, or
low red blood cells.
539
00:22:10,797 --> 00:22:12,830
So, I wanted to investigate
that further.
540
00:22:12,865 --> 00:22:15,666
It's just a very low grade
heart murmur.
541
00:22:15,702 --> 00:22:19,036
Whenever you are anemic,
your blood is a little bit
more watery,
542
00:22:19,072 --> 00:22:20,805
because you have less
red blood cells in it.
543
00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,606
And, so it changes the flow in
the heart,
544
00:22:22,642 --> 00:22:24,308
and then, we hear
a murmur as a result.
545
00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:25,209
[lizzy] okay. Got it.
546
00:22:25,244 --> 00:22:27,745
[samantha]
so, that could be...
547
00:22:27,780 --> 00:22:29,647
[lizzy] do you need to do
blood-work on her?
548
00:22:29,682 --> 00:22:32,817
[samantha] yes. I'm
definitely gonna get a full
senior panel on her.
549
00:22:32,852 --> 00:22:33,984
[lizzy] okay.
550
00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:35,953
[samantha] but, I could do
a little spot test in-house
551
00:22:35,988 --> 00:22:38,789
-to check her red blood cell
count.
-[lizzy] okay.
552
00:22:38,825 --> 00:22:41,292
[samantha] okay. And
she's obviously had some
litters.
553
00:22:41,327 --> 00:22:45,463
And she's got some little
ulcerations on her nipples,
here.
554
00:22:45,498 --> 00:22:47,498
Were there puppies on her?
555
00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:48,499
[lizzy] mm-mm.
556
00:22:48,534 --> 00:22:49,800
[samantha]
yeah, I'm getting milk.
557
00:22:49,836 --> 00:22:52,069
I was surprised to find milk
from her mammary glands.
558
00:22:52,105 --> 00:22:53,404
Just with her age,
I was surprised
559
00:22:53,439 --> 00:22:56,006
that she had potentially just
had puppies.
560
00:22:56,042 --> 00:22:59,477
So, I bet you some of these
sores, too, could be from
having been in
561
00:22:59,512 --> 00:23:02,580
not the cleanest environment,
like, living outside.
562
00:23:02,615 --> 00:23:05,683
And with her mammary glands
engorged and everything,
563
00:23:05,718 --> 00:23:08,285
they could've just been
rubbing on the dirt.
564
00:23:08,321 --> 00:23:10,354
I don't think any of her
mammary glands are infected.
565
00:23:10,390 --> 00:23:12,089
Some of them are
just actually,
566
00:23:12,792 --> 00:23:16,026
still full, yeah.
567
00:23:16,062 --> 00:23:18,863
[lizzy] this dog is eight
years old. And, you can
tell she's...
568
00:23:19,532 --> 00:23:22,400
Had a lot of puppies.
569
00:23:22,435 --> 00:23:26,137
I was just sad to think that
she could've just recently
gone through that.
570
00:23:26,172 --> 00:23:28,906
[samantha] okay. A lot of
these look like little cysts,
here.
571
00:23:30,209 --> 00:23:32,743
This feels like lipoma,
but we'll poke that.
572
00:23:32,779 --> 00:23:35,179
I think it's going to be
benign, though, if I
had to guess.
573
00:23:35,214 --> 00:23:37,815
I took a little cellular
sample of the growth on
her thigh.
574
00:23:37,850 --> 00:23:41,285
And, it was just fatty, so
essentially just a lipoma
of fatty deposit.
575
00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:44,388
Nothing cancerous, or anything
we need to be concerned with.
576
00:23:44,424 --> 00:23:47,024
Now, I'll just get some blood.
577
00:23:47,059 --> 00:23:49,360
So, I'll do the little spot
test for the anemia.
578
00:23:50,863 --> 00:23:52,196
Ready, baby girl?
579
00:23:52,932 --> 00:23:53,798
Okay.
580
00:23:54,467 --> 00:23:55,699
Just hold her, right there.
581
00:23:55,735 --> 00:23:58,436
Good girl. You're so good
for that.
582
00:23:58,471 --> 00:23:59,770
Okay, great.
583
00:23:59,806 --> 00:24:01,672
We'll get this running.
584
00:24:01,707 --> 00:24:05,810
Grandma sass is so
sweet and bubbly and cute.
585
00:24:05,845 --> 00:24:09,180
She wants you to hang out
with her. She is absolutely
adorable.
586
00:24:10,550 --> 00:24:15,319
Honestly, she has everything
that adopters look for
in a dog.
587
00:24:15,354 --> 00:24:20,191
And, I'm just really hoping
that dr. Samantha doesn't find
anything serious.
588
00:24:20,226 --> 00:24:22,460
[samantha] oh, hey.
Stay inside. Hi.
589
00:24:22,495 --> 00:24:24,728
Okay. So, yes, she's
definitely anemic.
590
00:24:24,764 --> 00:24:27,398
Her red blood cell
count was 22%,
591
00:24:27,433 --> 00:24:30,067
and it should be
greater than 32%.
592
00:24:30,102 --> 00:24:31,168
[lizzy] oh, wow.
593
00:24:31,204 --> 00:24:32,536
[samantha] so, she's pretty
significantly anemic.
594
00:24:32,572 --> 00:24:34,338
[lizzy] does she need a blood
transfusion or?
595
00:24:34,373 --> 00:24:37,274
Not at this stage.
Honestly, at this point,
I would just focus on
596
00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:40,444
clearing her of all the
parasites and letting her
body rebuild.
597
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:41,579
[lizzy] okay.
598
00:24:41,614 --> 00:24:43,380
There's a huge number of
things that can cause anemia,
599
00:24:43,416 --> 00:24:46,417
but, in any dog that's been
living outdoors, not on
prevention,
600
00:24:46,452 --> 00:24:48,686
not getting a lot of care,
601
00:24:48,721 --> 00:24:51,188
basically, they're losing
their blood from parasites.
602
00:24:51,224 --> 00:24:54,725
So, external parasites -
fleas, ticks, and then
internal parasites.
603
00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:58,462
So, living in their intestines
but again, still sucking some
of their blood
604
00:24:58,498 --> 00:25:01,532
from their body and sort of
leeching on their nutrients.
605
00:25:01,567 --> 00:25:04,068
And we should probably switch
her to some puppy food.
606
00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:08,839
When they're lactating, they
need more protein, calories,
everything like that.
607
00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:10,908
And then, also, they need
the extra calcium
608
00:25:10,943 --> 00:25:13,143
and it will also help her
gain weight.
609
00:25:13,179 --> 00:25:16,647
Definitely want to recheck her
blood counts in a week
610
00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:18,349
to make sure that she's
going up.
611
00:25:18,384 --> 00:25:21,752
If she's declining, you know,
her values are going down in
any way,
612
00:25:21,787 --> 00:25:24,388
-we would maybe want to pursue
the transfusion.
-[lizzy] mm-hmm.
613
00:25:24,423 --> 00:25:26,757
But, I think she'll be
able to rebuild on her own.
614
00:25:26,792 --> 00:25:29,159
Probably, a lot of this is a
product of her environment.
615
00:25:29,195 --> 00:25:30,661
[lizzy] yeah, yeah.
616
00:25:30,696 --> 00:25:33,330
[samantha] she looks pretty
happy and healthy, otherwise.
617
00:25:33,366 --> 00:25:35,432
-She's a sweet dog.
-[lizzy] she's very sweet.
618
00:25:35,468 --> 00:25:37,701
Right, baby girl. You ready to
get out of here?
619
00:25:37,737 --> 00:25:42,473
[lizzy] the next steps for
sassy are to change sassy's
diet,
620
00:25:42,508 --> 00:25:46,110
continue heart room treatment,
and get her rechecked in a
couple of weeks,
621
00:25:46,145 --> 00:25:49,513
and hopefully, she is not
anemic at that point.
622
00:25:49,549 --> 00:25:50,648
Bye.
623
00:25:50,683 --> 00:25:53,417
And, get her to a place where
we can start
624
00:25:53,452 --> 00:25:55,419
getting to know her,
behaviorally.
625
00:26:12,538 --> 00:26:13,971
[tia] so, you're actually
gonna cook?
626
00:26:14,006 --> 00:26:15,439
[mariah. T] we have hotdogs.
627
00:26:15,474 --> 00:26:16,740
[tia] do it. Throw it on.
628
00:26:17,143 --> 00:26:18,208
Throw it on.
629
00:26:18,244 --> 00:26:20,578
Well, I need to friggin' get
the coals going first.
630
00:26:20,613 --> 00:26:22,379
[tia] I should've put you in
girl scouts.
631
00:26:22,415 --> 00:26:24,181
[mariah] all right, baby girl.
You ready?
632
00:26:24,216 --> 00:26:29,720
[tia] the adopter for smiley
is a personal chef and has a
catering business so...
633
00:26:31,691 --> 00:26:34,124
Food is his life.
634
00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,527
-[mariah] she's pretty shy.
-[mariah. T] hi.
635
00:26:36,562 --> 00:26:39,296
-[mariah. T] she's so sweet,
though.
-[tia] come on. Come here.
636
00:26:39,332 --> 00:26:41,165
[tia] because, the adopter
also likes camping,
637
00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,767
we thought it'd be fun to
kinda set up that
environment.
638
00:26:43,803 --> 00:26:46,036
Before you can even start,
639
00:26:46,072 --> 00:26:48,939
she has to learn some
obedience first.
640
00:26:48,975 --> 00:26:51,875
[mariah] nice, sweet girl.
Does the smoke bother you?
641
00:26:51,911 --> 00:26:54,878
-[mariah. T] here.
-What d'you think?
642
00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:56,547
[mariah] sniff. Sniff.
643
00:26:56,582 --> 00:26:57,982
[mariah. T] uh, no.
644
00:26:58,017 --> 00:26:59,183
[mariah] ah, ah, ah.
645
00:26:59,218 --> 00:27:02,620
[tia] okay, so she's...
Let's try...
646
00:27:02,655 --> 00:27:06,223
[mariah] smiley around
different variables is just
to see how she does.
647
00:27:06,258 --> 00:27:08,025
You wanna sit? Sit.
648
00:27:08,060 --> 00:27:12,429
This is a way for us to
collect all the information we
can about
649
00:27:12,465 --> 00:27:14,198
how she'll react to
certain things.
650
00:27:14,233 --> 00:27:15,966
Hey, sit. Hey, sit.
651
00:27:16,002 --> 00:27:19,903
That way, he definitely knows
ahead of time a lot of
her reactions.
652
00:27:19,939 --> 00:27:22,539
[mariah. T] there you go.
She only wants cold water.
653
00:27:22,575 --> 00:27:24,808
-[mariah. T] 'scuse me!
-[everyone laughing]
654
00:27:24,844 --> 00:27:26,110
[mariah. T] I mean, we can
share.
655
00:27:26,145 --> 00:27:28,212
[mariah] just give me
the bottle, please.
656
00:27:28,247 --> 00:27:29,480
[everyone laughing]
657
00:27:30,583 --> 00:27:31,715
the whole bottle?
658
00:27:31,751 --> 00:27:32,950
[mariah] I'll take the whole
thing.
659
00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:34,885
[mariah. T] you are a new
orleans girl, aren't ya?
660
00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:37,254
[mariah] look. Now she really
want to... Look.
661
00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:39,623
[mariah t.] oh, my god.
Little brat.
662
00:27:39,659 --> 00:27:41,158
[mariah laughing] no.
663
00:27:41,193 --> 00:27:43,861
[mariah. T] so, do you need
one for you and the baby?
Or just one for you?
664
00:27:43,896 --> 00:27:44,795
[tia] wow.
665
00:27:44,830 --> 00:27:46,897
-[mariah. T] hey, smiley.
-Bit of a brat.
666
00:27:46,932 --> 00:27:49,533
I am not upset with any of
smiley's behavior.
667
00:27:49,568 --> 00:27:51,001
Um, right, do you want...
668
00:27:51,037 --> 00:27:53,170
[mariah] oh, my god.
What did you do?
669
00:27:53,205 --> 00:27:55,606
[mariah. T] maybe we should
just take her swimming and
call it a day.
670
00:27:55,641 --> 00:27:56,840
[mariah laughing] should we?
671
00:27:56,876 --> 00:28:00,210
All of these
things are just puppy-like
behavior
672
00:28:00,246 --> 00:28:03,547
that she needs mental
stimulation and exercise.
673
00:28:03,582 --> 00:28:05,883
[mariah] now the trick's gonna
be trying to eat with her.
674
00:28:05,918 --> 00:28:07,251
[mariah. T] oh, that's not
gonna happen.
675
00:28:07,286 --> 00:28:09,153
[mariah] no. We're gonna have
to switch off.
676
00:28:09,188 --> 00:28:11,555
[mariah. T] do you want a
veggie-dog or a normal
hotdog?
677
00:28:11,590 --> 00:28:14,658
[mariah] look. She's, like,
"I'll take whatever dog you
wanna give me."
678
00:28:14,694 --> 00:28:15,893
[mariah. T] mm-hmm.
679
00:28:15,928 --> 00:28:18,595
[tia] grillin' food on the
outdoor barbeque, you know,
680
00:28:18,631 --> 00:28:20,898
that's where you get the smell
goin'.
681
00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:24,468
She definitely was interested.
682
00:28:24,503 --> 00:28:26,270
As was I.
683
00:28:26,305 --> 00:28:28,672
[mariah. T] oh, you just have
a little smiley hair on it,
684
00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:30,474
you know, just a little
flavor.
685
00:28:30,509 --> 00:28:31,809
[mariah. T. Laughing]
686
00:28:31,844 --> 00:28:34,745
[mariah] she's, like, "if you
don't want it, I'll take it."
687
00:28:34,780 --> 00:28:36,480
[tia] not yours, chickadee.
688
00:28:36,515 --> 00:28:39,116
At that point, it was just a
matter of who was going to
689
00:28:39,151 --> 00:28:42,352
get a hold of those hotdogs
faster, her or me.
690
00:28:42,388 --> 00:28:45,689
[tia] she's gonna jump
all over you. Look at her,
look at her, look at her.
691
00:28:45,725 --> 00:28:47,558
[mariah] just eat. Just, like,
she's gonna...
692
00:28:47,827 --> 00:28:48,859
Oh.
693
00:28:50,963 --> 00:28:52,663
[mariah] she was sitting.
694
00:28:52,698 --> 00:28:54,698
[tia] mm-mm. Come here.
695
00:28:56,368 --> 00:28:58,102
Come here.
696
00:28:58,137 --> 00:28:59,803
Mm-mm, mm-mm.
697
00:28:59,839 --> 00:29:01,371
[mariah. T] look at this.
698
00:29:01,407 --> 00:29:04,475
I mean, here's the thing.
I mean, you have a gauge
now on how she's gonna act.
699
00:29:04,510 --> 00:29:05,809
[mariah] absolutely.
700
00:29:05,845 --> 00:29:07,678
[tia] she's doesn't know
her "sit", her "stay",
her "leave it",
701
00:29:07,713 --> 00:29:09,213
[mariah] I'll talk to him
about it.
702
00:29:09,248 --> 00:29:11,615
[tia] she doesn't know any
of that. She doesn't have a
foundation at all.
703
00:29:11,650 --> 00:29:13,817
She's just a wild, little
pony.
