1 00:00:15,850 --> 00:00:18,717 [Tia Torres] So I got a tex from a good friend of mine, Stacy, 2 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:22,321 who runs a small rural shelter here in Southeast Louisiana, 3 00:00:22,323 --> 00:00:24,390 about a dog that was in horrible shape. 4 00:00:24,392 --> 00:00:30,329 She said that the dog was just in the middle of this field, and the video is pathetic. 5 00:00:30,331 --> 00:00:35,701 [Stacey] Hey. What's going on, man? Hey, man. Oh. 6 00:00:35,703 --> 00:00:38,203 [Tia] This little dog in the middle of a field, all by himself, 7 00:00:38,205 --> 00:00:41,040 just didn't know where he was. 'Cause he couldn't see. 8 00:00:43,811 --> 00:00:46,545 -[Tia] Aww. Hi, buddy. -[dog yelping] 9 00:00:46,614 --> 00:00:51,517 Oh, my goodness. He's smaller than I thought. Come here, buddy. [imitates kissing] 10 00:00:51,519 --> 00:00:53,652 Come here, buddy. Come here. 11 00:00:53,754 --> 00:00:58,424 His condition looked way worse in person. 12 00:00:59,126 --> 00:01:00,225 [Tia] Yeah. 13 00:01:02,229 --> 00:01:05,564 He's swollen under here, too. Under here. 14 00:01:06,801 --> 00:01:08,600 Yeah. 15 00:01:08,602 --> 00:01:10,936 [Tia] Within seconds of touching him, things are going off in my head. 16 00:01:11,005 --> 00:01:13,038 Like, this is much worse than we thought. 17 00:01:13,641 --> 00:01:14,606 Yeah. 18 00:01:15,509 --> 00:01:20,512 Oh, crap. Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap. 19 00:01:20,514 --> 00:01:23,615 You know, he was like a cute little... he's just like this cute little dog. 20 00:01:23,617 --> 00:01:26,118 Oh, buddy. Oh, buddy. 21 00:01:27,521 --> 00:01:29,988 You know, he was older. Eight, nine, ten years old. 22 00:01:29,990 --> 00:01:31,457 Obviously someone's dog at one point. 23 00:01:31,558 --> 00:01:34,960 You're okay, bud. You're okay. 24 00:01:35,029 --> 00:01:39,765 I think that what bothers me the most is the condition he was in 25 00:01:39,833 --> 00:01:43,902 is not something that happened overnight. That part really got to me. 26 00:01:43,904 --> 00:01:48,207 The thing that's the most noticeable is his eyes. Just bulging out. 27 00:01:48,209 --> 00:01:50,809 I mean, it could be a variety of things. 28 00:01:50,811 --> 00:01:54,146 Severe infection, some kinda disease. 29 00:01:54,248 --> 00:01:57,149 Um, you know, we weren't quite sure. 30 00:01:57,184 --> 00:02:01,220 You got Lamb Chop? Do you know who Lamb Chop is? 31 00:02:01,222 --> 00:02:06,458 Stacey's grandson is kind of hiding off in the corner with a little stuffed animal, 32 00:02:06,527 --> 00:02:08,193 and it was actually Lamb Chop. 33 00:02:09,330 --> 00:02:13,298 [gasp] Look. Oh, look, we're gonna get you... Look, we got you Lamb Chop. 34 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:15,200 They gave you Lamb Chop. 35 00:02:15,202 --> 00:02:18,137 Lamb Chop, you know, was the little sidekick on a kids' show. 36 00:02:18,238 --> 00:02:20,139 I said, you know what, let's give him Lamb Chop. 37 00:02:25,746 --> 00:02:26,845 [Tia] Yeah. 38 00:02:26,947 --> 00:02:29,915 If not for a good Samaritan seeing him, 39 00:02:29,917 --> 00:02:32,518 and calling the Sheriff's department and calling Stacey, 40 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,920 who knows? 41 00:02:34,922 --> 00:02:36,922 Come on, little one. Come on, Lamb Chop. 42 00:02:36,924 --> 00:02:41,426 We took Lamb Chop straight to Cypress Lake Animal Hospital. 43 00:02:41,428 --> 00:02:43,262 We're just gonna, you know, hope for the best 44 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:46,532 and let's see if Dr. Kristen and her team can work a miracle. 45 00:03:11,825 --> 00:03:14,626 -[Dana] Do we need to roll out the red carpet? -[all laughing] 46 00:03:14,628 --> 00:03:17,029 Oh, my God. I haven't seen you guys in so long. 47 00:03:17,031 --> 00:03:18,797 -You look so skinny. -It has been a really long time. 48 00:03:18,799 --> 00:03:20,131 -[Dana] Oh, my God. -[Tia] Hi, Dana. 49 00:03:20,133 --> 00:03:22,334 So today, we have a meet and greet, and it's a special one. 50 00:03:22,436 --> 00:03:24,503 -[Dana] I missed you guys so much! -[Tia] I know! 51 00:03:24,505 --> 00:03:27,706 Because it's actually with one of our producers off the show. 52 00:03:27,708 --> 00:03:29,107 Are you gonna cry? 53 00:03:29,109 --> 00:03:30,409 -Oh, yeah. -She always cries. 54 00:03:30,411 --> 00:03:31,410 She always cries. 55 00:03:31,412 --> 00:03:33,712 Dana has been one of our producers for years. 56 00:03:33,714 --> 00:03:36,515 I'm like, working with all the footage. I'm putting everything together. 57 00:03:36,517 --> 00:03:38,517 [Tia] This past year, she worked from home. 58 00:03:38,519 --> 00:03:40,686 So it's been about a year, actually, 59 00:03:40,688 --> 00:03:42,955 since we've seen Dana in person. 60 00:03:43,023 --> 00:03:45,958 -Do I sit in the middle? Should I sit in the middle? -[all laughing] 61 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:49,428 [Tia] Dana is like family to us. When she reached out to us 62 00:03:49,430 --> 00:03:51,964 and said that she was interested in this particula dog, we were like, 63 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:54,499 oh, [blows raspberry] perfect match. 64 00:03:54,501 --> 00:03:57,369 -[Tia] You know the drill. -[Dana] This is so weird! 65 00:03:57,371 --> 00:03:59,905 [Dana] My name is Dana. I live in Louisiana, 66 00:03:59,907 --> 00:04:02,708 about two hours from New Orleans. 67 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:06,445 It feels really odd [laughing] being in this seat. How's my hair look? 68 00:04:06,513 --> 00:04:08,614 -[interviewer] Great. -[laughing] 69 00:04:08,616 --> 00:04:12,351 [Dana] This is just a reall special day, because I get to see all my friends 70 00:04:12,419 --> 00:04:16,722 and all my work family. And I get to hopefully adopt a dog. 71 00:04:16,724 --> 00:04:19,358 I miss everyone so much. It's like, crazy. 72 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,193 -Really? -Yeah! 73 00:04:21,195 --> 00:04:23,262 I've been on the show for four years. 74 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:26,665 -[laughing] -But recently, I had a huge life change, and I am working 75 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:29,568 remotely from home. So it has been rough. 76 00:04:29,570 --> 00:04:31,202 My dad, uh... 77 00:04:31,205 --> 00:04:34,606 -[Tia] I heard. Oh. -[Dana] ...passed away from terminal brain cancer. 78 00:04:34,608 --> 00:04:38,210 My dad's brain tumor was progressing pretty quickly, 79 00:04:38,212 --> 00:04:43,048 and I had to make the decisi to leave the show 80 00:04:43,117 --> 00:04:45,317 in the capacity that I was working in 81 00:04:45,319 --> 00:04:49,354 because New Orleans is two hours from where my family property is, 82 00:04:49,456 --> 00:04:54,359 and I wanted to spend as much time as I possibly could with my dad before he died. 83 00:04:54,428 --> 00:04:56,561 [Tia] How long did your dad have cancer? 84 00:04:56,663 --> 00:04:59,064 It was ten... it was ten months from when he... 85 00:04:59,066 --> 00:05:00,832 [Tia] Oh, yeah, that's still not very long ago. Yeah. 86 00:05:00,934 --> 00:05:02,501 From when he was diagnosed, and unfortunately, 87 00:05:02,503 --> 00:05:04,936 he had a glioblastoma brain tumor, and they're the worst of the worst. 88 00:05:05,005 --> 00:05:07,439 -[Tia groans] -And it was in an inoperable location, 89 00:05:07,508 --> 00:05:09,107 and it was terminal. 90 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:13,712 I got my love of animals and my love of dogs from my dad. 91 00:05:13,714 --> 00:05:16,048 I brought my dog Juno today, but... 92 00:05:16,050 --> 00:05:17,115 -Oh! -Mmm-hmm. 93 00:05:17,117 --> 00:05:19,518 But my dad was the one who found her for me, 94 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,053 and I rescued her because of my dad. 95 00:05:21,121 --> 00:05:22,987 -Mmm-hmm. -Oh, yeah. 96 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:25,324 [Dana] My parents have a bi horse farm, and one of the workers at the farm 97 00:05:25,326 --> 00:05:29,828 showed up with a litter full of puppies. 98 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:31,930 My dad was like, "I know I can help you with one of 'em." 99 00:05:31,932 --> 00:05:33,699 And he sent me a picture. 100 00:05:33,701 --> 00:05:36,635 And then I adopted her. That's Juno. 101 00:05:36,737 --> 00:05:41,540 When, um, my dad was sick, at the end, we would be at my parents' house 102 00:05:41,641 --> 00:05:44,109 and she'd be curled up on the bed with my dad. 103 00:05:44,111 --> 00:05:46,211 -Oh. -And I'd go to leave him, and I'd go, "Come on, Juno," 104 00:05:46,213 --> 00:05:47,512 and she would look at me and just... 105 00:05:47,514 --> 00:05:49,214 -[Mariah] She didn't want to. -[Tia] Uh-uh. Oh. 106 00:05:49,216 --> 00:05:50,415 [Dana] ...say, I need to be with him. 107 00:05:50,417 --> 00:05:52,117 -[Mariah] Oh. -[Tia] Wow. Wow. 108 00:05:52,119 --> 00:05:53,818 I know. They know. 109 00:05:53,820 --> 00:05:58,056 When I started working on the show, my dad wanted to adopt a dog from Villalobos 110 00:05:58,125 --> 00:06:03,495 and then he got sick and wasn't able to. And so the fact that I'm here toda 111 00:06:03,497 --> 00:06:06,298 makes me feel like I'm carrying out his legacy, 112 00:06:06,300 --> 00:06:09,234 and something that was really important to him. 113 00:06:09,303 --> 00:06:14,406 So I've been looking for a dog and last week, I literally said out loud to my dad, 114 00:06:14,408 --> 00:06:19,544 I said, I'm gonna let my next dog come to me just the way they always came to you. 115 00:06:19,613 --> 00:06:22,748 I'm gonna take a page outta your book and I'm just gonna let them come to me. 116 00:06:22,816 --> 00:06:24,216 I was... I had an assignment. 