1 00:00:02,203 --> 00:00:04,503 [dogs barking] 2 00:00:04,505 --> 00:00:06,105 [cell phone ringing] 3 00:00:06,107 --> 00:00:07,206 [Mariah] Do you see her? 4 00:00:07,208 --> 00:00:10,642 [man speaking] 5 00:00:10,711 --> 00:00:11,844 [Mariah] Okay. 6 00:00:13,714 --> 00:00:16,115 I am on my way to try and find the stray dog 7 00:00:16,117 --> 00:00:18,417 that we keep getting calls about out here in the country. 8 00:00:18,419 --> 00:00:20,386 Okay. 9 00:00:20,388 --> 00:00:22,821 [Mariah] I got a written letter in my mailbox 10 00:00:22,823 --> 00:00:24,957 from our mail carrier, 11 00:00:25,059 --> 00:00:27,926 saying that there was a little tan pupp 12 00:00:27,928 --> 00:00:29,762 hanging out around the post office, 13 00:00:29,863 --> 00:00:32,464 really skinny, she tried feeding it, but it was too skittish. 14 00:00:32,533 --> 00:00:34,033 All right. 15 00:00:35,036 --> 00:00:36,402 Fear of being a dog. 16 00:00:38,806 --> 00:00:41,040 [Tia speaking] 17 00:00:47,615 --> 00:00:49,515 We do know that the dog is a female, 18 00:00:49,517 --> 00:00:51,950 and from a video that we received from someone, 19 00:00:52,052 --> 00:00:54,853 we can tell that the dog is extremely skittish. 20 00:00:58,526 --> 00:01:01,093 [camera operator speaking] 21 00:01:01,095 --> 00:01:02,528 [Mariah speaking] 22 00:01:02,530 --> 00:01:03,928 [camera operator speaking] 23 00:01:05,299 --> 00:01:08,801 Unfortunately, we didn't know if she was staying in that area 24 00:01:08,803 --> 00:01:10,736 or if she was wandering further. 25 00:01:11,839 --> 00:01:13,639 I am going behind the post office 26 00:01:13,707 --> 00:01:15,207 where the dog was last spotted, 27 00:01:15,209 --> 00:01:17,342 and I'm gonna look around the cane fields to see if I can see her. 28 00:01:20,047 --> 00:01:21,613 Some wandering. 29 00:01:26,253 --> 00:01:27,352 [whistles] 30 00:01:29,924 --> 00:01:31,056 [whistles] 31 00:01:31,158 --> 00:01:32,724 [Mariah] It's extremely difficult 32 00:01:32,726 --> 00:01:35,661 to look through the cane fields to try and find a dog. 33 00:01:35,729 --> 00:01:38,163 The cane fields are not something you can walk throu 34 00:01:38,232 --> 00:01:39,298 and the cane is very tall. 35 00:01:39,300 --> 00:01:40,565 They'll cut you 36 00:01:40,667 --> 00:01:43,602 and there's snakes and rats, and... and it's not something 37 00:01:43,604 --> 00:01:45,337 that is feasible to go into 38 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:47,439 She's got to be in there, in here. 39 00:01:50,044 --> 00:01:51,343 Dang it. 40 00:01:58,819 --> 00:01:59,918 [whistles] 41 00:02:03,757 --> 00:02:05,390 Damn it. Ugh! 42 00:02:05,392 --> 00:02:08,160 [Mariah] I gave our animal control officer, Richard, a call. 43 00:02:08,262 --> 00:02:11,230 I contacted him and see if he could meet me to set a trap 44 00:02:11,232 --> 00:02:14,133 and we'd just leave it out and see if we could catch he 45 00:02:15,336 --> 00:02:16,502 [Richard speaking] 46 00:02:16,504 --> 00:02:17,969 We could probably put it 47 00:02:17,971 --> 00:02:21,406 like, maybe back here in the grass along this cane field road. 48 00:02:21,408 --> 00:02:23,208 Do you wanna drive... I'll drive around. 49 00:02:23,210 --> 00:02:25,043 Unfortunately, when you're using a trap, 50 00:02:25,045 --> 00:02:27,112 you usually only get about one shot 51 00:02:27,114 --> 00:02:30,115 with a stray dog, especiall one that's very skittish, 52 00:02:30,117 --> 00:02:31,550 they're extremely smart. 53 00:02:31,552 --> 00:02:33,552 So we want to wait until we know exactly 54 00:02:33,621 --> 00:02:35,354 where to put it before we place one out. 55 00:02:35,422 --> 00:02:37,222 [Mariah] She used to hide in these cane fields, 56 00:02:37,224 --> 00:02:38,790 but they just got cut down. 57 00:02:38,792 --> 00:02:41,059 This week, it's grinding season, 58 00:02:41,061 --> 00:02:44,229 that means cane farmers are cutting down the sugarcane, 59 00:02:44,231 --> 00:02:46,498 which means she's also at ri to getting hit 60 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:48,734 or injured by one of the tractors. 61 00:02:48,835 --> 00:02:50,802 We need to try and trap her soon. 62 00:02:50,804 --> 00:02:52,938 They said they still are seeing her, 63 00:02:52,940 --> 00:02:56,708 but I'm wondering if she's closer to those cane fields now. 64 00:02:56,710 --> 00:02:58,944 [Mariah] Her hiding place that she's kind of found 65 00:02:59,013 --> 00:03:01,713 a safe haven in is getting plowed down, 66 00:03:01,715 --> 00:03:04,216 which means she's losing the home she knows. 67 00:03:05,352 --> 00:03:06,518 You know what? 68 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,254 Why don't we just put one in their... 69 00:03:09,356 --> 00:03:11,790 their yard right here, and I'll just go tell the girls. 70 00:03:11,792 --> 00:03:14,026 I'll go tell Shane the thing that we just put 71 00:03:14,028 --> 00:03:16,361 a trap back there 'cause the mail carriers can watch. 72 00:03:16,430 --> 00:03:18,030 The girls, they'll watch 73 00:03:18,032 --> 00:03:21,099 'cause they even left notes in my mailbox about the dog. 74 00:03:21,101 --> 00:03:23,502 [Mariah] This seems to be a very young dog. 75 00:03:23,504 --> 00:03:25,804 I'm not sure that she has proper shelter, 76 00:03:25,806 --> 00:03:29,041 and she definitely doesn't have proper nutrition with food and water. 77 00:03:31,512 --> 00:03:34,012 We've got some stinky, stinky food. 78 00:03:34,014 --> 00:03:35,414 She gonna love it. 79 00:03:35,416 --> 00:03:36,949 Here, let's do it. 80 00:03:37,017 --> 00:03:38,717 This way 'cause I think 81 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:42,221 she's coming from over here. 82 00:03:42,223 --> 00:03:46,124 [Mariah] I brought some really smelly, pungent canned dog food. 83 00:03:46,126 --> 00:03:49,094 It's just something that will catch a really hungry dog's scent. 84 00:03:49,096 --> 00:03:52,064 Um, they can smell it, and they can come from far away to smell it. 85 00:03:52,066 --> 00:03:53,632 So I'm hoping she is hungry enough 86 00:03:53,701 --> 00:03:56,034 to follow the food in and get trapped. 87 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:58,704 [Mariah] Yummy, stinky, stinky food. 88 00:04:00,507 --> 00:04:02,841 I'll give her some... 89 00:04:02,910 --> 00:04:05,611 -Or else we're gonna catch everything but the dog. -[Richard] Yeah. 90 00:04:05,613 --> 00:04:07,713 [Mariah chuckles] All right. 91 00:04:07,715 --> 00:04:09,047 [Richard] All right. 92 00:04:09,049 --> 00:04:11,950 -[Mariah] I have a 9:30 appointment. -[Richard] All right. 93 00:04:11,952 --> 00:04:13,752 After my appointment, I'mma swing back by here 94 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:15,821 -and just check this real quick. -[Richard] Okay. 95 00:04:17,825 --> 00:04:21,159 The only thing that sucks is most of those shy dogs 96 00:04:21,228 --> 00:04:23,962 come around in the evening time. 97 00:04:24,031 --> 00:04:26,665 [instrumental music playing] 98 00:04:39,346 --> 00:04:42,247 [upbeat music playing] 99 00:04:45,719 --> 00:04:46,852 [Tia] It's kind of nice. 100 00:04:46,953 --> 00:04:48,020 It's perfect weather. 101 00:04:48,022 --> 00:04:49,855 -Even the birds are singing. -[Earl] Mmm-hmm. 102 00:04:49,923 --> 00:04:51,957 The adopter we have coming today is Kim. 103 00:04:51,959 --> 00:04:54,226 He is actually a repeat adopter. 104 00:04:54,228 --> 00:04:56,728 He adopted Huey from us last year. 105 00:04:56,730 --> 00:04:58,230 You got nowhere to go? 106 00:04:58,232 --> 00:05:00,198 -[Kim laughs] -Nowhere to go? 107 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,633 Do you want to get on the sofa? 108 00:05:01,735 --> 00:05:03,935 -[Earl] That boy don't hesitate. -Fourteen? 109 00:05:03,937 --> 00:05:06,405 [Kim] I really am partial to the oldest ones. 110 00:05:06,407 --> 00:05:08,440 -Hello! -[Earl] Time to do some shopping. 111 00:05:08,542 --> 00:05:09,641 [Tia chuckles] 112 00:05:09,743 --> 00:05:10,909 -How y'all doing? -[Tia] Hi. 113 00:05:10,911 --> 00:05:12,711 -[Earl] What's up? -[Tia] You guys are old friends? 114 00:05:12,713 --> 00:05:14,313 -[Earl] How you doing? -Good to see you, man. 115 00:05:14,315 --> 00:05:15,380 [Earl] Same here. 116 00:05:15,449 --> 00:05:17,049 -[Tia] And we've never met. -I'm Kim. 117 00:05:17,117 --> 00:05:19,351 [Tia] Hi, Kim, nice to meet you, finally, finally, finally. 118 00:05:19,420 --> 00:05:20,419 My name is Kim. 119 00:05:20,421 --> 00:05:22,120 I came here from Georgia, 120 00:05:22,122 --> 00:05:24,956 and I'm hoping to adopt a senior dog today. 121 00:05:24,958 --> 00:05:27,059 -I'm ready for another dog. -[Tia] Yeah, we got a few. 122 00:05:27,127 --> 00:05:28,560 [Earl] Yeah, we got something for you, man. 123 00:05:28,629 --> 00:05:29,928 -[Tia] We got a few. -[Kim] Okay. 124 00:05:29,930 --> 00:05:31,596 I wanted to go through Villalobos 125 00:05:31,598 --> 00:05:34,032 because I've already had one dog from here, 126 00:05:34,034 --> 00:05:36,635 and I've had a great experience 127 00:05:36,737 --> 00:05:38,503 with the whole process, 128 00:05:38,505 --> 00:05:41,206 with how the dogs are treated and cared for 129 00:05:41,208 --> 00:05:43,942 and how much history is known about the dogs. 130 00:05:43,944 --> 00:05:46,712 I wanted to go to a place that I knew and trusted. 