704
00:29:13,853 --> 00:29:17,354
In watching smiley, I said the
first thing that we're gonna
have to do
705
00:29:17,389 --> 00:29:21,325
is start to work with her on
her "sit", "stay", that kinda
thing.
706
00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:25,429
Just basic commands before
we can even get into
the next step.
707
00:29:25,464 --> 00:29:28,699
Rather than worry
about this...
708
00:29:28,734 --> 00:29:29,666
[mariah] mm-hmm.
709
00:29:29,702 --> 00:29:31,268
...Let's just teach him
how to manage it
710
00:29:31,303 --> 00:29:33,604
with crating her in another
room, that type of thing.
711
00:29:33,639 --> 00:29:35,939
And, let's get him started on
basic obedience and teach
him some--
712
00:29:35,975 --> 00:29:37,641
[mariah] I'll show him some
stuff on there.
713
00:29:37,676 --> 00:29:39,943
Let's do that first because
you can't even address this
issue.
714
00:29:39,979 --> 00:29:41,478
[mariah] yeah. It's too much.
715
00:29:41,514 --> 00:29:43,547
She doesn't know what a "leave
it" is, she doesn't know what
a "sit" is.
716
00:29:43,582 --> 00:29:45,549
Now that I've seen the whole
picture, now it makes sense.
717
00:29:45,584 --> 00:29:47,885
Smiley is a happy-go-lucky
dog.
718
00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:51,088
She's young, she's wild but...
719
00:29:51,123 --> 00:29:54,024
All she needs is some
direction and keeping her
busy
720
00:29:54,059 --> 00:29:57,461
and including her in his life,
and his daily routine.
721
00:29:58,030 --> 00:30:00,063
She'll be fine.
722
00:30:00,099 --> 00:30:01,632
She needs to learn her abcs
first.
723
00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:03,033
-[mariah. T] got it.
-[mariah] yeah.
724
00:30:03,068 --> 00:30:04,234
[tia] watch, watch, watch.
725
00:30:04,270 --> 00:30:05,936
[mariah. T] uh-uh,
come here. Come here, mama.
726
00:30:05,971 --> 00:30:08,672
[mariah] yeah, she's kinda
like a toddler, not knowing
anything yet.
727
00:30:08,707 --> 00:30:10,641
[tia] see, that's it.
So, you made her fall.
728
00:30:13,813 --> 00:30:15,579
[mariah] oh. Here's the beast.
729
00:30:15,581 --> 00:30:18,015
[woman] I mean, you can see
her teeth from miles away.
730
00:30:18,050 --> 00:30:20,851
[tia] I recently rescued a
wolf-dog pup, freya.
731
00:30:20,886 --> 00:30:22,786
Oh my god. Let me just get
this over with.
732
00:30:22,822 --> 00:30:24,121
Ouch! Ouch!
733
00:30:33,966 --> 00:30:35,599
[dogs barking]
734
00:30:36,735 --> 00:30:38,068
[lizzy] here, ben.
735
00:30:38,804 --> 00:30:41,205
You don't care about toys.
736
00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:45,976
Ben is a sweet, white pit bull
who was dropped off to us a
couple of weeks ago.
737
00:30:46,011 --> 00:30:48,612
Oh, my god. Why are you the
cutest dog in the world?
738
00:30:48,647 --> 00:30:52,416
One of the biggest things that
makes us think that ben
can't hear
739
00:30:52,451 --> 00:30:56,053
is that if he's sleeping in
his kennel and we approach him
740
00:30:56,088 --> 00:31:00,390
and try to get his attention,
he doesn't always wake up
or lift his head.
741
00:31:00,426 --> 00:31:03,293
So, that's one of the biggest
indicators he may be deaf.
742
00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:11,902
So, alise and I are taking ben
out today and doing some
testing with him,
743
00:31:11,937 --> 00:31:16,607
trying to see if there's any
truth to the suspicions that
he may be deaf.
744
00:31:16,642 --> 00:31:17,875
[toys squeaking]
745
00:31:18,777 --> 00:31:20,043
[lizzy] oh. Sorry, ben.
746
00:31:20,079 --> 00:31:21,144
Ben.
747
00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:22,846
Ben.
748
00:31:22,882 --> 00:31:24,248
[lizzy clapping hands]
749
00:31:24,283 --> 00:31:27,651
sometimes, ben responds to us
and sometimes he doesn't.
750
00:31:27,686 --> 00:31:28,485
[lizzy clapping hands]
751
00:31:31,023 --> 00:31:32,389
can you hear?
752
00:31:32,424 --> 00:31:36,426
It's been really difficult to
tell whether or not ben
can hear.
753
00:31:36,662 --> 00:31:37,794
Ben.
754
00:31:37,830 --> 00:31:39,329
[alise laughing]
755
00:31:39,365 --> 00:31:41,398
[alise] do you think he
can hear?
756
00:31:41,433 --> 00:31:43,133
I don't know.
757
00:31:43,168 --> 00:31:46,637
[lizzy] it's not as shocking
when a white dog is deaf.
758
00:31:46,672 --> 00:31:48,605
They are more prone
to deafness.
759
00:31:49,675 --> 00:31:51,375
[keys rattling]
760
00:31:51,410 --> 00:31:52,976
[dog panting]
761
00:31:53,012 --> 00:31:54,111
[lizzy] oh. Maybe he can.
762
00:31:54,580 --> 00:31:55,612
[keys rattling]
763
00:31:58,017 --> 00:31:59,816
[alise] ben! Ben!
764
00:32:01,420 --> 00:32:02,419
Ben.
765
00:32:03,923 --> 00:32:06,456
[lizzy] we've had a couple
of deaf dogs at the rescue.
766
00:32:06,492 --> 00:32:09,593
If they do end up being deaf,
it does impact their lives.
767
00:32:09,628 --> 00:32:13,463
And, it can make it a little
bit more difficult to find
homes for them.
768
00:32:13,499 --> 00:32:15,198
[lizzy] I don't think he can,
like, fully hear.
769
00:32:15,734 --> 00:32:17,100
Do you care?
770
00:32:17,136 --> 00:32:20,137
Since we're unsure whether or
not ben can hear,
771
00:32:20,172 --> 00:32:23,307
we are gonna talk to tia to
see if she has any pointers
772
00:32:23,342 --> 00:32:24,574
on how to figure it out.
773
00:32:24,610 --> 00:32:26,176
[toy squeaking]
774
00:32:27,413 --> 00:32:28,412
[toy squeaking]
775
00:32:51,337 --> 00:32:52,736
[mariah] oh, here's the beast.
776
00:32:52,771 --> 00:32:56,773
[tia] somehow, I feel like the
theme to jaws is playing in
the air.
777
00:32:56,809 --> 00:32:57,975
[mariah] uh-huh.
778
00:32:58,010 --> 00:33:00,344
[woman] I mean, you can see
her teeth from a mile away.
779
00:33:00,379 --> 00:33:01,511
[tia] yes, you can.
780
00:33:01,547 --> 00:33:04,514
I recently rescued
a wolf-dog pup
781
00:33:04,550 --> 00:33:06,516
named freya from mississippi.
782
00:33:06,552 --> 00:33:09,453
Oh, my god. Let me just
get this over with. Ouch!
Ouch!
783
00:33:10,589 --> 00:33:13,423
[dr. George] the test is kinda
like a modified eeg test.
784
00:33:13,459 --> 00:33:16,760
I think some dogs it's
very obvious when they can't
hear, but,
785
00:33:16,795 --> 00:33:20,797
in the situation with ben, we
were all pretty torn on him.
786
00:33:20,833 --> 00:33:23,200
So, I'm gonna
just hold this outside
his ear.
787
00:33:23,235 --> 00:33:25,736
This is not the pattern
we're expecting.
788
00:33:25,771 --> 00:33:27,237
[mariah] we gotta see how
she's gonna do.
789
00:33:27,272 --> 00:33:29,139
She's gonna be around a lot
of cooking.
790
00:33:29,174 --> 00:33:32,409
Smiley is not used to having
normal manners in a home.
791
00:33:33,212 --> 00:33:34,745
Oh. Okay. Hey.
792
00:33:34,780 --> 00:33:36,546
[kanani laughing]
793
00:33:36,582 --> 00:33:38,782
[mariah] what are you doing?
You can't do that.
794
00:33:38,817 --> 00:33:39,950
[kanani] that was rude.
795
00:33:45,557 --> 00:33:47,457
[mariah. T] oh, here's
the beast.
796
00:33:47,493 --> 00:33:49,926
[woman] I mean, you can see
her teeth from a mile away.
797
00:33:49,962 --> 00:33:51,328
[tia] yes, you can.
798
00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:55,799
I recently rescued a wolf-dog
pup, named freya, from
mississippi.
799
00:33:55,834 --> 00:33:57,434
Oh, my god. Let me just
get this over with.
800
00:33:57,469 --> 00:34:01,104
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
801
00:34:01,140 --> 00:34:04,274
We decided we wanted
to introduce her to athena...
802
00:34:04,309 --> 00:34:06,376
My sweet girl.
803
00:34:06,445 --> 00:34:10,714
...Who is another mixed pup
from our rescue situation
in texas,
804
00:34:10,749 --> 00:34:13,784
in hoping that we could give
her another playmate.
805
00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:17,554
[tia laughing] holy-moly!
Come here. Come here. C'mon.
806
00:34:17,589 --> 00:34:20,257
She acts like a dog sometimes.
[sighing]
807
00:34:20,292 --> 00:34:21,992
and she looks like a wolf
sometimes.
808
00:34:22,027 --> 00:34:24,661
[mariah. T] oh. Come on,
girls.
809
00:34:24,696 --> 00:34:28,698
[tia] yeah, she's very
offensive, freya is. Come on.
810
00:34:28,734 --> 00:34:31,168
So, it was a nice little way
to bridge her,
811
00:34:31,203 --> 00:34:34,738
to make her feel comfortable
with another "hairy" dog.
812
00:34:34,773 --> 00:34:38,308
Plus, being on the property at
the sanctuary, because she's
not used to it.
813
00:34:38,343 --> 00:34:41,845
-[tia] well, she's...
[laughing]
-[mariah. T] okay.
814
00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:43,680
Athena was, like, "whoa!"
815
00:34:43,715 --> 00:34:46,983
because freya's, like,
a beast.
816
00:34:47,019 --> 00:34:48,752
-[mariah. T] what are you
doing?
-[tia] good job.
817
00:34:48,787 --> 00:34:51,388
-[tia] no. Lay down.
-[mariah. T] okay. It's okay.
818
00:34:51,423 --> 00:34:53,323
[mariah. T] it's okay.
819
00:34:53,358 --> 00:34:55,492
Oh. You're scared.
Now, you're scared.
820
00:34:55,527 --> 00:34:56,860
[tia] she's a lot, this one.
821
00:34:56,895 --> 00:34:58,462
[mariah. T] she's just trying
to play with you.
822
00:34:58,497 --> 00:34:59,429
It's all right, athena.
823
00:34:59,465 --> 00:35:01,064
[tia] oh, my god. I wanna call
her rudolph,
824
00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:03,467
'cause nobody wants to play in
any reindeer games with her.
825
00:35:03,502 --> 00:35:05,302
She's just, like, flailing...
826
00:35:05,337 --> 00:35:07,971
[making guttural choking
sounds] ...Wanting to play
with everything.
827
00:35:09,475 --> 00:35:10,740
[tia] she's so wild.
828
00:35:10,776 --> 00:35:12,642
[mariah. T] athena wanted to
play with her, she's just...
829
00:35:12,678 --> 00:35:14,044
She's desperate for attention.
830
00:35:14,079 --> 00:35:17,280
[tia] she's desperate for a
friend and she's so...
[laughing]
831
00:35:17,316 --> 00:35:19,816
[mariah. T] right! Athena, she
plays exactly like you.
832
00:35:19,852 --> 00:35:21,685
She's just bigger.
833
00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:24,287
-[mariah. T] good girl.
-[tia] freya!
834
00:35:24,323 --> 00:35:26,656
[tia] freya's a lot.
Like, she's a lot.
835
00:35:26,692 --> 00:35:30,660
Athena got a little bit
braver, she would try to play,
836
00:35:30,696 --> 00:35:32,395
then she was, like,
"oh, no, no, no, no.
837
00:35:32,464 --> 00:35:33,864
You're too much."
838
00:35:33,899 --> 00:35:36,867
and then she'd try to play...
"no, no, no, no, I see
those teeth."
839
00:35:36,902 --> 00:35:39,236
[tia] I knew it. I saw it
coming. I saw the eyeball.
840
00:35:39,271 --> 00:35:40,937
Whoa! Drive-by.
841
00:35:40,973 --> 00:35:43,073
[mariah. T]
pay attention, tia.
842
00:35:43,108 --> 00:35:45,175
Freya, freya, freya.
843
00:35:45,210 --> 00:35:46,376
[sighing]
844
00:35:46,411 --> 00:35:47,544
[tia] we gotta get you
a friend.
845
00:35:47,579 --> 00:35:49,646
Yeah. Okay, let her sniff you.
Let her sniff.
846
00:35:49,681 --> 00:35:51,381
Let her sniff.
847
00:35:51,416 --> 00:35:53,517
Freya, you're never gonna get
a friend.
848
00:35:53,552 --> 00:35:56,953
I'm thinking I might need
to find a...
849
00:35:56,989 --> 00:36:00,390
Pack of, like, grizzly bears
for freya to play with.
850
00:36:00,425 --> 00:36:01,625
[freya panting]
851
00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:04,528
[mariah. T] hello, hello,
hello, hello.
852
00:36:04,563 --> 00:36:05,529
[tia laughing]
853
00:36:05,564 --> 00:36:06,663
[mariah. T]
how does that taste?
854
00:36:06,698 --> 00:36:08,365
[tia] yeah.
Everything in the mouth.
855
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,434
Freya is a force to be
reckoned with.
856
00:36:11,470 --> 00:36:12,402
[sighing]
857
00:36:12,437 --> 00:36:13,537
[mariah. T] all right, ladies.
858
00:36:13,572 --> 00:36:14,804
[tia] all right, good job,
freya.
859
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:16,907
[mariah. T] that went better
than I thought, already.
860
00:36:16,942 --> 00:36:22,512
We will continue to keep
adding to freya's group of
playmates,
861
00:36:22,548 --> 00:36:27,350
in the hope that we can find
her a permanent pack of
beasts,
862
00:36:27,386 --> 00:36:30,353
that appreciate her
energy level. [sighing]
863
00:36:30,389 --> 00:36:31,922
[tia] okay. All right.
864
00:36:31,957 --> 00:36:33,256
[mariah. T] well, that was
a good start.
865
00:36:34,326 --> 00:36:35,559
[tia] oh, freya!
866
00:36:35,594 --> 00:36:36,626
[mariah. T. Laughing]
867
00:36:36,662 --> 00:36:38,228
-[tia] no, freya.
-See, she's still trying
to play.
868
00:36:38,263 --> 00:36:40,797
[tia] nobody wants to join you
in any reindeer games.
869
00:36:40,832 --> 00:36:42,566
[mariah. T] I promise, next
time. You're beautiful.
870
00:36:42,601 --> 00:36:44,267
[tia] holy-moly. Come here.
871
00:36:44,303 --> 00:36:46,136
[laughing] my good gracious!
872
00:36:46,205 --> 00:36:47,204
Ouch!