117 00:06:24,218 --> 00:06:25,517 [Mariah] I think you made me emotional. 118 00:06:25,519 --> 00:06:26,985 [Tia] I know. This is why I wore... 119 00:06:26,987 --> 00:06:28,887 -[Mariah] Damn it. -[Tia] See, I knew I was gonna meet with Dan today, 120 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:30,722 -so I wore sunglasses. [laughing] -Every time. 121 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:34,126 So I was supposed to be looking at other footage, and at the last minute, 122 00:06:34,128 --> 00:06:36,995 they said, "There's this Stamps rescue we need you to do." 123 00:06:36,997 --> 00:06:38,663 And I was like, "Okay." 124 00:06:38,665 --> 00:06:41,600 -God, that's how you saw her? -And so I literally pulled up the footage, 125 00:06:41,602 --> 00:06:43,502 and tears started rolling down my face. 126 00:06:43,504 --> 00:06:46,037 -[Tia] Oh, my God. -[Dana] And I was like, there's my dog. 127 00:06:46,139 --> 00:06:49,508 [Mariah] Oh, my God. Look, that's her. Where the tractor's about to go. 128 00:06:49,510 --> 00:06:52,744 So I was watching this footage on the edge of my seat. 129 00:06:52,813 --> 00:06:54,846 [Mariah gasps] There she is. 130 00:06:54,948 --> 00:06:58,049 [Dana] They were plowing down the sugarcane where she was living. 131 00:06:58,151 --> 00:07:01,920 Like, the whole time, I was just like, "They're about to run over my dog." 132 00:07:01,922 --> 00:07:04,156 [high-pitched] Hi, big girl. Come take a treat. 133 00:07:04,992 --> 00:07:06,224 No, no, no. 134 00:07:06,226 --> 00:07:09,594 [laughing] My heart was just... I was so nervous. 135 00:07:09,596 --> 00:07:13,398 [Mariah] Yes. Oh, my God. Yes! Whoo! 136 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,400 That's a great way to... 137 00:07:15,402 --> 00:07:16,701 -[Dana] And I had just... -[Mariah] Damn it! 138 00:07:16,703 --> 00:07:18,270 [all laughing] 139 00:07:18,305 --> 00:07:21,273 I just knew. I looked in those eyes and I saw her tail, 140 00:07:21,275 --> 00:07:23,508 and I just was like, "That's her." 141 00:07:23,510 --> 00:07:26,144 I mean, normally when someone comes to look at dogs to adopt, 142 00:07:26,213 --> 00:07:31,016 we show them multiple dogs. For Dana, it was instant love. Like, 143 00:07:31,018 --> 00:07:32,483 an instant connection, actually. 144 00:07:32,485 --> 00:07:34,453 -She's... -Right? So she's gonna still be... she's gonna be shy. 145 00:07:34,554 --> 00:07:38,723 She is. She's still very shy. Um, the good thing is 146 00:07:38,725 --> 00:07:42,060 just from her being here for a little bit, I have noticed 147 00:07:42,128 --> 00:07:44,629 that she does wanna bond with someone. 148 00:07:44,631 --> 00:07:48,633 So she does come out of her shell. Um, you wanna meet Stampy first? 149 00:07:48,735 --> 00:07:49,601 We can do that. We'll do that. 150 00:07:49,603 --> 00:07:50,802 -[Dana] Yeah. -[Tia] Okay. 151 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:54,072 [Tia] M2 made the decision to not traumatize Stamps 152 00:07:54,074 --> 00:07:58,009 by walking her out on a leash with all the camera crew around. 153 00:07:58,011 --> 00:08:00,312 -[Dana] Oh, my goodness. -[Tia] She's like a little baby. 154 00:08:00,314 --> 00:08:02,314 [Dana] I'm totally gonna start crying. [laughing] 155 00:08:02,316 --> 00:08:05,217 -[Dana] Oh, my God. Look at that face. -[Tia] Hi, Stamps. 156 00:08:05,219 --> 00:08:08,353 -[Tia] Hi, little baby. -[Dana] My heart is beating so fast. 157 00:08:08,455 --> 00:08:10,689 [Mariah] Okay, my baby. You wanna sit over here? 158 00:08:10,691 --> 00:08:13,525 [Dana] Hi. Hi. 159 00:08:13,527 --> 00:08:15,627 -[Mariah] Okay, we're gonna sit over here. -[Dana] Hi, mama. 160 00:08:15,629 --> 00:08:19,364 -[Tia laughing] -[Mariah] What you think, pretty girl? 161 00:08:19,432 --> 00:08:20,899 What you think, sweet girl? 162 00:08:20,901 --> 00:08:22,634 -[Dana] "I'm a little nervous." [sniffling] -[Mariah] She is. 163 00:08:22,736 --> 00:08:25,837 [Dana] It's okay. It's okay, we can just hang out. 164 00:08:25,939 --> 00:08:30,742 When Stamps came out and I was able to put hands on her and see her, 165 00:08:30,811 --> 00:08:34,513 I almost can't put it into words. It was just so special. 166 00:08:34,515 --> 00:08:36,548 I feel like my dad sent her to me. 167 00:08:36,650 --> 00:08:40,519 -[Tia] Oh. Don't make us cry, Dana. [laughing] -[Dana] I know. 168 00:08:42,022 --> 00:08:43,655 How are you? 169 00:08:43,657 --> 00:08:47,225 And I feel my dad here so strongly. I feel like he's right here with me. 170 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:49,628 It's hard to explain, but I... I know it. 171 00:08:49,630 --> 00:08:51,263 -[Mariah] She's so fluffy. -[Dana] Good girl. 172 00:08:51,331 --> 00:08:53,164 [Tia] It's... talk about meant to be. Because when we do 173 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,699 get dogs like this that are shy, I... 174 00:08:54,701 --> 00:08:56,568 -[Mariah] It's hard. -[Tia] It's hard to place them. 175 00:08:56,636 --> 00:08:59,638 You know, it's very difficult to adopt a shy dog out. 176 00:08:59,706 --> 00:09:02,908 You're a very, like, nurturing person. 177 00:09:02,910 --> 00:09:04,543 -[Tia] Yeah. -[Mariah] Like, you're the perfect person 178 00:09:04,611 --> 00:09:07,012 -for a dog like her. -Yeah, absolutely. 179 00:09:07,014 --> 00:09:08,513 -[Mariah] She needs that, you know? -[Tia] Yeah. 180 00:09:08,515 --> 00:09:12,217 To have someone come along who is like family to us, 181 00:09:12,219 --> 00:09:16,187 who has that motherly way about her, who's so caring, 182 00:09:16,189 --> 00:09:20,025 want to take a dog from us. You know, that... that is like that. 183 00:09:20,027 --> 00:09:21,426 We're very thankful for it. 184 00:09:21,428 --> 00:09:23,194 -[Tia] Do you have... -[Mariah] Still feel the connection? 185 00:09:23,196 --> 00:09:24,896 [Dana] Oh, yeah. 186 00:09:24,898 --> 00:09:26,698 -[Tia] She's been bawling her eyes out, what do you think? -[Mariah] I know. 187 00:09:26,700 --> 00:09:28,166 [all laughing] 188 00:09:28,234 --> 00:09:30,201 So Stamps was starting to warm up and get more comfortable with me, 189 00:09:30,203 --> 00:09:35,206 and that was so awesome to see. But in the back of my head, I was like, 190 00:09:35,208 --> 00:09:37,542 "She still has to meet Juno." 191 00:09:37,644 --> 00:09:39,611 I'm nervous a little bit about that. 192 00:09:39,613 --> 00:09:41,613 [Tia] I mean, here's the thing. You know what you could do? 193 00:09:41,615 --> 00:09:43,348 Is, I say Mariah just stays here with her 194 00:09:43,417 --> 00:09:44,816 -and you bring Juno out to the grass. -Yeah. 195 00:09:44,818 --> 00:09:47,652 -Let's see... let's see what she does. -Okay. 196 00:09:47,754 --> 00:09:51,723 [Tia] There's always a chanc that dogs don't get along when they meet each other. 197 00:09:51,725 --> 00:09:53,458 -[Dana] Okay, let me go get Juno. -[Tia] Gonna go get Juno. 198 00:09:53,526 --> 00:09:55,059 Get the little wiggle worm. 199 00:09:55,128 --> 00:09:58,730 You know, we've had people that say, my dog loves every dog it meets, 200 00:09:58,732 --> 00:10:01,099 and then... then it doesn't. [laughing] 201 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:05,236 Hi. Have you been napping? 202 00:10:05,305 --> 00:10:08,206 But we're hoping for the best, 'cause nobody wants to cry today. 203 00:10:09,309 --> 00:10:11,409 -[gasps] Can you see the puppy? -[Tia laughing] 204 00:10:15,616 --> 00:10:17,949 Okay, you ready? 205 00:10:18,051 --> 00:10:20,518 Oh, my gosh, Juno, I hope you like Stamps. 206 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,220 You ready to meet your sister? 207 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:25,190 [both] Oh! 208 00:10:25,192 --> 00:10:26,858 -[Mariah] Oh, she's... -[Tia] Ooh. 209 00:10:26,927 --> 00:10:29,794 [Mariah] She just jumped down. She's interested. Who is that? 210 00:10:29,796 --> 00:10:33,698 [Dana] Oh, it's okay. What do you see? You just wanna say hi? 211 00:10:33,700 --> 00:10:36,001 -[Mariah] Hey, wanna say hi? -[Tia] If she wants to go see her, that's fine. 212 00:10:36,003 --> 00:10:38,303 -[Dana] Oh, perfect. -[Tia] And they can take a walk together. 213 00:10:38,305 --> 00:10:40,205 -[Dana] Yeah. -[Mariah] Oh my God, look at her. 214 00:10:40,207 --> 00:10:42,907 -[Mariah] She's like, hi, be my... be my sister. -[Dana] Oh, my goodness. 215 00:10:42,909 --> 00:10:47,946 Stamps' seen Juno, and she was instantly interested. 216 00:10:48,015 --> 00:10:50,849 [Dana gasps] Yes, you're doing great! Oh! [laughing] 217 00:10:50,917 --> 00:10:52,783 [Tia] Oh! 218 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,955 [Mariah] I've had Stamps around a few dogs here, and she's done amazing, 219 00:10:57,057 --> 00:10:59,824 but she was never this interested so quickly. 220 00:10:59,826 --> 00:11:01,059 It's almost like she knew, "Okay, 221 00:11:01,061 --> 00:11:02,594 this is gonna be my big sister." 222 00:11:02,596 --> 00:11:05,964 -[all exclaiming] -[Dana] Oh, she wants to play. 223 00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:08,299 [Tia] Oh, look, look, look. [gasps] Nobody move. 224 00:11:08,301 --> 00:11:10,735 Nobody move. Oh, my God, oh, my God, this is so cute! 225 00:11:10,804 --> 00:11:14,539 -[all laughing] -[Tia] Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 226 00:11:14,641 --> 00:11:18,943 With shy dogs, if you have another dog, the bond is gonna be 227 00:11:19,045 --> 00:11:22,313 with that other dog first. That's who they feel more comfortable with. 228 00:11:22,315 --> 00:11:25,817 -Ooh. So cute. -[Mariah] Are you happy? 