131 00:05:46,714 --> 00:05:48,046 My second time here. 132 00:05:48,048 --> 00:05:50,749 -Right, right, with Huey. -Yeah, with big Huey. 133 00:05:50,851 --> 00:05:52,117 -[Tia] Wow. -He was great. 134 00:05:52,119 --> 00:05:53,952 -He was. -He lasted a year. 135 00:05:53,954 --> 00:05:56,621 -Oh. Wow. -[Earl] Well, that's good. 136 00:05:56,623 --> 00:05:59,691 And at the end, osteosarcoma, which I had never heard of before. 137 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:01,326 -Yeah. -[Kim] But he had a fracture 138 00:06:01,328 --> 00:06:03,562 -and they could tell from the X-ray... -[Tia] Oh! 139 00:06:03,630 --> 00:06:05,664 -...that there was cancer around it. -[Tia] Wow. 140 00:06:05,733 --> 00:06:08,633 [Kim] And I adopted Huey last year. 141 00:06:08,635 --> 00:06:10,602 For the whole year that he lived, 142 00:06:10,604 --> 00:06:12,471 it was a fantastic experienc 143 00:06:12,473 --> 00:06:14,039 He was my best friend. 144 00:06:14,041 --> 00:06:15,841 We traveled everywhere together, 145 00:06:15,942 --> 00:06:18,610 and he was my constant companion. 146 00:06:18,612 --> 00:06:22,047 He was very healthy, even though he was 14 when I got him. 147 00:06:22,049 --> 00:06:24,816 But he did not act sick or off. 148 00:06:24,818 --> 00:06:27,119 [Tia] You know, what's one thing about these dogs? 149 00:06:27,121 --> 00:06:28,787 I mean, they just... they don't 150 00:06:28,789 --> 00:06:31,723 show any pain, they just keep on going sometimes. 151 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:33,959 -Right. -You know, they just keep on going. 152 00:06:33,961 --> 00:06:35,527 -Yeah. -[Tia] Well, I know... 153 00:06:35,529 --> 00:06:37,329 -Yeah. -...you want like, an older dog again. 154 00:06:37,331 --> 00:06:38,597 -Yes. -Okay. 155 00:06:38,599 --> 00:06:40,832 But I don't know, like, anything about your lifestyle. 156 00:06:40,934 --> 00:06:42,834 Do you just like, hang out at home, do you go places, 157 00:06:42,936 --> 00:06:44,403 -do you drive? -So, I'm single, 158 00:06:44,405 --> 00:06:45,704 -I'm retired. -Mmm-hmm. 159 00:06:45,706 --> 00:06:47,339 -I travel quite a bit... -Okay. 160 00:06:47,441 --> 00:06:49,040 -...mainly to Florida. -[Tia] Okay. 161 00:06:49,109 --> 00:06:53,545 -But, um, my... my dog goes with me everywhere I go. -[Tia] Okay. 162 00:06:53,614 --> 00:06:55,447 Okay. So you need that dog that will like to travel. 163 00:06:55,516 --> 00:06:57,315 -Yeah. -You know, little road trips here and there. 164 00:06:57,317 --> 00:06:58,617 -Road trips. -[Tia] Okay. 165 00:06:58,619 --> 00:07:00,152 And there's a couple of special... 166 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:02,220 Huey and I did two walks a day... 167 00:07:02,222 --> 00:07:05,457 -[Tia] Oh, wow. -...and two fairly long drives to get to the walks. 168 00:07:05,492 --> 00:07:07,726 -He loved to ride in the car. -[Tia] Yeah. 169 00:07:07,728 --> 00:07:09,795 -Well, it was just fantastic. -[Tia] Wow. 170 00:07:09,797 --> 00:07:11,129 It was fantastic. 171 00:07:11,131 --> 00:07:12,964 [Kim] Now, I'm determined that my next dog 172 00:07:12,966 --> 00:07:15,033 is gonna be another senior, 173 00:07:15,102 --> 00:07:16,601 one that... 174 00:07:16,603 --> 00:07:19,204 particularly has not had a permanent home, 175 00:07:19,206 --> 00:07:21,673 and kind of, like, a hard luck case. 176 00:07:21,675 --> 00:07:24,042 I wanna be the one to step in and, 177 00:07:24,144 --> 00:07:26,445 uh, be the person that might take that dog. 178 00:07:26,447 --> 00:07:28,346 [Tia] You know, the dogs that we're gonna show you today, 179 00:07:28,448 --> 00:07:30,215 you can't go wrong with any of these dogs, 180 00:07:30,217 --> 00:07:31,750 where like, I wish you could take all of them 181 00:07:31,819 --> 00:07:33,318 -because they're... -Yeah. 182 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,855 ...all amazing and they're all so deserving of a, of a home, finally. 183 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:38,089 Well, that's what I'm looking for, 184 00:07:38,091 --> 00:07:39,558 the really deserving ones, 185 00:07:39,659 --> 00:07:40,926 -the older ones... -Yeah. 186 00:07:40,928 --> 00:07:42,594 ...the ones that typically get bypassed 187 00:07:42,596 --> 00:07:44,329 -by other adopters. -[Tia] And that's what it is. 188 00:07:44,331 --> 00:07:46,498 It's... it's not that any of these dogs have done anything wrong, 189 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:47,699 it's that they just get overlooked. 190 00:07:47,701 --> 00:07:49,434 [Tia] Kim is the ultimate adopter. 191 00:07:49,536 --> 00:07:51,436 He just, you know, these dog 192 00:07:51,538 --> 00:07:53,038 they've been through so much. 193 00:07:53,139 --> 00:07:56,508 So to be spoiled and to be just taken care of 194 00:07:56,510 --> 00:07:59,511 and... and wined and dined 24 hours a day, 195 00:07:59,513 --> 00:08:01,513 it's... it's what they want, it's what they need. 196 00:08:01,515 --> 00:08:03,215 So, and Kim is that kind of guy. 197 00:08:03,217 --> 00:08:05,517 Why don't you bring out the bad boy, Bartolo? 198 00:08:05,519 --> 00:08:07,118 [chuckles] We love him. [chuckles] 199 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,821 [Tia] Bartolo, he was found as a stray in New Orleans, 200 00:08:09,823 --> 00:08:12,224 and the family that brought him to us, 201 00:08:12,226 --> 00:08:14,993 their last name was Bartolo so I named him after them. 202 00:08:14,995 --> 00:08:18,463 And he is one that I do not understand 203 00:08:18,532 --> 00:08:20,031 why he hasn't gotten a home 204 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:22,234 Bartolo is such a handsome guy. 205 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:24,202 He likes to play with his toys, 206 00:08:24,204 --> 00:08:26,638 he's a fun dog, I think he's funny as hell. 207 00:08:26,740 --> 00:08:28,807 -Big man on campus. -[Tia] Bartolo! 208 00:08:28,809 --> 00:08:30,242 [Kim] I can't take it. 209 00:08:30,343 --> 00:08:32,244 [Tia] He's like, "Hey, what's up? What's up?" [chuckles] 210 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:34,112 [Earl] Big man. 211 00:08:34,114 --> 00:08:35,647 -[Tia] Yeah. -[Kim] Hey. 212 00:08:35,716 --> 00:08:38,116 -[Earl] Big man on campus. -[Tia] Oh, my God, I would take this dog. 213 00:08:38,118 --> 00:08:39,818 [Kim] Hey. 214 00:08:39,820 --> 00:08:41,319 I love his head. 215 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:43,788 [Tia] Hey, you! He still got a little spunk in him. 216 00:08:43,790 --> 00:08:45,023 So how old is this one? 217 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:47,259 [Tia] I think, like, ten, he doesn't act it, though. 218 00:08:47,327 --> 00:08:48,960 -[Earl] Over here. -[Kim] That's okay. 219 00:08:49,062 --> 00:08:51,429 [Tia] What? What? Look at you, you're into everything. 220 00:08:51,431 --> 00:08:53,398 You wanna get into everything. 221 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:54,799 -Huh? -[Tia] Yeah, he's... yeah. 222 00:08:54,801 --> 00:08:57,402 All the ladies like Bartolo. 223 00:08:57,404 --> 00:09:00,805 [Kim] I'm used to big dogs, and he was a big dog with a big head, 224 00:09:00,807 --> 00:09:03,208 and my last two pits had big heads. 225 00:09:03,210 --> 00:09:06,044 So that was sort of a draw to me, his physique. 226 00:09:06,146 --> 00:09:08,847 [Tia] Says, "I'm ready to go, man, I'm ready to go." 227 00:09:08,849 --> 00:09:10,815 Why don't you go for a little walk? 228 00:09:10,817 --> 00:09:12,617 -Go for a walk, dude. Come on. -[Earl] Come on. 229 00:09:12,619 --> 00:09:14,953 -[Tia] You guys go for a walk. Come on. -[Earl] Let's go for a stroll. 230 00:09:15,055 --> 00:09:17,022 [Earl] And so you could feel what you got right there. 231 00:09:18,325 --> 00:09:19,890 [Kim] He looks strong as hell. 232 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,227 -[Earl] Uh, this is new territory for him right now. -[Kim] Oh, it is? 233 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:24,362 -[Earl] Yeah. -[Kim] He's not used to out here? 234 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:26,231 So has this one ever had a home? 235 00:09:26,233 --> 00:09:27,732 -[Earl] No. -[Tia] Nope, nope. 236 00:09:27,801 --> 00:09:30,335 [Kim] The only concern I have about any dog 237 00:09:30,437 --> 00:09:32,304 is when I'm walking my dog down the street 238 00:09:32,306 --> 00:09:35,006 -and another dog is coming from the other side. -[Tia] Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm. 239 00:09:35,008 --> 00:09:37,809 -[Kim] I can obviously keep them from getting together. -[Tia] Right, right, right. 240 00:09:37,811 --> 00:09:40,011 -He ignores them. Yeah. -[Kim] Oh, that's great. 241 00:09:40,013 --> 00:09:42,814 [Tia] He is a dog that is not affected by kennel life 242 00:09:42,816 --> 00:09:44,950 at all, like he's in his own world, 243 00:09:44,952 --> 00:09:47,752 so we knew that he was going to come out like, 244 00:09:47,821 --> 00:09:48,820 "Eh! 245 00:09:49,856 --> 00:09:51,356 What do you want?" 246 00:09:51,425 --> 00:09:54,926 [Earl] I remember, boy, when he'd first come, he was big, sexy. 247 00:09:54,928 --> 00:09:57,762 [Tia] Still is big, sexy. Yeah, I'd be taking this boy home with me... 248 00:09:57,798 --> 00:09:59,564 -[Earl] Yeah? -...if I didn't have Lucky. Mmm-hmm. 249 00:09:59,666 --> 00:10:01,633 [Kim] He's solid. 