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OH, MY GOD.
COMING UP ON "PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES"...
A DOG LEFT FOR DEAD...
I'M BRINGING IN AN EMERGENCY.
...LEADS TO A HEARTBREAKING DISCOVERY.
Dr. Corr: HE'S GOT A LOT OF PUNCTURES,
AND IT'S DEFINITELY INFECTED.
IF THERE EVER WAS A DOG THAT NEEDED
PRAYERS AND HOPES TO LIVE, IT IS THIS DOG.
THERE SHE IS!
THEN A CUTE LITTLE PUPPY...
YOU GONNA BE SPENDING A WHOLE LOT OF TIME WITH ME.
...BRINGS OUT SOME SIBLING RIVALRY.
WHAT IF SHE DOES LIKE ME MORE THAN SHE LIKES YOU?
YOU MIGHT BE MAD.
I DON'T KNOW WHO TO HAND THE LEASH TO. [ LAUGHS ]
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
AND THE BATTLE AGAINST MOTHER NATURE...
Tia: THAT'S A BAD ONE.
WE JUST GOT TO BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES.
...REACHES A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
MY NAME IS TIA MARIA TORRES.
FOR 20 YEARS,
I'VE BEEN GIVING SECOND CHANCES TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.
I RUN A SANCTUARY.
IT'S FOR NEARLY 200 PIT BULLS,
THE WORLD'S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD BREED OF DOG.
AND IT'S FOR PAROLEES...
THE GUYS I HIRE BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WILL.
BUT I'M NOT FIGHTING THE FIGHT ALONE.
MY FAMILY SHARES MY PASSION.
AND IN OUR HOME, NEW ORLEANS,
THE CITY OF SECOND CHANCES,
MY MISSION IS TO RESCUE,
BUT MY HOPE IS ONE DAY I WON'T HAVE TO.
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WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO GO THE WAY THAT I KNOW HOW HOW TO GET THERE,
WHICH IS GOING BACK OVER CLAIBORNE BRIDGE
INTO THE LOWER 9th AND GO AROUND THAT WAY.
WE'RE IN EMERGENCY MODE.
WE JUST GOT A CALL FROM A WOMAN WHO SAID
SHE SAW A DOG THAT SHE THINKS GOT HIT BY A CAR.
HE WAS LIMPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND JUST COLLAPSED.
SO, I GRAB MOE AND EARL AND JUMPED IN THE VAN.
AN INJURED DOG COULD POSE SOME PROBLEMS FOR US.
THEY'RE IN PAIN. THE DOG COULD ACT OUT IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER.
THEY COULD GET HIT BY A CAR, CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE DANGEROUS ABOUT THIS SITUATION, YOU KNOW,
NOT ONLY FOR THE DOG, BUT FOR PEOPLE, AS WELL.
Earl: DON'T GO STRAIGHT.
RIGHT HERE.
[ HORN HONKS ]
OH, MY GOD. IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
AS I PULLED UP, I SAW THIS DOG.
I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.
OH, GOD.
HI, BUDDY.
HI, BUDDY.
HI, BABY.
THE FIRST THING I NOTICED
WAS I COULD SMELL INFECTION IMMEDIATELY --
A LOT OF INFECTION.
OKAY, EARL.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
THIS DOG WAS IN BAD SHAPE AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE HELP.
COME ON, BUDDY. COME ON. COME ON.
WHENEVER I GET THESE CALLS OF INJURED DOGS,
I AUTOMATICALLY GRAB A BLANKET TO USE AS, LIKE, A STRETCHER,
TRYING TO GET THE DOG ONTO THE BLANKET AND PICKING HIM UP.
[ SMOOCHES ]
[ DOG WHINES ]
Earl: COME ON.
OH [BLEEP]
IT HURTS. IT HURTS.
I BEGAN TO TOUCH HIM IN LITTLE SPOTS
TO SEE IF I COULD GET HIM ONTO THE BLANKET,
AND, YOU KNOW, HE FLINCHED FROM PAIN.
OH, MY GOD, IT HURTS WATCHING YOU.
WHEN DEALING WITH AN INJURED DOG,
ESPECIALLY ONE IN THIS BAD OF SHAPE,
YOU DO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
A DOG IN PAIN COULD EASILY, YOU KNOW, JUST LASH OUT
AND POTENTIALLY BITE WITHOUT ANY WARNING.
CARRY HER LIKE A BABY. CARRY HER LIKE A BABY.
CARRY HER THE WHOLE WAY. CARRY HER THE WHOLE WAY.
IT'S OKAY, MAMA.
Moe: THAT [BLEEP] THAT'S INFECTION?
YEAH. THAT'S INFECTION.
TO SMELL THAT BAD, IT'S HAD TO GO ON FOR DAYS.
THIS DOG COULD HAVE HAD INTERNAL INJURIES.
IT COULD BE DYING OF INFECTION.
THERE WERE ALREADY PATCHES OF SKIN
THAT WERE STARTING TO FALL OFF AND ROT,
AND YOU COULD ACTUALLY SMELL IT.
HE'S IN REALLY BAD SHAPE,
AND WE HAVE TO GET HIM TO THE VET NOW.
PEOPLE, DOGS, ANIMALS,
LIVING CREATURES -- THEY CAN DIE FROM INFECTION,
AND THIS IS THE ISSUE AT HAND NOW.
JUST WANDERING AROUND IN THE HEAT
AND LAYING IN THE DIRT,
THAT WAS LONG ENOUGH FOR THE INFECTION
TO TAKE ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN.
A WOMAN SPOTTED HIM RUNNING DOWN --
NOT RUNNING -- HOBBLING DOWN THE STREET,
AND THEN HE JUST KEELED OVER IN A FRONT YARD.
OKAY.
THERE IS PUNCTURE WOUNDS.
I STARTED TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT THE DOG
AND REALIZED HE HADN'T BEEN HIT BY A CAR.
HIS INJURIES WERE FROM A DOGFIGHT.
Dr. Corr: PUNCTURE HERE.
YEAH, THEY'RE BITE WOUNDS. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.
YEP. THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
HE HAD BITE WOUNDS ALL OVER HIS HEAD,
HIS CHEST, HIS FRONT LEGS,
WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY
TELLTALE SIGNS OF DOGFIGHTING.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS DOG WAS USED AS A BAIT DOG,
WHICH IS HORRIFYING TO THINK OF.
BAIT DOGS ARE USED TO BASICALLY TRAIN OTHER FIGHTING DOGS.
IF THE BAIT DOG EVEN MANAGES TO SURVIVE,
THEY'RE JUST DISCARDED LIKE TRASH.
SOME BLEED TO DEATH.
SOME JUST DIE OF INFECTION.
LOOK AT THAT. IT'S ALL THE INFECTION.