229 00:11:25,819 --> 00:11:28,053 -[Tia] Okay, now you may cry. -[Mariah] Yeah. 230 00:11:28,154 --> 00:11:30,689 [Tia] Oh, my God. Look at her. 231 00:11:30,691 --> 00:11:33,525 She went from this really scared, guarded dog 232 00:11:33,527 --> 00:11:38,229 that was on alert to a puppy that was play bowing and having fun. 233 00:11:38,231 --> 00:11:40,732 -[Tia] This is amazing. -[Mariah] Mmm-hmm. 234 00:11:40,834 --> 00:11:42,834 Insane. 235 00:11:42,936 --> 00:11:46,404 It was a really amazing transformation, and it reassured 236 00:11:46,406 --> 00:11:49,808 me and Tia and also Dana, that she's... she's ready. 237 00:11:49,810 --> 00:11:52,644 She's ready to go to a home, and I think she picked Juno. 238 00:11:52,713 --> 00:11:54,512 She just wants to be around... she doesn't care about anything. 239 00:11:54,514 --> 00:11:56,614 -[Dana] Is she ready? -[Tia] Yeah. No, let's see if she'll walk. 240 00:11:56,616 --> 00:11:59,017 -Let's see if she'll follow her right to the car. -[Dana] Come on, sisters. 241 00:11:59,019 --> 00:12:00,451 You ready? 242 00:12:00,453 --> 00:12:01,452 [Dana] That literally could not have gone better. 243 00:12:01,454 --> 00:12:03,488 It feels like today starts a new chapter. 244 00:12:03,490 --> 00:12:06,891 -Whoa! Look at this! -[Mariah] Wow, look at you go! 245 00:12:06,893 --> 00:12:10,662 I know with no doubt that my dad brought this dog to me. 246 00:12:10,731 --> 00:12:13,465 -[Tia] We'll see ya, now. -[Mariah] We'll keep her safe 'til we bring her. 247 00:12:13,533 --> 00:12:15,433 -[Dana] Okay. -[Tia] Bye, Juno. Look at this. 248 00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:18,303 It... it was a match made in heaven. Between the three of them. 249 00:12:18,305 --> 00:12:19,938 It was the perfect dog with Juno, 250 00:12:20,006 --> 00:12:23,641 it was the most wonderful human being on the planet with Dana. 251 00:12:23,710 --> 00:12:25,410 And then Stamps needing them both. 252 00:12:25,412 --> 00:12:28,947 The next step is for M2 to get Stamps ready, 253 00:12:29,015 --> 00:12:31,616 and then deliver her to Dana's farm, 254 00:12:31,618 --> 00:12:33,718 and hopefully, we have a happy ending. 255 00:12:45,465 --> 00:12:48,099 So since Lizzy is on her way to becoming 256 00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:51,703 a certified dog trainer and behaviorist, you know, I just wanted 257 00:12:51,705 --> 00:12:54,339 to get us back to our roots, back to what we used to do, 258 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:57,442 which is really following through with training dogs and working with them. 259 00:12:57,544 --> 00:12:59,911 Do you follow Dog Tales' Facebook page? 260 00:12:59,913 --> 00:13:02,347 I follow them on Instagram, actually, but that's it. 261 00:13:02,415 --> 00:13:04,215 -I don't follow their Facebook page. -Okay. So I don't know 262 00:13:04,217 --> 00:13:06,918 if you saw the story, and it just, it got to me. Really, really hard. 263 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:13,091 Dog Tales is a rescue out of Canada, and we've become friends. 264 00:13:13,093 --> 00:13:17,395 They've actually taken some dogs from us to help u get them into new homes. 265 00:13:17,397 --> 00:13:22,300 They had a former adopter lose one of the dogs that they adopted from Dog Tales. 266 00:13:22,302 --> 00:13:25,303 -Oh. -Name was Chicho. He's old, he's blind and he's deaf. 267 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:28,573 -[Lizzy] Oh, my God. -[Tia] The dog wandered off into the woods 268 00:13:28,575 --> 00:13:32,010 -[Lizzy] Oh. -[Tia] The first thing was I text Rob from Dog Tale 269 00:13:32,012 --> 00:13:35,113 I said, hey, is there no one up there with like a tracking dog, a bloodhound, something? 270 00:13:35,115 --> 00:13:36,648 -[Lizzy] Yeah. -[Tia] And he goes, "We've been looking. 271 00:13:36,716 --> 00:13:39,117 Like, there's no one up here that can help us track this dog." 272 00:13:39,119 --> 00:13:40,518 Five days later, they found him. 273 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,754 He was still alive, but barely. 274 00:13:42,823 --> 00:13:46,057 Took him to the vet, and he didn't make it. 275 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:51,729 It was just sad. And I just thought, "You know what? 276 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:56,301 I'ma look into this." I wonder if this is something we could do, 277 00:13:56,303 --> 00:13:58,937 to help people find their lost dogs. 278 00:13:59,039 --> 00:14:03,608 Like, Googled, you know, tracking dogs and... and... 279 00:14:03,610 --> 00:14:08,112 and scent training and pet recovery and all this stuff, and the first video 280 00:14:08,114 --> 00:14:12,016 I just happened to come across was of this trainer in Florida 281 00:14:12,018 --> 00:14:14,052 working a bloodhound puppy. 282 00:14:14,054 --> 00:14:17,922 I'm gonna give her the odor. This is Jess. Just a couple turns. 283 00:14:19,226 --> 00:14:22,794 Fetch it. Let's go. Good girl. Attagirl. 284 00:14:22,796 --> 00:14:26,064 [Tia] Scent Evidence is a program out of Florida, 285 00:14:26,165 --> 00:14:31,603 and Paul and his people train dogs, primarily bloodhounds, 286 00:14:31,605 --> 00:14:34,105 for various sheriff's departments around the country. 287 00:14:34,107 --> 00:14:35,273 He's super well established. 288 00:14:35,275 --> 00:14:36,808 Pretty amazing credentials. 289 00:14:36,810 --> 00:14:38,810 He even gives, like, seminars around the world 290 00:14:38,812 --> 00:14:41,045 on tracking and scent work. 291 00:14:41,047 --> 00:14:43,414 So I called him up and I just said, "Hey, 292 00:14:43,416 --> 00:14:47,619 I'm really interested in getting some of our hounds, possibly, some training. 293 00:14:47,621 --> 00:14:49,320 -Yeah. -And he goes, "Yes, I would love to!" 294 00:14:49,322 --> 00:14:50,955 Oh, my God. 295 00:14:50,957 --> 00:14:55,093 So I asked if we could bring our bloodhounds, some of 'em, anyways, to him. 296 00:14:55,095 --> 00:14:56,961 -Yeah. -And he would help train us. But... 297 00:14:57,030 --> 00:14:59,998 -Yeah, I'm sold. -And I know you've always wanted to do this, you know? 298 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,432 -Right? -Always, yeah. 299 00:15:01,434 --> 00:15:03,935 I think that it's really amazing Tia wants to do this. 300 00:15:04,004 --> 00:15:07,372 We see a lot of stray dogs around here, a lot of dogs that get lost. 301 00:15:07,374 --> 00:15:10,408 People steal cars with dogs inside of them, and then we don't know 302 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:15,113 where the dog ends up. So there's such a huge need for dogs 303 00:15:15,115 --> 00:15:18,416 that have this ability to track. I think she's really onto something with this. 304 00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:20,718 -We have to see what happened with Chicho. -Yeah. 305 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,820 But maybe we can, I don't know, maybe we can do something with this. 306 00:15:22,822 --> 00:15:25,223 -I love it. I'm super down. -Plus, it's great for the dogs, too. 307 00:15:25,225 --> 00:15:26,657 Great for the dogs. 308 00:15:26,659 --> 00:15:29,961 -[dogs barking] -[Tia] They say all dogs are created 309 00:15:30,030 --> 00:15:34,165 for something specific. I mean, not all, but certain breeds. 310 00:15:34,233 --> 00:15:38,803 And hounds are one of them. You know, hounds have an amazing sense of smell, 311 00:15:38,805 --> 00:15:43,408 better than other dogs. And within the hound world, the bloodhound is like, 312 00:15:43,410 --> 00:15:46,110 the cream of the crop when it comes to doing scent work. 313 00:15:46,112 --> 00:15:48,413 -And it's close by. So it's only in Tallahassee, so. -Yes. 314 00:15:48,415 --> 00:15:50,114 -Let's do it. -Okay, let's do it. 315 00:15:58,725 --> 00:16:01,492 [Tia] Come on, buddy. Come see the water. 316 00:16:01,494 --> 00:16:04,228 -[Mariah] Hola. -[Tia] Hark. 317 00:16:04,230 --> 00:16:06,798 -[Mariah] Wow, he looks so happy. -[Tia] He loves going... 318 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,933 he wants to get in everybody's car. Like, he loves going in a... 319 00:16:08,935 --> 00:16:10,635 Look at him, he wants to go in the car. Watch. 320 00:16:10,704 --> 00:16:12,937 [Mariah] You need to go with the truck driver. Can I get out? 321 00:16:13,006 --> 00:16:14,305 [Tia] Come on, Marcelo. Come on. 322 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:17,408 Shortly after we dropped Lamb Chop off at the vet, 323 00:16:19,512 --> 00:16:22,947 I got a call that he wasn't gonna make it. 324 00:16:25,752 --> 00:16:27,852 They had to humanely let him go. 325 00:16:27,921 --> 00:16:30,955 -He definitely had lymphoma. -Okay. 326 00:16:30,957 --> 00:16:34,058 But like, extremely advanced lymphoma. 327 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,128 That's why his eyes looked that way 'cause, you know, it attacks the organs. 328 00:16:37,130 --> 00:16:38,262 Ooh, really? 329 00:16:38,331 --> 00:16:39,163 -Mmm-hmm. -Oh, my God. 330 00:16:39,265 --> 00:16:41,099 It can attack certain organs. 