250 00:10:01,702 --> 00:10:02,934 Hey, good looking. 251 00:10:04,638 --> 00:10:06,838 -Are you a good boy? -[Earl] Oh, yeah. 252 00:10:06,907 --> 00:10:10,508 [Tia] You have to explain to the adopters with a, with a dog like that like, 253 00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:13,044 trust me, he will show attention 254 00:10:13,046 --> 00:10:14,613 when you get home and he gets used to you. 255 00:10:14,615 --> 00:10:16,348 Right now, he doesn't give a crap. 256 00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:17,716 -Okay. -[Kim] Hey. 257 00:10:17,718 --> 00:10:20,752 [Tia] We'll get him back out. All right. 258 00:10:20,854 --> 00:10:23,121 [Earl] Bartolo. 259 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:24,856 Will you get Marcello? Like, he's in my side door. 260 00:10:24,925 --> 00:10:28,159 -[Earl] Mmm-hmm. -[Tia] We're gonna bring out my roommate, Marcello. 261 00:10:28,228 --> 00:10:31,863 [Tia] Marcello is a dog that's also been with us for a long time. 262 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:35,300 He was actually rescued right around the corner from the warehouse, 263 00:10:35,302 --> 00:10:37,402 just running scared for his life. 264 00:10:37,404 --> 00:10:38,737 He was terrified. 265 00:10:38,805 --> 00:10:40,405 So he ended up in my house, 266 00:10:40,407 --> 00:10:42,774 and he's like a different dog now. 267 00:10:42,776 --> 00:10:44,609 He's like, super confident. 268 00:10:44,611 --> 00:10:46,978 He's older now, so he doesn't like to wrestle as much, 269 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:49,214 but he's like, he gets all wiggly when he meets a dog. 270 00:10:49,216 --> 00:10:51,316 And I have like some obnoxious hound dogs, 271 00:10:51,318 --> 00:10:53,018 he doesn't care, so. 272 00:10:53,020 --> 00:10:55,620 -[Kim] Oh, he's bigger than I thought he would be. -[Tia] Marcy! Marcy! 273 00:10:55,622 --> 00:10:56,921 Oh, he's got a big head. 274 00:10:56,923 --> 00:10:58,223 -[Tia] Hi, Marcy. -[Kim] Hey. 275 00:10:58,225 --> 00:11:00,625 [Tia] What? What? You know me, we're roommates, buddy. 276 00:11:00,627 --> 00:11:02,360 -[Kim] So he stays with you? -[Tia] Mmm-hmm. 277 00:11:02,429 --> 00:11:05,764 -Yeah. Yep, he is like the perfect dog. -[Earl] Living the life. 278 00:11:05,865 --> 00:11:07,165 [Tia] Like, the... him and Lucky 279 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:08,933 -are the best dogs in my house. -[Earl] Yeah. 280 00:11:09,035 --> 00:11:12,203 Perfect. Like, just lays in his crate, sleeps, 281 00:11:12,205 --> 00:11:15,073 loves, loves, loves, loves going for walks. 282 00:11:15,075 --> 00:11:17,042 Dude, dude where you going? He wants to go, that's why. 283 00:11:17,110 --> 00:11:19,477 -Marcello, what do you wanna do? -He loves to walk. 284 00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:22,113 He wants to stroll. This is like... 285 00:11:22,115 --> 00:11:24,849 Saturday Night Fever's "Stayin' Alive" thing going on right here. 286 00:11:24,951 --> 00:11:27,252 This is him, this is what he likes to do, likes to strut. 287 00:11:27,353 --> 00:11:29,354 [Kim] I noticed that he looks so much younger 288 00:11:29,456 --> 00:11:31,356 and the squareness of his head... 289 00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:32,724 [Tia] Oh, he'll go right in the water. 290 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:35,360 [Kim] ...and the musculatur of his body, 291 00:11:35,462 --> 00:11:37,062 I really liked Marcello. 292 00:11:37,130 --> 00:11:38,295 [Tia] He wants to go, like, 293 00:11:38,297 --> 00:11:40,899 -he will go, and he's a walker. -[Earl chuckles] 294 00:11:40,901 --> 00:11:43,034 [Kim] And I need that, I need some exercise. 295 00:11:43,103 --> 00:11:44,602 Yeah, he is, he will go. 296 00:11:44,604 --> 00:11:46,504 [Kim] Huey was great, but he couldn't go fast. 297 00:11:46,506 --> 00:11:47,806 [Tia] No, he'll just keep going. 298 00:11:47,808 --> 00:11:49,407 He doesn't go fast, but he will not stop, 299 00:11:49,409 --> 00:11:51,042 -he'll just keep going. -[Earl] He won't stop. 300 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:53,411 [Tia] He walks into the, walks into the lake. 301 00:11:53,413 --> 00:11:55,947 -[Earl] Yeah. -[Tia] Yeah, he doesn't care about nothing, no more. 302 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:57,615 [Kim] Marcello. 303 00:11:57,617 --> 00:11:59,417 I love his head. Hey. 304 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,454 Hey. 305 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,122 What do you think about me? 306 00:12:04,124 --> 00:12:06,624 [Tia] What I like about him is his behavior. 307 00:12:06,626 --> 00:12:09,728 He loves to walk, he loves to go out, you know, like for a stroll, 308 00:12:09,730 --> 00:12:11,429 like loves the car. 309 00:12:11,431 --> 00:12:14,599 He's just like a... you know, he doesn't have this overwhelming personality, 310 00:12:14,601 --> 00:12:16,935 -he just has like a chill personality. -[Earl] Like, whatever. 311 00:12:17,003 --> 00:12:19,704 -[Tia] Yeah, he does. -He's like, "Whatever you wanna do, man." 312 00:12:19,706 --> 00:12:22,407 Yeah. He'll go up to anybody, like he doesn't like... 313 00:12:22,409 --> 00:12:25,276 -[Kim] And he's fine with other dogs? -[Tia] Yeah, totally fine. 314 00:12:25,278 --> 00:12:26,811 Come on, dude. 315 00:12:26,813 --> 00:12:28,947 -All right. Now we have to put him away. -[Earl] Come on, Marcy. 316 00:12:29,015 --> 00:12:30,715 [Tia] Come on. And we're going to bring out... 317 00:12:30,717 --> 00:12:32,217 -[Earl] Little Marie, now? -[Tia] Yeah. 318 00:12:32,219 --> 00:12:33,651 [Earl] All right. 319 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:37,756 [Tia] Marie has been with u for many, many, many years. 320 00:12:37,758 --> 00:12:41,826 She was the original litter from what we call the UPS rescue. 321 00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:44,696 The entire litter was found by a UPS driver, 322 00:12:44,698 --> 00:12:47,165 uh, in a box, like in a, in a field, 323 00:12:47,233 --> 00:12:50,535 and there was these little tiny puppies just left, 324 00:12:50,637 --> 00:12:52,303 I mean, literally tossed out 325 00:12:52,305 --> 00:12:54,339 So Marie was one of those dogs. 326 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:56,207 The entire litter got a home 327 00:12:56,209 --> 00:12:58,510 and then there was Marie. 328 00:12:58,512 --> 00:13:00,411 She's always been a sweet do 329 00:13:00,413 --> 00:13:02,413 there was no reason for her never to get a home, 330 00:13:02,415 --> 00:13:04,115 but she just never got picke 331 00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:05,617 [Kim] God, she's beautiful. 332 00:13:05,619 --> 00:13:06,718 -[Tia] Yeah. -[Earl] All right. 333 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,820 -[Tia] Come on, Marie. -[Earl] Come over here. 334 00:13:08,822 --> 00:13:10,622 Say hello. 335 00:13:10,624 --> 00:13:11,923 Say hello. 336 00:13:12,959 --> 00:13:14,859 -This is Marie. -[Kim] Hey, Marie. 337 00:13:14,928 --> 00:13:16,928 [Tia] She's scared, look at her, her tail's between her legs. 338 00:13:16,930 --> 00:13:17,962 [Kim] Mmm-hmm. That's okay. 339 00:13:17,998 --> 00:13:19,664 -I understand. -[Tia] Oh, my gosh. 340 00:13:19,733 --> 00:13:21,099 -[Kim] Hey. -[Tia] Wow. 341 00:13:21,101 --> 00:13:22,600 Hey. 342 00:13:22,602 --> 00:13:25,136 -[Kim] Oh, my God, she's so pretty. -[Tia] She is. 343 00:13:25,205 --> 00:13:27,338 So she is the one that's nine... nine? 344 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:28,907 [Tia] Yeah, yeah, almost ten. 345 00:13:29,910 --> 00:13:31,009 It's okay, mama. 346 00:13:31,011 --> 00:13:32,310 [Kim] Oh, I like her. 347 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,012 -[Tia] It's okay, mama. -[Earl] She a sweetheart. 348 00:13:34,014 --> 00:13:35,313 She really is. 349 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,115 [Kim] My first impression of Marie 350 00:13:37,117 --> 00:13:39,551 was that she had an innocent look on her face 351 00:13:39,619 --> 00:13:41,753 that, uh, sort of touched me 352 00:13:41,855 --> 00:13:44,622 I had her out in the yard, the other day, and like, I just couldn't... 353 00:13:44,624 --> 00:13:47,659 I'm trying to take a video and she wouldn't. I'm like, "Get back." 354 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,094 -[Tia] Yeah, 'cause she, she knows you, though. -[Earl] "Stay right here." 355 00:13:50,096 --> 00:13:52,130 -[Tia] Yeah, she does it. -[Kim] Oh, she wants to be close. 356 00:13:52,132 --> 00:13:54,499 Yeah. She's a Velcro dog, she's really into being around somebody. 357 00:13:54,501 --> 00:13:57,902 [Earl] Rescue, she never really bark. 358 00:13:57,904 --> 00:14:00,939 -You know, she not messy, she don't-- -[Kim] She's so mellow. 359 00:14:00,941 --> 00:14:02,507 -[Tia] Yeah. -[Earl] Come on. 360 00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:03,808 Come on, Rie. 361 00:14:03,810 --> 00:14:05,543 Come on. Let's go. 362 00:14:05,645 --> 00:14:07,645 Let's get from around them. 363 00:14:07,714 --> 00:14:09,948 There you see how her tail done pop back up. 364 00:14:10,049 --> 00:14:11,182 [Kim] That's good. 365 00:14:11,184 --> 00:14:12,951 [Earl] Yeah, it's her nervousness. 