SEE ALL THAT? LOOK AT THAT.
THE PUNCTURE WOUNDS ARE IN HIS EARS, IN HIS FACE.
I MEAN, THEY WERE STILL DRIPPING BLOOD,
WHICH MEANS THEY WERE FAIRLY FRESH.
HE'S GOT A LOT OF PUNCTURES,
AND ESPECIALLY THE AREA THAT THEY'RE IN --
THEY'RE ALL AROUND HIS NECK.
HE WAS TOSSED OUT AND WANDERING ON THE STREET,
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY INFECTED.
THAT'S A TOOTH MARK. SEE?
YEAH, THEY'RE TEETH.
[ DOGS YIPPING, WHINING ]
DOWN HERE IN NEW ORLEANS, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF DOGFIGHTING.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A WINNER, HE WILL BE ON THE STREET,
AND THAT'S A PRIME EXAMPLE OF A DOG LOSING
AND BEING KICKED OUT TO THE STREETS.
SO, WE'RE GONNA GET HIM ON
SOME PAIN MEDICINE AND SOME ANTIBIOTICS,
AND WE'RE GONNA CLEAN HIM ALL UP
AND THEN ASSESS THE EXTENT OF EVERYTHING.
WHEN THESE GUYS HAVE BITE WOUNDS,
ESPECIALLY IF THE INFECTION IS DEEP
AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE,
WE WORRY ABOUT POCKETS OF INFECTION THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL.
WE WORRY ABOUT THEM ACTUALLY BECOMING SEPTIC.
WHAT? YOU OKAY?
YOU KNOW, THE VET'S STICKING, YOU KNOW, AN I.V. IN HIS LEG,
AND THEY'RE POKING AND PRODDING,
AND I LEAN FORWARD
TO LOOK AT ONE OF HIS INJURIES.
[ Muffled ] YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME.
[ Normal Voice ] YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
AND JUST OUT OF NOWHERE, HE JUST --
BIG OLD KISS RIGHT UPSIDE MY HEAD.
DESPITE ALL THE PAIN HE WAS IN,
DESPITE ALL THE ABUSE THAT SOME HUMAN BEING DID TO HIM,
HE STILL LOVED PEOPLE.
YOU GOT TO LOVE A PIT BULL.
LOOK AT THE TAIL. LOOK AT THE TAIL.
LOOK AT YOUR TAIL.
SLEEP NOW?
IF THERE EVER WAS A DOG THAT NEEDED
PRAYERS AND HOPES TO LIVE, IT IS THIS DOG.
WE JUST WAVE TO WAIT BY THE PHONE AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.
ALL RIGHT, WILLOW.
LET'S BLINK THOSE BABY BLUES AND GET A HOME.
YOU KNOW, AFTER COMING BACK FROM THE VET,
YOU KNOW, I LOOKED AROUND AT OUR DOGS,
AND YOU JUST HAVE TO WONDER HOW MANY OF THEM
HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS SIMILAR SITUATION.
[ High-pitched voice ] IT WAS ME! YOU SILLY!
[ Normal voice ] YOU KNOW, JUST TAKING SOME TIME OUT
TO JUST WALK AROUND AND SHOW THEM SOME EXTRA ATTENTION, EXTRA LOVE.
AND THEN I HEARD SOMEONE YELL MY NAME FROM THE FRONT,
AND THAT'S USUALLY NOT A GOOD THING.
I CLEARLY SAW AN N.O.P.D. CAR IN FRONT OF THE WAREHOUSE.
OF COURSE, I THINK THE WORST,
BUT HERE IN NEW ORLEANS, THINGS HAVE BEEN
REALLY DIFFERENT FOR US WHEN IT COMES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT,
SO I TRY NOT TO REVERT BACK TO MY
BAD-COP PTSD THAT I HAD BACK IN CALIFORNIA.
AND THEN I SAW A DOG IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE PATROL CAR.
UH-HUH.
IT WAS ACTUALLY REALLY COOL BECAUSE THIS TURNED OUT TO BE
TWO UNDERCOVER OFFICERS THAT WERE ON DUTY,
DOING THEIR NORMAL MORNING ROUTINE,
AND THEY SPOTTED THIS LITTLE PIT BULL
LITERALLY DODGING TRAFFIC.
BEING DOG LOVERS, BOTH HE AND HIS PARTNER
PULLED OVER TO RESCUE HER.
Man: SHE IS.
OH, SHE'S IN GREAT SHAPE.
JUST AT A QUICK GLANCE THROUGH THE WINDOW --
IT WAS JUST MY FIRST REACTION --
I SAID, "WOW, THAT DOG HAS AN OWNER."
OH, I WONDER IF YOU BELONG TO SOMEBODY.
OBVIOUSLY, THIS DOG IS, LIKE, A VERY WELL-CARED-FOR DOG.
SHE WAS, LIKE, SQUEAKY CLEAN.
LIKE, THIS DOG HAD JUST HAD A BATH.
GOOD WEIGHT.
YOU CAN TELL SHE'D NEVER BEEN BRED,
BUT SHE WAS, LIKE, SO FRIENDLY.
OKAY. OKAY.
YOU GOT TO STOP WIGGLING, THOUGH, FOR LIKE TWO SECONDS.
Mariah: YES, SHE IS NICE.
PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER, I SAID, "SHE'S GOT TO HAVE AN OWNER."
DO YOU SEE ANY SPAY SCAR?
Mariah: SHE'S GOT A MARKER RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND A SPAY SCAR.
SO, SHE DEFINITELY HAD A SPAY SCAR.
YOU KNOW WHAT? HOLD IT. LET ME GET MY SCANNER.
I SAID, "OKAY, WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
THIS POINTS TO A GOOD OWNER."
YES, THE DOG DID NOT HAVE A COLLAR AND TAG.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.
COLLARS CAN FALL OFF.
SO, I SAID, "LET'S JUST TAKE A CHANCE."
AND WE BROUGHT THE SCANNER OUT. HOPEFULLY THIS DOG HAS A MICROCHIP.
WHEN YOU SCAN IT, THE MICROCHIP NUMBER WILL COME UP IN THE READER,
AND THEN WE CALL THE MICROCHIP COMPANY,
AND WE GET THE OWNER'S INFORMATION THROUGH THEM.
VERY RARELY DO WE SEE DOGS OUT HERE WITH A MICROCHIP.
I'M REALLY HOPING THAT THIS DOG DOES HAVE A MICROCHIP
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'LL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
HER HAVING TO LIVE HERE IN OUR KENNEL,
AS OPPOSED TO BEING ABLE TO GO HOME WITH HER FAMILY.
YOU KNOW WHAT? HOLD ON. LET ME GET MY SCANNER.