331 00:16:41,101 --> 00:16:44,102 -Um, really nothing that they could do. -Wow. 332 00:16:44,104 --> 00:16:47,805 Although, I wasn't horribly surprised, 333 00:16:47,807 --> 00:16:50,475 you know, that little part of you hopes that, you know 334 00:16:50,477 --> 00:16:52,944 "Okay, I love being wrong about things like this." 335 00:16:52,946 --> 00:16:55,013 It's kinda heartbreaking to know someone... 336 00:16:55,114 --> 00:16:57,248 -Allowed it. -...actually loved him enoug to put a collar on him. 337 00:16:57,317 --> 00:16:59,350 But then, dumped him becaus he looked like that, you kno 338 00:16:59,419 --> 00:17:00,751 That dog didn't break out of anything... 339 00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:02,520 -No, no, he can't see, yeah -...he can't even walk. 340 00:17:02,522 --> 00:17:04,122 They probably just didn't want to deal with it. 341 00:17:04,124 --> 00:17:05,156 That's exactly what happened. 342 00:17:05,258 --> 00:17:07,158 -And they just dumped him. -Yeah. 343 00:17:07,226 --> 00:17:09,827 This was a really bad case. This was one of the worst ones. 344 00:17:09,829 --> 00:17:13,064 It sucks, it's heartbreaking. I mean, we didn't even have him long enough to 345 00:17:13,933 --> 00:17:15,199 to, you know, give him love. 346 00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:17,135 -Yeah. -But, at least he's not in pain anymore. 347 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:18,503 At least he was found. 348 00:17:18,505 --> 00:17:22,040 What keeps me from falling down after something like this 349 00:17:22,108 --> 00:17:25,910 is knowing that if that Good Samaritan hadn't spotted him 350 00:17:25,912 --> 00:17:29,013 and they hadn't called Stacey and she hadn't called us, 351 00:17:29,015 --> 00:17:32,950 he would be still sitting in that field near death and would've died alone. 352 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:35,820 And no one would have ever known. 353 00:17:35,822 --> 00:17:39,390 Now, he has a name and he's not in pain anymore 354 00:17:39,392 --> 00:17:41,626 You know, I did a little tribute on social media. 355 00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:44,128 Now, the whole world knows who Lamb Chop is. 356 00:17:56,009 --> 00:17:56,908 My old hood. 357 00:17:59,212 --> 00:18:00,211 [dogs howling] 358 00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:01,145 [Tia laughing] 359 00:18:01,214 --> 00:18:03,047 Knockity-knock. 360 00:18:03,049 --> 00:18:04,916 I drove to New Orleans to pick up Lizzy and her dogs. 361 00:18:05,819 --> 00:18:07,418 Oh, my goodness. 362 00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:09,654 We're gonna load 'em up to Florida and do training classes. 363 00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:10,888 [dog howling] 364 00:18:10,890 --> 00:18:12,689 [Tia] All right, we're gonna go on a road trip, buddy. 365 00:18:12,691 --> 00:18:15,526 [Lizzy] No, no, no, Neil, we're leaving, we're leaving, we're leaving, we're leaving. 366 00:18:15,528 --> 00:18:16,661 [Tia] All right, son. 367 00:18:16,696 --> 00:18:17,528 [Moe] Bye. 368 00:18:17,530 --> 00:18:19,630 [Tia] Grandkids. Toodaloo. 369 00:18:19,632 --> 00:18:20,998 [Moe] Bye, Grandma! 370 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,800 [Tia] Toodaloo, everybody. 371 00:18:22,802 --> 00:18:24,001 [Lizzy] All right, here we go. 372 00:18:24,504 --> 00:18:25,770 [Tia] Okay. 373 00:18:26,806 --> 00:18:30,608 She will be taking her two bloodhounds, Neil and Leroy 374 00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:33,144 I will be taking my bloodhound, Twang. 375 00:18:33,212 --> 00:18:34,312 [Lizzy] Okay, watch his head. 376 00:18:34,314 --> 00:18:35,446 [Tia] These are your people. 377 00:18:35,515 --> 00:18:36,848 [Lizzy] These are your people, come on! 378 00:18:36,916 --> 00:18:38,516 Twang, nice to see you again. 379 00:18:38,518 --> 00:18:41,219 There were some concerns for some of the dogs. 380 00:18:41,221 --> 00:18:43,421 Neil is terrified of cars. 381 00:18:43,423 --> 00:18:46,624 She had to carry him. We got him in a crate and put him inside. 382 00:18:46,626 --> 00:18:51,629 Twang, my issue is that he's not the most people friendly. 383 00:18:51,631 --> 00:18:54,398 He's got some unpredictable behavior. 384 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:59,303 The one thing that I will say is going in his favor is he's super-duper dog-friendly. 385 00:18:59,305 --> 00:19:01,005 And smart. 386 00:19:01,007 --> 00:19:04,408 Just, ultimately, with us going to Scent Evidence, it's for Lizzy and I 387 00:19:04,410 --> 00:19:08,813 to learn as much as we can and continue the training with our dogs. 388 00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:10,414 I just think it's a really cool thing to do. 389 00:19:10,416 --> 00:19:12,316 [dogs howling] 390 00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:13,351 [Tia] All right, all right. 391 00:19:23,563 --> 00:19:24,862 [dog barking] 392 00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:30,301 [Tia] So, we finally got to Florida 393 00:19:30,303 --> 00:19:33,304 and we are about to train some hound dogs. 394 00:19:33,306 --> 00:19:35,139 -[Paul] Hello! -Tia, Lizzy. 395 00:19:35,208 --> 00:19:36,707 Hi. Paul. 396 00:19:36,709 --> 00:19:39,410 [Tia] We're meeting up with Paul who runs Scent Evidence. 397 00:19:39,412 --> 00:19:42,747 And his wife and a couple of his dog handlers. 398 00:19:42,815 --> 00:19:44,949 To help us see what we can do with our dogs. 399 00:19:44,951 --> 00:19:46,217 [Paul] Ready to play with some hounds? 400 00:19:46,219 --> 00:19:47,652 [Tia] Yes. 401 00:19:47,654 --> 00:19:50,354 I've been doing search and rescue work for about 15 years. 402 00:19:50,423 --> 00:19:53,057 Search and rescue is a life and death situation 403 00:19:53,125 --> 00:19:55,126 every time one of the teams are called out. 404 00:19:55,128 --> 00:19:59,130 And, if you think about a child of yours or your mothe or father going missing, 405 00:19:59,132 --> 00:20:01,199 there's nothing that compares to that. 406 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:05,703 So, having this tool there to protect our communities, to save lives 407 00:20:05,705 --> 00:20:09,540 and it gives these dogs that are bred to do this wonderful task 408 00:20:09,609 --> 00:20:14,011 an opportunity to give back to our communities. It's a win-win for us all. 409 00:20:14,013 --> 00:20:16,113 We'll take them out, then we'll run them through some drills... 410 00:20:16,115 --> 00:20:17,615 -[Lizzy] Okay. -...just to see where they are. 411 00:20:17,617 --> 00:20:18,749 -[Tia] Mmm-hmm. -[Lizzy] Okay. 412 00:20:18,751 --> 00:20:20,318 [Paul] And then we'll start making adjustments. 413 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,253 -It's so much fun working with these animals. -[Tia] Yeah! 414 00:20:22,288 --> 00:20:25,223 And seeing how they progress. But, they're all individuals. 415 00:20:25,225 --> 00:20:29,126 Despite Lizzy and I bringing our hounds, it wasn't a given that they were gonna wanna 416 00:20:29,128 --> 00:20:31,028 do what was asked of them. 417 00:20:31,030 --> 00:20:33,130 So, it was a little nerve-wracking because it's, like, 418 00:20:33,132 --> 00:20:36,200 ah, is this going to be so embarrassing, like, if they don't do it? 419 00:20:36,202 --> 00:20:38,369 [Paul] Ooh, you're beautiful. 420 00:20:38,371 --> 00:20:41,439 [Tia] One of the biggest concerns was Neil 421 00:20:41,507 --> 00:20:43,608 and he's being super shy, super... 422 00:20:44,611 --> 00:20:46,243 ...very not confident. 423 00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:49,213 [Paul] We want them to match the scent from the jar to the environment. 424 00:20:49,215 --> 00:20:52,049 -[Lizzy] Okay. -[Paul] And then follow the trail to the target. 425 00:20:52,151 --> 00:20:53,250 [Lizzy] Okay. 426 00:20:53,252 --> 00:20:54,518 [Donna] Who do you want to be the target, baby? 427 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,621 [Paul] I'm thinking while he's right to me, maybe I'll do it. 428 00:20:56,623 --> 00:20:57,588 [Donna] Okay. 429 00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:59,657 [Paul] Would you grab my odor out of there? 430 00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:03,961 [Tia] They have their scent jars and in the scent jar is like, like a gauze 431 00:21:03,963 --> 00:21:06,197 with the scent of whatever it is you're looking to find 432 00:21:06,199 --> 00:21:10,034 When it's time for the dog to go, open the jar, dog takes a whiff 433 00:21:10,103 --> 00:21:14,538 and you hope that the dog starts to follow the scent that was in the scent jar. 434 00:21:14,607 --> 00:21:16,540 [Paul] All right, give me the odor. 435 00:21:16,609 --> 00:21:20,611 Come on then, Neil! Come on, buddy! Come on! Come on, Neil! 436 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:22,313 -Oh, that a good boy! -[Donna] That's a good boy! 437 00:21:22,315 --> 00:21:25,249 [Paul] That a good boy! That a good boy! 438 00:21:25,318 --> 00:21:29,353 That a good boy! Oh, yes! Oh, yes! 439 00:21:29,422 --> 00:21:31,022 You did so good! 440 00:21:31,024 --> 00:21:34,625 Paul and his handlers put in a lot of, like, positive stuff. 441 00:21:34,627 --> 00:21:36,827 Just really making it a fun game. 442 00:21:36,829 --> 00:21:40,464 Using treats, toys, a lot of praise. 443 00:21:40,500 --> 00:21:42,633 [Paul] Come on, Neil! Oh, that a good boy! 444 00:21:42,735 --> 00:21:46,437 At a good boy! That's the way to use that nose! Ooh! 445 00:21:46,506 --> 00:21:51,208 [Tia] It was really cool to see Paul and his other handlers use these technique 446 00:21:51,210 --> 00:21:55,346 It's just great stimulation, it's great exercise for the dogs. 447 00:21:55,448 --> 00:21:56,614 [Paul] I think he's gonna be okay. 448 00:21:56,616 --> 00:21:57,615 [Lizzy] Yeah, bud! 449 00:21:57,617 --> 00:21:58,816 [Paul] Beautiful! 