366 00:14:13,019 --> 00:14:15,920 -Look, now you can see the difference right there. -[Kim] Oh. 367 00:14:15,922 --> 00:14:18,723 That's it, that's all she wanna do, she wanna be up under you. 368 00:14:18,725 --> 00:14:19,991 [Kim] Hey. Hey. 369 00:14:21,161 --> 00:14:23,561 [Kim] When I got down on the ground at her level, 370 00:14:23,630 --> 00:14:25,230 she came and... 371 00:14:25,232 --> 00:14:28,733 sort of cuddled and, uh, I really liked that 372 00:14:28,835 --> 00:14:30,602 Uh, I'm looking for, uh, 373 00:14:30,604 --> 00:14:34,606 a dog that loves affection and, you know, and will take it. 374 00:14:34,608 --> 00:14:36,341 [Kim] Do you wanna come with me? 375 00:14:36,442 --> 00:14:38,943 -[Earl] This is like one of my favs here. -[Kim] Really? 376 00:14:39,913 --> 00:14:42,914 She's been around so long. I... I kind of... 377 00:14:42,916 --> 00:14:46,217 kind of like messing with the... the guy that's been here forever. 378 00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:49,420 [Kim] Yeah. Yeah, they need the extra attention. 379 00:14:49,422 --> 00:14:50,922 [Tia] Yeah, she's perked up a little bit. 380 00:14:52,659 --> 00:14:53,958 -[Tia chuckles] -[Kim] I like her. 381 00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:57,562 [Earl] Marie been around her for nine years, 382 00:14:57,664 --> 00:15:00,465 and she literally grew up here as a baby, 383 00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:02,200 and we really feel bad for her, 384 00:15:02,202 --> 00:15:04,135 we really feel like she need to get out of here 385 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:06,504 But, it's like, once she ge to know you, like, 386 00:15:06,506 --> 00:15:08,940 she going to wanna be on your hip at all times. 387 00:15:09,042 --> 00:15:11,142 [Kim] Well, I would love that. Come here. Look. 388 00:15:11,211 --> 00:15:12,844 -[Kim] Oh, my gosh. -[Tia] Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 389 00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:14,646 -[Earl] This is it. -[Tia] But that's the thing is... 390 00:15:14,747 --> 00:15:16,547 -[Earl] Right here. -[Tia] ...she knows, she knows him. 391 00:15:16,616 --> 00:15:18,716 -[Earl] You know what I'm saying? -[Tia] That's her. That's her. 392 00:15:18,718 --> 00:15:20,518 Do you know anything about how she does in the car? 393 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,221 -[Earl] She's not going to do a lot of moving around. -She's... she's very calm. 394 00:15:23,223 --> 00:15:24,756 -She's a very calm dog, you know. -[Earl] Yeah. 395 00:15:24,824 --> 00:15:26,023 -[Tia] This is her. -[Kim] Okay. 396 00:15:26,026 --> 00:15:28,026 [Tia] That's... oh, you go, mama, don't be scared. 397 00:15:28,028 --> 00:15:29,961 I think I've seen what I need to see. 398 00:15:30,030 --> 00:15:31,262 [Tia] What do you think? 399 00:15:38,405 --> 00:15:40,705 [Tia] So, no pressure, what do you think? 400 00:15:40,707 --> 00:15:42,040 You're leaning towards her? 401 00:15:45,111 --> 00:15:48,413 -Yeah. -[Tia] Aw! She needs it the most! 402 00:15:48,415 --> 00:15:52,050 [Kim] So... got to see wonderful dogs 403 00:15:52,151 --> 00:15:56,254 and had the pressure, so to speak, of narrowing it down. 404 00:15:56,289 --> 00:15:58,723 But in the end, I chose Mari 405 00:15:58,725 --> 00:16:02,160 And she has great qualities and I just 406 00:16:02,261 --> 00:16:05,763 have an innate feeling that we're gonna have a... a great time together. 407 00:16:05,865 --> 00:16:07,598 [Tia] Now she was the one that I was leaning toward. 408 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,233 I mean, even though Marcello lives with me, 409 00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:12,704 -I was hoping her because... -This sounding like a dinner date right here. 410 00:16:12,706 --> 00:16:15,506 [Kim and Tia laughing] 411 00:16:15,508 --> 00:16:17,408 -Okay. -All right, lock that in. 412 00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:20,144 -[Tia] All right. Well, let me go put her back up. -[Kim] All right. 413 00:16:20,213 --> 00:16:22,213 [Tia] To me, it was 414 00:16:22,215 --> 00:16:23,348 the ultimate... 415 00:16:24,517 --> 00:16:26,718 match, you know? 416 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,387 An adopter like Kim who is so wanting to, like, 417 00:16:29,389 --> 00:16:31,956 give somebody love and just... 418 00:16:31,958 --> 00:16:35,827 cuddle them and spoil them, she needed it. 419 00:16:35,829 --> 00:16:37,762 It was, it was a happy moment. 420 00:16:37,797 --> 00:16:40,865 -[Kim] All right. Well, thank you for everything. -[Tia] Nice meeting you. 421 00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:42,400 -[Kim] All right, man. -[Tia chuckles] 422 00:16:42,402 --> 00:16:43,935 -[Earl] Appreciate it. -[Tia] All right, Kim. 423 00:16:43,937 --> 00:16:45,403 -[Kim] Okay. -[Earl] Thank you. Be safe. 424 00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:46,504 [Kim] Okay. 425 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:48,206 [Tia] Kim, being a former adopter, 426 00:16:48,208 --> 00:16:50,541 um, we obviously don't have to do a home check. 427 00:16:50,610 --> 00:16:52,610 [grunting] 428 00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:54,278 Yeah, that was good, that was good. 429 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,348 [Tia] So, he's gonna spend the night and stay here in New Orleans 430 00:16:57,417 --> 00:17:00,518 while we make sure that she's okay with traveling in a car. 431 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:01,719 Oh, cool. That was, that was good. 432 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:03,321 -[Earl] That was a good one. -[Tia] I'm glad. 433 00:17:03,323 --> 00:17:04,722 -[Earl] Me too. -[Tia] I'm glad, I'm glad. 434 00:17:04,724 --> 00:17:05,823 -Good job, mama. -All right. 435 00:17:05,825 --> 00:17:07,625 Get in there, high five. 436 00:17:07,627 --> 00:17:08,960 -Get in there. -[Tia] All right. 437 00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:16,401 [country music playing] 438 00:17:19,105 --> 00:17:22,140 Let's get you some sunshine. 439 00:17:22,241 --> 00:17:24,308 [Tia] A few of our Villalobos employees that have been with us 440 00:17:24,310 --> 00:17:27,845 for a long time take on some of the dogs in a hospice situation. 441 00:17:27,947 --> 00:17:31,716 Come on, Ches. You gonna smell every little piece? Come on. 442 00:17:31,718 --> 00:17:35,386 [Tia] And they remain in a home environment until their day comes. 443 00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:36,821 [Toney] You got to get through the walk 444 00:17:36,823 --> 00:17:39,090 and you've got to make it to the end of the block sometime. 445 00:17:39,092 --> 00:17:40,558 [Tia] One of those dogs is Chester, 446 00:17:40,660 --> 00:17:41,959 who lives with Toney Convers 447 00:17:42,028 --> 00:17:43,361 [Toney] Hey, ladies. 448 00:17:43,429 --> 00:17:45,830 -I thank y'all for coming through. -[Lizzy] Hi, TC. 449 00:17:45,832 --> 00:17:46,964 [Heidi] Hi, Chester. 450 00:17:46,966 --> 00:17:49,600 Today, Heidi and I are meeting Toney at his house 451 00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:52,603 so we can visit with Chester since he is a hospice dog 452 00:17:52,605 --> 00:17:54,205 and we wanna check in and see how he's doing. 453 00:17:54,207 --> 00:17:55,840 [Heidi] Well, I haven't seen him in a while. 454 00:17:55,909 --> 00:17:58,009 Oh, my God, his head. 455 00:17:58,011 --> 00:18:00,178 Heidi, what's the name of the condition again? 456 00:18:00,246 --> 00:18:02,647 It's called the nerve sheath tumor. 457 00:18:02,715 --> 00:18:04,715 Nerve sheath tumor. 458 00:18:04,717 --> 00:18:07,185 I've had Chester for about two months, and, uh, 459 00:18:07,187 --> 00:18:10,321 he has a condition where the muscles around his cranium 460 00:18:10,323 --> 00:18:12,623 are kind of deteriorating because of a tumor. 461 00:18:12,625 --> 00:18:16,294 There's not very many tumors, I guess, that cause this specific, 462 00:18:16,296 --> 00:18:19,163 like muscle loss on one side of the head. 463 00:18:19,232 --> 00:18:21,132 [Toney] And I've noticed that he's kind of collapsin 464 00:18:21,234 --> 00:18:23,401 a little more than normal, 465 00:18:23,403 --> 00:18:25,803 and I just want to do the right thing by Chester. 466 00:18:25,805 --> 00:18:28,139 I don't want nothing to happen surprisingly. 467 00:18:28,208 --> 00:18:31,509 I'd rather be on top of things and have an idea of what's to come. 468 00:18:31,511 --> 00:18:33,945 Like, average lifespan for a dog 469 00:18:34,046 --> 00:18:37,048 that gets this specific type of tumor was only like five months. 470 00:18:37,050 --> 00:18:39,117 -Wow. -[Heidi] He's pretty close to that. 471 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:40,318 -[Toney] Yeah. -[Lizzy] Wow. 472 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:41,752 [Heidi] And he's doing so good. 473 00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:43,554 I mean, no, other than that, 474 00:18:43,656 --> 00:18:46,023 -he seems like he's so healthy. -[Lizzy] Yeah. 475 00:18:46,025 --> 00:18:48,659 -[Heidi] He seems so happy. -[Toney] Eatin' good. He happy. 