SO, THIS DOG THAT DOG DROPPED OFF BY THESE POLICE OFFICERS,
SHE REALLY LOOKED LIKE SOMEBODY'S PET.
I MEAN, SHE WAS SQUEAKY CLEAN, SMELLING GOOD, GREAT SHAPE.
Mariah: SHE'S SHAVED.
YEAH, SHE'S SHAVED DOWN THERE, SO SHE JUST GOT SPAYED.
IF SHE DOESN'T HAVE A MICROCHIP, THEN UNFORTUNATELY,
SHE WILL HAVE TO STAY HERE WITH US.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ SCANNER BEEPS ]
YAY!
YOU KNOW WHAT? BOOM. WE HIT JACKPOT.
LIKE THE SONG GOES, "OH, WHAT A FEELING."
981...
02-000...
WITH THIS DOG'S MICROCHIP INFORMATION,
WE'LL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO GET HER
BACK INTO THE ARMS OF HER OWNER,
ALL THANKS TO A COUPLE OF DOG-LOVING POLICE OFFICERS
AND SOME REALLY COOL MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
[ TELEPHONE BEEPING ]
[ Ringing ]
AFTER GETTING THIS LITTLE DOG TEMPORARILY SETTLED IN,
IT WAS TIME TO START TRACKING DOWN AN OWNER.
WOMAN: And the pet's I.D. number?
981...
02-000...
AND IT TOOK ABOUT A MINUTE, AND BAM. WE HAD AN OWNER.
OKAY, THANK YOU. BYE-BYE.
[ TELEPHONE BEEPING ]
You've reached Heather. I can't answer the phone right now.
Leave a message, and I'll call you back.
HI, HEATHER.
THIS IS VILLALOBOS PIT BULL RESCUE HERE IN NEW ORLEANS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER FROM THE MICROCHIP,
IT DID GO STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL.
SHE'S SAFE. SHE'S HAPPY AS CAN BE.
AND GIVE US A CALL AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS.
OKAY.
AND NOW WE'RE JUST GONNA WAIT,
AND HOPEFULLY HER OWNER WILL CALL US SOON.
[ SIGHS ] SHE'LL CALL.
SHE'LL CALL.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
[ WIND HOWLS ]
SO, LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, IT STARTS TO POUR,
AND I HOPE IT'S NOT A BAD OMEN,
BECAUSE WE HAVE A BROTHER AND A SISTER
COMING OUT TODAY TO LOOK AT ONE OF OUR PUPPIES.
THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING AT ONE PARTICULAR PUPPY
ON OUR WEBSITE -- BIANCA.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST ONE LOOK,
AND THEY FELL INSTANTLY IN LOVE WITH HER,
AND IT MUST JUST BE, LIKE, POLICE APPRECIATION DAY,
BECAUSE THIS ADOPTER IS ALSO A COP.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M TROY.
HI, MONICA. HEY.
MY THOUGHTS ABOUT SITTING IN THE SAME CIRCLE
WITH A POLICE OFFICER TODAY --
NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS I THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
HAVING YOU MEET ONE OF OUR DOGS
HAS A REALLY GOOD MEANING FOR US,
AND, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.
I SAW YOU HAD DOGS IN THE PAST.
YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH HAVING DOGS.
WE'VE HAD DOGS ALL OUR LIFE.
YES, SINCE WE WERE SMALL.
YEAH, WE'VE HAD DOGS ALL OUR LIFE.
WITH YOUR FORMER DOGS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD THEM SINCE PUPPIES, OR...
MY PIT BULL, BABY -- I HAD HER SINCE A PUPPY.
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH THE PUPPY PHASE.
OKAY.
BIANCA REMINDS ME OF
MY OTHER PIT BULL, BABY,
WHICH I HAD DURING KATRINA.
WE EVACUATED TO THE SUPERDOME.
BABY WAS PARANOID, SO I LEFT HER AT THE HOUSE,
AND I MADE SURE WHATEVER FOOD WE HAD LEFT FOR HER,
I JUST OPENED UP THE BAG, AND I LET HER GO AT IT.
KATRINA TORE NEW ORLEANS UP.
BUT WE ALL CAME RIGHT BACK HOME.
[ LAUGHS ]
LIKE DOROTHY. NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
OH, WOW. THAT MADE ME HAVE TEARS RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, IT IS. YEAH.
FORTUNATELY, ALL THREE SURVIVED THE STORM,
BUT SADLY, BABY PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO,
AND TROY AND MONICA HAVEN'T HAD ANOTHER DOG SINCE.
AND I KNOW YOU PICKED OUT A PARTICULAR DOG,
SO YOU'RE ALREADY WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME.
SHE IS ADORABLE.
[ LAUGHS ]
BIANCA AND HER BIG SISTER
WERE RESCUED TOGETHER OUT OF AN ABANDONED SCHOOL
JUST DOWN THE STREET HERE FROM THE WAREHOUSE.
Woman: COME ON. GOOD GIRL.
YAY! GOOD GIRL.
[ Laughing ] HI.
SHOULD WE GET OUT BIANCA?
TROY AND MONICA WERE DEAD SET ON MEETING BIANCA.
IT KIND OF MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE STRESSFUL, ACTUALLY, THAT WAY.
I'M LIKE, OH, PLEASE, I HOPE SHE'S WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
I HOPE SHE'S EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANT.
Troy: THAT'S IT, GIRL!
THERE SHE IS!
HEY, MAMA. HEY.
WHEN BIANCA CAME OUT, IT WAS JUST LIKE, "HERE I AM."
AND I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, LET'S GO. LET'S GO HOME NOW."
[ LAUGHS ]
HEY, GIRL. HEY, GIRL.
Troy: TO ACTUALLY GET TO PLAY WITH HER
AND SEE HOW BIG AND HEALTHY SHE IS
AND HOW VIBRANT SHE IS,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SEE.
YEAH, 'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE SPENDING A WHOLE LOT OF TIME WITH ME.
OH, YES. OH, YES.
OH, YES. WE GONNA PUT HIM OUT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
VERY QUICKLY, I NOTICED A LITTLE SIBLING RIVALRY GOING ON
OF WHO WOULD BE BIANCA'S MAIN CAREGIVER.
I SAW HE WASN'T LETTING THAT LEASH GO.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, I'LL LEARN TO SHARE.
SHARING IS CARING.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT MY SISTER.
I'LL WORK THAT OUT. [ CHUCKLES ]
BIANCA BELONGS TO TROY.
WELL, SO, SHOULD WE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO COME BY AND...
SO, TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS OUT THERE THAT ARE STILL COMMITTING CRIMES
TO STOP FOR A DAY SO THIS MAN CAN HAVE A DAY OFF.
STOP, BRO. CHILL, BRO.
ONE DAY, BRO.