450 00:21:58,818 --> 00:22:02,219 The more we did with Neil, the more confident he became. 451 00:22:02,221 --> 00:22:07,425 I was surprised because he can kinda be a bit shy at times. 452 00:22:07,427 --> 00:22:10,061 [Paul] I liked what I saw. I think we're gonna be able to do something with him. 453 00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:11,529 [Lizzy] Yay, okay! [laughs] 454 00:22:11,531 --> 00:22:13,197 [Tia] Good boy, Neil! Good boy! 455 00:22:13,199 --> 00:22:15,232 -[Lizzy] Oh, my God. Holy crap. -[Tia] Good boy! 456 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:16,801 [Lizzy] I could cry right now. 457 00:22:16,803 --> 00:22:18,102 [group laughing] 458 00:22:18,104 --> 00:22:20,905 I think, overall, his first impression of Neil was good. 459 00:22:20,907 --> 00:22:25,409 He felt really hopeful about him and that gave me a lot of hope and more confidence. 460 00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:28,112 Good boy, Leroy. 461 00:22:28,114 --> 00:22:30,014 -[Paul] Oh you're handsome! -[Donna] Yeah! 462 00:22:30,016 --> 00:22:32,149 -[Tia] Hi, Lee Lee! -[Lizzy] Lee Lee! 463 00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:34,618 [Handler] Hey, man! Hey, man! Oh, my goodness! 464 00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:37,788 [Paul] If he looks back at her, let him go. 465 00:22:37,790 --> 00:22:39,523 -[Lizzy] Oh, there he goes. -[Paul] All right, go. 466 00:22:40,126 --> 00:22:41,726 [Lizzy] Yes! [laughs] 467 00:22:43,062 --> 00:22:44,228 [Tia] Leroy's the man! 468 00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:45,696 -Leroy's the man. -[Paul] This dog's gonna be good. 469 00:22:45,698 --> 00:22:47,998 [Tia] Didn't I tell ya? He was my number one vote. 470 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,533 [Paul] Leroy came out, he was a natural. 471 00:22:49,635 --> 00:22:52,403 He did really well with the first few exercises. 472 00:22:53,005 --> 00:22:54,505 Focus. 473 00:22:54,573 --> 00:22:56,741 [Lizzy] That's a good boy! That's a good boy! That's a good boy! Trail? 474 00:22:56,842 --> 00:23:00,311 -[Paul] Oh, nice! -[Tia] Oh! [laughs] 475 00:23:00,313 --> 00:23:02,513 [Paul] Look at that driver there, yeah! 476 00:23:02,515 --> 00:23:03,914 [Lizzy laughs] Yes! 477 00:23:03,916 --> 00:23:05,716 [Paul] That's what you wanna see, right there. 478 00:23:05,718 --> 00:23:07,952 [Tia] That was a good one. You saw how he just stayed focused? 479 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,120 [Lizzy] Aw! 480 00:23:09,122 --> 00:23:10,488 [kisses Leroy] 481 00:23:10,490 --> 00:23:11,922 [Paul] There's a kennel open back there. 482 00:23:11,924 --> 00:23:14,091 [Tia laughs] 483 00:23:14,093 --> 00:23:17,061 Both of Lizzy's bloodhounds, Neil and Leroy, 484 00:23:17,063 --> 00:23:21,165 you could tell they were super excited. You know, they're really into it. 485 00:23:21,233 --> 00:23:22,600 They wanted to please. 486 00:23:22,602 --> 00:23:24,301 Now, the one that's... [laughs] 487 00:23:24,303 --> 00:23:26,069 [Paul] Leroy? 488 00:23:26,071 --> 00:23:28,038 [Tia] If you see me hit the ground, just grab the leash, 'cause this one gets wild. 489 00:23:28,107 --> 00:23:31,108 My bloodhound, Twang, was the more of the challenge. 490 00:23:31,110 --> 00:23:32,109 [Twang barks] 491 00:23:33,246 --> 00:23:34,612 [Paul] Oh, he's limber. 492 00:23:34,614 --> 00:23:36,814 You are a gorgeous! 493 00:23:36,816 --> 00:23:39,150 [Tia] All right, just get to know everybody. 494 00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:43,521 He's very smart, but Twang was very serious. 495 00:23:43,523 --> 00:23:48,025 And I explained this to Paul and everybody and said, "He's got some issues." 496 00:23:48,027 --> 00:23:49,960 [Paul] Nah, he's not having it. 497 00:23:49,962 --> 00:23:51,862 [Tia] Well, no, he wants attention, this is, he's in... 498 00:23:51,964 --> 00:23:52,730 [Twang growls] 499 00:23:52,732 --> 00:23:53,731 [Tia] Oh! Oh! Oh! 500 00:24:01,107 --> 00:24:01,906 [Twang growls] 501 00:24:01,908 --> 00:24:02,940 [Tia] Oh! Oh! Oh! 502 00:24:03,509 --> 00:24:04,542 Woah. 503 00:24:04,643 --> 00:24:05,810 [Donna] Yeah, he didn't bite me. 504 00:24:05,812 --> 00:24:06,844 [Tia] Did he get ya? 505 00:24:06,846 --> 00:24:09,213 [Donna] No, but when I rubbed his left thigh. 506 00:24:09,215 --> 00:24:12,049 [Tia] He's, he's, he's a resource guarder, but he didn't, did he get ya? 507 00:24:12,117 --> 00:24:15,319 [Donna] No, he didn't. He didn't bite me. I'm good. 508 00:24:15,321 --> 00:24:19,023 He's normally very good, you know, out in public. 509 00:24:19,025 --> 00:24:21,859 Not overly friendly, but not aggressive. 510 00:24:21,961 --> 00:24:25,262 All of a sudden [gunshot], like, he went for it. 511 00:24:25,331 --> 00:24:27,064 He's got weird issues. And, um... 512 00:24:27,132 --> 00:24:28,732 [Donna] Yeah. 513 00:24:28,734 --> 00:24:30,601 [Tia] ...he'll take a treat. Like, he's not that food aggressive, but, like, 514 00:24:30,603 --> 00:24:33,804 if you come into his kennel, when I was telling Paul, he will come after somebody. 515 00:24:33,806 --> 00:24:35,606 [Donna] Gotcha. 516 00:24:35,608 --> 00:24:38,542 [Tia] Of course, I was reall discouraged. I felt horribl that it happened, 517 00:24:38,644 --> 00:24:42,847 but it was Paul, when he came up to me, like, specifically to say... 518 00:24:44,016 --> 00:24:46,050 "I see something in this dog. I can feel it. 519 00:24:46,853 --> 00:24:48,619 I'm, like, "Really? 520 00:24:49,522 --> 00:24:50,554 Okay." 521 00:24:50,556 --> 00:24:53,424 [Paul] Hey, Twang! Twang! [whistles] Hey, bubba! 522 00:24:56,229 --> 00:24:58,529 [Tia] Yeah! Yeah! 523 00:24:58,531 --> 00:25:00,464 [Paul] Come on! Pup, pup, pup, pup! Come on! 524 00:25:00,566 --> 00:25:01,799 Pup, pup, pup, pup! Come on! 525 00:25:01,801 --> 00:25:02,833 Yes! Come on! 526 00:25:02,935 --> 00:25:04,301 Here, pup, pup, pup, pup! 527 00:25:04,303 --> 00:25:05,936 Here we go! Here we go, Twang! 528 00:25:06,038 --> 00:25:07,204 Come on, pup, pup, pup, pup! 529 00:25:07,206 --> 00:25:08,572 [Donna] Aw! 530 00:25:08,574 --> 00:25:10,708 [Tia] He does everything in slow motion, thankfully. [laughs] 531 00:25:10,710 --> 00:25:12,242 [Paul] Oh, that a good boy! 532 00:25:12,244 --> 00:25:15,212 My first impression of Twang was, first of all, he was a beautiful dog. 533 00:25:15,214 --> 00:25:16,547 Gorgeous bloodhound. 534 00:25:16,616 --> 00:25:18,516 Let's do another one, that weren't too bad. 535 00:25:18,518 --> 00:25:20,918 I could tell he was really bonded with Tia. 536 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,820 Oh, come on! Come on! 537 00:25:22,822 --> 00:25:26,123 Come on, Twang! Come on, big boy! Come on, big boy! 538 00:25:26,659 --> 00:25:28,458 Yeah! 539 00:25:28,460 --> 00:25:31,829 [Tia] You know, he did pretty good. But, he was very locked into what he was doing. 540 00:25:31,831 --> 00:25:35,833 Not really into taking a treat, not really into getting a reward. 541 00:25:35,935 --> 00:25:37,401 It was like he was there to do a job. 542 00:25:37,403 --> 00:25:39,203 That, he's got that, look how confident that tail... 543 00:25:39,205 --> 00:25:40,704 Yeah, it's like once you get in the mode. 544 00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:41,939 [Donna] He did well. 545 00:25:44,343 --> 00:25:47,611 Get it! There we go. Oh, nice! Whoa, that's like a... 546 00:25:51,417 --> 00:25:53,651 ...I love the look of this dog in the drive. 547 00:25:53,719 --> 00:25:55,753 For me, I love the feel of the line with them, with the lead... 548 00:25:55,821 --> 00:25:56,887 Uh-huh. 549 00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:58,255 ...and it felt like I was running one of my dogs. 550 00:25:58,324 --> 00:25:59,423 [Lizzy] That's amazing. 551 00:25:59,425 --> 00:26:01,292 [Tia] He's got a lot of issues. 552 00:26:01,294 --> 00:26:06,597 So, I was hoping just to, kind of, iron some of them o by focusing and having him 553 00:26:06,599 --> 00:26:10,401 do something, you know, and, uh, maybe we could wor some of that stuff out. 554 00:26:16,943 --> 00:26:21,946 The next step was to take us and the dogs out of Paul's front yard. 555 00:26:22,014 --> 00:26:26,317 Over to this beautiful park and, kind of, you know, challenge them a little bit. 556 00:26:26,319 --> 00:26:30,220 He would rub a scent off of a human, let the dog take a whiff... 557 00:26:31,324 --> 00:26:32,990 [Paul] Yeah, is that good? 558 00:26:32,992 --> 00:26:34,925 [Tia] ...and then, they have to go look and follow the scent. 559 00:26:34,927 --> 00:26:36,627 [Paul] All right, give him the lead. There you go. 560 00:26:37,363 --> 00:26:38,462 Oh, that's a good boy! 561 00:26:38,531 --> 00:26:39,763 [Handler] Good boy! 562 00:26:39,865 --> 00:26:41,999 [Tia] Paul had his dog handlers, you know, hide. 563 00:26:42,802 --> 00:26:43,901 [Paul] Little... Oh, nice! 564 00:26:45,104 --> 00:26:47,304 [Lizzy] Good boy. That's a good boy. 565 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:49,139 That's a good boy. 566 00:26:49,208 --> 00:26:52,509 [Paul] Look at this! Holy crap! [laughs] 567 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:01,318 [all] Good boy! 568 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:02,453 [all cheering] 569 00:27:02,554 --> 00:27:03,520 [laughter] 570 00:27:03,522 --> 00:27:04,955 [Paul] That a good boy! 571 00:27:05,958 --> 00:27:08,192 Yeah! Good boy! 572 00:27:08,194 --> 00:27:09,827 [all laughing] 573 00:27:12,298 --> 00:27:14,164 He, like, went here and then he went here. 574 00:27:14,233 --> 00:27:15,299 [Paul] Did you see that, "No"? 