476 00:18:48,728 --> 00:18:50,428 [Lizzy] With Chester's head caving in, 477 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:52,130 other than the way that it looks, 478 00:18:52,132 --> 00:18:53,598 he's still the Chester that we know. 479 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,399 He can still see really well 480 00:18:55,401 --> 00:18:58,536 he's still very happy and ea and drinks and is playful. 481 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:00,004 [Lizzy] You and Emily are the best. 482 00:19:00,006 --> 00:19:02,306 You guys... I know it's hard to do this over and over again, 483 00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:04,542 and you guys have done it so many times, but... 484 00:19:04,611 --> 00:19:07,111 Yeah. I'm thank... I'm thankful, it's just like... 485 00:19:07,113 --> 00:19:09,247 -[Lizzy] We're all thankful for it, too. -We've been there so long. 486 00:19:09,315 --> 00:19:11,516 -We've been in the trenches. -[Lizzy] I know, they're your babies. 487 00:19:11,518 --> 00:19:13,117 Yeah, so when they come here, it's like they... 488 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,419 -you know, it just make 'em lift up. -I just know how hard it is 489 00:19:15,421 --> 00:19:18,422 to like experience those losses over and over, 490 00:19:18,424 --> 00:19:20,558 and so like, it's just... you guys are really, like, 491 00:19:20,627 --> 00:19:22,360 selfless to keep doing it. 492 00:19:22,461 --> 00:19:25,763 [Toney] Just losing anything it's kind of sad. 493 00:19:25,831 --> 00:19:28,499 You know, I've lost a lot of family members 494 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:31,936 and being in prison and stuff and having to lose my family that way. 495 00:19:32,005 --> 00:19:34,305 And I lost my mom when I was incarcerated, 496 00:19:34,307 --> 00:19:36,941 so it was as... you know? 497 00:19:36,943 --> 00:19:40,044 Everything my whole life, everything I knew to fight for, 498 00:19:40,113 --> 00:19:42,046 everything I knew to believe in, was kind of like... 499 00:19:42,115 --> 00:19:46,350 stripped from me within the first year or two I was in prison, everything. 500 00:19:46,419 --> 00:19:49,420 I swear to you, honestly, it was getting harder and harder to like 501 00:19:49,422 --> 00:19:50,855 not be able to take something home 502 00:19:50,924 --> 00:19:52,323 -and like... -Yeah. 503 00:19:52,325 --> 00:19:53,858 ...you know, sort of be in a situation where that got kind of... 504 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,861 -helped create it for us to do so. -Yeah. 505 00:19:56,930 --> 00:19:58,696 [Toney] Death is a part of life, 506 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,798 but learning how to, you know, just to see the, 507 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,434 the good in it, Chester's deserving of a home, 508 00:20:03,503 --> 00:20:05,603 all these different dogs are deserving of a home. 509 00:20:05,605 --> 00:20:07,538 A lot of the negative stuff gets erased 510 00:20:07,607 --> 00:20:09,907 with the positive out of the situation, 511 00:20:09,909 --> 00:20:11,642 which is giving these dogs what they deserve. 512 00:20:11,744 --> 00:20:14,245 Thank you for coming to do the check up 513 00:20:14,314 --> 00:20:16,013 again, just to ease my nerves. 514 00:20:16,015 --> 00:20:18,950 Emily and Toney are absolutely incredible 515 00:20:18,952 --> 00:20:21,752 when it comes to caring for hospice dogs and senior dogs, 516 00:20:21,854 --> 00:20:25,223 and, um, we know that he's having the absolute best time. 517 00:20:25,225 --> 00:20:26,857 [Toney] Come on, snack time. 518 00:20:26,959 --> 00:20:28,226 [Lizzy] Go get your snack. 519 00:20:32,332 --> 00:20:33,531 [Mariah] Okey-dokey. 520 00:20:35,001 --> 00:20:38,603 All right, let there be a dog. 521 00:20:38,605 --> 00:20:40,605 Once I got done with my vet run, 522 00:20:40,607 --> 00:20:43,107 I decided just to go by and check on the trap 523 00:20:43,109 --> 00:20:45,543 to see if we had any movement, 524 00:20:45,645 --> 00:20:47,111 or if I could see if the dog was around. 525 00:20:51,117 --> 00:20:52,950 Nothing. 526 00:20:53,019 --> 00:20:55,152 Dang it. 527 00:20:55,221 --> 00:20:57,622 I had a feeling she wouldn't come out during the day, though. 528 00:20:57,624 --> 00:21:01,025 There was no dog in the trap, it was very discouraging, 529 00:21:01,027 --> 00:21:03,427 so I decided to pull onto the cane field road. 530 00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:05,963 Guess we'll see. 531 00:21:06,065 --> 00:21:07,365 Oh, my God, look, that's her, 532 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,133 where the tractor's about to go. 533 00:21:09,235 --> 00:21:11,002 -[camera operator] Oh, wow. -[Mariah] Do you see her? 534 00:21:11,004 --> 00:21:13,137 -[camera operator speaking] -[Mariah] Right after that tractor. 535 00:21:13,239 --> 00:21:14,605 She's just hanging out right there. 536 00:21:14,607 --> 00:21:15,806 Holy crap! 537 00:21:16,943 --> 00:21:18,442 That's totally her, isn't it? 538 00:21:18,511 --> 00:21:19,676 [camera operator speaking] 539 00:21:22,048 --> 00:21:24,649 Poor baby, she's like living in these cane fields 540 00:21:24,750 --> 00:21:27,218 and they're just knocking them down left and right. 541 00:21:27,220 --> 00:21:29,920 Oh, God, it's going back in there. 542 00:21:29,922 --> 00:21:31,922 Now to see if we can get her. 543 00:21:31,924 --> 00:21:36,761 My major concerns going into the rescue is not catching her. 544 00:21:36,829 --> 00:21:39,530 I was also worried that something would happen to her 545 00:21:39,532 --> 00:21:41,599 by the cane trucks before we were able to get her, 546 00:21:41,601 --> 00:21:43,100 or that she would never show back up 547 00:21:43,102 --> 00:21:45,303 and we just wouldn't know where she was. 548 00:21:45,305 --> 00:21:47,405 Where are you, little girl? I know you are here. 549 00:21:47,407 --> 00:21:49,173 It's like her safe zone. 550 00:21:49,175 --> 00:21:51,909 So she's gotta be in there, 551 00:21:51,911 --> 00:21:54,712 in here somewhere. 552 00:21:54,714 --> 00:21:55,846 I don't see her. 553 00:22:00,219 --> 00:22:01,852 -Oh, look, look, look. -[camera operator speaking] 554 00:22:01,954 --> 00:22:03,454 -Look, look, look. -[camera operator speaking] 555 00:22:03,556 --> 00:22:04,654 [Mariah] Ahh! 556 00:22:04,724 --> 00:22:06,757 They're scaring her back in. Don't run her over, 557 00:22:06,826 --> 00:22:08,459 they probably see her, too. 558 00:22:08,528 --> 00:22:09,993 That was her, right there. 559 00:22:10,029 --> 00:22:13,264 I was really worried that she was either going to get ran over 560 00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:15,599 or that the loud noise from the tractors 561 00:22:15,601 --> 00:22:17,501 just scared her off and that she wouldn't come back out. 562 00:22:17,503 --> 00:22:18,803 Come on, baby girl, 563 00:22:18,805 --> 00:22:20,104 just go down to the post office, 564 00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:21,238 it's quiet down there. 565 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:23,307 I wa-- Oh, there she is. 566 00:22:23,309 --> 00:22:25,509 Oh, my God. 567 00:22:25,511 --> 00:22:28,045 [bag rustling] 568 00:22:29,048 --> 00:22:30,614 I need to get my stuff. 569 00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:33,050 Hi. 570 00:22:34,620 --> 00:22:36,554 Hold on, I'm just gonna try. 571 00:22:38,224 --> 00:22:40,024 Hi, baby girl. 572 00:22:40,026 --> 00:22:41,425 Hey, baby girl. 573 00:22:42,495 --> 00:22:44,362 No, no! No, no! 574 00:22:49,102 --> 00:22:50,835 No, no! No, no! 575 00:22:50,936 --> 00:22:52,603 -She's so skittish. -[camera operator] She is. 576 00:22:52,605 --> 00:22:54,438 It's gonna make this so hard. 577 00:22:54,540 --> 00:22:56,273 Damn it! 578 00:22:56,275 --> 00:22:58,342 [Mariah] She's definitely extremely skittish of people 579 00:22:58,444 --> 00:23:00,077 probably not been around people a lot. 580 00:23:00,079 --> 00:23:03,214 So I just decide instead of trying to follow her and push it, 581 00:23:03,216 --> 00:23:05,750 'cause I didn't want her to get too scared that she ran away. 582 00:23:06,853 --> 00:23:08,119 Dang it. 583 00:23:08,121 --> 00:23:10,554 She's not gonna come close to me. 584 00:23:10,623 --> 00:23:13,457 Oh, oh, oh, yes. Come on, pretty girl, follow my van. 585 00:23:15,128 --> 00:23:17,361 Come on, no, no, keep coming, baby, keep coming. 586 00:23:17,430 --> 00:23:20,564 I decided to just keep driving slow towards where the trap is, 587 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:24,101 and thankfully she definitely started following my van 588 00:23:24,103 --> 00:23:25,936 and got closer and closer to the trap. 589 00:23:25,938 --> 00:23:27,138 Come on. 590 00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:31,642 Come on. Good girl! 591 00:23:31,711 --> 00:23:33,377 Oh, my God, like, she's hauling butt now. 592 00:23:33,379 --> 00:23:35,346 My God, she's like, "Please save me." 593 00:23:36,616 --> 00:23:38,349 Come on, baby girl. 594 00:23:38,451 --> 00:23:41,218 Oh, my God, I'm like, if I catch this dog, I'm gonna be so happy. 595 00:23:44,157 --> 00:23:47,124 She did cut to the post office yard where I had the trap, 596 00:23:47,126 --> 00:23:48,526 but she completely passed it up, 597 00:23:48,528 --> 00:23:49,927 she didn't want anything to do with it. 598 00:23:49,929 --> 00:23:51,762 I didn't want to move the trap yet, 599 00:23:51,831 --> 00:23:54,131 I wanted to go follow her and just see where she went. 600 00:23:54,133 --> 00:23:55,933 Oh, look, look, look, she's right there. 