873
00:36:57,649 --> 00:37:00,717
[dog barking in distance]
874
00:37:00,752 --> 00:37:04,821
[lizzy] earl. We're gonna go
see if ben and spike are
truly deaf.
875
00:37:04,856 --> 00:37:06,790
We'll call you guys with
the results.
876
00:37:06,825 --> 00:37:08,158
A'ight, y'all.
877
00:37:08,193 --> 00:37:11,561
After talking with tia,
she was able to find a
neuroscientist,
878
00:37:11,597 --> 00:37:15,932
at lsu veterinary school in
baton rouge who was willing
879
00:37:15,968 --> 00:37:20,270
to donate his time to testing
ben so we can find out
880
00:37:20,305 --> 00:37:22,472
whether or not he is
actually deaf.
881
00:37:22,507 --> 00:37:25,976
We decided to also bring along
spike, who we
recently rescued.
882
00:37:26,011 --> 00:37:27,877
-[earl] think he really deaf?
-[heidi] yeah, I'm clapping.
883
00:37:27,913 --> 00:37:29,479
[earl] or, he's just, like,
ignoring you?
884
00:37:29,514 --> 00:37:33,883
[lizzy] heidi found spike on a
really busy road, not far from
the rescue,
885
00:37:33,919 --> 00:37:36,453
and we suspect he's deaf,
as well.
886
00:37:36,488 --> 00:37:39,189
[mariah] ben's already in.
We just have to get spikey.
887
00:37:39,224 --> 00:37:43,226
[lizzy] spike! You gotta go
potty, before your ride?
888
00:37:43,262 --> 00:37:46,596
It is sort of surprising that
we may have a deaf, black
dog,
889
00:37:46,632 --> 00:37:48,498
because it's really
not as common.
890
00:37:48,533 --> 00:37:51,868
Statistically, deafness is
pretty common in white dogs.
891
00:37:53,071 --> 00:37:56,072
Spike, spike, spike, spike,
spike!
892
00:37:56,108 --> 00:37:58,441
[lizzy] we really wanna take
advantage of this test
893
00:37:58,477 --> 00:38:00,377
because if they turn out not
to be deaf,
894
00:38:00,412 --> 00:38:02,612
then we know that there's
something more going on
895
00:38:02,648 --> 00:38:04,814
that we don't see or that
we don't know about.
896
00:38:04,850 --> 00:38:07,717
He seems like he's deaf.
Deaf spike.
897
00:38:07,753 --> 00:38:11,521
The more we learn about
a dog, then we know exactly
what kind of home they need.
898
00:38:11,556 --> 00:38:13,823
[heidi] oh, my god. His face
is so cute. He's a really
cute dog.
899
00:38:17,996 --> 00:38:21,364
I dropped sass off at the vet
this morning
900
00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:23,667
so they can see what could be
causing the anemia.
901
00:38:23,702 --> 00:38:26,503
Obviously, there's no way to
know how much time she has.
902
00:38:26,538 --> 00:38:27,604
She's eight years old.
903
00:38:27,639 --> 00:38:29,506
That made me sad.
904
00:38:29,541 --> 00:38:32,809
It just messed me up. We know
she would've been adopted.
905
00:38:46,391 --> 00:38:47,891
[dr. George] hi, folks.
906
00:38:47,926 --> 00:38:51,695
[lizzy] so, today heidi and I
are going to lsu veterinary
hospital
907
00:38:51,730 --> 00:38:55,198
in baton rouge so spike and
ben can get a hearing test.
908
00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:57,767
-[women] hi!
-[dr. George] we gotta
mask up.
909
00:38:57,803 --> 00:38:58,968
[lizzy] all right.
910
00:38:59,004 --> 00:39:00,670
[dr. George] as is the norm
now. Do you wanna follow me?
911
00:39:00,706 --> 00:39:02,639
We'll go down to the lab
where we're gonna do the test.
912
00:39:02,674 --> 00:39:04,040
All right. Sounds good.
913
00:39:04,076 --> 00:39:06,409
My name is george. I'm a
professor of neuroscience here
914
00:39:06,445 --> 00:39:08,411
at the lsu school of
veterinary medicine.
915
00:39:08,447 --> 00:39:11,781
So, I'm gonna explain how all
this works to you.
916
00:39:11,817 --> 00:39:13,817
-[lizzy] okay.
-[dr. George]
give you an idea.
917
00:39:13,852 --> 00:39:17,987
My area of specialty is
neurology, especially deafness
disorders in animals.
918
00:39:18,023 --> 00:39:21,257
The test is kind of like a
modified eeg test.
919
00:39:21,293 --> 00:39:23,793
The hearing test that we do is
called the baer test.
920
00:39:23,829 --> 00:39:25,695
We put four electrodes
on the scalp
921
00:39:25,731 --> 00:39:28,431
little, tiny needles that
generally don't bother them.
922
00:39:28,467 --> 00:39:32,502
It's an acronym for brainstem
auditory evoked response.
923
00:39:32,537 --> 00:39:36,005
It has been around for at
least 40 to 50 years.
924
00:39:36,041 --> 00:39:39,943
[lizzy] I didn't even know it
was possible to find out for
sure so I'm pretty excited.
925
00:39:39,978 --> 00:39:43,413
[dr. George] and, it was
quickly adopted by
the veterinary community.
926
00:39:43,448 --> 00:39:46,683
I've done hearing tests on
about 16,000 dogs.
927
00:39:46,718 --> 00:39:49,219
Any extra information
we can give an adopter
is perfect.
928
00:39:49,254 --> 00:39:52,422
And we do this a lot.
I have a deafness webpage
929
00:39:52,457 --> 00:39:55,892
where there's actually a
section on sign language
for deaf dogs.
930
00:39:55,927 --> 00:39:59,729
You probably already figured
this out. You can teach them
to respond to certain signs.
931
00:39:59,765 --> 00:40:02,599
And, you know,
"good dog", "bad dog",
932
00:40:02,634 --> 00:40:04,701
"let's go for a ride", "go to
the park", that kinda thing.
933
00:40:04,736 --> 00:40:05,668
[lizzy] yeah.
934
00:40:05,704 --> 00:40:07,570
A big part of my
purpose is to educate people
935
00:40:07,606 --> 00:40:11,274
about how to deal with their
animals when this actually
is a medical condition
936
00:40:11,309 --> 00:40:12,509
in their pet.
937
00:40:12,544 --> 00:40:14,110
Which one of 'em do you
wanna do first?
938
00:40:14,146 --> 00:40:15,678
[lizzy] oh, my gosh.
Who should we do first?
939
00:40:15,714 --> 00:40:17,113
[heidi] it's up to you, lizzy.
940
00:40:17,149 --> 00:40:20,417
[lizzy] oh. They're about
to play. All right, let's do
ben first.
941
00:40:20,452 --> 00:40:22,952
-Okay.
-[lizzy] and, just find out
once and for all.
942
00:40:23,021 --> 00:40:24,554
[heidi] yeah.
943
00:40:24,589 --> 00:40:27,023
[lizzy] I think, some dogs,
it's very obvious when they
can't hear.
944
00:40:27,058 --> 00:40:29,926
But, you know,
in the situation with ben
945
00:40:29,961 --> 00:40:32,195
we were all pretty torn
on him.
946
00:40:32,230 --> 00:40:35,799
[dr. George] okay. So we're
gonna have him facing me.
I'm gonna sit down here.
947
00:40:35,834 --> 00:40:39,402
There were times we
thought he could hear and
times we thought he couldn't.
948
00:40:39,437 --> 00:40:43,973
But, he never really behaved
like a typical deaf dog.
949
00:40:44,009 --> 00:40:45,875
[dr. George] so we have these
tiny electrodes,
950
00:40:45,911 --> 00:40:48,578
they're almost like
acupuncture needles.
951
00:40:48,613 --> 00:40:50,346
And, I put four of them
in the scalp.
952
00:40:50,382 --> 00:40:54,884
[lizzy] he doesn't ever appear
to be startled, even when
we're introducing him
953
00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:58,087
to a new dog or if we come up
behind him, to pet him.
954
00:40:58,123 --> 00:41:00,890
He doesn't seem startled by
any of those things.
955
00:41:00,926 --> 00:41:04,694
So, it's really difficult to
tell whether or not
he is deaf.
956
00:41:04,729 --> 00:41:07,464
[dr. George] these go in his
neck. It's a ground.
957
00:41:07,499 --> 00:41:09,165
[heidi] wait, are you
piercing him with that?
958
00:41:09,234 --> 00:41:10,800
-[lizzy] he put one in.
-[dr. George] I'm sorry?
959
00:41:10,836 --> 00:41:12,602
-[heidi] it's a needle in?
-[both] yeah.
960
00:41:12,637 --> 00:41:14,471
[lizzy] oh [bleep].
Looks like acupuncture.
961
00:41:14,506 --> 00:41:17,373
When the vet said that he was
gonna put four needles
962
00:41:17,409 --> 00:41:21,144
into the dogs' heads, I was a
little bit alarmed by that.
963
00:41:21,179 --> 00:41:23,379
-[heidi] good job, ben.
-[dr. George] only one more.
964
00:41:23,415 --> 00:41:26,216
[lizzy] but, at the same time,
they definitely were not in
any pain.
965
00:41:26,251 --> 00:41:27,984
-[dr. George] if you can...
-[clicking sounds]
966
00:41:28,019 --> 00:41:31,855
maybe you can hear that. I
don't know. That's the sound
that we use to test.
967
00:41:31,890 --> 00:41:34,657
So, I'm gonna just hold this
outside his ear.
968
00:41:34,693 --> 00:41:38,328
And, on the screen, we are
averaging the response of,
969
00:41:38,363 --> 00:41:40,964
11 clicks a second,
so it goes fast.
970
00:41:40,999 --> 00:41:43,399
And they're counting up here.
So, we've already done 100.
971
00:41:44,603 --> 00:41:46,503
Now, a normal-looking response
972
00:41:47,138 --> 00:41:48,738
will have a real sharp peak,
973
00:41:49,307 --> 00:41:51,708
right about here.
974
00:41:51,743 --> 00:41:55,178
And, we see this is flattening
out as it averages multiple
responses, so,
975
00:41:55,213 --> 00:42:00,049
we wanna get enough responses
averaged to make sure we're
confident.
976
00:42:00,085 --> 00:42:01,384
[lizzy] okay.
977
00:42:03,288 --> 00:42:06,189
Now, if an animal wasn't
panting and moving around,
978
00:42:06,224 --> 00:42:09,459
this one really would've been
pretty much flat.
979
00:42:09,528 --> 00:42:12,929
But there needs to be a real
sharp peak right here.
980
00:42:12,964 --> 00:42:15,198
So, I recognize from having
done--
981
00:42:15,233 --> 00:42:16,933
-[lizzy] so many.
-...More than 16,000,
982
00:42:16,968 --> 00:42:19,602
that this is not
the pattern we're expecting.
983
00:42:19,638 --> 00:42:21,971
[lizzy] dr. George explained
that when you look at
the screen,
984
00:42:22,007 --> 00:42:23,706
you should see really
big spikes.
985
00:42:23,742 --> 00:42:26,276
[dr. George] it's flattening
out. So, this ear's deaf.
986
00:42:28,547 --> 00:42:31,581
So, we'll stop and we'll move
to test the other ear.
987
00:42:31,616 --> 00:42:33,616
-[heidi] wait. So, that
ear's deaf?
-[lizzy] that ear's deaf.
988
00:42:33,652 --> 00:42:35,285
[dr. George] that ear's deaf.
989
00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:38,721
If he had been able to hear,
we would've seen the pattern
that is expected.
990
00:42:38,757 --> 00:42:41,024
Instead, we got essentially
a flat line.
991
00:42:41,059 --> 00:42:43,693
And, you can see now. The very
first part of the response
is flat.
992
00:42:43,728 --> 00:42:44,627
[lizzy] mm-hmm.
993
00:42:44,663 --> 00:42:46,529
[dr. George] so he is deaf in
both ears.
994
00:42:46,565 --> 00:42:49,265
-[lizzy] he's deaf in both
ears. Deaf ben.
-[heidi] wow.
995
00:42:49,334 --> 00:42:52,101
[lizzy] when we did ben's
test, both ears,
996
00:42:52,137 --> 00:42:54,270
when you look at the graph,
there were no spikes.
997
00:42:54,306 --> 00:42:56,439
-[dr. George] so, he's done.
-[lizzy] he's done.
All right, ben.
998
00:42:57,142 --> 00:42:58,474
Good boy.
999
00:42:58,510 --> 00:43:02,045
So, after dr. George explained
everything, it was clear that
1000
00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:04,681
ben is, in fact, deaf.
1001
00:43:04,716 --> 00:43:06,716
[heidi] and so they are
actually hearing the clicks,
then?
1002
00:43:06,751 --> 00:43:09,285
[dr. George]
yes. Just like we are.
1003
00:43:09,321 --> 00:43:12,322
And it's fairly loud.
It's about 95 decibels.
1004
00:43:13,291 --> 00:43:16,526
So, if they had
partial hearing loss,
1005
00:43:16,561 --> 00:43:18,695
we would still see the pattern
that we wanna see.
1006
00:43:18,730 --> 00:43:20,363
[heidi] oh. We're hearing it.
1007
00:43:20,398 --> 00:43:23,833
[dr. George] so, with spike,
I did not expect that he was
likely to be deaf
1008
00:43:23,868 --> 00:43:26,536
because we see deafness more
often in white dogs.
1009
00:43:26,571 --> 00:43:31,107
And again, I'm not seeing
the nice teeth where I expect
to see it for this ear.
1010
00:43:31,142 --> 00:43:34,243
We performed the same test
with spike that we did
with ben.
1011
00:43:34,279 --> 00:43:36,112
[lizzy] so, it looks like
he can't hear, either?
1012
00:43:36,147 --> 00:43:38,348
[dr. George] looks like he is
deaf in both ears, too.
1013
00:43:38,383 --> 00:43:40,750
[lizzy] I have to say, I don't
know that we've ever had
1014
00:43:40,785 --> 00:43:42,719
two deaf dogs
at the same time.
1015
00:43:42,754 --> 00:43:44,687
I wonder if that makes them
more scared.
1016
00:43:44,723 --> 00:43:47,290
[dr. George] sometimes, I see
anxious behavior in deaf dogs.
1017
00:43:47,325 --> 00:43:49,726
But, most of the time,
they make great pets.
1018
00:43:49,761 --> 00:43:52,562
[lizzy] these dogs are both
really great and sweet-natured
1019
00:43:52,597 --> 00:43:56,366
but they do need a little bit
more work than a dog that
can hear
1020
00:43:56,401 --> 00:43:58,267
in order to get them ready
for a home.
1021
00:43:58,303 --> 00:44:01,904
You just need to
be aware of the limitations
and potential liability.
1022
00:44:01,940 --> 00:44:03,506
-[lizzy] yeah, that's so true.
-[heidi] yeah.
1023
00:44:03,541 --> 00:44:06,809
We're very grateful to
dr. George for donating
his time
1024
00:44:06,845 --> 00:44:10,580
and this test to ben
and spike.
1025
00:44:10,615 --> 00:44:13,182
[lizzy] good. It's helpful
to know
for placement purposes.
1026
00:44:13,218 --> 00:44:15,084
So, I'm glad that we know.
1027
00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:19,055
Because now we have more
information about these dogs,
and it's really helpful.