575 00:27:15,301 --> 00:27:17,034 He, like, checked and he's, like, "Wrong one." 576 00:27:17,036 --> 00:27:20,504 Seeing him make that distinction between Courtney and what his target was, 577 00:27:20,506 --> 00:27:23,607 was just, like, oh, my God, he got it. He got it. 578 00:27:23,609 --> 00:27:25,809 [Tia] You the man! 579 00:27:25,811 --> 00:27:28,212 -[all laughing] -Holy crap! 580 00:27:28,214 --> 00:27:30,814 You could actually see him make the decision, 581 00:27:30,816 --> 00:27:33,617 and that was a really, really amazing moment. 582 00:27:33,919 --> 00:27:34,618 Yes! 583 00:27:35,021 --> 00:27:36,186 Yes! 584 00:27:36,188 --> 00:27:38,522 I was really excited. I mean, any time I see dogs 585 00:27:38,524 --> 00:27:41,258 perform well and answer their calling, 586 00:27:41,326 --> 00:27:42,826 it really gives me energy. 587 00:27:43,462 --> 00:27:44,394 [Tia] Well, cool. 588 00:27:44,396 --> 00:27:46,030 Well, let's see what tomorrow brings. 589 00:27:46,365 --> 00:27:47,331 [laughs] 590 00:27:55,041 --> 00:27:56,640 [Mariah] Hi, pretty girl! 591 00:27:56,742 --> 00:27:59,243 I'm gonna need you to get the car door, Rhonda. 592 00:27:59,311 --> 00:28:01,111 Today, I am loading up Stamps 593 00:28:01,113 --> 00:28:03,514 to take her to her potential new home. 594 00:28:04,817 --> 00:28:05,883 Hello, how are you? 595 00:28:05,885 --> 00:28:07,117 This is amazing. 596 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:07,918 [Mariah] Uh-huh. 597 00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:10,320 Are you ready to go bye-bye? 598 00:28:10,322 --> 00:28:11,355 [kisses] 599 00:28:11,424 --> 00:28:13,057 She's still extremely shy on-leash, 600 00:28:13,059 --> 00:28:15,125 and she is very scared of cars. 601 00:28:15,127 --> 00:28:16,460 I know. Come on. 602 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:18,429 You can do it. You can do it! 603 00:28:18,431 --> 00:28:20,864 Going in to the home check today, 604 00:28:20,933 --> 00:28:21,699 I am a little worried... 605 00:28:21,701 --> 00:28:23,634 All right, sweet cheeks! 606 00:28:24,804 --> 00:28:26,704 ...because Stamps is still very shy, 607 00:28:26,706 --> 00:28:27,938 and just curious to see 608 00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:30,007 how she does in a new situation. 609 00:28:30,009 --> 00:28:31,208 All right, Rhonda! 610 00:28:31,644 --> 00:28:33,110 Catch you later! 611 00:28:34,547 --> 00:28:36,814 I'm hoping that it will go well. 612 00:28:36,816 --> 00:28:39,216 All right, pretty girl! Let's go! 613 00:28:42,288 --> 00:28:44,722 This is Raynelle. She's seven and a half years old, 614 00:28:44,724 --> 00:28:47,524 and we've had her for seven years. 615 00:28:47,526 --> 00:28:49,059 She came to us as a stray, 616 00:28:49,161 --> 00:28:51,128 just kind of wandering the streets. 617 00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:53,063 She was pretty thin when she came in, 618 00:28:53,165 --> 00:28:55,099 but she is an absolute love bug. 619 00:28:55,101 --> 00:28:56,800 She loves to snuggle. 620 00:28:57,136 --> 00:28:58,235 [chuckles] 621 00:28:58,237 --> 00:29:00,704 Raynelle prefers to be the only dog in the home. 622 00:29:00,706 --> 00:29:02,239 and she would do best in a home 623 00:29:02,308 --> 00:29:05,442 with children over ten, just due do her energy level. 624 00:29:05,511 --> 00:29:07,444 If you're interested in adopting Raynelle, 625 00:29:07,513 --> 00:29:09,113 or any other Villalobos dog, 626 00:29:09,115 --> 00:29:11,548 or donating to Villalobos Rescue Center, 627 00:29:11,550 --> 00:29:14,618 visit animalplanet.com/pitbulls. 628 00:29:19,625 --> 00:29:25,629 So, it's day two, and Paul is raising the stakes. 629 00:29:25,631 --> 00:29:27,397 So, we're gonna actually give some scenarios today. 630 00:29:27,399 --> 00:29:29,399 -Okay. -So, here we are in a park, where kids play. 631 00:29:29,401 --> 00:29:31,201 -Okay. -They're gonna walk off. 632 00:29:31,203 --> 00:29:32,503 Like, exactly like it happens in the park! 633 00:29:32,505 --> 00:29:33,804 -Like it happens in the park. So... -Okay. 634 00:29:33,806 --> 00:29:36,940 Today, Lizzy and Neil and Leroy 635 00:29:36,942 --> 00:29:39,109 have to look for lost children. 636 00:29:39,111 --> 00:29:40,944 Eek! Even though I know they're not really lost, 637 00:29:40,946 --> 00:29:42,946 it's really, like, scary. 638 00:29:42,948 --> 00:29:44,014 Feeling a little stress? 639 00:29:44,016 --> 00:29:45,215 -[both] Oh, yeah! -Okay! [chuckles] 640 00:29:45,217 --> 00:29:47,217 I'm sweating right now, and it's not because 641 00:29:47,219 --> 00:29:49,052 -of the weather. I'm sweating. -You got this. 642 00:29:49,054 --> 00:29:50,120 -Yeah, yeah, yeah. -You got this. 643 00:29:50,122 --> 00:29:52,289 So, I was... I was hopeful. 644 00:29:52,291 --> 00:29:54,725 I was hopeful that it was gonna be a good day. 645 00:29:55,528 --> 00:29:57,427 We'll see you guys soon! 646 00:29:57,429 --> 00:29:58,862 All right, superstar! 647 00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:01,098 Let's go find these baby girls, okay? 648 00:30:01,100 --> 00:30:02,299 -[Lizzy] Come on, Neil. -Check it. 649 00:30:02,301 --> 00:30:03,600 Check check check it. Okay. 650 00:30:03,602 --> 00:30:04,935 All right. Neil, go find. 651 00:30:07,540 --> 00:30:08,839 [Paul] Put a little pressure on him. 652 00:30:11,544 --> 00:30:12,542 There we go! 653 00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:15,813 Paul gave them quite a distance to track, 654 00:30:15,815 --> 00:30:17,648 and I'm like... Honestly, I was like, 655 00:30:17,716 --> 00:30:19,316 "It ain't gonna happen." [laughs] 656 00:30:19,318 --> 00:30:20,550 "You know, he's just... 657 00:30:20,552 --> 00:30:22,953 This is like, you know, his second day, and..." 658 00:30:23,022 --> 00:30:24,321 -Good boy. -[Tia] He's picking it up. 659 00:30:24,323 --> 00:30:26,223 -Good boy. -[Tia] He's picking something up, right? 660 00:30:26,225 --> 00:30:27,758 -[Paul] Good boy! -Good boy. 661 00:30:27,827 --> 00:30:29,226 [Paul] He's got it. Watch his head pop up. 662 00:30:29,228 --> 00:30:30,127 Do you see it, Liz? 663 00:30:30,129 --> 00:30:31,094 [Lizzy] Yep. [chuckles] 664 00:30:31,096 --> 00:30:33,730 -You almost got it! -Good boy. Good boy! 665 00:30:33,732 --> 00:30:35,699 Neil and Lizzy did a fantastic job. 666 00:30:35,701 --> 00:30:38,435 We ran a trail today in a nature park 667 00:30:38,504 --> 00:30:40,037 with a lot of contamination 668 00:30:40,039 --> 00:30:42,439 and Neil worked it really, really well. 669 00:30:42,508 --> 00:30:44,808 -I thought you would be... -[Lizzy] Good boy, Neil! 670 00:30:44,810 --> 00:30:45,943 No, he's not bad. 671 00:30:45,945 --> 00:30:47,544 Yeah! Love him, love him! 672 00:30:47,613 --> 00:30:48,712 Good boy! 673 00:30:48,714 --> 00:30:50,414 -Love you! Oh, that's a good boy! -Good boy! 674 00:30:50,416 --> 00:30:51,448 Yeah, that's a good boy! 675 00:30:51,550 --> 00:30:52,549 [all cheering] 676 00:30:52,651 --> 00:30:53,716 [all laughing] 677 00:30:53,718 --> 00:30:54,918 -Pet it. -[Paul] Do you want to pet him? 678 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:56,854 [Tia] I mean, Lizzy's a natural. 679 00:30:56,922 --> 00:31:00,524 She was so... It was like, this constant smile. 680 00:31:00,526 --> 00:31:02,025 She just kept saying, "Oh, my God 681 00:31:02,027 --> 00:31:03,727 Oh, my God! I love this! Oh, my God!" 682 00:31:03,729 --> 00:31:05,796 That's all she kept saying. She just loved it so much! 683 00:31:05,798 --> 00:31:08,265 -Yeah, I saw you. That was a really good job. Yes, yes. -[chuckling] Yeah. 684 00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:10,834 Yes, kissing up to the teacher half of all the time! 685 00:31:10,936 --> 00:31:11,935 -Oh, my God! -[chuckles] 686 00:31:11,937 --> 00:31:14,404 When he realized what he was there to do, 687 00:31:14,406 --> 00:31:16,306 and he had this really cool job to do, 688 00:31:16,308 --> 00:31:17,641 it was like a different dog. 689 00:31:17,743 --> 00:31:19,009 [Paul] Good job, Neil! 690 00:31:20,045 --> 00:31:22,412 Leroy's assignment is to find Sawyer. 691 00:31:22,414 --> 00:31:24,114 Sawyer is one of our special deputies. 692 00:31:24,116 --> 00:31:25,849 He comes out and lays trails with us. 693 00:31:25,918 --> 00:31:27,150 He's in a wheelchair. 694 00:31:27,219 --> 00:31:29,653 He loves what he's doing, and he loves these dogs. 695 00:31:30,522 --> 00:31:31,955 Get it, get it. 696 00:31:31,957 --> 00:31:33,257 Good, good, good. 697 00:31:33,358 --> 00:31:34,491 Go find! 698 00:31:34,493 --> 00:31:36,960 [Paul] Gives our dogs an opportunity 699 00:31:37,062 --> 00:31:39,630 to experience some different types of trailing. 700 00:31:39,632 --> 00:31:41,064 Feed the lead and keep your feet still 701 00:31:41,133 --> 00:31:43,033 Let him... Watch him, now, come up. There's a negative. 702 00:31:43,035 --> 00:31:44,001 And he'll back to you. 703 00:31:44,803 --> 00:31:45,936 [Lizzy] Good boy. 704 00:31:45,938 --> 00:31:48,405 [Tia] They took Sawyer, and hid him 705 00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:50,574 in a picnic area at the very end, 706 00:31:50,576 --> 00:31:52,409 and it was a good distance. 