601 00:23:56,002 --> 00:23:57,301 She's hungry. 602 00:24:00,807 --> 00:24:02,406 No, no, no, no, no! 603 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:10,414 [clicking tongue] Look. 604 00:24:10,416 --> 00:24:12,917 Oh, look she's sniffing it. Okay. 605 00:24:12,919 --> 00:24:14,351 I got her enticed now. 606 00:24:14,454 --> 00:24:15,719 Good girl. 607 00:24:17,023 --> 00:24:18,622 Oh, you're just a puppy. 608 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:21,725 God, she's so skittish. 609 00:24:21,727 --> 00:24:24,161 She was really interested in my treats, 610 00:24:24,263 --> 00:24:25,629 but wanted nothing to do with me, 611 00:24:25,631 --> 00:24:28,532 so the closer I got, the more skittish she got. 612 00:24:28,634 --> 00:24:30,100 I decided not to push it. 613 00:24:30,102 --> 00:24:31,535 I didn't wanna chase this dog, 614 00:24:31,604 --> 00:24:34,305 I didn't wanna push her to where she was fearful of me 615 00:24:34,307 --> 00:24:37,641 or fearful of the area she's now kind of called home. 616 00:24:37,743 --> 00:24:39,410 I should've loaded that trap up. 617 00:24:41,214 --> 00:24:43,247 I should go load it up real quick and come back. 618 00:24:45,017 --> 00:24:46,350 I'm gonna go get the trap, 619 00:24:46,419 --> 00:24:47,952 stay here and keep eyes on her. 620 00:24:47,954 --> 00:24:49,086 [camera operator speaking] 621 00:24:49,121 --> 00:24:50,687 [Mariah] Instead of trying to push her, 622 00:24:50,689 --> 00:24:54,158 I took a chance because you never wanna take your eyes off of a dog. 623 00:24:54,260 --> 00:24:56,227 [tense music playing] 624 00:25:05,938 --> 00:25:07,738 [camera operator speaking] 625 00:25:12,512 --> 00:25:14,044 [camera operator speaking] 626 00:25:16,616 --> 00:25:18,516 Where you going, baby girl? 627 00:25:33,132 --> 00:25:34,765 [whistles] 628 00:25:34,833 --> 00:25:36,400 [Mariah speaking] 629 00:25:37,904 --> 00:25:38,936 Damn it! 630 00:25:43,910 --> 00:25:46,310 No, please don't go back that way. 631 00:25:46,312 --> 00:25:49,346 Maybe I can keep her from coming this way. 632 00:25:51,717 --> 00:25:53,817 I'm gonna park right here and see if I can 633 00:25:53,819 --> 00:25:57,121 shoo her that direction towards the trap. 634 00:25:59,725 --> 00:26:00,758 No. 635 00:26:02,261 --> 00:26:04,328 [camera operator speaking] 636 00:26:09,135 --> 00:26:10,935 [Mariah] No, no, no, no, no! 637 00:26:13,306 --> 00:26:14,939 [truck horn blaring] 638 00:26:14,941 --> 00:26:15,940 [Mariah] No. 639 00:26:17,443 --> 00:26:19,209 Damn it! 640 00:26:19,211 --> 00:26:20,711 [car horn blaring] 641 00:26:22,848 --> 00:26:24,515 [Mariah] Okay, yeah, go that direction. 642 00:26:24,517 --> 00:26:25,649 Perfect, that's what I... 643 00:26:25,718 --> 00:26:27,250 Oh, no, not that direction. 644 00:26:29,055 --> 00:26:32,156 Oh, hold on, she might have gotten a whiff of it, she got a scent of it. 645 00:26:32,257 --> 00:26:34,658 Oh, my God, please, please, please. 646 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:35,960 Oh, my God. 647 00:26:37,229 --> 00:26:38,963 Please, please, please, please, please. 648 00:26:40,333 --> 00:26:42,399 She may be too smart for a trap, but we'll see. 649 00:26:45,204 --> 00:26:47,037 Oh, my God. Go in it, baby, go in it. 650 00:26:48,107 --> 00:26:50,307 Go in it, baby girl. 651 00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:52,343 Ooh, there she... Oh, my God, she's right up on it. 652 00:26:54,313 --> 00:26:55,946 Go, go, go, go, go. 653 00:26:59,619 --> 00:27:02,152 No, turn back around, turn back around. 654 00:27:03,222 --> 00:27:05,122 There you go. There you go, baby. 655 00:27:07,627 --> 00:27:10,527 [gasps] Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 656 00:27:10,529 --> 00:27:11,762 Oh, my God. 657 00:27:11,864 --> 00:27:13,030 Oh! 658 00:27:13,032 --> 00:27:15,599 Oh, God, she's so smart. 659 00:27:15,601 --> 00:27:17,935 Step on it, step on it. 660 00:27:17,937 --> 00:27:19,203 Step on that step board. 661 00:27:19,205 --> 00:27:20,904 Oh, my God! 662 00:27:22,241 --> 00:27:23,307 [Mariah grunts] 663 00:27:25,711 --> 00:27:27,344 [Mariah exhales sharply] 664 00:27:27,413 --> 00:27:29,346 [Mariah] I'm stressing out right now. 665 00:27:30,716 --> 00:27:32,950 Yes! Oh, my God! Yes! 666 00:27:33,019 --> 00:27:34,418 Whoo! 667 00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:36,053 Okay. 668 00:27:36,155 --> 00:27:37,521 Whoo! 669 00:27:37,523 --> 00:27:38,822 Okay. 670 00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:41,558 I got to go get my van so I can load her up. 671 00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:42,860 [bleep] yes. 672 00:27:42,961 --> 00:27:45,596 Oh, my God, yes! [chuckles] 673 00:27:45,598 --> 00:27:48,298 [Mariah] I was so thrilled that we caught her. 674 00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:51,935 I definitely didn't have a lot of faith going into this rescue 675 00:27:52,037 --> 00:27:54,905 'cause she was so skittish and she really knew that area. 676 00:27:54,907 --> 00:27:56,407 Hi, baby. 677 00:27:56,409 --> 00:27:58,542 Look, we're gonna put this around you. 678 00:27:58,611 --> 00:28:00,044 Hi, baby girl! 679 00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:01,612 You're just a pup. 680 00:28:01,614 --> 00:28:03,714 You're just a puppy, huh? 681 00:28:03,716 --> 00:28:05,649 Hi, sweetheart. 682 00:28:05,718 --> 00:28:07,851 Oh, you're giving me kisses. 683 00:28:07,953 --> 00:28:10,621 And you're like, "Thank God, someone found me." 684 00:28:10,623 --> 00:28:12,823 Well, I was gonna lift the trap in, but you're so friendly, 685 00:28:12,825 --> 00:28:14,525 I might be able to just grab you. 686 00:28:15,961 --> 00:28:18,062 Hi, sweetheart. 687 00:28:18,064 --> 00:28:20,230 Oh, you're so sweet. 688 00:28:21,233 --> 00:28:23,667 I'm so sorry it took us so long to get you. 689 00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:26,303 Okay. 690 00:28:26,305 --> 00:28:28,739 Hi, baby girl, you're such a good puppy. 691 00:28:28,808 --> 00:28:31,842 Okay. Okay. 692 00:28:31,944 --> 00:28:34,044 [Mariah] She definitely need some more meat on her bones, 693 00:28:34,046 --> 00:28:36,213 but she's not in horrible shape. 694 00:28:36,215 --> 00:28:39,116 Oh, my God. Okay. Good girl, good job. 695 00:28:40,619 --> 00:28:43,120 Good job, baby, I got you. 696 00:28:45,624 --> 00:28:47,124 It's okay, I got you. 697 00:28:47,126 --> 00:28:48,525 Go on in. 698 00:28:48,527 --> 00:28:49,960 Good girl. 699 00:28:49,962 --> 00:28:52,429 All right, mama, we're safe. 700 00:28:52,431 --> 00:28:53,964 Yay! 701 00:28:55,134 --> 00:28:56,700 Okay. 702 00:28:56,702 --> 00:28:58,302 Yes! 703 00:28:58,304 --> 00:29:02,706 Now that we have trapped this sweet girl and she is safe, 704 00:29:02,708 --> 00:29:05,409 it's just time to get her ba to the rescue and evaluate h 705 00:29:05,411 --> 00:29:08,145 and give her some food and water and get her comfortable. 706 00:29:08,247 --> 00:29:10,614 You've been running all your life, huh? 707 00:29:10,616 --> 00:29:12,816 Okay. Whoo! 708 00:29:12,818 --> 00:29:15,853 Okay, you are safe now. 709 00:29:15,921 --> 00:29:17,921 [joyful music playing] 710 00:29:33,706 --> 00:29:36,106 [upbeat music playing] 711 00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:48,218 [Earl] Come on, Marie. 712 00:29:48,220 --> 00:29:50,621 [Tia] Since Kim was staying in New Orleans, 713 00:29:50,623 --> 00:29:53,657 we thought how fun it would be for him to be a part of, 714 00:29:53,759 --> 00:29:56,894 you know, kind of the car testing with Marie. 715 00:29:56,896 --> 00:29:59,763 Yeah, Marie. 716 00:29:59,832 --> 00:30:02,199 [Earl] I'm somewhat nervous because, um, 717 00:30:02,201 --> 00:30:03,500 she's one of my favorites 718 00:30:03,502 --> 00:30:06,103 and I'm really pulling for her to get this done. 719 00:30:06,105 --> 00:30:07,404 Come on, let's go. 720 00:30:07,406 --> 00:30:09,206 Is she gonna be jumping around, 721 00:30:09,208 --> 00:30:10,707 is she gonna be in the front seat, 722 00:30:10,709 --> 00:30:14,178 front to back or she's just gonna lay down and relax? 723 00:30:14,180 --> 00:30:16,947 We're gonna go up there, we're gonna turn 724 00:30:16,949 --> 00:30:18,715 to like that Cadillac. 725 00:30:18,717 --> 00:30:20,951 And, uh, hopefully she'll pass. 726 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:27,558 [Earl] Not... not this corner that's coming up but the next one. 727 00:30:27,659 --> 00:30:29,426 We're gonna make a right. 728 00:30:29,428 --> 00:30:32,429 -[Kim] So we're turning here? -[Earl] Yeah, we're gonna turn right here. 729 00:30:32,431 --> 00:30:34,798 Look, she laid down. 730 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:36,800 -Already? -Already. 731 00:30:36,802 --> 00:30:39,837 [Earl] Kim had some blankets laid out on the floor of the car. 732 00:30:39,938 --> 00:30:43,207 She found her spot and she laid down and didn't budge. 733 00:30:43,209 --> 00:30:45,442 -Hey, Rie-Rie. -What's she doing? 734 00:30:45,544 --> 00:30:48,045 Just resting, laying down, ain't moving. 