MY FEELINGS TOWARD THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE OFFICERS
TODAY IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
ALWAYS FELT LIKE THOSE GUYS WAS THE ENEMY TO ME,
BUT NOW I'M OLDER, WISER,
AND I DO UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE A JOB TO DO, ALSO.
LIVE AND LEARN. LIVE AND LEARN.
YEAH.
IT TOOK ME 40-SOMETHING YEARS,
SO IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I DON'T KNOW, IF I WOULDN'T HAVE FOUND THIS HOME,
WHAT I'D BE DOING RIGHT NOW.
TO SEE THE WAY TROY INTERACTED WITH EARL
AND TREATED EARL WAS SO REFRESHING.
THESE POLICE OFFICERS OUT HERE, WHEN THEY COME BY THE WAREHOUSE
OR, LIKE IN TROY'S CASE, MEETS EARL,
THEY LOOK AT HIM LIKE, "WOW, GOOD FOR YOU. GOOD JOB.
YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE PROUD OF YOU."
COME ON, BIANCA.
TROY'S GOING TO ASK HIS BOSS FOR THE DAY OFF,
AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET BIANCA
OVER THERE FOR A HOME CHECK.
OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
OH, I LOVE YOU GUYS. [ LAUGHS ]
Tia: YOU KNOW, BIANCA WOULD BE REALLY LUCKY
TO GET A HOME WHEN SHE'S STILL THIS YOUNG.
I JUST REALLY HOPE THIS ADOPTION WORKS OUT.
[ DOGS YAPPING ]
SO, AFTER CHECKING A MICROCHIP ON A DOG
THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US BY TWO UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICERS,
WE TRACKED THE OWNER DOWN AND LEFT A MESSAGE.
GIVE US A CALL AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS.
[ DOG WHINING ]
AS THE CLOCK WAS TICKING AND THE DOORS ARE CLOSING
AND THE GATES ARE LOCKING, I'M THINKING,
"OKAY, THIS OWNER DID NOT GET MY MESSAGE,
OR MAYBE SHE'S OUT OF TOWN."
JUST AS I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE WE WERE GONNA FIND ROOM TO PUT THIS DOG,
WE GOT THE CALL THAT WE WERE HOPING FOR --
THE OWNER WAS ON HER WAY.
I DO HAVE SOME UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
I MEAN, THIS DOG WAS FOUND
RUNNING LOOSE ON THE STREET WITHOUT A COLLAR AND TAGS.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
I'M PUTTING THIS DOG BACK INTO A SAFE SITUATION.
HEY.
TIA?
YEAH. HI.
MY NAME IS HEATHER PORTER.
I CHECKED MY VOICEMAIL AT THE END OF MY WORKDAY,
AND I HAD THIS WONDERFUL PHONE CALL FROM TIA,
SAYING THAT SHE HAD MY DOG, AND COME AND GET HER.
SHE BOLTED OUT THE DOOR WHEN MY HUSBAND LEFT.
AND HE'S BEEN LOOKING ALL DAY.
THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO ADDRESS
WAS HER DOG NOT HAVING A COLLAR OR NAME TAG ON.
I SEE YOU HAVE HER COLLAR AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I HAVE IT -- THE THING IS
IS SHE DOESN'T WEAR IT WHEN SHE'S IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE TWO PIT BULLS, AND THE WAY THAT THEY FIGHT --
I'VE LOST A DOG
BECAUSE THEY GO AFTER EACH OTHER'S NECKS.
WHEN THEY'RE PLAYING.
OH, MY GOD.
HER TWO DOGS WERE WRESTLING, GOING AT IT,
AND ONE OF THEM GOT A HOLD OF THE COLLAR
AND ACTUALLY GOT HER BOTTOM JAW STUCK ON THE COLLAR
AND ENDED UP CHOKING THE OTHER DOG OUT.
OH, MY GOD. WHAT A FREAK ACCIDENT.
IT IS. THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE, "NEVER AGAIN."
IT'S A FLUKE. I MEAN, IT HAPPENED TO ME ONCE.
IN MY CASE, NOBODY GOT HURT,
BUT I UNDERSTAND IT.
SO, REALLY, LIKE, A MONTH AGO,
'CAUSE I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T PUT COLLARS ON.
SHE HAS TO BE CHIPPED."
SHE DID THE NEXT BEST THING, WHICH WAS GET A MICROCHIP,
AND IT ULTIMATELY PROBABLY SAVED HER DOG'S LIFE.
COME ON. [ SMOOCHES ]
NEENER!
WHAT DID YOU DO, GIRL?
LET ME SWITCH THIS UP.
I AM EXTREMELY RELIEVED AND EXTRAORDINARILY GRATEFUL
THAT SHE WAS PICKED UP AND I ACTUALLY GOT TO GET HER BACK.
OKAY, WE'LL MAKE IT A HAPPY REUNION STORY.
IT WAS NICE HAVING YOU.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I'M JUST HAPPY WE FOUND AN OWNER.
I MEAN, WE VERY, VERY RARELY
EVER FIND OWNERS TO THE DOGS WE GET IN.
THIS WAS, LIKE, THE ULTIMATE HAPPY ENDING.
OKAY, Y'ALL. WELL, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT TOOK, LIKE, ALMOST A COMMUNITY TO SAVE THIS DOG.
YOU KNOW, IT TOOK THE N.O.P.D. BRINGING IT TO US,
US TAKING CARE OF HER, THE MICROCHIP PEOPLE.
IT WAS EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER TO GET HER HOME.
BYE-BYE.
I WISH NOT ONLY MORE DAYS COULD END LIKE THIS.
I WISH EVERY DAY COULD END LIKE THIS.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
SO, LAST NIGHT, IT STARTED TO RAIN AGAIN,
AND IT JUST DIDN'T STOP.
WHEN WE MOVED HERE, WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE CITY IS IN A FLOOD ZONE.
YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET THE LEAKS IN THE ROOFING FIXED.
THE WATER COMES STRAIGHT DOWN THE BACK OF THE WALLS
AND THEN INSIDE THE WALLS AND UP THROUGH THE FLOOR.
THIS IS WHAT IS COMING OUR WAY --
ALL OF THIS.
Tia: THAT'S A BAD ONE.
DAMN.
I KNOW. WE THOUGHT IT WAS DONE.
SO, WE JUST GOT TO BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES.
I MEAN, MOST STORMS, WE CAN MANAGE,
BUT WHEN WE GET HIT WITH THESE BIG ONES,
WE JUST GET SWAMPED.
IT'S FLOODED EVERYWHERE.
[ DOGS BARKING ]
WE'VE GOT TO GET THESE DOGS UP AND OUT OF THEIR KENNELS
AND INTO CRATES AND ONTO A DRY SPOT.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
Tia: THIS MORNING WAS DEFINITELY NOT THE WAY
THAT I LIKE TO START A DAY OFF.