1028
00:44:19,090 --> 00:44:20,790
[lizzy] thank you so much.
We really appreciate it.
1029
00:44:20,825 --> 00:44:22,759
[dr. George] thank you.
I'm glad to be able
to help you.
1030
00:44:22,794 --> 00:44:25,061
[lizzy] it is very helpful
to know. Thank you.
1031
00:44:25,096 --> 00:44:27,830
[lizzy] the next steps for
deaf ben and spike are
1032
00:44:27,866 --> 00:44:30,867
actually not steps for them,
they're steps for us.
1033
00:44:30,902 --> 00:44:33,603
[dr. George] all right. Well,
it was nice meeting y'all.
1034
00:44:33,638 --> 00:44:37,106
[lizzy] we need to learn how
to work with them and,
hopefully, we can
1035
00:44:37,142 --> 00:44:40,943
teach them some things that'll
help make them a little bit
more adoptable.
1036
00:44:40,979 --> 00:44:44,180
[heidi] look at these two
little deaf boys. So cute.
1037
00:44:55,126 --> 00:44:59,662
[mariah] come here, smiley.
Come here, baby girl.
Come here. She's shy.
1038
00:44:59,698 --> 00:45:01,798
[in a playful tone] go say hi.
Go say hi.
1039
00:45:01,833 --> 00:45:06,102
Ben is an adopter from
california who recently did
a meet-and-greet with us
1040
00:45:06,137 --> 00:45:08,337
and chose a dog named smiley.
1041
00:45:08,373 --> 00:45:10,273
You're sweet. Good girl.
1042
00:45:11,009 --> 00:45:13,176
[kanani] smile! Hi!
1043
00:45:13,211 --> 00:45:14,577
[mariah] look, it's a kiddo.
1044
00:45:14,612 --> 00:45:16,746
Her adopter cooks for people.
1045
00:45:16,781 --> 00:45:20,416
So, we gotta see how she's
gonna do 'cause she's gonna be
around a lot of cooking.
1046
00:45:20,452 --> 00:45:24,587
Once the dogs are chosen for
a home, we take them in to
one of our homes,
1047
00:45:24,622 --> 00:45:28,491
to start fostering, to get
them adapted to home life,
1048
00:45:28,526 --> 00:45:30,927
and just get them ready for
the new home they're going to.
1049
00:45:30,962 --> 00:45:35,164
If I hang out with the puppy,
you can help daddy cook
something simple?
1050
00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:38,568
-Sure.
-[mariah] hey, get down,
get down. Good girl.
1051
00:45:38,603 --> 00:45:41,738
[mariah] okay. I wanted to
start out with her loose first
1052
00:45:41,773 --> 00:45:46,008
to see how interested she
would be while kanani started
the food prep.
1053
00:45:46,044 --> 00:45:49,278
We're gonna hang out. I'm
gonna keep an eye on her and
you guys do your thing.
1054
00:45:49,314 --> 00:45:51,447
Oh. Okay. Hey, hey.
1055
00:45:51,483 --> 00:45:54,050
[kanani laughing] yeah.
1056
00:45:54,085 --> 00:45:57,687
[mariah] get down.
What are you doing?
You can't do that!
1057
00:45:57,722 --> 00:45:58,888
[son laughing]
1058
00:45:58,923 --> 00:46:02,492
-[kanani] that was rude.
-[mariah] I know.
That was rude.
1059
00:46:02,527 --> 00:46:05,394
[mariah] smiley is still very
young and she's not used to
1060
00:46:05,430 --> 00:46:09,499
having normal manners in
a home because she's not used
to being in a home.
1061
00:46:09,534 --> 00:46:12,435
Hey. [makes kissing sounds]
hey. Down. Good girl.
1062
00:46:12,470 --> 00:46:15,638
Hey. Uh-uh, uh-uh.
No, don't jump.
1063
00:46:15,673 --> 00:46:18,074
Hey. [makes kissing sounds]
uh-uh, down, down.
1064
00:46:18,109 --> 00:46:20,877
You know what? I may put
her on leash, since she's
1065
00:46:20,912 --> 00:46:23,279
really, really, really wanting
to jump on stuff.
1066
00:46:23,314 --> 00:46:24,547
[kanani] come on. Down.
1067
00:46:24,582 --> 00:46:26,582
[mariah] because we don't want
her to know that that's okay.
1068
00:46:26,618 --> 00:46:31,721
She's still got a lot of
puppy-like aspects,
so she just has to learn.
1069
00:46:31,756 --> 00:46:34,624
We need to correct this
behavior and so I decided
1070
00:46:34,659 --> 00:46:38,294
it was better to put her on
leash so that I could control
it a little bit better.
1071
00:46:38,329 --> 00:46:42,732
And, trying to get her focused
on the treats and getting her
to sit versus
1072
00:46:42,767 --> 00:46:45,368
trying to jump up and see what
kanani was doing.
1073
00:46:45,403 --> 00:46:48,971
No, ma'am. Come here.
[kissing sounds] let's go
focus on something else.
1074
00:46:49,974 --> 00:46:54,410
Sit. Sit. Good job.
1075
00:46:54,445 --> 00:46:57,146
Here. Let's walk by...
[makes kissing noises]
...Without... Uh-uh.
1076
00:46:57,182 --> 00:47:00,817
C'mon. [makes clicking sounds]
good girl.
1077
00:47:00,852 --> 00:47:05,388
After I had smiley on leash, I
was just walking her round by
the counter and the food
1078
00:47:05,423 --> 00:47:09,325
to see if I could just get her
attention off of it while
going by.
1079
00:47:09,360 --> 00:47:10,326
Don't jump.
1080
00:47:10,361 --> 00:47:11,294
[cooking oil sizzling]
1081
00:47:11,329 --> 00:47:13,496
uh-uh. Uh-uh-uh-uh. Uh-uh.
1082
00:47:13,531 --> 00:47:14,931
Just stay right here.
Let's watch.
1083
00:47:16,501 --> 00:47:19,902
Uh-uh. Uh-uh. Uh-uh.
No, ma'am. Hey.
1084
00:47:19,938 --> 00:47:22,505
Hey. No, ma'am.
[makes kissing noises]
come here, leave it. Come.
1085
00:47:22,807 --> 00:47:23,472
No.
1086
00:47:24,275 --> 00:47:25,641
Very interested.
1087
00:47:25,677 --> 00:47:28,644
Smiley was having a really
had time not focusing on
1088
00:47:28,680 --> 00:47:31,514
the smells and what was
going on in the kitchen.
1089
00:47:31,549 --> 00:47:33,316
Here, come here.
[makes kissing noises]
1090
00:47:33,351 --> 00:47:34,984
[makes clicking noises]
hey, hi.
1091
00:47:35,019 --> 00:47:38,387
[makes kissing noises]
look at me. Hi. Hi.
1092
00:47:38,423 --> 00:47:40,256
And when a dog gets over
stimulated,
1093
00:47:40,291 --> 00:47:42,825
it's really hard to get
their focus after that point.
1094
00:47:42,861 --> 00:47:46,929
She's getting a little
rambunctious, a little overly
excited.
1095
00:47:46,965 --> 00:47:50,199
So, I wanna see if she'll
calm back down.
1096
00:47:50,235 --> 00:47:52,435
Or if she's gonna bark away.
1097
00:47:52,470 --> 00:47:56,672
So, I definitely wanted her
to just relax a little bit.
1098
00:47:56,708 --> 00:47:58,908
[kanani] you got it, buddy.
Good job.
1099
00:47:58,943 --> 00:48:00,910
You're a very good helper.
1100
00:48:00,945 --> 00:48:01,944
[smiley barking]
1101
00:48:01,980 --> 00:48:05,281
[mariah] hey. No. You're okay.
1102
00:48:05,316 --> 00:48:09,185
Smiley, once in the crate, was
definitely still anxious.
1103
00:48:09,220 --> 00:48:12,054
She was biting at the crate,
she was whining.
1104
00:48:12,090 --> 00:48:14,590
You could just tell that she
was a little on edge.
1105
00:48:14,626 --> 00:48:17,126
And, it took her a while
to calm down.
1106
00:48:17,161 --> 00:48:20,162
She's in a new place, new
smells, new sounds, new
everything.
1107
00:48:20,198 --> 00:48:21,030
Aww.
1108
00:48:21,065 --> 00:48:23,366
[kanani] an actual house?
A home?
1109
00:48:23,401 --> 00:48:25,234
[mariah] no, you're okay.
1110
00:48:25,270 --> 00:48:26,602
It's a lot to take in.
1111
00:48:26,638 --> 00:48:28,604
[kanani] yeah. A lot goin' on.
1112
00:48:28,640 --> 00:48:32,942
Mm-hmm. But she
is calming down now.
She's laying down.
1113
00:48:34,012 --> 00:48:36,679
-Being a good girl, now.
-[kanani] good girl.
1114
00:48:36,714 --> 00:48:38,547
[mariah] I think she's finally
chilling.
1115
00:48:38,583 --> 00:48:41,884
But we could see, if we sit
over there and eat close to
her crate,
1116
00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:43,719
if she's gonna get worked up.
1117
00:48:43,755 --> 00:48:45,488
[kanani] if she does?
Right, right, right.
1118
00:48:46,157 --> 00:48:47,990
[son] the eggs look good.
1119
00:48:48,026 --> 00:48:51,294
[mariah] they do.
Oh, she smells that.
1120
00:48:51,329 --> 00:48:53,262
[son] mama, don't eat it!
1121
00:48:53,298 --> 00:48:55,097
I'm not. I'm waiting.
1122
00:48:55,133 --> 00:48:56,332
Good girl.
1123
00:48:56,367 --> 00:48:59,402
Because she was doing so well
and relaxing a lot, we decided
1124
00:48:59,437 --> 00:49:02,772
to eat at the table to see if
that would amp her back up
1125
00:49:02,807 --> 00:49:07,076
or if she could still relax
with all of that going on
near her.
1126
00:49:07,111 --> 00:49:08,778
She's being totally fine.
So, that's good.
1127
00:49:08,813 --> 00:49:11,247
-You like the eggs?
-Mm-hm.
1128
00:49:11,282 --> 00:49:13,716
-[mariah] good girl.
-[son] teamwork! High five!
1129
00:49:15,320 --> 00:49:18,454
[mariah] she's doing
really good. So she's good in
a crate while we're eating.
1130
00:49:18,489 --> 00:49:22,158
I'm just gonna have to tell
him to not have her loose
for a while.
1131
00:49:22,193 --> 00:49:25,261
And just watch her till she
learns his manners.
1132
00:49:25,296 --> 00:49:29,799
The next step for smiley is
to just continue working with
her in a home,
1133
00:49:29,834 --> 00:49:33,102
and around food and getting
her used to those situations.
1134
00:49:33,137 --> 00:49:38,074
That way, when she goes to her
new home with ben, she will be
a little bit more adjusted.
1135
00:49:38,109 --> 00:49:41,744
High five. Good job on your
mixing skills. Good job on
your cooking skills.
1136
00:49:41,779 --> 00:49:44,413
I appreciate you both.
You did good too.
1137
00:49:44,449 --> 00:49:46,382
You just got a little bit of
learning to do.
1138
00:49:54,592 --> 00:49:57,526
[heidi] sassy. Sass. C'mon.
1139
00:49:57,562 --> 00:50:00,062
[lizzy] today, we are taking
grandma sass to the vet
1140
00:50:00,098 --> 00:50:03,899
because dr. Samantha had found
that grandma sass was anemic.
1141
00:50:03,935 --> 00:50:08,137
And we are going to recheck
her levels and see
how she's doing.
1142
00:50:08,172 --> 00:50:10,840
-[dr. Samantha] she been
acting okay?
-[lizzy] yeah.
1143
00:50:10,875 --> 00:50:13,209
[dr. Samantha] she looks
better. She looks a little
pinker today.
1144
00:50:13,244 --> 00:50:16,479
So, we'll check her levels
and make sure she's gone up.
1145
00:50:16,514 --> 00:50:19,982
[lizzy] sassy being anemic can
be dangerous.
1146
00:50:20,018 --> 00:50:25,021
Depending on how anemic
she is, she could possibly
need a blood transfusion.
1147
00:50:25,056 --> 00:50:27,656
But, in some cases anemia
can mean
1148
00:50:27,692 --> 00:50:30,893
that there's something else
going on that's more serious.
1149
00:50:30,928 --> 00:50:33,329
[dr. Samantha] okay.
The murmur's still there,
but it's lower.
1150
00:50:33,364 --> 00:50:35,664
-[lizzy] you said that
was related to the anemia?
-[samantha] yeah.
1151
00:50:35,700 --> 00:50:38,601
[lizzy] dr. Samantha had
wanted to run some more
blood work
1152
00:50:38,636 --> 00:50:41,837
and recheck her levels to see
if she was still anemic.
1153
00:50:41,873 --> 00:50:46,075
She did do a fecal at the last
visit and all of that came
back negative which means
1154
00:50:46,110 --> 00:50:50,146
that she was rid of all the
parasites that she had come in
with.
1155
00:50:50,181 --> 00:50:55,551
Which means there could be
more issues going on here if
she's still anemic.
1156
00:50:55,586 --> 00:50:59,989
[dr. Samantha] okay. So,
her numbers are actually
worse.
1157
00:51:00,024 --> 00:51:01,757
-[lizzy] oh.
-[dr. Samantha] yeah.
1158
00:51:01,793 --> 00:51:05,127
[dr. Samantha] so,
we definitely need to do
some more tests on her.
1159
00:51:05,163 --> 00:51:06,996
-[lizzy] okay.
-[dr. Samantha] she could be
having
1160
00:51:07,031 --> 00:51:10,066
an auto-immune breakdown of
her red blood cells.
1161
00:51:10,101 --> 00:51:14,837
If you look at the list of
anemia, there's, like,
50 things, right?
1162
00:51:14,872 --> 00:51:17,973
Auto-immune's a big category
of reasons.
1163
00:51:18,009 --> 00:51:20,843
Cancer's a big category
of reasons.
1164
00:51:20,878 --> 00:51:23,512
-So, yeah, we need to run some
more blood tests on her.
-[lizzy] all right.
1165
00:51:23,548 --> 00:51:28,884
[dr. Samantha] and, then, I
also probably wanna set her up
for an ultrasound this week.
1166
00:51:28,920 --> 00:51:33,189
[lizzy] I'm just hoping that
she has a chance. I'm hoping
that we can get her healthy
1167
00:51:33,224 --> 00:51:36,826
and get her to a good place
because she seems like a very
adoptable dog.
1168
00:51:36,861 --> 00:51:40,529
It's just... It would be
very sad to think that
1169
00:51:40,565 --> 00:51:44,233
she lived her whole life
outside, tied up.
1170
00:51:44,268 --> 00:51:48,404
And never got a chance
to live inside of a house.
1171
00:51:48,439 --> 00:51:51,474
[dr. Samantha] okay. Let me
pull a little bit more blood.
1172
00:51:51,509 --> 00:51:56,378
This is where they're going to
do some more tests on her
red blood cells
1173
00:51:56,414 --> 00:51:59,215
to get more information about
the anemia, specifically.
1174
00:51:59,250 --> 00:52:00,416
[lizzy] okay.