735 00:30:48,113 --> 00:30:50,080 [Earl] She didn't care abou looking out the window, 736 00:30:50,082 --> 00:30:52,616 she didn't care about what was going on in the front seat, 737 00:30:52,618 --> 00:30:55,819 she just laid down between the seats and chill 738 00:30:55,821 --> 00:30:58,021 -[Kim] That's what I want. I want... -[rooster crowing] 739 00:30:58,023 --> 00:30:59,623 -[Kim] What is that? -I hear you, I hear you. 740 00:30:59,625 --> 00:31:00,858 He right there. 741 00:31:00,926 --> 00:31:02,426 -[Kim] Is it a chicken? -[Earl] Mmm-hmm. 742 00:31:02,428 --> 00:31:03,627 [Kim] Is it just loose? 743 00:31:03,629 --> 00:31:05,829 Yeah. That's how they run around here. 744 00:31:06,899 --> 00:31:08,899 Marie, come a long ways, man, 745 00:31:08,901 --> 00:31:11,335 Marie, come a long ways, you know. 746 00:31:11,436 --> 00:31:15,305 Everybody really feels she really deserving 747 00:31:15,307 --> 00:31:16,907 of being adopted. 748 00:31:16,909 --> 00:31:20,244 -You know, nine, almost ten years. -More so than-- Yeah. 749 00:31:20,312 --> 00:31:22,746 -[Kim] She's smiling right now. -[Earl] We happy for her. 750 00:31:22,815 --> 00:31:25,148 She know what time it is. 751 00:31:25,217 --> 00:31:27,651 So you think she'll be okay not in a crate? 752 00:31:27,753 --> 00:31:29,219 -Yeah. -Back to Georgia. 753 00:31:29,221 --> 00:31:31,955 -Yeah. She's great, man. -[Kim] Marie, 754 00:31:32,024 --> 00:31:33,824 I can't wait to get you home. 755 00:31:33,826 --> 00:31:35,259 [Earl] She's gonna be great. 756 00:31:38,864 --> 00:31:40,564 -[Kim] Is that Lizzy? -[Earl] Yeah. 757 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:46,703 Yeah, Marie! 758 00:31:46,705 --> 00:31:47,838 A+. 759 00:31:48,908 --> 00:31:50,640 A+. 760 00:31:50,642 --> 00:31:53,443 [Earl] After the car ride, you know, we make it back to the warehouse 761 00:31:53,512 --> 00:31:57,247 and Lizzy come over and talk to us just to see how Marie did. 762 00:31:57,349 --> 00:31:59,783 [Lizzy] So she passed. So you're still taking her, right? 763 00:31:59,785 --> 00:32:01,250 -[Kim] Absolutely. -[Lizzy] Okay. 764 00:32:01,252 --> 00:32:03,820 -[Earl chuckles] He wanna take her right now. -[Lizzy] So sweet. 765 00:32:03,822 --> 00:32:06,023 [Earl] I was very excited for Marie. 766 00:32:06,025 --> 00:32:07,858 She's been around here since she was a puppy, 767 00:32:07,927 --> 00:32:09,960 she literally grew up inside the warehouse. 768 00:32:10,062 --> 00:32:11,762 Oh, I'm so happy. 769 00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:14,798 [Earl] And for this to be the last little piece of testing we got 770 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:16,133 before we get her out of her 771 00:32:16,201 --> 00:32:17,601 I really wanted to do a back flip, 772 00:32:17,603 --> 00:32:18,802 but I knew I wouldn't have made it. 773 00:32:18,804 --> 00:32:20,304 -[Lizzy] That's your daddy. -[Kim chuckles] 774 00:32:20,306 --> 00:32:22,005 [Lizzy] That's your daddy, Marie. 775 00:32:22,007 --> 00:32:24,741 [Earl] Well, being as thoug she done real well on her car testing. 776 00:32:24,843 --> 00:32:27,110 Tomorrow, we'll be sending her on her way with Kim. 777 00:32:27,112 --> 00:32:28,312 [Lizzy] Talk to you soon. 778 00:32:28,314 --> 00:32:29,413 -[Kim] Okay. -That's... 779 00:32:29,415 --> 00:32:30,948 [Earl speaking] 780 00:32:34,420 --> 00:32:37,454 This is Breakfast. She is around seven years old. 781 00:32:37,556 --> 00:32:39,756 One of our employees found her as a stray, 782 00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:41,625 and when they opened their car door, 783 00:32:41,627 --> 00:32:43,327 this sweet girl jumped right in. 784 00:32:43,329 --> 00:32:45,295 She has been a great office dog, 785 00:32:45,297 --> 00:32:47,030 doesn't have any accidents, 786 00:32:47,032 --> 00:32:48,799 loves to go on walks. 787 00:32:48,801 --> 00:32:51,101 She does need to be the only dog in the home. 788 00:32:51,103 --> 00:32:52,502 She's great with kids, 789 00:32:52,504 --> 00:32:55,105 but it should be children around six and up 790 00:32:55,107 --> 00:32:58,842 because her zoomies get a little bit intense. 791 00:32:58,911 --> 00:33:00,644 [chuckles] 792 00:33:00,746 --> 00:33:02,813 If you're interested in adopting Breakfast 793 00:33:02,815 --> 00:33:04,715 or any other Villalobos dog 794 00:33:04,717 --> 00:33:08,719 or donating to Villalobos, go to AnimalPlanet.com/Pitbulls. 795 00:33:11,056 --> 00:33:13,123 [instrumental music playing] 796 00:33:21,500 --> 00:33:22,699 [Emily] Come on, bubba. 797 00:33:22,701 --> 00:33:24,935 [Toney] Baby boy is so energetic still. 798 00:33:24,937 --> 00:33:27,137 [Emily] He's an athlete, babe. 799 00:33:27,206 --> 00:33:28,605 This way. 800 00:33:30,709 --> 00:33:33,643 [Toney] You don't even like worry about Luna in the stroller. 801 00:33:33,745 --> 00:33:36,413 [Toney] Memories be importan man, you know, just in life 802 00:33:36,415 --> 00:33:38,048 you have to have those thing we cherish, 803 00:33:38,116 --> 00:33:40,417 you know, and with each of these hospice dogs, 804 00:33:40,419 --> 00:33:42,019 we always try to find something we could do 805 00:33:42,021 --> 00:33:44,054 to make a few memories. 806 00:33:44,056 --> 00:33:47,257 We'll get that ice cream. What kind you want? 807 00:33:47,259 --> 00:33:49,559 -They have vanilla. -[Luna speaking indistinctly] 808 00:33:49,628 --> 00:33:51,828 [Toney] Come, look, they got banana cream, 809 00:33:51,830 --> 00:33:53,530 they got chocolate. 810 00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:55,799 He's around Luna, of course, and it's like, 811 00:33:55,801 --> 00:33:57,300 it's so fun to watch her, 812 00:33:57,302 --> 00:33:59,102 you know, get all that, "Chester, Chester." 813 00:33:59,104 --> 00:34:01,438 You know, she started learning the names and stuff 814 00:34:01,507 --> 00:34:03,306 [Toney] Say "A pupsicle for Chester." 815 00:34:03,308 --> 00:34:05,342 -Chester. -[Toney] I want a strawberry. 816 00:34:05,411 --> 00:34:06,676 [Emily] And a strawberry. 817 00:34:06,678 --> 00:34:08,311 [Toney] This is one of her dogs. 818 00:34:08,313 --> 00:34:10,113 This will be like, when she grows up, she gonna say, 819 00:34:10,115 --> 00:34:12,849 I had a dog named this, I had a dog named that. 820 00:34:12,951 --> 00:34:14,618 [Emily] Chester, look. Mmm. 821 00:34:14,620 --> 00:34:17,254 He trying to like, do it when we're not looking, like he's violating. 822 00:34:17,355 --> 00:34:18,522 [Emily chuckles] 823 00:34:18,524 --> 00:34:20,724 He's like, "I actually prefer strawberry." 824 00:34:20,726 --> 00:34:23,493 -I like that one you got. -[Emily chuckles] 825 00:34:23,495 --> 00:34:26,263 [Emily] I mean, hospice has been so rewarding. 826 00:34:26,331 --> 00:34:29,232 When we took him home, I was expecting him to be like, 827 00:34:29,301 --> 00:34:31,435 kind of lazy and hanging around, 828 00:34:31,536 --> 00:34:35,038 but when he realized that he wasn't going back to the rescue, 829 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,707 I mean, you could just really see a change in him. 830 00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:40,010 -[Toney] Baby boy. -[Emily chuckles] 831 00:34:40,012 --> 00:34:43,747 [Emily] Seeing dogs that I've seen for years, 832 00:34:43,816 --> 00:34:47,050 you know, in the rescue, just finally, like feel like, 833 00:34:47,052 --> 00:34:48,852 "Oh, like, um, I made it." 834 00:34:48,921 --> 00:34:50,220 How about you, Chester? 835 00:34:50,222 --> 00:34:51,321 You enjoying things? 836 00:34:51,323 --> 00:34:53,123 You ate it all? Where it went? 837 00:34:53,125 --> 00:34:57,561 Obviously, the most challenging part is saying goodbye. 838 00:34:57,662 --> 00:34:59,629 [Toney] My baby boy. 839 00:34:59,631 --> 00:35:03,100 Y'all ready to take a little voyage back towards the house? 840 00:35:03,102 --> 00:35:05,602 [Emily] As much as like that part hurts, 841 00:35:05,604 --> 00:35:07,337 you know, we would want to hurt like 842 00:35:07,439 --> 00:35:09,940 a million times over for them to know that, 843 00:35:10,008 --> 00:35:12,209 that they had someone. [sniffles] 844 00:35:13,212 --> 00:35:14,311 This way, buddy. 845 00:35:20,119 --> 00:35:22,119 [instrumental music playing] 846 00:35:24,389 --> 00:35:26,223 [dogs barking] 847 00:35:26,225 --> 00:35:29,759 [Tia] Marie got passed up year after year for adoptio 848 00:35:29,861 --> 00:35:32,462 because, well, no reason, 849 00:35:32,531 --> 00:35:34,064 like there was nothing wrong with her. 850 00:35:34,066 --> 00:35:35,632 It's just, she just didn't get noticed. 851 00:35:35,734 --> 00:35:38,301 -[Kim] Good morning. -Today is your day, huh? 852 00:35:38,303 --> 00:35:40,303 [Tia] When a dog has been with us these many years, 853 00:35:40,305 --> 00:35:42,038 it does give you hope. 854 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:43,507 [Lizzy] Here she is. 855 00:35:43,509 --> 00:35:44,608 Rie-Rie. 856 00:35:44,610 --> 00:35:47,010 Today is a very exciting day. 857 00:35:47,012 --> 00:35:49,079 We're saying goodbye to Mari 858 00:35:49,081 --> 00:35:50,947 She's been here such a long time, 859 00:35:50,949 --> 00:35:53,383 and it's like an indescribable feeling. 860 00:35:53,385 --> 00:35:55,619 [Earl] All right, now, I'm no longer your stepdaddy... 861 00:35:55,621 --> 00:35:57,554 -[Lizzy] She's just ready to go. -...this is your daddy. 