OUTSIDE, IT WAS 12 INCHES OF RAIN FOR FOUR HOURS STRAIGHT.
REARRANGING THE DOGS
AND TRYING TO KEEP THE WATER OUT OF THE WAREHOUSE,
YOU KNOW, IT DEFINITELY TAKES ITS TOLL ON US.
[ DOGS BARKING ]
Earl: HERE AT VRC, HEARING RAINDROPS IN THE MORNING
PUTS IN YOUR MIND THAT IT'S GONNA BE A VERY LONG DAY.
WE HAVE TO MOVE APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 DOGS
AND PUT THEM IN CRATES.
THEN WE GOT TO PULL KENNELS UP OFF THE WALL.
WE SHOVELING WATER FOR HOURS.
IT'S JUST A LONG DAY, MAN.
Tia: SO, RIGHT NOW, THE GUYS ARE JUST
SUCKING UP ALL THE WATER WITH THE SHOP-VACS,
DRYING THE KENNELS OUT.
THOUGH THIS BUILDING FLOODS EVERY NOW AND THEN,
IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD BACK IN CALIFORNIA.
SINCE OUR MOVE HERE TO NEW ORLEANS,
BECAUSE WE ARE NOW A PUBLIC FACILITY,
EVERY TIME IT DOES THIS -- WHICH IS PRETTY OFTEN --
WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN.
THE PUBLIC CAN'T COME IN.
WE LOSE DONATIONS.
WE LOSE ITEMS THAT PEOPLE BRING US,
SO BESIDES THE INCONVENIENCE,
IT COSTS US MONEY EVERY TIME WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS.
I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU THE STRESS THAT THIS RAIN
AND THE LEAKS IN THE ROOFING HAS CAUSED ALL OF US.
IT WAS REALLY JUST TAKING A TOLL
ON MYSELF, THE KIDS, THE WORKERS.
IT WAS ROUGH.
WE NEED TO GET A PERMANENT FIX TO THIS HUGE PROBLEM
THAT IS NOT GOING TO COST US
EVERY DIME AND PENNY THAT WE HAVE.
SO, I BEGAN TO MAKE SOME PHONE CALLS.
I THINK I HAVE FINALLY FOUND OUR ANSWER.
Mike: MY NAME IS MICHAEL SHEFLIN.
I JUST GOT CALLED OUT HERE BECAUSE
THE RESCUE HAD SEVERE FLOODING INTO THE WAREHOUSE,
SO WE'RE GONNA RE-INSTALL NEW GUTTERS,
WHICH WILL ALLEVIATE MOST OF THE WATER FLOODING IN THE BUILDING.
THIS PROJECT DOES, YOU KNOW, HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME.
I'M A HUGE ANIMAL LOVER. I HAVE TWO DOGS MYSELF.
I WON'T SLEEP UNTIL THERE'S NO WATER COMING IN.
SEE HOW IT'S WET?
MEANS THAT THE GUTTER ABOVE IT IS BAD.
IT'S LEAKING THROUGH THERE.
Kanani: WE WENT UP TO HELP MIKE AND HIS CREW,
AND WITHIN A MINUTE, EVERYTHING WENT TO HELL.
THEY SAID THE GUTTERS WERE ALL ROTTED OUT.
IF THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH,
WE FOUND OUT IT WASN'T JUST THE GUTTERS.
EVEN DOWN HERE ON THE EDGE. SEE?
IF PUSH DOWN ON IT, SEE HOW THE WATER'S STARTS GOING DOWN THEN?
EVERY ONE OF THEM.
OBVIOUSLY, WITH NO ATTENTION SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA,
THEN YOU HAD ISAAC RIGHT AFTER THAT,
AND THEN IN GENERAL, I MEAN, IT'S AN OLD BUILDING,
AND IT NEEDS TLC, LIKE ANYTHING ELSE DOES.
WE JUST GOT THE GUTTERS OFF.
IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS,
IT'S THE WORST I'VE EVER SEEN.
THERE'S NO PATCHING THAT JOB. IT'S GOT TO BE ALL REDONE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK THAN WE INITIALLY THOUGHT.
BUT THANKFULLY, MIKE'S GONNA CUT US A GREAT DEAL FOR MY MOM.
BUT THIS BUILDING'S SO OLD, WHO KNOWS
WHAT ELSE THEY'RE GONNA FIND WHEN THEY START WORKING.
Tia: THE LEAKING IS A NIGHTMARE,
BUT TODAY, I THINK I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS.
THE VET CALLED TODAY ABOUT THE DOG WE NAMED BIG BUBBA.
THE VET SAID THAT
THE ANTIBIOTICS HAD REALLY KICKED IN,
AND PHYSICALLY, BIG BUBBA WAS DOING AMAZINGLY WELL --
SO WELL THAT WE CAN FINALLY PICK HIM UP.
WANT TO GO TO THE VET AND GET BIG BUBBA?
BIG BUBBA.
SEE HOW HE'S LOOKING.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE RESCUED BIG BUBBA,
HIS INJURIES WERE SO BAD,
AND THE INFECTION WAS JUST OVERWHELMING.
SO, I REALLY WASN'T SURE IF HE WAS GONNA MAKE IT.
BECAUSE THIS DOG WAS OBVIOUSLY USED IN A DOGFIGHTING SITUATION,
YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT HE'S GONNA BE LIKE WHEN YOU PICK HIM UP.
YOU KNOW, IS HE GOING TO HAVE BOUNCED BACK FROM IT?
IS HE GONNA BE AFRAID OF EVERYTHING? ONE NEVER KNOWS.
SO, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHEN WE GET THERE WHAT WE FIND.
THIS IS CAJUN.
WE ACTUALLY FOUND HIM RUNNING AROUND IN THE SWAMPS,
AND THAT'S WHY HE GOT THE NAME CAJUN.
CAJUN IS A LITTLE BIT UNDER A YEAR OLD.
VERY, VERY FRIENDLY, GOOFY, PLAYFUL.
THE SAYING THAT WE HAVE FOR CAJUN IS
HE MIGHT NOT BE THE BRIGHTEST CRAYON IN THE BOX,
BUT HE'S DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR FAVORITES.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING CAJUN
OR ANY OTHER VILLALOBOS PIT BULL,
GO TO animalplanet.com/pitbulls.
Tia: SO, THE VET CALLED,
AND NOW WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO PICK UP BIG BUBBA.
WE HAVE TO TAKE THE SUTURES OUT OF HIS EARS
IN 10 TO 14 DAYS.