707 00:31:54,546 --> 00:31:56,113 [Lizzy chuckling] Built up speed. Good boy! 708 00:31:56,115 --> 00:31:57,714 -[Paul] Look at that! -Oh, my God! Good boy! 709 00:31:57,716 --> 00:31:59,416 -[Paul] Look at that! -Oh, my God, Paul! 710 00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:01,652 -[both laughing] -[Lizzy] Oh, my God! 711 00:32:01,753 --> 00:32:03,620 [Tia] When the wind and the breeze starts flowing, 712 00:32:03,622 --> 00:32:05,622 could you see? He kind of went whoosh, 713 00:32:05,624 --> 00:32:07,858 and then just veered to the right. 714 00:32:07,927 --> 00:32:09,126 -Oh! -[Paul] See the tail wag? 715 00:32:09,128 --> 00:32:10,527 Yeah. Oh! 716 00:32:11,130 --> 00:32:13,063 Good boy! 717 00:32:13,132 --> 00:32:14,464 I'm like, "Oh, my God! He caught it! 718 00:32:14,566 --> 00:32:15,732 He caught the scent!" 719 00:32:15,734 --> 00:32:17,034 It was pretty cool. 720 00:32:17,135 --> 00:32:19,036 He did right about Neil's time. 721 00:32:19,038 --> 00:32:20,203 Good job, Sawyer! 722 00:32:20,205 --> 00:32:21,905 [Lizzy] I loved every part of this. 723 00:32:21,907 --> 00:32:24,007 You're just going, and your adrenaline's pumping, 724 00:32:24,009 --> 00:32:26,109 and then, when you get to the target, it's like, 725 00:32:26,111 --> 00:32:27,544 "Oh, my God! We did it!" 726 00:32:27,646 --> 00:32:30,714 -We look professional right now, okay? -[all laughing] 727 00:32:30,716 --> 00:32:33,317 [Lizzy] I thought I was gonna have a heart attack! 728 00:32:33,319 --> 00:32:34,952 It's such an indescribable feeling. 729 00:32:34,954 --> 00:32:36,119 I wish I could put it into words, 730 00:32:36,121 --> 00:32:38,255 but I don't think that I could. 731 00:32:38,357 --> 00:32:40,724 And then, for you, we're gonna do the lost pet. 732 00:32:41,260 --> 00:32:42,359 [exhales] 733 00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:43,327 -We got this. -No Twang. 734 00:32:43,329 --> 00:32:44,928 -Oh, Twang! -No Twang! [laughs] 735 00:32:44,930 --> 00:32:46,330 Paul, he knows. 736 00:32:46,332 --> 00:32:48,598 He knows dogs. 737 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,200 And he said, "I got something for Twang." 738 00:32:52,037 --> 00:32:54,838 And, Paul brought one of the other dogs 739 00:32:54,907 --> 00:32:56,573 that he was training, and he goes, 740 00:32:56,575 --> 00:32:57,908 "Twang's gonna look for a lost dog," 741 00:32:57,910 --> 00:32:59,009 and I was like... 742 00:32:59,011 --> 00:33:01,044 [whimpering] Oh! Thank you! 743 00:33:01,046 --> 00:33:03,613 [Paul] No pressure, Tia, but two for two... 744 00:33:03,615 --> 00:33:04,881 [Tia exhales] Yeah, no pressure! 745 00:33:04,917 --> 00:33:05,615 [Paul laughs] 746 00:33:05,617 --> 00:33:06,817 To save my what! 747 00:33:06,819 --> 00:33:08,118 -You got this. -[Paul] You got this. 748 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:09,319 -Oh, yeah. -[Paul] He's gonna make sure. 749 00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:10,253 -Aren't you a... -Good boy! 750 00:33:10,255 --> 00:33:12,222 -Good boy. Good boy! -Look at this. 751 00:33:13,125 --> 00:33:14,524 Watch him. He'll get a negative, 752 00:33:14,526 --> 00:33:15,826 and then come right back to it. 753 00:33:16,428 --> 00:33:17,660 [Tia] Good boy, Twang! 754 00:33:17,662 --> 00:33:19,329 See it drift right there? And you want to send line out. 755 00:33:19,331 --> 00:33:21,031 Let it drift a little bit more. 756 00:33:21,033 --> 00:33:24,101 We look for a lot of behavioral cues when we're doing this. 757 00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:26,203 We feel like we're talking with the dog the whole time 758 00:33:26,205 --> 00:33:27,470 and they're talking with us 759 00:33:27,472 --> 00:33:30,307 So, their body is telling u what they're saying. 760 00:33:30,309 --> 00:33:31,874 [Tia] Good boy! 761 00:33:31,876 --> 00:33:34,444 -[Paul] He's focused on his job right now. Look how... -[Tia] Good boy! 762 00:33:34,546 --> 00:33:36,113 -[Paul] See him leaning into the turn? -Yeah. 763 00:33:36,115 --> 00:33:37,714 -There she is. -So that's why he was going that way! 764 00:33:37,716 --> 00:33:38,615 [Paul] There she is! 765 00:33:38,617 --> 00:33:40,117 [Tia] Go find her, buddy! Find her! 766 00:33:40,119 --> 00:33:42,052 Once you're out there, you become a team. 767 00:33:42,154 --> 00:33:45,655 You, as a dog handler have to put all your faith 768 00:33:45,724 --> 00:33:46,857 in your dog. 769 00:33:46,958 --> 00:33:47,657 He hasn't seen her yet. 770 00:33:48,327 --> 00:33:49,493 It's all nose right now. 771 00:33:49,495 --> 00:33:51,928 When you become a well-oiled machine, 772 00:33:51,930 --> 00:33:53,597 you and your dog do become one. 773 00:33:53,599 --> 00:33:55,098 Perfect! Very slow! 774 00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:56,233 [all chuckling] 775 00:33:56,235 --> 00:33:57,701 -[Paul] Aw, that's a good boy! -[Tia] Come here. 776 00:33:57,703 --> 00:33:58,535 Good job, buddy. 777 00:33:58,604 --> 00:34:00,036 This trip was amazing. 778 00:34:00,038 --> 00:34:02,239 Are you gonna keep your nose on the ground the whole way back? 779 00:34:02,307 --> 00:34:04,408 -[Pau] He loves it. -[Tia] Come on. [makes kissing sound] 780 00:34:04,410 --> 00:34:05,409 It gave me another outlet 781 00:34:06,111 --> 00:34:07,711 on how to work with hounds. 782 00:34:08,047 --> 00:34:09,112 Bye! 783 00:34:09,114 --> 00:34:11,348 [Tia] Tracking dogs, pet recovery. 784 00:34:12,918 --> 00:34:14,718 You know, ultimately the goa is to come home, 785 00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:16,053 and keep working with our dogs, 786 00:34:16,154 --> 00:34:19,156 and who knows? Maybe apply it to other Villalobos dogs. 787 00:34:30,936 --> 00:34:32,702 [Mariah] Ah, it's so pretty 788 00:34:32,704 --> 00:34:36,106 I think we are here, Stamps. 789 00:34:36,108 --> 00:34:39,109 Today, I am at Dana's house coming to bring Stamps 790 00:34:39,111 --> 00:34:40,744 to hopefully, her potential new home. 791 00:34:41,647 --> 00:34:42,813 It's gonna be scary at first, 792 00:34:42,815 --> 00:34:45,015 but your friend Juno's here. 793 00:34:45,017 --> 00:34:47,617 Some of my concerns going into today 794 00:34:47,619 --> 00:34:49,219 are her shyness, 795 00:34:49,221 --> 00:34:51,955 and just seeing how she does in a new home. 796 00:34:51,957 --> 00:34:53,323 You hang tight, okay? 797 00:34:53,325 --> 00:34:54,624 I'm gonna go check it out. 798 00:34:56,462 --> 00:35:00,330 I'm also concerned to see how Juno reacts towards her 799 00:35:00,332 --> 00:35:02,732 knowing that this is her tur and her area. 800 00:35:03,936 --> 00:35:05,034 [knocking at door] 801 00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:06,703 [chuckling] I got to look through your windows! 802 00:35:06,705 --> 00:35:08,805 -Hi! -Hi! 803 00:35:08,807 --> 00:35:12,042 I am feeling a lot of emotions today. 804 00:35:12,111 --> 00:35:14,344 -Hi, Juno! -Come on, baby! 805 00:35:14,413 --> 00:35:18,148 [Dana] I am super excited to have Stamps come home. 806 00:35:18,250 --> 00:35:20,851 This is his shirt. My dad always wore flannel. 807 00:35:20,919 --> 00:35:22,953 [tearfully] I'm also missing my dad a lot today, 808 00:35:22,955 --> 00:35:24,721 and I wish that he was here 809 00:35:24,723 --> 00:35:26,823 to experience this with me in person. 810 00:35:26,825 --> 00:35:28,425 Hi, Juno! Are you excited? 811 00:35:28,427 --> 00:35:30,627 Do you know something's going on today? 812 00:35:30,629 --> 00:35:33,530 [Dana] She's gonna walk this land that my dad walked 813 00:35:33,532 --> 00:35:35,265 That feels really special. 814 00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:36,700 Oh, yeah, that's gonna be plenty of space! 815 00:35:36,702 --> 00:35:40,303 Yeah. So, I have her crate set up in... 816 00:35:40,305 --> 00:35:42,839 -That's so cute! -...in this corner, just so she has her own thing... 817 00:35:42,908 --> 00:35:43,874 -Mmm-hmmm. -...and it's a lot 818 00:35:43,876 --> 00:35:45,108 of toys, and I'll get more in, because, like, 819 00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:46,643 Juno's already trying to steal those off her bed. 820 00:35:46,712 --> 00:35:49,613 [Mariah] Dana is just a very genuine person, 821 00:35:49,615 --> 00:35:51,615 and she's the perfect perso to give her the time 822 00:35:51,617 --> 00:35:53,316 and the love that she needs. 823 00:35:53,318 --> 00:35:54,818 [Dana] Come on, Juno, let's show 'em around. 824 00:35:54,820 --> 00:35:56,620 [Mariah] It's so pretty here! 825 00:35:56,622 --> 00:35:59,022 -It's so nice here. -[Dana] The horses are right in this. 826 00:35:59,024 --> 00:36:01,324 -Look, you can see them right in there. -Oh, yeah. I can see 'em. 827 00:36:01,326 --> 00:36:02,459 Juno will, like, run under the fence, 828 00:36:02,561 --> 00:36:04,027 and say hi to them, 829 00:36:04,029 --> 00:36:05,662 -and they just... -[chuckles] 830 00:36:05,764 --> 00:36:06,896 They don't care? 831 00:36:06,898 --> 00:36:08,098 -Like, "What is this tiny, tiny creature?" -Aw! 832 00:36:08,100 --> 00:36:10,300 The really great thing about where Dana lives, 833 00:36:10,302 --> 00:36:13,036 she lives on a farm with a lot of property, 834 00:36:13,105 --> 00:36:15,505 and it's mostly livestock and horses, 835 00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:18,508 so it's really quiet. There's no loud noises, 836 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:20,443 or hustle from the city. 837 00:36:20,512 --> 00:36:21,711 All right, I'm gonna grab her. 838 00:36:21,713 --> 00:36:23,413 -I'll meet you back right here. -Okay. 839 00:36:24,249 --> 00:36:26,049 [Mariah] Stamps already met Juno. 840 00:36:26,151 --> 00:36:27,951 Juno, be super sweet to Stamps, okay? 841 00:36:27,953 --> 00:36:29,385 She might be a little shy. 842 00:36:29,454 --> 00:36:33,423 [Mariah] But it is importan for them to meet out front. 