1175
00:52:00,451 --> 00:52:02,718
Dr. Samantha's gonna do more
comprehensive blood work
1176
00:52:02,753 --> 00:52:06,088
just to be able to cover all
of our bases so,
1177
00:52:06,124 --> 00:52:11,527
we really can't make any plans
or decisions for sassy as far
as treatment goes
1178
00:52:11,562 --> 00:52:17,233
or as far as adoption until we
understand everything that's
going on with her medically
1179
00:52:17,268 --> 00:52:19,702
and are able to treat her.
1180
00:52:19,737 --> 00:52:22,538
[dr. Samantha] ok, sweet girl.
What d'you think? More tests.
1181
00:52:27,578 --> 00:52:31,380
[tia] no biting the butt, no
biting the butt. Hey, hey, hey
hey, hey hey!
1182
00:52:31,415 --> 00:52:37,086
Another wolfy trait is,
"what's mine is mine,
and what's yours is mine."
1183
00:52:37,121 --> 00:52:39,688
no, no! No, no, no.
1184
00:52:39,724 --> 00:52:41,223
Let go!
1185
00:52:41,259 --> 00:52:44,126
[lizzy] so, I think it would
be good to try practicing
some sign language.
1186
00:52:44,162 --> 00:52:47,129
The most important thing when
you're working with a dog
1187
00:52:47,165 --> 00:52:49,532
who can't hear is that
you have their attention.
1188
00:52:49,567 --> 00:52:51,800
[heidi] does he care about...
Oh, he doesn't care
about treats.
1189
00:52:51,836 --> 00:52:54,537
[lizzy] the problem is that he
takes the toy and wants
to leave with it.
1190
00:52:54,572 --> 00:52:55,404
[heidi] yeah.
1191
00:53:07,652 --> 00:53:12,454
[heidi] so, grandma sass,
you know, lizzy and I took her
to the vet yesterday?
1192
00:53:12,490 --> 00:53:15,691
And she's still anemic.
1193
00:53:15,726 --> 00:53:17,860
[dr. Samantha] her numbers are
actually worse.
1194
00:53:17,895 --> 00:53:19,728
-[lizzy] oh.
-[dr. Samantha] yeah.
1195
00:53:19,764 --> 00:53:23,899
I dropped her off at the vet
this morning so they can do
an ultrasound
1196
00:53:23,935 --> 00:53:26,335
and just kind of see what's
going on inside of her
1197
00:53:26,370 --> 00:53:30,673
to see if there is something
that could be causing
the anemia.
1198
00:53:30,708 --> 00:53:35,411
And they didn't really see
anything that exciting
on ultrasound. But then,
1199
00:53:35,446 --> 00:53:37,746
they went ahead
and did chest x-rays
1200
00:53:37,782 --> 00:53:41,217
and it looks like she has
cancer on her lungs.
1201
00:53:41,252 --> 00:53:42,785
-[lizzy] oh [bleep]
-[earl] oh.
1202
00:53:42,820 --> 00:53:45,354
[heidi] a lot. Like not a...
Way beyond that.
1203
00:53:45,389 --> 00:53:48,657
Obviously, there's no way
to know for sure how much
time she has,
1204
00:53:48,693 --> 00:53:50,359
but it's not long.
1205
00:53:50,394 --> 00:53:52,861
[lizzy] this is really
[bleep].
1206
00:53:52,897 --> 00:53:56,131
She spent her entire life
outside.
She's eight years old. Like...
1207
00:53:57,768 --> 00:53:59,702
That made me sad.
1208
00:53:59,737 --> 00:54:01,470
[heidi] it's really sad.
1209
00:54:01,505 --> 00:54:02,705
[sassy barking]
1210
00:54:02,740 --> 00:54:05,608
[lizzy] she lived her entire
life outside, chained up.
1211
00:54:05,643 --> 00:54:08,177
And we just got her,
so we haven't...
1212
00:54:09,180 --> 00:54:11,146
Had a chance to show her
all the good stuff.
1213
00:54:11,182 --> 00:54:13,949
And, it's such a horrible
feeling, like, this is...
1214
00:54:13,985 --> 00:54:16,485
This can't be all you're
gonna know.
1215
00:54:16,554 --> 00:54:18,921
And she's just been, like,
so happy.
1216
00:54:18,956 --> 00:54:21,590
[lizzy] she's so sweet.
That's the thing that sucks,
she's so adoptable.
1217
00:54:21,626 --> 00:54:25,628
Just wants to be, like, under
people like, just me and you.
C'mon.
1218
00:54:25,663 --> 00:54:28,330
Like, we have to figure
something out. We have to
figure something out.
1219
00:54:28,366 --> 00:54:33,035
There's no... That dog lived
her entire [bleep]...
Entire life outside.
1220
00:54:33,070 --> 00:54:37,740
[earl] it just messed me up
about sassy 'cause she's a
good little dog and, uh...
1221
00:54:39,277 --> 00:54:42,444
We know she would've
been adopted.
1222
00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:44,780
[heidi] I think what's hard is
I don't really know
1223
00:54:45,483 --> 00:54:47,650
what we have options wise.
1224
00:54:47,685 --> 00:54:51,520
As far as hospice, I know we
could probably sort
something out.
1225
00:54:51,555 --> 00:54:53,422
We her second chance.
1226
00:54:53,457 --> 00:54:54,923
Oh [bleep].
1227
00:55:06,337 --> 00:55:07,503
[dog barking]
1228
00:55:10,408 --> 00:55:12,641
[tia] oh, my goodness.
Look at you.
1229
00:55:12,677 --> 00:55:14,276
You're a lot friendlier than--
1230
00:55:14,312 --> 00:55:15,544
[woman] I feel like
she's grown.
1231
00:55:15,579 --> 00:55:18,747
[tia] you've been so... Yike!
It's only been a minute.
1232
00:55:18,783 --> 00:55:22,384
When I got the post
on social media about freya,
the wolf-dog pup,
1233
00:55:22,420 --> 00:55:25,054
my intentions were just to go
rescue her,
1234
00:55:25,089 --> 00:55:27,122
just to get her out of the
situation she was in.
1235
00:55:27,158 --> 00:55:28,624
Release the kraken.
1236
00:55:28,659 --> 00:55:31,794
Release the kraken! Ow!
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow ow!
1237
00:55:31,829 --> 00:55:37,066
My plans were to try
and re-home her with
another facility
1238
00:55:37,101 --> 00:55:40,169
that was legally allowed
to have wolf-dogs.
1239
00:55:41,038 --> 00:55:43,706
Yes, okay. Ouch, ouch!
1240
00:55:43,741 --> 00:55:45,074
[woman] everything in
the mouth.
1241
00:55:45,109 --> 00:55:46,041
[tia] everything in...
1242
00:55:46,077 --> 00:55:48,477
After contacting
a couple of places,
1243
00:55:48,512 --> 00:55:50,946
it just wasn't the right fit
for her.
1244
00:55:50,981 --> 00:55:54,149
So, ultimately, my final
decision was to have freya
come live here
1245
00:55:54,185 --> 00:55:56,318
at the sanctuary with some
of our other wolf-dogs.
1246
00:55:57,088 --> 00:55:58,454
[dog barking]
1247
00:55:58,489 --> 00:56:00,155
[tia] could probably use a
little more weight on her.
She's grown.
1248
00:56:00,191 --> 00:56:01,724
[woman] yeah, she's...
Oh, yeah. [laughing]
1249
00:56:02,159 --> 00:56:03,459
thanks!
1250
00:56:05,029 --> 00:56:07,629
Thanks. She's like a clown.
1251
00:56:07,665 --> 00:56:10,966
She just is in her own
little world sometimes.
1252
00:56:11,001 --> 00:56:14,737
[tia] jenny has been with
villalobos for, like,
eight years.
1253
00:56:14,772 --> 00:56:18,907
And she is one of the primary
people who work with
the wolf-dogs.
1254
00:56:18,943 --> 00:56:21,043
Is she easier to feed
and handle now?
1255
00:56:21,078 --> 00:56:23,779
Yeah. She's gotten
good at, like, I make her sit.
1256
00:56:23,814 --> 00:56:25,914
-And, then, I open it a little
bit.
-[tia] mm-hmm.
1257
00:56:25,950 --> 00:56:28,217
-She'll wait ten seconds,
-[tia] oh, good.
1258
00:56:28,252 --> 00:56:31,220
And trying to, like,
put a word to it, like,
"okay."
1259
00:56:31,255 --> 00:56:32,121
[tia] right, right.
1260
00:56:32,156 --> 00:56:33,922
So she kinda knows that
she can do it.
1261
00:56:33,958 --> 00:56:35,824
She's getting good, though,
like, she's...
1262
00:56:35,860 --> 00:56:38,260
When she wants something,
she's got that "sit down."
1263
00:56:38,295 --> 00:56:39,395
[tia] right.
1264
00:56:39,430 --> 00:56:42,765
The second I move to go do it,
she goes for it.
1265
00:56:42,800 --> 00:56:44,633
Ow! You're like a land shark.
1266
00:56:44,668 --> 00:56:46,602
All you see is teeth coming
at you.
1267
00:56:46,637 --> 00:56:50,105
One of the behaviors that
freya has that is
very wolf-like
1268
00:56:50,141 --> 00:56:51,673
and that's the mouthiness.
1269
00:56:51,709 --> 00:56:53,642
It's just a sign of affection.
1270
00:56:53,677 --> 00:56:58,080
It doesn't always feel good,
but it's her way of just
greeting and saying hello
1271
00:56:58,115 --> 00:57:00,816
and showing that she
likes you.
1272
00:57:01,485 --> 00:57:02,484
[dog barking]
1273
00:57:02,520 --> 00:57:05,487
[tia] she's got you. She's...
Look at that.
1274
00:57:05,523 --> 00:57:09,425
No biting the butt. No biting
the butt. Hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey!
1275
00:57:09,460 --> 00:57:10,793
Hey, hey! No, no!
1276
00:57:11,328 --> 00:57:13,095
Come here! Let go!
1277
00:57:13,130 --> 00:57:15,898
You got some treats?
C'mon, let go.
1278
00:57:15,933 --> 00:57:17,132
[freya growling]
1279
00:57:17,168 --> 00:57:18,801
-[jenny] hey! Freya!
-[tia] it's okay. She wants
your...
1280
00:57:18,836 --> 00:57:20,869
There you go. I got her.
She wants your bottle.
1281
00:57:23,073 --> 00:57:26,542
No, she'll get
possessive over it. Did you
hear her growling at me? Yeah.
1282
00:57:28,145 --> 00:57:34,082
Another wolfy trait is,
"what's mine is mine and
what's yours is mine."
1283
00:57:34,118 --> 00:57:37,586
it's just kinda how they are.
They zone in on something,
1284
00:57:37,621 --> 00:57:39,688
and they want it now.
1285
00:57:39,723 --> 00:57:43,058
This is what I tell people
about how genetics work.
1286
00:57:43,093 --> 00:57:45,227
-'cause you have a wolf-dog
cross.
-Yeah.
1287
00:57:45,262 --> 00:57:46,728
And, you never know what
you're gonna get.
1288
00:57:46,764 --> 00:57:49,731
-So, she looks like a wolf.
-Yeah.
1289
00:57:49,767 --> 00:57:52,100
Bur there's things that
make her act like a dog.
1290
00:57:52,136 --> 00:57:54,203
And then there are things
that make her act like a wolf.
1291
00:57:54,805 --> 00:57:56,238
So, um...
1292
00:57:57,374 --> 00:58:00,375
It's kinda like a crapshoot,
1293
00:58:00,411 --> 00:58:03,879
when you get one, 'cause you
don't know how they're
gonna act.
1294
00:58:03,914 --> 00:58:07,649
Freya is what she is. And not
only is she a big puppy,
1295
00:58:07,685 --> 00:58:11,019
but she is a canine that has
some wolf in her.
1296
00:58:11,055 --> 00:58:13,555
And, so, when you start mixing
genetics...
1297
00:58:13,591 --> 00:58:16,091
This is why I don't recommend
them as pets
1298
00:58:16,126 --> 00:58:18,260
'cause you don't know what
you're gonna get.
1299
00:58:18,295 --> 00:58:20,896
Are we gonna get the wolf or
are we gonna get the dog?
1300
00:58:20,931 --> 00:58:23,332
She wants... No, you're not
gonna go get him.
1301
00:58:23,367 --> 00:58:25,000
[laughing] no.
1302
00:58:25,035 --> 00:58:27,369
She's definitely a wild child,
though.
1303
00:58:27,404 --> 00:58:28,270
She is.
1304
00:58:29,573 --> 00:58:31,907
[tia] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ah.
1305
00:58:31,942 --> 00:58:35,844
When she acts like the wolf,
it can be...
1306
00:58:35,880 --> 00:58:39,348
They're not aggressive animals
but they do have behaviors
1307
00:58:39,383 --> 00:58:41,216
that make them different
than a dog.
1308
00:58:41,252 --> 00:58:43,285
Yeah.
You're an acquired taste.
1309
00:58:43,320 --> 00:58:47,422
-You're an acquired taste.
-[jenny] she's definitely an
acquired taste.
1310
00:58:47,458 --> 00:58:52,561
You know, we're very
fortunate that the rescuers
involved in rescuing her
1311
00:58:52,596 --> 00:58:58,166
did a great job in socializing
her, did a great job with some
preliminary basic training.
1312
00:58:58,202 --> 00:59:01,904
So, she's got some amazing
qualities about her.
1313
00:59:01,939 --> 00:59:07,109
That being said, she
definitely has wolf qualities,
too, we have to adhere to.
1314
00:59:07,144 --> 00:59:11,246
So, she's just gonna be here
having a good ol' time with
the rest of 'em.
1315
00:59:11,282 --> 00:59:14,316
She'll just be here,
playing with the other wolf
creatures.
1316
00:59:14,351 --> 00:59:16,451
Little wolfsters. Huh.
1317
00:59:36,340 --> 00:59:38,907
-[emily] toney!
-[toney] a'right.
1318
00:59:39,577 --> 00:59:40,709
[emily] you ready?
1319
00:59:42,212 --> 00:59:44,947
[toney speaking gibberish]
1320
00:59:44,982 --> 00:59:48,083
[tia] whenever we have a dog
that's in a hospice situation,
1321
00:59:48,118 --> 00:59:50,452
it's pretty common for one of
our employees to step up,
1322
00:59:50,487 --> 00:59:52,854
and take that dog into their
home and let them
1323
00:59:52,890 --> 00:59:54,823
stay with them for the
remainder of their life.
1324
00:59:54,858 --> 00:59:57,125
I was just talkin' about a
blue-haired... Look.
1325
00:59:57,161 --> 00:59:58,460
-No.
-That's a sign.
1326
00:59:58,495 --> 01:00:01,129
[tia] toney is a very
passionate guy.
1327
01:00:01,165 --> 01:00:03,332
He always has been
from the day I met him.
1328
01:00:03,367 --> 01:00:09,237
He's very kind, very caring,
both, with people and dogs.
1329
01:00:09,273 --> 01:00:13,675
So, when we heard about
the dog, sassy, having cancer,
1330
01:00:13,711 --> 01:00:19,047
it did not surprise me one bit
that toney and emily,
toney's girlfriend,
1331
01:00:19,083 --> 01:00:22,351
took her in as a hospice dog,
to live with them.
1332
01:00:22,386 --> 01:00:23,986
She's, like, the perfect
little size, too.