THE VET SAYS THAT THEY'VE NEUTERED HIM,
GOT HIM UP TO PAR PHYSICALLY,
BUT BECAUSE OF HIS OBVIOUS FORMER FIGHTING SITUATION,
IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT HE'S GONNA BE LIKE.
HEY. HELLO. [ LAUGHS ]
LOOK AT YOU. YOU'RE ALL CLEAN.
BIG BUBBA JUST CAME BOUNCING OUT OF THAT ROOM
LIKE HE DIDN'T HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD.
THIS IS A TYPICAL PIT BULL.
IT BOUNCED RIGHT BACK.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
WE ONLY MET FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT I REMEMBER YOU, TOO.
I REMEMBER YOU, TOO.
YOU COULD SEE IT IN HIM.
WHATEVER HE WENT THROUGH -- YOU KNOW, FIGHTS,
LOSSES, WINS, WHATEVER -- HE'S A SURVIVOR,
AND I'M GLAD HE'S GONNA BE PART OF OUR FAMILY NOW.
GO SAY HI. GO SAY HI.
Tia: IT'S ALMOST LIKE HAVING A KID.
YOU HAVE A KID, AND YOU NURTURE THAT KID,
AND YOU WANT HIM TO GROW UP AND BE SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY.
IT'S THE SAME THING WITH THESE DOGS WE GET.
Tia: THIS GETS TO GO WITH YOU.
YEAH. HE SAYS, "ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE GOOD."
Earl: LIKE, "I'M-A CHILL."
THAT JUST SHOWS YOU HE'S A STRONG ANIMAL.
ME, PERSONALLY, I'M GONNA DO EVERYTHING I CAN
TO MAKE SURE HE GETS THE BEST LIFE POSSIBLE.
THANK Y'ALL.
Woman: BYE, HONEY. SEE YOU LATER.
SO, WHEN MIKE TOLD ME HOW BAD THE RAIN GUTTERS WERE,
AND IT WAS A BIG MESS,
BUT MIKE AND HIS GUYS DIDN'T GIVE UP ON US.
THEY CUT US A BREAK, GAVE US A GREAT DISCOUNT,
AND FOR THAT, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL.
Mike: AFTER A COUPLE DAYS,
WE FINALLY GOT EVERYTHING PUT BACK TOGETHER.
TIA AND I WALKED THROUGH, DID A FINAL SURVEY OF THE PROJECT.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE BUTTONED UP LIKE IT SHOULD BE.
AT THIS POINT, IT'S JUST
A WAITING GAME TO SEE WHEN IT RAINS.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO RAIN IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS HERE PRETTY HEAVY,
SO THAT'LL BE A TRUE TEST.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SAY THIS -- I CAN'T WAIT TILL IT RAINS.
I KNOW. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE SAYING.
NOW I CAN'T REALLY WAIT TILL IT RAINS.
YEAH, COME ON.
I WAS ACTUALLY GOING, "ALL RIGHT, COME ON, RAIN.
LET'S SEE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN." BRING IT ON, ***.
SO, WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE BIT OF TRAINING TODAY.
A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO,
BROTHER AND SISTER TROY AND MONICA CAME OUT
TO MEET ONE OF OUR PUPPIES, BIANCA.
AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF MEETING HER,
THEY WERE BASICALLY ARGUING OVER
WHO BIANCA LIKED BETTER,
WHO WAS GONNA BE THE ONE WALKING HER.
I SAW HE WASN'T LETTING THAT LEASH GO.
[ LAUGHS ]
HUH? A LITTLE BIT OF TRAINING.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THEY'LL BE FANTASTIC OWNERS,
AND I REALLY WANT THIS ADOPTION TO GO SMOOTHLY,
SO I'M GONNA DO SOME MORE WORK WITH HER
AND JUST GET BIANCA MORE PREPARED.
I FEEL LIKE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDS TO TEACH AN ANIMAL
IS THEIR NAME AND TO COME WHEN CALLED.
OKAY, SO, I WANT YOU TO GET DOWN LOW.
GET HER ATTENTION.
BIANCA. BIANCA.
BIANCA. [ SMACKS LIPS ]
BIANCA. [ WHISTLES ]
I ALWAYS LOVE TEACHING A MAN
HOW TO TEACH A DOG TO COME TO YOU WHEN CALLED.
LIKE, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PICK UP ON A CHICK,
DO YOU GO LIKE, [ Gruffly ] "HEY, YOU.
COME HERE, BIANCA."
[ Normal Voice ] YOU MEET A GIRL SOMEWHERE,
AND, YOU KNOW,
YOU SCHMOOZE HER.
BIANCA.
BIANCA.
YOU SAY, "HEY. HEY, BABY COME HERE," YOU KNOW.
NOT, [Gruffly] "HEY, BIANCA, COME HERE."
[ Normal voice ] I WOULD BE SCARED. I WOULD RUN FROM YOU, EARL.
SO I TOLD EARL HE HAD TO KIND OF GET IN HIS INNER GIRL.
BIANCA. BIANCA!
GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRL.
HE GOT INTO HIS INNER EARLINA
AND GOT BIANCA TO RUN TO HIM AND MADE IT FUN FOR BIANCA,
AND THAT'S WHAT TRAINING IS.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN.
HEY, "B."
[ LAUGHS ]
GOOD JOB.
GOOD GIRL. YES, IT IS.
YES, IT IS.
SO, EARL'S GONNA KEEP WORKING WITH BIANCA,
AND PRETTY SOON, SHE'LL BE READY FOR HER HOME CHECK.
ALL RIGHT, YOU. [ SMACKS LIPS ]
COME ON, MAMA.
COME ON. GOOD JOB.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
WE COULD HEAR THE RAIN COMING,
AND THE DOGS HAVE KIND OF BEEN CONDITIONED
THAT WHEN THE RAIN COMES,
IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO BE MOVED UP FRONT.
Orlando: WE KNEW THE GUTTERS WERE UP,
BUT WE STILL HADN'T TESTED THEM, SO IT WAS KIND OF NERVE-RACKING.
[ DOG BARKING ]
SO, AFTER SPENDING THE LAST YEAR
BASICALLY GETTING FLOODED OUT EVERY TIME IT RAINS,
WE FINALLY GOT SOME WORK DONE ON THE ROOF
AND THE RAIN GUTTERS, AND NOW IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
YOU'RE FINE. YOU'RE FINE. COME HERE.
YOU'RE FINE. YOU'RE FINE.
YOU'RE FINE. YOU'RE FINE.
THE FIRST PLACE WE GO TO DURING A STORM IS THE BACK WALL.
IT JUST POURS IN.
AND WE SAW NOTHING.
WE SAW NOTHING BUT DRY GROUND.
RIGHT HERE, IT POURS OUT LIKE A FAUCET --
LIKE A FAUCET.
WE KNOW ALL THE SPOTS BY HEART NOW.