843 00:36:33,425 --> 00:36:34,824 Want to get out? 844 00:36:34,826 --> 00:36:37,260 Inside the home is Juno's area. 845 00:36:37,329 --> 00:36:38,828 Dogs can be a little protective 846 00:36:38,830 --> 00:36:41,198 welcoming a new dog into that area. 847 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:42,632 -Oh, my gosh, I knew this. -[Mariah] Hello! Hi! 848 00:36:42,734 --> 00:36:47,304 I am concerned about how she's going to act here, 849 00:36:47,306 --> 00:36:48,405 and if she feels comfortable... 850 00:36:48,407 --> 00:36:49,706 [exhaling] Okay. 851 00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:51,741 [Dana] ...and I just hope th she loves it, 852 00:36:51,810 --> 00:36:53,343 and knows immediately that it's her home. 853 00:36:53,879 --> 00:36:55,111 What do you smell? 854 00:36:56,048 --> 00:36:57,814 Oh, no, no, no. Hey, I'm sorry. 855 00:36:58,617 --> 00:36:59,616 Oh, baby. 856 00:37:04,022 --> 00:37:05,121 [Mariah] What do you smell? 857 00:37:06,124 --> 00:37:08,425 Oh, no, no, no. Hey, I'm sorry. 858 00:37:08,427 --> 00:37:10,727 I'm sorry. I should have just left it open, huh? 859 00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:13,797 [Dana] Hi, baby! Hi! You want to come here? 860 00:37:13,799 --> 00:37:15,298 Look, you want to go see? [makes kissing sounds] 861 00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:17,200 -Can we go to meet Juno? -Come here. Come on. 862 00:37:17,202 --> 00:37:18,902 -[Dana] Hi! -Want to go see Juno? 863 00:37:18,904 --> 00:37:21,504 -[Dana] Oh, hi, welcome home! -[laughs] 864 00:37:21,506 --> 00:37:23,406 -Hi! Oh, hi! -She's like, "Sister! 865 00:37:23,408 --> 00:37:25,642 -Sister!" -Hello! Hi! 866 00:37:25,711 --> 00:37:28,645 -Oh, it's okay. -It's okay, baby. 867 00:37:28,747 --> 00:37:30,046 She ran right up to Juno! 868 00:37:30,115 --> 00:37:31,615 I didn't think she was gonna walk! 869 00:37:31,617 --> 00:37:34,050 [Dana] Welcome home! 870 00:37:34,052 --> 00:37:35,619 To see her come around the corner, 871 00:37:35,621 --> 00:37:38,054 and Juno was so excited to see her. 872 00:37:38,123 --> 00:37:39,122 It was really a surreal moment. 873 00:37:39,658 --> 00:37:40,924 -Hi! -[giggling] 874 00:37:40,926 --> 00:37:42,626 -Look at that tail wag! -Hi! 875 00:37:42,628 --> 00:37:44,961 Oh, my angel! 876 00:37:44,963 --> 00:37:47,163 It was just, really awesome. 877 00:37:47,966 --> 00:37:48,932 Are you so happy, really? 878 00:37:49,034 --> 00:37:50,399 You know, whenever you want to, 879 00:37:50,401 --> 00:37:52,802 -so they don't get tangled, just drop Juno's leash... -Okay. 880 00:37:52,804 --> 00:37:54,804 ...'cause she's so happy to see her. 881 00:37:55,607 --> 00:37:57,540 You know, let's test something. 882 00:37:57,609 --> 00:38:00,744 We already did the long leash training with Stamps. 883 00:38:00,812 --> 00:38:03,446 Grab Juno and just start walking in that direction. 884 00:38:03,482 --> 00:38:04,514 [Dana] Okay. 885 00:38:04,516 --> 00:38:05,614 [Mariah] Like, right over here, 886 00:38:05,617 --> 00:38:07,183 and I just want to see if she follows you guys. 887 00:38:07,185 --> 00:38:08,318 Okay. Come on, Junie! 888 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:11,421 But I wanted to make sure she was gonna follow Juno, 889 00:38:11,423 --> 00:38:13,623 and not still try to run off. 890 00:38:14,059 --> 00:38:14,791 Come on! 891 00:38:15,827 --> 00:38:17,327 Oh, my goodness. Come on! 892 00:38:20,432 --> 00:38:22,165 -[Dana] Oh! -That's what I thought she wanted! 893 00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:23,533 [Dana squealing] Oh, she's running! 894 00:38:23,635 --> 00:38:24,768 Oh! 895 00:38:24,770 --> 00:38:27,537 -Good girl, Stamps! -[Mariah] Oh, hi, good girl. 896 00:38:27,639 --> 00:38:29,039 -Hi! -That's what I wanted! 897 00:38:29,808 --> 00:38:31,408 That's good. That's really good. 898 00:38:31,410 --> 00:38:33,109 She did really well. 899 00:38:33,111 --> 00:38:34,811 [Dana] You ready? Let's show Stamps her new house. 900 00:38:34,813 --> 00:38:36,012 [Mariah] Oh, you got a new house? 901 00:38:36,014 --> 00:38:38,148 [Dana] Let's show Stamps her new-- Oh! 902 00:38:38,216 --> 00:38:39,949 -What do you think? -Should I go check out the... 903 00:38:40,018 --> 00:38:43,219 -Do you want to go check some things out? -...the digs there. 904 00:38:43,221 --> 00:38:46,122 Stamps immediately followed Juno right into the home, 905 00:38:46,124 --> 00:38:47,424 which is a really great sign 906 00:38:47,426 --> 00:38:50,160 Once in there, she was a little shy. 907 00:38:50,228 --> 00:38:50,993 A little cautious. 908 00:38:54,066 --> 00:38:55,932 -It's initiated. -[gasps] 909 00:38:56,601 --> 00:38:58,301 Play initiated. 910 00:38:58,303 --> 00:39:00,136 She looked like, "Come on! Come on, let's go!" 911 00:39:00,205 --> 00:39:01,805 [Dana] Look, she completely doesn't run away from it! 912 00:39:01,807 --> 00:39:03,039 "Let's party! Let's party! I wanna party! 913 00:39:05,210 --> 00:39:08,411 -[laughs] -It's so cute. I love play bout. 914 00:39:08,413 --> 00:39:10,046 She's definitely getting... 915 00:39:10,048 --> 00:39:11,214 [chuckles softly] 916 00:39:11,216 --> 00:39:14,217 It's so cute how just, like, a little bit of time, 917 00:39:14,219 --> 00:39:15,852 she becomes this different dog. 918 00:39:16,421 --> 00:39:17,286 [chuckles] 919 00:39:18,056 --> 00:39:20,223 So, I think her initial reaction 920 00:39:20,225 --> 00:39:21,624 went really well overall. 921 00:39:23,662 --> 00:39:24,828 [gasps] She did it! 922 00:39:25,664 --> 00:39:27,029 [chuckles] 923 00:39:28,333 --> 00:39:30,100 [Dana] I really wanted to se if she'd get on the couch, 924 00:39:30,102 --> 00:39:31,534 because my dogs are my kids. 925 00:39:31,603 --> 00:39:33,603 They're my furry kids, and they get to go everywhere. 926 00:39:34,906 --> 00:39:36,906 Look at you, big girl! 927 00:39:36,908 --> 00:39:40,043 I just wanted to see if she would be comfortable, 928 00:39:40,112 --> 00:39:41,911 and then she jumped right up. 929 00:39:43,615 --> 00:39:44,314 Oh! 930 00:39:46,151 --> 00:39:46,850 [chuckles] 931 00:39:49,388 --> 00:39:50,720 Oh. 932 00:39:50,722 --> 00:39:52,889 -She wants to lay down. Let's move over. -I know. 933 00:39:52,891 --> 00:39:53,990 -[chuckles] -[sniffles] 934 00:39:53,992 --> 00:39:55,625 [Mariah] You know, I don't know the feeling 935 00:39:55,627 --> 00:39:57,961 of losing a parent, and I don't think there's anything 936 00:39:58,029 --> 00:39:59,963 that can ever make it feel better. 937 00:40:00,031 --> 00:40:03,032 My dad sent you to me, and then my people found you... 938 00:40:03,101 --> 00:40:05,602 -[Mariah chuckles] -...so you could come here. 939 00:40:05,604 --> 00:40:08,004 [Mariah] But I do believe, at the end of the day, 940 00:40:08,006 --> 00:40:10,907 Stamps may fill some of the hole that's in Dana's heart. 941 00:40:10,909 --> 00:40:13,042 -It is pretty... pretty magical. -Uh-huh. 942 00:40:13,111 --> 00:40:16,012 She's gonna help heal her, and they're gonna heal together. 943 00:40:16,014 --> 00:40:18,114 Are you gonna watch out for me, now? 944 00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:20,049 You know I'm gonna watch out for you, okay? 945 00:40:21,052 --> 00:40:22,151 Deal? 946 00:40:22,153 --> 00:40:25,121 The last six months, since my dad died, 947 00:40:25,123 --> 00:40:27,757 it's been [tearfully] so rough. 948 00:40:27,859 --> 00:40:31,161 His loss has been very heavy to carry, 949 00:40:31,229 --> 00:40:34,063 but he's still looking out for me, 950 00:40:34,065 --> 00:40:35,932 and taking care of me, 951 00:40:36,034 --> 00:40:37,500 like he did when he was aliv 952 00:40:38,403 --> 00:40:40,036 Come on, girls! Come on. 953 00:40:40,038 --> 00:40:41,704 -She's doing it. -Oh, good! 954 00:40:41,706 --> 00:40:43,206 Having another dog in the house 955 00:40:43,208 --> 00:40:45,108 is gonna bring that joy. 956 00:40:45,110 --> 00:40:47,510 It's time, now, for the next chapter. 957 00:40:47,512 --> 00:40:49,712 She is now yours. 958 00:40:49,714 --> 00:40:53,216 -Yay! -See? I've been waiting a long time for this! 959 00:40:53,218 --> 00:40:54,517 [Mariah] I'm really close with Dana, 960 00:40:54,519 --> 00:40:56,052 and she's one of the most phenomenal people 961 00:40:56,054 --> 00:40:57,453 I've ever met. 962 00:40:57,455 --> 00:41:00,523 You are literally gonna have the best life, Stamps. [kisses] 963 00:41:00,525 --> 00:41:02,725 Everything played out like it was meant to be. 964 00:41:02,727 --> 00:41:04,427 It was already aligned. 965 00:41:04,429 --> 00:41:05,929 -[Dana] Okay, come on! -Bye, Stamps! 966 00:41:05,931 --> 00:41:07,263 Come on, girly! 967 00:41:07,365 --> 00:41:08,965 Something that, you know, you can't make this up. 968 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:09,799 They were meant to be. 969 00:41:10,635 --> 00:41:13,036 Oh, look at this! 970 00:41:13,038 --> 00:41:15,505 [Dana] Stamps is gonna have an amazing life here. 971 00:41:15,507 --> 00:41:18,541 She is already part of the family. 972 00:41:18,610 --> 00:41:21,311 This whole experience of adopting Stamps 973 00:41:21,313 --> 00:41:23,546 has been very healing for me. 974 00:41:23,648 --> 00:41:24,848 [tearfully] I feel so grateful. 975 00:41:26,017 --> 00:41:28,318 Even though I am crying, 976 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,720 I have so much joy in my heart.