1333
01:00:24,021 --> 01:00:25,721
[emily] oh my god.
She's such a peanut.
1334
01:00:25,756 --> 01:00:29,157
[toney] I might have to get
a man-satchel for...
1335
01:00:29,193 --> 01:00:31,893
-Carrying her around?
Little babybjorn?
-[toney chuckling]
1336
01:00:31,929 --> 01:00:33,762
-[emily] can you help her out?
-[toney] come on, mama.
1337
01:00:33,797 --> 01:00:35,464
[toney makes kissing noises]
that's it. Come on.
1338
01:00:35,499 --> 01:00:36,498
Come on, baby.
1339
01:00:36,533 --> 01:00:38,567
[emily] go with your father.
1340
01:00:38,602 --> 01:00:42,604
[tia] you know, I remember
when that call came in,
1341
01:00:42,640 --> 01:00:46,208
and I sent toney and them out
there to rescue these dogs,
1342
01:00:48,646 --> 01:00:50,879
he was very emotional,
you know.
1343
01:00:50,914 --> 01:00:54,416
He sent me pictures and he
said that was one of the most
1344
01:00:54,451 --> 01:00:58,920
horrible situations that he
personally had ever
seen a dog in.
1345
01:00:58,956 --> 01:01:02,958
So, I think, him taking sassy
into his home,
1346
01:01:02,993 --> 01:01:04,559
it's extra special.
1347
01:01:07,031 --> 01:01:09,464
[emily] think she remembers
you from the rescue?
1348
01:01:09,500 --> 01:01:11,967
[toney] yeah. I think they
always do.
1349
01:01:12,002 --> 01:01:15,937
She knows you
saved her. Remember toney?
1350
01:01:17,641 --> 01:01:19,141
[toney] good girl, good girl.
1351
01:01:19,643 --> 01:01:20,909
Come on, mama.
1352
01:01:22,146 --> 01:01:24,079
This gonna be your new
hangout.
1353
01:01:24,114 --> 01:01:25,080
[emily] hi.
1354
01:01:25,115 --> 01:01:27,549
[toney] good girl. Get used to
this place.
1355
01:01:27,584 --> 01:01:28,784
[emily chuckling]
1356
01:01:28,819 --> 01:01:30,852
[toney] it's gonna be
your home.
1357
01:01:30,888 --> 01:01:32,521
[emily] she's christening this
house for us.
1358
01:01:32,556 --> 01:01:35,257
-[toney] come here.
-[emily chuckling]
1359
01:01:35,292 --> 01:01:36,925
[emily] she's obsessed
with you.
1360
01:01:36,960 --> 01:01:38,360
[toney] I told you
they remember.
1361
01:01:38,395 --> 01:01:42,097
I definitely feel that a bond
has started from the rescue.
1362
01:01:42,132 --> 01:01:45,467
And, that it remains,
you know. That she trusts me,
1363
01:01:45,502 --> 01:01:48,670
and she knows that I'm trying
to do the best I can for her.
1364
01:01:48,706 --> 01:01:50,238
[emily] you're gonna be
daddy's girl?
1365
01:01:50,274 --> 01:01:51,373
[toney laughing]
1366
01:01:51,408 --> 01:01:55,077
oh. To be a part of your life,
sassy, allowing us to...
1367
01:01:55,112 --> 01:01:56,011
[emily] yeah.
1368
01:01:57,748 --> 01:02:00,515
[toney] we'll make it a good
chapter, girl.
1369
01:02:00,551 --> 01:02:04,419
It's important for her to know
what it's like to live in
a home and be loved.
1370
01:02:04,455 --> 01:02:07,489
And, to know
that these people gonna care
for you until the end.
1371
01:02:07,524 --> 01:02:09,024
[emily] she seems happy.
1372
01:02:09,059 --> 01:02:10,492
[toney in nasal voice] sassy.
1373
01:02:12,730 --> 01:02:15,030
-[emily] sassy.
-[toney] eat it out, eat it
out, sass.
1374
01:02:15,065 --> 01:02:18,233
-I'll get you more stuffed
animals, whatever you want.
-[toney chuckling]
1375
01:02:19,069 --> 01:02:20,368
[toney] she likes
the squeaker.
1376
01:02:20,404 --> 01:02:21,703
[emily] yeah, I think.
1377
01:02:21,739 --> 01:02:24,840
[both laughing]
1378
01:02:26,610 --> 01:02:29,010
[toney] based off, like, her
introduction to toys,
1379
01:02:29,046 --> 01:02:32,481
she's probably never seen one
in her life, you know,
kind of nosing at it.
1380
01:02:32,516 --> 01:02:36,118
And then when she started
tossing it in the air, you
know, just real cute.
1381
01:02:36,587 --> 01:02:38,453
[emily laughing]
1382
01:02:38,489 --> 01:02:39,888
she's, like, "I'm ready."
1383
01:02:39,923 --> 01:02:42,557
-[toney] you gonna take a walk
now, then?
-[emily] she's a road dog.
1384
01:02:42,593 --> 01:02:45,427
[toney] from here on out,
sassy gonna know what it's
like to be a normal dog.
1385
01:02:45,462 --> 01:02:47,763
We gonna play, have fun,
take her on walks,
1386
01:02:47,798 --> 01:02:51,366
bring her on a few little
trips and just give her
the world while she's here.
1387
01:02:51,401 --> 01:02:53,902
Oh, sass. You're spinnin' me
in circles.
1388
01:02:53,937 --> 01:02:55,704
We gonna get it together.
1389
01:02:56,740 --> 01:02:59,474
Come here, little one.
[laughing]
1390
01:02:59,510 --> 01:03:03,211
this is twiggy. She is about
a year old, so she's
full-grown.
1391
01:03:03,247 --> 01:03:05,814
[squeakily] go, go, go, go,
go, go. [laughing]
1392
01:03:05,849 --> 01:03:07,449
she's super dog-friendly.
1393
01:03:07,484 --> 01:03:10,185
A little on the energetic side
so maybe some older kids.
1394
01:03:10,220 --> 01:03:12,020
She's super, super sweet.
1395
01:03:12,055 --> 01:03:15,690
Oh, you're so cute, you're
so cute, you're so cute.
1396
01:03:15,726 --> 01:03:18,126
Yeah, she's gonna be
a little tiny one, so,
1397
01:03:18,162 --> 01:03:19,561
if you would...
Oh, my gosh!
1398
01:03:19,596 --> 01:03:21,696
If you would like to adopt
twiggy,
1399
01:03:21,732 --> 01:03:24,132
or any other villalobos dog,
1400
01:03:24,168 --> 01:03:26,802
or to donate to villalobos,
go to:
1401
01:03:31,108 --> 01:03:34,409
Eww! You gave me tongue!
Eww! Blergh!
1402
01:03:37,681 --> 01:03:39,514
[dogs barking]
1403
01:03:47,057 --> 01:03:48,990
[heidi] deaf ben, deaf spike.
1404
01:03:49,026 --> 01:03:53,361
We recently discovered
that two of our dogs,
ben and spike, are deaf.
1405
01:03:53,397 --> 01:03:56,364
-[heidi] oh. I love them
together so much.
-[lizzy laughing]
1406
01:03:56,400 --> 01:04:00,569
we decided that we
wanted to do some basic
training with them,
1407
01:04:00,604 --> 01:04:04,306
that will help, when it comes
time to adopt them out.
1408
01:04:04,341 --> 01:04:07,375
So, I think it would be good
for adoption purposes
1409
01:04:07,411 --> 01:04:11,847
to try practicing some sign
language to them. So, at least
they go to a home with a base.
1410
01:04:11,882 --> 01:04:13,014
[heidi] yeah.
1411
01:04:13,050 --> 01:04:16,518
So, we should just start
trying to work with them
on that.
1412
01:04:16,553 --> 01:04:20,088
Just start with some simple
things, like "sit" and "come".
1413
01:04:20,123 --> 01:04:23,358
I guess the first thing is
just to get them to be looking
at us.
1414
01:04:23,393 --> 01:04:26,561
The most important thing when
you're working with a dog
1415
01:04:26,597 --> 01:04:29,397
who can't hear is that
you have their attention.
1416
01:04:29,433 --> 01:04:32,868
And a great way to do that is
just to use treats,
1417
01:04:32,903 --> 01:04:35,904
anything of high value that
smells really great.
1418
01:04:35,939 --> 01:04:37,939
[heidi] he already knows how
to sit. That's a good
first step.
1419
01:04:43,013 --> 01:04:44,679
[heidi] oh, that was good.
He looked over.
1420
01:04:44,715 --> 01:04:47,582
Now, we'll just
continue to work on different
things with him, and,
1421
01:04:47,618 --> 01:04:51,987
I think, one of the things is,
having him come and getting
his attention.
1422
01:04:52,022 --> 01:04:53,455
He's a quick learner.
1423
01:04:53,490 --> 01:04:55,790
[heidi] now try to do it from
all the way over there, with
your hand.
1424
01:04:58,228 --> 01:05:01,062
[lizzy] oh! Good boy!
Oh, my god.
1425
01:05:02,165 --> 01:05:05,300
What we tried with ben is we
would put our hand out
1426
01:05:05,335 --> 01:05:08,703
and when he would look at
out hand then we would
reward him with a treat.
1427
01:05:08,739 --> 01:05:13,074
And, the point of that was
to be able to just put
our hand out
1428
01:05:13,110 --> 01:05:16,678
and have him come over to us,
'cause he was associating
1429
01:05:16,713 --> 01:05:20,448
the hand coming out with
coming over and then
getting a treat for it.
1430
01:05:21,018 --> 01:05:22,617
[lizzy] oh. Yay!
1431
01:05:22,653 --> 01:05:25,253
He actually picked up on it
very quickly.
1432
01:05:25,289 --> 01:05:28,056
He's very treat driven. I do
think that ben is smart,
1433
01:05:28,091 --> 01:05:34,095
but, the fact that he is treat
motivated is extremely helpful
in this situation.
1434
01:05:34,131 --> 01:05:37,799
So, I think, the most
important thing is just
to be able to get them to
1435
01:05:37,834 --> 01:05:39,434
-to focus and look.
-[heidi] yeah.
1436
01:05:39,469 --> 01:05:42,604
[lizzy] and, he caught onto
the hand signals
really quickly.
1437
01:05:42,639 --> 01:05:44,940
-[lizzy] should we move on
to spike?
-[heidi] yeah, try spike.
1438
01:05:44,975 --> 01:05:47,542
[lizzy]
all right. Good job, ben.
1439
01:05:47,577 --> 01:05:51,613
It's really important for deaf
dogs to understand visual cues
1440
01:05:51,648 --> 01:05:53,615
and to be able to teach them
to come back to you.
1441
01:05:53,650 --> 01:05:57,352
Because, if an accident ever
happens or a mistake happens,
and the dog gets out,
1442
01:05:57,387 --> 01:05:59,554
you wanna be confident that
you can get them back.
1443
01:06:01,224 --> 01:06:03,124
Does he care about...
Oh, he doesn't care
about treats.
1444
01:06:03,160 --> 01:06:05,593
I don't think he cares about
these. I realized it a little.
1445
01:06:05,629 --> 01:06:07,262
[heidi] do you think
he likes toys?
1446
01:06:07,297 --> 01:06:08,897
[lizzy]
should I get that ball?
1447
01:06:08,932 --> 01:06:10,832
[heidi] yeah, get the ball.
1448
01:06:10,867 --> 01:06:12,701
[lizzy] he doesn't care
about the treats.
1449
01:06:12,736 --> 01:06:16,538
The difficult thing with spike
is that he doesn't seem to be
treat motivated.
1450
01:06:16,573 --> 01:06:19,774
Or, he just doesn't like the
flavor of treats that we have.
1451
01:06:19,810 --> 01:06:21,710
-[heidi] oh.
-[lizzy] do you like
the ballie?
1452
01:06:21,745 --> 01:06:22,777
[heidi] oh.
1453
01:06:22,813 --> 01:06:23,912
[spike panting]
1454
01:06:23,947 --> 01:06:25,113
[heidi] yeah.
1455
01:06:25,148 --> 01:06:27,515
[lizzy] turns out spike does
like toys.
1456
01:06:27,584 --> 01:06:31,353
So, I thought that using the
rope toy and the ball
1457
01:06:31,388 --> 01:06:34,789
would be a great way to at
least get him to pay attention
to me.
1458
01:06:38,261 --> 01:06:40,228
[spike panting]
1459
01:06:43,333 --> 01:06:45,333
-[heidi] oh, he does
kinda know it.
-[lizzy] yeah.
1460
01:06:45,369 --> 01:06:48,803
Some of the hand
signals we use would be if we
put our hand up to our nose
1461
01:06:48,839 --> 01:06:52,474
so we can get the dog to watch
us so we know that we have
their attention.
1462
01:06:52,509 --> 01:06:55,010
And, then, that's when
we wanna try to get them
to sit.
1463
01:06:55,045 --> 01:06:58,213
And, so we'll hold up a treat
in our hand and make like
1464
01:06:58,248 --> 01:07:01,816
this type of motion and as
soon as they sit down,
treat them .
1465
01:07:01,852 --> 01:07:03,351
[heidi] he doesn't care about
treats.
1466
01:07:03,387 --> 01:07:07,389
[lizzy] the problem is that he
takes the toy and wants to
leave with it.
1467
01:07:07,424 --> 01:07:10,358
Maybe we have to just find the
right flavor of treats.
1468
01:07:12,496 --> 01:07:14,529
Oh, there. He's eating it,
he's eating it.
1469
01:07:14,564 --> 01:07:17,432
We did try a different flavor
of treats
1470
01:07:17,467 --> 01:07:20,402
that he seemed to be a
little bit more into.
1471
01:07:20,437 --> 01:07:22,237
So, that's good. At least
he got "sit".
1472
01:07:23,473 --> 01:07:24,639
Oh. Here we go.
1473
01:07:24,674 --> 01:07:26,107
[heidi] I mean, the sitting
has improved...
1474
01:07:26,143 --> 01:07:27,776
-[lizzy] yeah.
-...From when we first
got in here.
1475
01:07:27,811 --> 01:07:30,678
We were able to get
spike to sit a few times,
1476
01:07:30,714 --> 01:07:34,616
which is great because he did
not know how to sit before.
1477
01:07:34,651 --> 01:07:38,486
We were able to get him to
look at us when we would put
our hand up to our face.
1478
01:07:38,522 --> 01:07:39,988
Good.
1479
01:07:40,023 --> 01:07:43,792
So, that was
some good progress
for spike's first time.
1480
01:07:43,827 --> 01:07:46,928
I think that was a good start,
since we don't wanna really
overwhelm them,
1481
01:07:46,963 --> 01:07:49,364
and try and teach them too
many things at once.
1482
01:07:50,567 --> 01:07:54,803
So, from here, we'll just keep
working with ben and spike
1483
01:07:54,838 --> 01:07:58,506
on their basic training and
manners and, hopefully,
1484
01:07:58,542 --> 01:08:00,642
we'll be able to find homes
for them very soon.
1485
01:08:00,677 --> 01:08:03,812
[heidi] I think ben's at a
little bit of an advantage
because,
1486
01:08:03,847 --> 01:08:06,581
you know, we think that he
came from a home before,
1487
01:08:06,616 --> 01:08:08,249
so don't feel bad, spike.