862 00:35:57,622 --> 00:35:59,222 [Lizzy] Whenever we adopt out a senior, 863 00:35:59,224 --> 00:36:01,224 it's always the best feelin in the world, 864 00:36:01,226 --> 00:36:05,228 but Marie has been here since she was a puppy, 865 00:36:05,230 --> 00:36:07,531 and we never thought this day would come for her 866 00:36:07,533 --> 00:36:10,333 so this is pretty emotional for all of us. 867 00:36:10,435 --> 00:36:13,303 -Bigger and better things you're gonna see. -[Earl] Oh, yeah. 868 00:36:13,305 --> 00:36:16,106 [Lizzy] You know, you never have to go to bed alone, ever again. 869 00:36:16,108 --> 00:36:18,708 I'm so excited to have another dog 870 00:36:18,710 --> 00:36:21,811 and take the road trip home, 871 00:36:21,813 --> 00:36:24,714 and, like, give this dog a great life. 872 00:36:24,716 --> 00:36:26,283 [Earl] Look at his big soft-ass bed. 873 00:36:26,285 --> 00:36:28,418 -[Lizzy] And you got some biscuits. -[Earl] Come on. Go ahead. 874 00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:30,353 [Earl] Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead. Ooh! 875 00:36:30,422 --> 00:36:33,023 [Lizzy] Since Marie rides so great in the car, 876 00:36:33,025 --> 00:36:35,759 Earl and I decided to give Kim a brand-new 877 00:36:35,827 --> 00:36:37,928 dog bed for her to lay in, 878 00:36:37,930 --> 00:36:41,264 and she definitely was very into the dog bed, she got right in. 879 00:36:41,366 --> 00:36:43,533 -She peeping out the door like, "What the..." -I like her look, look. 880 00:36:43,635 --> 00:36:46,102 -"Let's go, Daddy." -That's so cute. 881 00:36:46,104 --> 00:36:48,305 [Lizzy] Kim is an amazing adopter. 882 00:36:48,307 --> 00:36:51,741 I know Marie is gonna have the best time with him. 883 00:36:51,810 --> 00:36:54,110 I mean, we will be giving him dogs 884 00:36:54,112 --> 00:36:57,514 for as long as he wants to keep taking them from us. 885 00:36:57,516 --> 00:36:59,282 I guarantee you every time you move, 886 00:36:59,284 --> 00:37:00,850 she's going to be on your heels like, 887 00:37:00,919 --> 00:37:03,386 "Where are you going? Where are you going to?" 888 00:37:03,388 --> 00:37:05,822 [Earl] She don't even know what's in store for her, 889 00:37:05,824 --> 00:37:07,691 so she's gonna love it. 890 00:37:07,693 --> 00:37:09,960 All right, Kim, be careful, be safe. 891 00:37:09,962 --> 00:37:11,728 -[Kim] Bye, Earl. Be good. -[Lizzy] Drive safe. 892 00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:15,198 With Marie being that she has never been away from us, 893 00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:16,933 you know, I still want to check in with Kim 894 00:37:16,935 --> 00:37:19,102 to make sure that everything is going oka 895 00:37:19,104 --> 00:37:21,838 There might be some transitional period 896 00:37:21,940 --> 00:37:23,306 that might be kind of tough for her. 897 00:37:30,349 --> 00:37:31,681 [Mariah] Hey, baby girl. 898 00:37:31,683 --> 00:37:34,417 Okay. How are you, sweetheart? 899 00:37:34,419 --> 00:37:37,954 [Mariah] I just rescued a really sweet, shy puppy 900 00:37:37,956 --> 00:37:40,090 from the cane fields behind the post office. 901 00:37:40,125 --> 00:37:41,958 You thirsty, baby? 902 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:44,160 So I really wanted to name her after the girls 903 00:37:44,262 --> 00:37:47,764 at the post office, um, so I named her Stamps, kind of just like, 904 00:37:47,832 --> 00:37:49,532 you know, you buy stamps at a post office. 905 00:37:49,601 --> 00:37:51,401 I thought that was a really cute correlation. 906 00:37:51,403 --> 00:37:54,037 Look, he got you some food, mama. 907 00:37:55,507 --> 00:37:58,742 [Mariah] She's very young and definitely under a year old. 908 00:37:58,810 --> 00:38:00,377 Here, baby girl. 909 00:38:00,379 --> 00:38:02,812 [Mariah] The fact that this dog is so young 910 00:38:02,814 --> 00:38:05,615 and seems to be in somewhat good condition 911 00:38:05,617 --> 00:38:07,017 and been living on her own, 912 00:38:07,019 --> 00:38:09,519 it just goes to show how strong and brave she is. 913 00:38:09,521 --> 00:38:11,421 I mean, she's definitely a survivor 914 00:38:11,423 --> 00:38:13,423 in being so young to have lived this long. 915 00:38:13,425 --> 00:38:15,625 Hey, hey, hey, no one's gonna take it. 916 00:38:15,627 --> 00:38:17,060 No one's gonna take it, mama. 917 00:38:18,664 --> 00:38:20,297 [Mariah] She is really hungr 918 00:38:20,299 --> 00:38:22,999 but I think she's used to eating 919 00:38:23,001 --> 00:38:24,934 what she can and trying to save stuff 920 00:38:24,936 --> 00:38:27,337 because she's trying to hide some of her food. 921 00:38:27,406 --> 00:38:28,638 You know, she wants to eat some of it, 922 00:38:28,707 --> 00:38:30,807 but she wants to make sure she has it. 923 00:38:30,809 --> 00:38:32,509 [Mariah] Like she's... she's so smart, 924 00:38:32,511 --> 00:38:33,943 she's moving it around the bowl. 925 00:38:35,247 --> 00:38:36,713 Hi, baby girl. 926 00:38:36,715 --> 00:38:38,948 Oh, hi! 927 00:38:38,950 --> 00:38:40,317 Hi! 928 00:38:40,319 --> 00:38:44,120 You're so sweet. Are you more confident now 'cause you got food? 929 00:38:44,122 --> 00:38:45,955 Good girl. 930 00:38:46,057 --> 00:38:47,424 I love how like, the shy dogs, 931 00:38:47,426 --> 00:38:48,958 when you catch them, they're so scared, 932 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:50,627 and then you get 'em back and you like, 933 00:38:50,629 --> 00:38:52,128 hung out with them and then all of a sudden, 934 00:38:52,130 --> 00:38:54,064 they're like kissing you and so happy. 935 00:38:54,066 --> 00:38:56,399 She was in survival mode when I rescued her. 936 00:38:56,401 --> 00:38:58,601 Very shy, very skittish. 937 00:38:58,603 --> 00:39:01,538 Hi, pretty girl. Come see me. 938 00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:02,739 Come see me, come here. 939 00:39:02,841 --> 00:39:05,108 Oh, hi, sweetheart. 940 00:39:05,110 --> 00:39:07,610 And now she's already welcoming me in 941 00:39:07,612 --> 00:39:09,045 and letting me love on her 942 00:39:09,047 --> 00:39:11,247 and trusting me, it just goes to show 943 00:39:11,316 --> 00:39:13,083 how resilient these dogs are and how, 944 00:39:13,085 --> 00:39:14,918 no matter what situation they come from, 945 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:17,520 alls they know is love and that they can trust very easily. 946 00:39:17,522 --> 00:39:21,057 Oh, yes, you're gonna be just fine, aren't you? 947 00:39:21,159 --> 00:39:24,928 You're gonna be just fine. You're gonna be just fine. 948 00:39:24,930 --> 00:39:26,229 You're gonna be just fine. 949 00:39:33,305 --> 00:39:36,306 [instrumental music playing] 950 00:39:43,815 --> 00:39:45,014 Hey, Kim. 951 00:39:45,016 --> 00:39:46,182 [Kim] Hey, Tia. 952 00:39:46,184 --> 00:39:47,450 [Tia] Hi, how are you? 953 00:39:47,452 --> 00:39:50,220 It's been a few days since Kim came and picked up Marie 954 00:39:50,222 --> 00:39:52,455 from New Orleans and drove her home. 955 00:39:52,524 --> 00:39:55,658 Aw, she's all snuggled. 956 00:39:55,727 --> 00:39:57,827 When you drove home, she wasn't in a crate, 957 00:39:57,829 --> 00:40:00,530 she was just loose and then, you know, on the car, the seat. 958 00:40:00,532 --> 00:40:04,334 Yeah, Lizzy gave me this plush, furry dog bed.. 959 00:40:04,403 --> 00:40:07,404 -Uh-huh. -...and, uh, she plopped down in it, 960 00:40:07,406 --> 00:40:09,005 -and she-- -She just slept? 961 00:40:09,007 --> 00:40:10,407 Almost the whole time. 962 00:40:10,409 --> 00:40:12,041 Oh, good. I'm glad she drove home. 963 00:40:12,043 --> 00:40:13,710 I knew that was important for you, so I'm glad 964 00:40:13,712 --> 00:40:16,112 that she's comfortable in a car, you know. 965 00:40:16,114 --> 00:40:18,515 Your home is quiet, it's just you, 966 00:40:18,517 --> 00:40:19,949 I know it's the best environment 967 00:40:20,018 --> 00:40:22,318 we could have possibly gotten for her. 968 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:24,320 -Thank you. -Yeah. 969 00:40:24,322 --> 00:40:26,623 [Tia] All of us talked about how we wished 970 00:40:26,625 --> 00:40:28,525 that somebody would come along. 971 00:40:28,527 --> 00:40:30,760 She loves to go on walks. 972 00:40:30,829 --> 00:40:33,663 [Kim] Come on, Marie, let's finish our walk. 973 00:40:33,765 --> 00:40:36,900 In the morning, every day, we go to this beautiful duck pond park 974 00:40:36,902 --> 00:40:38,601 in Downtown Atlanta area, 975 00:40:38,603 --> 00:40:41,104 and she smiles the whole time we're walking 976 00:40:41,106 --> 00:40:42,705 Oh, good. 977 00:40:42,707 --> 00:40:45,208 [Tia] They say that there's someone out there for everybody, 978 00:40:45,210 --> 00:40:47,744 and I think that this was finally it. 979 00:40:47,779 --> 00:40:49,712 Well, I am glad that she settled in. 980 00:40:49,714 --> 00:40:51,214 I'm glad that everything is going good, 981 00:40:51,216 --> 00:40:52,382 and I'm glad that she's, you know, 982 00:40:52,384 --> 00:40:53,616 being a good girl, which of course, 983 00:40:53,618 --> 00:40:54,818 we knew she was going to be. 984 00:40:54,820 --> 00:40:56,719 [Tia] This was Marie's somebody, 985 00:40:56,721 --> 00:40:59,055 just as much as this was Kim's. 986 00:40:59,124 --> 00:41:00,356 [Kim] All right, take care. 987 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:01,825 [Tia] All right, bye, you guys. 988 00:41:01,827 --> 00:41:03,026 -Bye. -[Tia] Bye.