WE'VE PRACTICALLY GIVEN THESE LITTLE HOLES IN THE WALLS NAMES.
YOU SEE THE WATER UP HERE? SEE IT?
SEE THE WATERWAY? THAT'S WHERE IT POURS DOWN.
NIAGARA FALLS WAS NOW ONLY A ONE LITTLE TRICKLE.
THE WATER SPOUT -- NOTHING.
IT'S DEFINITELY MAKING OUR LIFE A LITTLE EASIER.
NORMALLY, WHEN IT RAINS,
TALK ABOUT GLOOMSDAY HERE.
BUT THIS MORNING, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A PARTY.
WE WERE ALL EXCITED -- WE WERE LIKE,
"OH, MY GOD, WE GET TO HAVE A NORMAL DAY, AND IT'S RAINING."
AND THE MOOD WAS LIGHT.
YOU KNOW, PUT ON SOME MUSIC, YOU KNOW,
AND JUST BASICALLY LET THE PARTY BEGIN.
MIKE LITERALLY CAME RUNNING IN.
IT WAS, LIKE -- YOU KNOW.
IS IT MOSTLY DRY?
WHAT'S UP, MAN? HOW ARE YOU?
HE WANTED TO COME IN AND SEE WHAT HIM AND HIS GUYS AND THE TWINS --
IF WHAT THEY HAD CREATED WAS ENOUGH
TO KNOCK MOTHER NATURE DOWN A PEG OR TWO.
BUT THESE KENNELS ARE --
THESE USED TO BE UNDERWATER, RIGHT?
YEAH.
PULLED UP, AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE
THE DOGS WERE STILL IN THEIR KENNELS
AND NOT HAVING TO BE SHIFTED, AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE,
YOU KNOW, A SMILE ON TIA'S FACE,
AND SHE HAD WATER BOOTS ON, BUT I DON'T THINK SHE NEEDED THEM.
WELL, IT'S WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY,
WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY, WAY BETTER.
GOOD.
THE ANXIETY LEVEL -- FOR ME, ANYWAYS --
IS DOWN, LIKE, 1,000%.
Orlando: IT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'VE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS.
IT'S A GOOD FEELING.
IT'S A GOOD FEELING THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ALL THESE DOGS
OUT OF THEIR KENNELS AND PUT THEM UPSTAIRS,
AND IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO
GET OUR LIFE BACK ON TRACK AGAIN.
HEY. [ SMACKS LIPS ]
COME HERE. BUBS.
YOU KNOW, WHENEVER WE GET A DOG IN
AND BEFORE WE ADOPT IT OUT, OF COURSE,
WE PUT THE DOGS THROUGH SOME BASIC TEMPERAMENT TESTS,
AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS TO DETERMINE DOG-TO-DOG AGGRESSION.
AND IN BUBBA'S CASE, YOU KNOW, IN THE CONDITION WE FOUND HIM,
IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME AT ALL IF HE WAS.
Tia: COME HERE.
Earl: GOOD, VIOLET.
IT'S BEST TO DO IT IN STAGES.
YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO START OFF
WITH ANOTHER DOG THAT IS VERY CALM
SO AS NOT TO GIVE THE DOG YOU'RE TESTING
TOO MUCH STIMULUS, SO WE CHOSE TO USE VIOLET.
SHE IS VERY NONREACTIVE, VERY CALM.
WE KNOW HIS BACKGROUND.
WE KNOW HE WAS CHEWED UP AND MANGLED BY OTHER DOGS.
THIS CAN GO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
THIS COULD BE WHERE HE'S SO DEFENSIVE
THAT HE WANTS TO GET TO THE OTHER DOGS
RIGHT.
OR HE'S ABSOLUTELY SCARED TO DEATH OF THEM
AND WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM.
OR...ALL IS FORGIVEN.
GOOD GIRL, VIOLET. GOOD GIRL.
THAT IS A GREAT DOG RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING?
SHE'S JUST BEING SUBMISSIVE AND JUST SAYING,
"GO AHEAD, CHECK ME OUT."
WHAT A GOOD DOG. WHAT A --
OH.
BE NICE, BUBS. BE NICE.
HE IS A LITTLE SASSY, THIS ONE, SO...
OKAY, HERE'S SOMETHING GOOD.
HE'S LAYING DOWN. SHE'S OVER HIM.
LET'S SEE HOW THIS EVOLVES.
OHH!
OH! [ LAUGHS ]
EASY, BUDDY.
SHE'S GENTLE. SHE'S GENTLE.
GOOD BOY.
OH.
THERE WAS A REALLY SWEET MOMENT WHERE
VIOLET AND BUBBA BOTH BEGAN PLAYING IN THE SAND.
AS CUTE AS IT IS AND AS SWEET AS IT IS,
I STILL HAD TO KEEP MY EYE OUT
FOR SOME TRIGGERS.
STARTING TO ROUGHHOUSE AND STARTING TO PLAY,
THE SMALLEST THING CAN SET A DOG OFF.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA LET IT ESCALATE TOO MUCH.
LET'S GIVE THEM A LITTLE FUN TIME.
THEY'RE GONNA HELP EACH OTHER.
THERE YOU ARE. WORK TOGETHER. WORK --
NO. OKAY.
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM THAT HE DOES HAVE.
HE HAS A *** ISSUE.
SHE CORRECTED HIM.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? HE WALKED AWAY.
YEAH.
SO, THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD THING.
BUBBA GOT A LITTLE BIT TOO RAMBUNCTIOUS WITH HER,
AND VIOLET CORRECTED HIM,
AND HE RESPECTED VIOLET.
HE KIND OF WENT, "WHOA, OKAY. SORRY."
SO, THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD SIGN.
THAT'S SHOWING THAT BUBBA IS AT LEAST
RESPECTING THE BOUNDARIES OF OTHER DOGS.
I WANT TO END THIS ON A GOOD NOTE. SO FAR, SO GOOD.
I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF DOGS THAT NEED A BATH NOW.
I FELT REALLY, REALLY GOOD ABOUT
BUBBA'S FIRST INTERACTION WITH ANOTHER DOG.
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY IT'S GONNA GO
WITH A DOG THAT COMES FROM HIS SITUATION.
GOOD GIRL. YOU DONE GOOD WORK.
DONE GOOD WORK.
AND JUST TO MAKE IT TO THE FIRST STEP --
VERY SUCCESSFULLY, IN MY OPINION --
I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN BUBBA THAT HE'S GONNA DO WELL.
COME ON, "B."
Tia: PRETTY IN PINK.
I KNOW, HUH?
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO TROY AND MONICA'S HOUSE
TO DO BIANCA'S HOME CHECK.
OKAY. THERE YOU GO.
COME ON. COME ON.
OH. WHOA.