1488
01:08:08,752 --> 01:08:09,984
You can't hear me.
1489
01:08:19,629 --> 01:08:23,031
[toney] ready, mama?
Okay. That's the thing.
1490
01:08:26,036 --> 01:08:27,969
Yo, e came to visit.
1491
01:08:30,273 --> 01:08:32,040
[earl] what's happenin', bro?
1492
01:08:32,075 --> 01:08:34,375
[toney] you all good?
1493
01:08:34,411 --> 01:08:38,847
[earl] I was thinking, since
we had all that stuff
goin' on.
1494
01:08:38,882 --> 01:08:41,182
I wanted to bring her
somethin', bro.
1495
01:08:41,218 --> 01:08:42,450
[toney] all right, sass.
Come here.
1496
01:08:42,486 --> 01:08:44,319
-[earl] she want it, too.
-[toney] I know.
1497
01:08:44,354 --> 01:08:47,021
[earl] sassy is a dog we just
recently rescued.
1498
01:08:47,057 --> 01:08:50,058
We got some bad news that she
was suffering with cancer,
1499
01:08:50,093 --> 01:08:53,795
you know, so, I just took it
upon myself to kinda,
1500
01:08:53,830 --> 01:08:57,232
just let her eat anything in
the world. Anything I eat, she
could eat.
1501
01:08:57,267 --> 01:08:59,000
[toney] be patient.
Oh, lord, yes.
1502
01:08:59,035 --> 01:09:01,803
[earl] you know, she goin'
through her last days, you
know what I'm saying?
1503
01:09:01,838 --> 01:09:03,671
[toney] yeah. My baby girl.
1504
01:09:03,707 --> 01:09:05,673
[earl] and, I wanted to
make sure...
1505
01:09:05,709 --> 01:09:07,675
[toney] yeah, she's been doing
good, thankfully.
1506
01:09:09,346 --> 01:09:11,946
Oh [bleep]. Slow down!
1507
01:09:11,982 --> 01:09:15,416
Trying to devour it. E, I'm
gonna take her for a little
walk real quick.
1508
01:09:15,452 --> 01:09:16,851
[earl] yeah. I'mma walk
with you.
1509
01:09:16,887 --> 01:09:18,953
[toney] c'mon, we'll give her
a little more to see.
1510
01:09:18,989 --> 01:09:21,089
We gotta work for that, ma'am.
1511
01:09:21,124 --> 01:09:24,759
Just with the naked eye
you'd never believe, like,
she's suffering with cancer
1512
01:09:24,794 --> 01:09:27,729
because, you know,
she's still upbeat,
she's still waggin',
1513
01:09:27,797 --> 01:09:29,731
she's still happy
to see people.
1514
01:09:29,766 --> 01:09:31,966
She loves the lovin',
you know?
1515
01:09:32,002 --> 01:09:34,869
I don't know, people
probably ain't never talked to
our girl or nothing.
1516
01:09:34,905 --> 01:09:37,605
[toney] now, she ain't eating
that whole bag of chicken,
now, 'cause,
1517
01:09:37,641 --> 01:09:39,874
this ain't her last night or
nothing.
1518
01:09:39,910 --> 01:09:41,709
There ain't gonna be...
1519
01:09:41,745 --> 01:09:43,344
[earl] were you tryin' to blow
the roof?
1520
01:09:43,380 --> 01:09:44,245
[earl laughing]
1521
01:09:44,281 --> 01:09:45,980
[toney] are you trying to
blow it up?
1522
01:09:46,016 --> 01:09:48,283
[earl] good, good, get it,
get it. Grab the bag, girl.
1523
01:09:48,318 --> 01:09:51,386
[toney] oh, don't do that with
her. She gonna bust that, bro.
1524
01:09:52,522 --> 01:09:55,023
Just spending time with
sassy like I did,
1525
01:09:56,459 --> 01:09:59,260
seeing her really enjoy
her meal, you know,
1526
01:09:59,296 --> 01:10:02,730
it just made me forget about
her situation at the moment.
1527
01:10:02,766 --> 01:10:05,867
She just was a nice, healthy,
friendly, loving dog.
1528
01:10:05,902 --> 01:10:09,871
But, in the back of my mind,
I know, she's not doing well.
1529
01:10:09,906 --> 01:10:12,207
And someday, you know,
1530
01:10:12,242 --> 01:10:15,276
she gonna have to go home,
you know.
1531
01:10:15,312 --> 01:10:17,845
From this point forward,
you know, me personally,
1532
01:10:17,881 --> 01:10:21,482
I'mma just do my part in
feedin' her.
1533
01:10:21,518 --> 01:10:25,386
All free world food and ain't
no more dog food for sassy.
1534
01:10:27,524 --> 01:10:29,390
[toney] say "thank you."
1535
01:10:29,426 --> 01:10:32,493
[earl] thank you.
I love you, too.
1536
01:10:32,529 --> 01:10:36,164
[tia] you know, I always tell
people that come to work
for us,
1537
01:10:36,199 --> 01:10:38,600
"you can come here as an
employee and just have
a job,
1538
01:10:38,635 --> 01:10:44,038
or you can come here and
get a job and it
becomes your lifestyle."
1539
01:10:44,074 --> 01:10:46,441
and that's what happens
in a case like this,
1540
01:10:46,476 --> 01:10:52,747
with toney and earl just
jumpin' in, you know,
after hours, days off.
1541
01:10:52,782 --> 01:10:54,449
And it feels good to have
people like that.
1542
01:10:54,484 --> 01:10:57,885
To become as dedicated as
my own kids.
1543
01:10:57,921 --> 01:10:59,420
It's nice to be able to
rely on them.
1544
01:10:59,456 --> 01:11:01,089
[earl] bye, sass. Thanks
for the kisses.
1545
01:11:01,124 --> 01:11:03,958
[toney] say "bye-bye" sass.
And, say thank you for
the food.
1546
01:11:03,994 --> 01:11:06,127
Stop by anytime. Anytime!
1547
01:11:06,162 --> 01:11:07,295
[earl laughing]
1548
01:11:07,330 --> 01:11:08,296
[earl] all right, homie.
1549
01:11:08,331 --> 01:11:10,865
[toney] all right.
Love you, brother.
1550
01:11:21,311 --> 01:11:22,377
[mariah. T] come on.
1551
01:11:22,412 --> 01:11:24,345
With smiley, we've been
working on her commands.
1552
01:11:24,381 --> 01:11:27,181
"sit", "stay", "lay down",
all of these things.
1553
01:11:27,217 --> 01:11:29,684
She is thriving and doing
amazing.
1554
01:11:29,719 --> 01:11:35,356
So, today I am loading up
smiley to take her to her
potential forever home,
1555
01:11:35,392 --> 01:11:37,292
with ben in
northern california.
1556
01:11:37,327 --> 01:11:40,261
Come on, mama. Good girl.
1557
01:11:40,297 --> 01:11:42,030
[tia] cali girl.
1558
01:11:42,065 --> 01:11:43,731
-Cali girl.
-[mariah. T] okay.
1559
01:11:43,767 --> 01:11:46,668
I'm excited that smiley is
potentially gonna get to go
to somebody
1560
01:11:46,703 --> 01:11:48,836
that saw something in this
dog, like I see.
1561
01:11:48,872 --> 01:11:51,773
And, really bring out all
the potential that she has.
1562
01:11:51,808 --> 01:11:54,942
-I'll call you when I
get there.
-[tia] happy trails!
1563
01:11:54,978 --> 01:11:57,211
-[mariah. T] I'll teach him
some obedience stuff.
-[tia] yeah.
1564
01:11:57,247 --> 01:11:59,380
-[mariah. T] okey-dokey.
-[tia] okay.
1565
01:11:59,416 --> 01:12:01,683
Hopefully, everything
goes well with the home check
1566
01:12:01,718 --> 01:12:05,219
with ben, and smiley will find
her forever home with him.
1567
01:12:06,456 --> 01:12:09,057
[tia] phew! Long drive.
1568
01:12:09,826 --> 01:12:11,492
[mariah. T] whoa! Burnout.
1569
01:12:14,531 --> 01:12:16,831
-I can go get her and I'll
bring her back here.
-[ben] okay.
1570
01:12:16,866 --> 01:12:18,266
[tia] coming up:
1571
01:12:18,301 --> 01:12:21,369
[mariah. T] you have no idea
what is about to happen
to you right now.
1572
01:12:21,404 --> 01:12:24,772
I think it's human
nature to be a bit worried
the dog won't remember me.
1573
01:12:24,808 --> 01:12:26,908
-[ben] I hear dog feet.
-[mariah. T] come on!
1574
01:12:40,323 --> 01:12:41,823
[ferry horn blowing]
1575
01:12:41,858 --> 01:12:43,991
[toney] all right, now.
Be careful. Okay, get out
first.
1576
01:12:44,494 --> 01:12:46,127
Okay. Come on.
1577
01:12:46,162 --> 01:12:47,295
Good girl.
1578
01:12:47,330 --> 01:12:48,629
You did it. You gotta look.
1579
01:12:49,099 --> 01:12:50,465
We got somethin'.
1580
01:12:50,500 --> 01:12:52,100
Raw shrimp and boiled
seafood.
1581
01:12:52,135 --> 01:12:53,000
[makes kissing noises]
1582
01:12:53,036 --> 01:12:54,302
[emily] sassy.
1583
01:12:55,004 --> 01:12:56,037
[car door closing]
1584
01:12:57,440 --> 01:12:59,273
I have no tackle or nothing.
1585
01:12:59,309 --> 01:13:04,145
I'm a survivor fisher. I just
got a hook and a shrimp.
1586
01:13:04,180 --> 01:13:06,013
And I'm gonna make
somethin' happen.
1587
01:13:06,049 --> 01:13:08,716
Fishin' is calmin' for me.
It's my little escape,
you know,
1588
01:13:08,752 --> 01:13:11,619
from the real world. It always
has been since little.
1589
01:13:11,654 --> 01:13:13,821
You know, just get that pole
and just go somewhere,
1590
01:13:13,857 --> 01:13:15,890
and, to me, it helps,
you know, the soul.
1591
01:13:15,925 --> 01:13:17,959
[toney] take a good breath.
[inhaling deeply]
1592
01:13:17,994 --> 01:13:21,429
open your nose up and take a
good breath out here, sass.
1593
01:13:21,464 --> 01:13:22,630
Smell that?
1594
01:13:22,665 --> 01:13:24,799
[inaudible murmuring]
1595
01:13:26,336 --> 01:13:27,735
mama.
1596
01:13:28,938 --> 01:13:31,305
When I catch this fish, you
gotta help me get it in.
1597
01:13:32,776 --> 01:13:34,275
It's gonna be a big one, now.
1598
01:13:34,310 --> 01:13:36,644
You just ride us back and
I'm gonna...
1599
01:13:36,679 --> 01:13:38,646
Muscle it down. [laughing]
1600
01:13:40,417 --> 01:13:42,216
[emily] you really think
she'll do the rest?
1601
01:13:43,319 --> 01:13:45,453
Being able to go do
little trips like that
1602
01:13:45,488 --> 01:13:47,755
and share that time with her
is real special for me.
1603
01:13:47,791 --> 01:13:49,490
And, I know,
rewarding for her.
1604
01:13:49,526 --> 01:13:51,259
You're my baby girl.
1605
01:13:51,294 --> 01:13:54,462
She's such a proud girl.
You see, how, like,
she ain't scared?
1606
01:13:54,497 --> 01:13:57,331
[emily] when you
leashed her up to go out,
1607
01:13:57,367 --> 01:14:00,201
in the neighborhood, she was
so proud to go with you.
1608
01:14:00,236 --> 01:14:03,271
You know, instead of
dying at the end of a chain,
1609
01:14:03,306 --> 01:14:06,641
all alone, she's gonna be with
a family that cares.
1610
01:14:06,676 --> 01:14:10,244
And I don't care what time we
got, as long as we got
this time with her now,
1611
01:14:10,280 --> 01:14:12,680
to make it, you know,
a better life for her,
1612
01:14:12,715 --> 01:14:15,516
and assure her that there was
a better world out here.
1613
01:14:15,552 --> 01:14:17,318
[emily] you're a good
fishing dog.
1614
01:14:18,254 --> 01:14:19,287
[toney chuckling]
1615
01:14:25,495 --> 01:14:29,197
[mariah. T] today, we are
in california doing smiley's
home check.
1616
01:14:29,232 --> 01:14:33,701
I'm hoping that ben is
understanding with smiley's
little quirks,
1617
01:14:33,736 --> 01:14:35,870
and that she does need
some work.
1618
01:14:35,905 --> 01:14:38,206
Okay. I'll be back.
1619
01:14:38,241 --> 01:14:41,375
But, there's no doubt in my
mind, that once she has
repetition,
1620
01:14:41,411 --> 01:14:43,511
that she won't end up being
great with
1621
01:14:43,546 --> 01:14:45,446
being in the kitchen and
other things like that.
1622
01:14:45,482 --> 01:14:46,547
[doorbell ringing]
1623
01:14:46,583 --> 01:14:48,616
[ben] hey. How are you doin'?
1624
01:14:48,651 --> 01:14:50,051
-[mariah. T] nice shirt.
-[ben] welcome.
1625
01:14:50,086 --> 01:14:51,853
-I made those actually.
-Come on in.
1626
01:14:51,888 --> 01:14:54,822
I'm incredibly excited
to see smiley. I'm incredibly
excited that she's here.
1627
01:14:54,858 --> 01:14:58,326
I can't wait. If I was a
gymnast, I would do a back
flip for you right now.
1628
01:14:58,361 --> 01:14:59,861
I'm ecstatic.
1629
01:14:59,896 --> 01:15:02,330
[mariah. T] I know things are
gonna be weird because of all
this stuff.
1630
01:15:02,365 --> 01:15:03,598
[ben] no, it's all good.
1631
01:15:03,633 --> 01:15:05,500
No, I mean, it's cool.
I wish I could give you
a big hug.
1632
01:15:05,535 --> 01:15:07,201
But that's where we're at,
you know what I mean?
1633
01:15:07,237 --> 01:15:09,604
-It's so hard for me to not
shake people's hands.
-[ben] yeah.
1634
01:15:09,639 --> 01:15:11,973
How I've been preparing for
smiley is going all out.
1635
01:15:12,008 --> 01:15:15,376
We got all the dog beds,
tons of toys, treats.
1636
01:15:15,411 --> 01:15:18,579
She's gonna be spoiled beyond
belief.
1637
01:15:18,615 --> 01:15:20,615
[mariah. T] this yard is
beautiful. You want a roomie?
1638
01:15:20,650 --> 01:15:21,682
[both laughing]
1639
01:15:21,718 --> 01:15:23,251
[ben] you guys are welcome
whenever.
1640
01:15:23,286 --> 01:15:25,953
[mariah. T] so, I'm gonna
do the fence and just walk
around first,
1641
01:15:25,989 --> 01:15:28,322
-and then we can actually
sit down and talk.
-Yeah, yeah.
1642
01:15:28,358 --> 01:15:30,858
You don't have anyone that
comes back here to take care
of the plants or...
1643
01:15:30,894 --> 01:15:32,293
-No gardener or anything?
-It's all me.
1644
01:15:32,328 --> 01:15:34,629
-Do your neighbors have dogs?
-Uh, no.
1645
01:15:34,664 --> 01:15:36,297
-You're making this easy.
-[ben] yep.
1646
01:15:36,332 --> 01:15:38,632
[laughing] okay, this gate.
You have a lock on it already,
I can see.
1647
01:15:38,635 --> 01:15:39,667
[ben] it does.
1648
01:15:39,702 --> 01:15:41,202
I don't have to do anything.
[laughing]
1649
01:15:41,237 --> 01:15:43,905
-[ben] yeah, it's got a little
baby lock on there.
-Yeah, this is easy.
1650
01:15:43,940 --> 01:15:46,340
[ben] and then, this one
over here. Even though
I doubt that
1651
01:15:46,376 --> 01:15:48,042
she would ever be able to get
this door open.
1652
01:15:48,077 --> 01:15:50,378
-But, it's carabinered up,
anyway.
-Yeah.
1653
01:15:50,413 --> 01:15:52,847
-[ben] it's carabinered up.
-That's perfect, that's super
easy.
1654
01:15:52,882 --> 01:15:55,483
[ben] and, yeah, there is
double access on the pool too,
you know,
1655
01:15:55,518 --> 01:15:58,586
she can get out here and
there's a stair in the deep
end, as well.
1656
01:15:58,621 --> 01:15:59,921
[mariah. T] okay.
1657
01:15:59,956 --> 01:16:02,857
Ben's already on top of it.
He has a padlock on the
one gate.
1658
01:16:02,892 --> 01:16:05,026
The fence goes all the way
into the ground.
1659
01:16:05,061 --> 01:16:07,395
I like seeing this. I have one
for my dogs, too.
1660
01:16:07,430 --> 01:16:08,829
[ben] it just helps, right?
1661
01:16:08,865 --> 01:16:11,132
The one thing I will say,
because you don't have a fence
around it,
1662
01:16:11,167 --> 01:16:13,167
-don't leave her back here
by herself.
-[ben] yeah, of course.
1663
01:16:13,202 --> 01:16:15,770
Which, I wouldn't assume
that you would, but I still
need to say it.
1664
01:16:15,805 --> 01:16:17,305
-Yes, I hear you.
-Just to make sure, and,
1665
01:16:17,340 --> 01:16:19,874
most dogs will figure out how
to swim and get out, but,
1666
01:16:19,909 --> 01:16:22,143
-when you panic,
things happen.
-[ben] yeah.
1667
01:16:22,178 --> 01:16:23,544
I mean, it'll be a new thing
for her.
1668
01:16:23,580 --> 01:16:26,614
-Yeah, I'm not worried about
it. It's really on her terms.
-Yeah.
1669
01:16:26,649 --> 01:16:29,183
Ben seems really
on top of his stuff.
1670
01:16:29,218 --> 01:16:32,720
He already has a life jacket
for her if she does end up,
like, in the pool.
1671
01:16:32,755 --> 01:16:35,890
And that relieved some
anxiety for me for sure.
1672
01:16:35,959 --> 01:16:39,327
Mariah, the other mariah,
and my nephew, luke,
1673
01:16:39,362 --> 01:16:41,662
did some kinda kitchen stuff.
1674
01:16:41,698 --> 01:16:43,664
Okay.
1675
01:16:43,700 --> 01:16:47,168
[mariah] oh. Okay.
What are you doing? You can't
do that.
1676
01:16:47,203 --> 01:16:48,769
That was rude.
1677
01:16:48,805 --> 01:16:50,571
She didn't do good,
but, it's not...
1678
01:16:50,607 --> 01:16:53,107
-[mariah. T] just gonna
tell ya.
-[ben laughing] it's all good.
1679
01:16:53,142 --> 01:16:55,242
But, it's not because she's
not going to.
1680
01:16:55,278 --> 01:16:57,378
It's because once we did it,
we realized that
1681
01:16:57,413 --> 01:17:01,048
the only thing that she needed
was just obedience training.
1682
01:17:01,084 --> 01:17:02,850
-[ben] right. Yeah.
-That's it.
1683
01:17:02,885 --> 01:17:05,987
No, that would be great. We'll
work on that. I got nothing
but time to work on all that.
1684
01:17:06,022 --> 01:17:09,323
[mariah. T] it was kinda weird
having to tell ben that she
didn't pass her training.
1685
01:17:09,359 --> 01:17:13,194
And, having an adopter react
like that is exactly what I'm
hoping for.
1686
01:17:13,229 --> 01:17:15,429
-So, I can go get her and I'll
bring her back here.
-[ben] okay.
1687
01:17:15,465 --> 01:17:18,132
[mariah. T] and then,
you can see her again.
1688
01:17:18,167 --> 01:17:21,068
Now that I know the backyard
is good for smiley,
1689
01:17:21,104 --> 01:17:24,038
I can go get her and bring
her in to see ben again.
1690
01:17:24,073 --> 01:17:26,874
[playfully]
what are you doin'?
1691
01:17:26,909 --> 01:17:30,745
You have no idea what is about
to happen to you right now.
1692
01:17:30,780 --> 01:17:31,979
[smiley whining]
1693
01:17:33,316 --> 01:17:34,582
[mariah. T]
come on, sweet pea.
1694
01:17:34,617 --> 01:17:36,417
I think it's human
nature to be a little worried
1695
01:17:36,452 --> 01:17:39,286
that the dog won't remember
me, but, I don't mind
any of that stuff.
1696
01:17:39,322 --> 01:17:41,656
It's not worry. It's mostly
a lot of excitement.
1697
01:17:41,691 --> 01:17:42,523
[mariah. T] come on!
1698
01:17:44,027 --> 01:17:46,560
This is xena. She's about
five years old.
1699
01:17:46,596 --> 01:17:49,497
My sister actually rescued her
about three years ago.
1700
01:17:49,532 --> 01:17:51,032
Sit.
1701
01:17:51,067 --> 01:17:54,869
She was left in an apartment.
She almost died giving birth
to her puppies.
1702
01:17:54,904 --> 01:17:57,204
Her puppies have since gotten
wonderful homes, but,
1703
01:17:57,240 --> 01:17:59,540
xena, unfortunately,
is still with us
1704
01:17:59,575 --> 01:18:01,575
and looking for her
forever family.
1705
01:18:01,611 --> 01:18:03,944
Xena needs to be the only
dog in a home, but,
1706
01:18:03,980 --> 01:18:05,980
loves, loves, loves people.
1707
01:18:06,049 --> 01:18:08,115
She's definitely
a couch potato.
1708
01:18:08,151 --> 01:18:10,051
She is very, very cuddly.
1709
01:18:10,086 --> 01:18:12,019
And, just an all round
happy dog.
1710
01:18:12,055 --> 01:18:14,188
If you're interested in
adopting xena,
1711
01:18:14,257 --> 01:18:17,158
any other villalobos dog, or
donating to villalobos got to:
1712
01:18:19,295 --> 01:18:20,695
Come on, mama.
1713
01:18:20,730 --> 01:18:22,963
Good girl. There we go.
1714
01:18:22,999 --> 01:18:24,665
Here's my girl. Come on.
1715
01:18:30,073 --> 01:18:33,808
[mariah. T] you have no idea
what is about to happen to you
right now.
1716
01:18:33,843 --> 01:18:35,176
Come on, sweet pea.
1717
01:18:35,745 --> 01:18:37,478
Come on.
1718
01:18:37,513 --> 01:18:41,248
-I hear dog feet. Oh, girl!
-[mariah. T] who's that?
1719
01:18:41,284 --> 01:18:43,084
[ben] hey!
1720
01:18:43,119 --> 01:18:45,052
[mariah. T] you know, she's
a little bit nervous at first,
1721
01:18:45,088 --> 01:18:47,188
but, she gets out of it
very quickly.
1722
01:18:47,223 --> 01:18:48,589
[mariah. T]
what are you doing?
1723
01:18:48,624 --> 01:18:50,758
-[ben] look at all that, huh?
-What is that, honey?
1724
01:18:50,793 --> 01:18:52,626
[ben] got a whole new yard.
1725
01:18:52,662 --> 01:18:55,129
I definitely connected
well with smiley.
1726
01:18:55,164 --> 01:18:57,498
I felt like she showed me
love. It felt great.
1727
01:18:57,533 --> 01:18:59,600
-[ben] oh! There we go,
there we go.
-Oh. It's okay.
1728
01:18:59,635 --> 01:19:01,569
-Come on.
-[ben] you're all right.
1729
01:19:01,604 --> 01:19:03,404
[ben] you doin' okay?
1730
01:19:03,439 --> 01:19:07,775
We're already being calm
around each other and I like
it. She's a real sweetheart.
1731
01:19:07,810 --> 01:19:10,778
-[ben] yeah.
-I know. I need you to come
over here and see this. Look.
1732
01:19:10,813 --> 01:19:12,947
[mariah. T] it's water.
What is that?
1733
01:19:12,982 --> 01:19:14,081
Is it scary?
1734
01:19:14,117 --> 01:19:15,216
[laughing]
1735
01:19:15,251 --> 01:19:16,851
sometimes, it just takes
a little bit of time.
1736
01:19:16,886 --> 01:19:19,553
Even if she doesn't like
the water, the biggest
thing is
1737
01:19:19,589 --> 01:19:21,288
ben just showing her where
the steps are
1738
01:19:21,324 --> 01:19:24,825
so that if she does fall in,
she's not completely panicked.
1739
01:19:24,861 --> 01:19:26,727
[ben] yeah. Let her check it
all out.
1740
01:19:26,763 --> 01:19:28,763
[mariah. T] go!
1741
01:19:28,798 --> 01:19:30,664
[both laughing]
1742
01:19:30,700 --> 01:19:32,066
[mariah. T] don't fall
in the pool.
1743
01:19:33,035 --> 01:19:34,001
What are you doing?
1744
01:19:34,036 --> 01:19:36,570
[ben] plenty of room to run.
Got a lot there.
1745
01:19:36,606 --> 01:19:38,472
[mariah. T] whoo! [laughing]
1746
01:19:39,375 --> 01:19:41,175
[ben] oh, yeah. Happy dog.
1747
01:19:42,912 --> 01:19:45,880
-She's looking in the
barbeque.
-Straight for the brush.
1748
01:19:45,915 --> 01:19:46,881
[both laughing]
1749
01:19:46,916 --> 01:19:48,282
[mariah. T] hey, hey, hey,
don't eat that.
1750
01:19:49,585 --> 01:19:50,751
Uh-uh.
1751
01:19:50,787 --> 01:19:52,219
Come on.
[makes kissing noises]
1752
01:19:52,255 --> 01:19:55,523
when she jumps on things or
she jumps on you, say "off"
not "down",
1753
01:19:55,558 --> 01:19:57,324
-cos "down" means lay down.
-[ben] yeah.
1754
01:19:57,360 --> 01:19:59,760
[mariah. T] hi. Off.
1755
01:19:59,796 --> 01:20:01,395
-Sit. [makes kissing noises]
-[ben] good girl.
1756
01:20:01,430 --> 01:20:02,830
You sit.
1757
01:20:02,865 --> 01:20:04,865
I'm gonna wait till I get you
a treat. Can I grab some
of her treats?
1758
01:20:04,934 --> 01:20:05,733
[ben] yes. Let's do it.
1759
01:20:05,768 --> 01:20:07,568
Stay here. Uh-uh. Come on.
1760
01:20:07,603 --> 01:20:10,604
-No, no, no!
-[ben laughing]
1761
01:20:11,440 --> 01:20:12,573
[mariah. T] go!
1762
01:20:12,608 --> 01:20:13,974
[ben] what is this?
1763
01:20:14,010 --> 01:20:16,043
Sit. Good girl.
1764
01:20:16,078 --> 01:20:17,411
[mariah. T] see?
Already on it.
1765
01:20:17,446 --> 01:20:19,680
Good girl. No. Off.
1766
01:20:19,715 --> 01:20:21,482
[mariah. T] if you turn and
say "off", then she'll...
1767
01:20:21,517 --> 01:20:22,850
-Off.
-There we go.
1768
01:20:22,885 --> 01:20:24,618
[ben] sit. Good girl.
1769
01:20:24,687 --> 01:20:26,487
I'm excited to kinda
work with her,
1770
01:20:26,522 --> 01:20:28,889
and, teach her to not kinda
jump on tables,
1771
01:20:28,925 --> 01:20:30,858
not jump up for food,
1772
01:20:30,893 --> 01:20:34,528
just basic dog stuff, basic
dog-living-in-house rules.
1773
01:20:34,564 --> 01:20:36,397
So, it'll be good.
1774
01:20:36,432 --> 01:20:39,567
If she does end up
liking the pool, I better get
all of the pictures,
1775
01:20:39,602 --> 01:20:41,836
[laughing] 'cause I'll wanna
see them.
1776
01:20:41,871 --> 01:20:45,906
Is there anything that you are
worried about or have
questions about with her?
1777
01:20:45,942 --> 01:20:48,242
No, not at all. I'm stoked.
I'm good.
1778
01:20:48,277 --> 01:20:49,443
[mariah. T]
you're just excited?
1779
01:20:49,478 --> 01:20:51,145
I'm ready to cuddle up and
post up.
1780
01:20:51,180 --> 01:20:53,280
I think smiley's life here is
gonna be amazing.
1781
01:20:53,349 --> 01:20:56,517
[laughing] it's gonna be a
lot of chill time.
1782
01:20:56,552 --> 01:20:59,353
And, when we're not doing
chill time it's gonna be a lot
of outdoor activities.
1783
01:20:59,388 --> 01:21:01,455
So, she should lead
a good life.
1784
01:21:01,490 --> 01:21:03,457
[mariah. T]
this is officially yours.
1785
01:21:03,492 --> 01:21:05,226
-[ben] mariah, you're
the best.
-[mariah. T] I wish,
1786
01:21:05,261 --> 01:21:07,461
-I could hug you
right now, but I can't.
-I know.
1787
01:21:07,496 --> 01:21:09,563
Goodbye. I'm not
gonna miss you at all.
1788
01:21:09,599 --> 01:21:11,165
-[ben] mariah, thank you
so much.
-Of course.
1789
01:21:11,200 --> 01:21:13,367
Please thank everybody for me.
It's honestly...
1790
01:21:13,402 --> 01:21:15,836
[mariah. T] quit being
so rude! I guess
it's your kid now.
1791
01:21:15,872 --> 01:21:18,305
-You have fun with that.
-[ben] please have a safe
drive home.
1792
01:21:18,341 --> 01:21:19,773
[mariah. T] thank you.
1793
01:21:19,809 --> 01:21:23,377
Smiley needs someone that
wants to put time into her and
1794
01:21:23,412 --> 01:21:26,280
really care about everything
that she needs, and,
1795
01:21:26,315 --> 01:21:29,183
without a doubt in my mind,
that person is ben.
1796
01:21:29,218 --> 01:21:32,019
[ben] where'd she go? Yeah.
1797
01:21:32,488 --> 01:21:33,854
You're all right.
1798
01:21:33,890 --> 01:21:37,358
Smiley is finally here and I
cannot wait to start the
next chapter.
1799
01:21:37,393 --> 01:21:40,794
Having something that I can
take care of and nurture and
be kind to,
1800
01:21:41,631 --> 01:21:43,831
it's a big joyous moment
for me.
1801
01:21:43,866 --> 01:21:45,466
I can't wait
to get it started.