OH, THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME OUT THERE.
SO, OF COURSE, IT'S A BIG DAY FOR BIANCA.
WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO
ADOPT OUT THE PUPPIES WHILE THEY'RE STILL YOUNG.
DID YOU EVER THINK YOU'D BE INVITED TO GO TO A COP'S HOUSE?
GOOD JOB.
Earl: I'M ACTUALLY NOT FREAKED OUT AT ALL,
GOING TO THE COP'S HOUSE.
I FEEL GOOD WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW IN LIFE
WITH THIS JOB, ALSO WORKING WITH THE DOGS.
I FEEL REAL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF,
BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT I COULDN'T SAY THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
RIGHT.
AND, OF COURSE, I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS ONE WORKS OUT.
SO, WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO TROY'S HOUSE TO DO BIANCA'S HOME CHECK,
AND I REALLY WANT THIS TO WORK OUT.
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, WE WANT IT TO WORK OUT FOR NOT ONLY BIANCA,
BUT FOR TROY AND MONICA AND FOR US.
GREAT PORCH. [ CHUCKLES ]
Monica: WELL, YOU KNOW WE HAD TO ELEVATE FROM KATRINA.
OH, YEAH.
HEY, EARL.
TODAY IS A VERY, VERY EXCITING DAY.
I HAVEN'T HAD MY PIT BULL SINCE --
IT'S BEEN, WHAT, SIX, SEVEN YEARS NOW.
SO, TODAY IS THE DAY I'M READY FOR.
I'M CHILLING.
CUTE.
[ CLICKS TONGUE ] OH.
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING LOOKS REALLY GOOD IN THE HOUSE.
THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF NICE THINGS IN THE HOUSE
THAT PROBABLY SHOULD BE LIFTED TO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER GROUND,
BECAUSE, AFTER ALL, BIANCA IS A PUPPY,
AND PUPPIES CAN BE MISCHIEVOUS.
GO BACK AND SEE THIS COOL PORCH.
[ LAUGHS ]
BEFORE I BRING BIANCA OUT, I WANT TO CHECK,
TO ME, WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING,
AND THAT IS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE YARD AND THE FENCE.
AS WE WERE WALKING OUT INTO THE YARD,
I SAW SOMETHING THAT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL TO ME,
AND THAT IS A VERY SECURE 6-FOOT FENCE.
I LOVE THESE FENCES.
THEY'RE PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES FOR DOGS.
I MEAN, THIS GROUND IS REALLY HARD.
I MEAN, IT'S PROBABLY, LIKE, CONCRETE UNDER HERE.
BUT THIS IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT FOR A DOG TO DIG OUT OF.
Monica: GOT YOU.
THESE LATCHES -- VERY EASY FOR A DOG TO FLIP UP.
SO, UM, YOU CAN EITHER GET A CLAMP,
BUT THE BEST THING IS...
...A PADLOCK.
A PADLOCK, YOU KNOW. VERY EASY FIXES.
SO, WE WANT TO GET THE LITTLE PRINCESS OUT
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
BIANCA'S GONNA BE SPOILED ROTTEN
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS,
SO IT'S LIKE I'M ALL EXCITED.
OKAY, JUST SAYING.
WHEN BIANCA COME...
AND WHAT IF SHE DOES LIKE ME MORE THAN SHE LIKE YOU?
YOU MIGHT BE MAD.
THEN WE GONNA HAVE SIBLING RIVALRY.
NO, WE'RE NOT.
THEN, INSTEAD OF BRINGING BIANCA
BACK TO THE SHELTER,
[ LAUGHS ]
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY SISTER MONICA.
SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL PERSON. THAT'S MY RIGHT HAND.
BUT HER JOB IS A GLORIFIED BABYSITTER
WHEN DADDY ISN'T HOME.
THAT IS HER TITLE.
Tia: COME ON, LADY.
COME ON.
BIANCA. BIANCA.
Tia: [ LAUGHS ]
THERE SHE GO. THERE SHE GO.
Troy: AS SOON AS BIANCA CAME IN THE YARD,
BIANCA CAME TO HER DADDY.
BIANCA SAT BY HER DADDY'S FOOT.
BIANCA KISSED HER DADDY ON THE CHIN.
BIANCA KNOWS WHO'S DADDY.
Monica: WHATEVER.
I'M ON YOUR SIDE.
I'M ON YOUR SIDE.
I WAS JEALOUS AT FIRST TO WATCH BIANCA AND TROY INTERACT.
I THINK LATER ON, AS ME AND BIANCA
SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME TOGETHER --
OUR DIVA TIME -- IT'LL BE OKAY.
HEY. HEY, BIANCA.
HEY, BIANCA.
SHE KNOW HER NAME.
HERE, LET'S TRY THIS
NOW THAT YOU GOT HER ATTENTION.
I WANTED TO LET EARL SHOW OFF A LITTLE BIT
FOR MONICA AND TROY OF WHAT BIANCA HAD LEARNED.
BIANCA! YAY, GOOD GIRL.
I WANT TO DO IT.
OKAY, WE'LL LET YOU DO IT.
I GAVE MONICA SOME TREATS
AND HAD HER GO THROUGH THE SAME MOTIONS
THAT EARL DID WITH BIANCA DURING TRAINING.
CALL HER REALLY GOOD. CALL HER.
BIANCA. BIANCA.
HEY, GIRL!
GOOD GIRL. GOOD GIRL.
THAT'S HOW YOU TRAIN A DOG.
LIKE CLOCKWORK,
BIANCA DID EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO,
AND THAT WAS RUN STRAIGHT INTO MONICA'S ARMS.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, NOW THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHO TO HAND THE LEASH TO.
OH! [ LAUGHS ]
THERE IT IS, MAMA. [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
Monica: GETTING BIANCA, IT MAKES OUR CIRCLE COMPLETE.
THREE'S COMPANY. [ LAUGHS ]
IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED, HUH, MAMA?
OH, YES. OH, I KNOW.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
I KNOW. I WILL MISS YOU, TOO.
SAYING GOODBYE TO BIANCA WAS LIKE MIXED EMOTIONS.
I WAS HAPPY SHE WAS THERE,
BUT ME PERSONALLY,
AFTER BONDING WITH THESE DOGS, IT'S HARD TO LET THEM GO.
Tia: OKAY, BIANCA.
YOU GUYS ARE SO SWEET.
OH, MY GOD.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HUG A POLICE OFFICER,
BUT I GUESS I WILL. [ LAUGHS ]
AND NEVER BUY NO TREATS. COME SEE ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
TODAY RANKS AS
ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY RECENT LIFE.
TODAY IS DEFINITELY LIKE A 10-PLUS.
PLEASE BE GOOD.
BE GOOD.
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW,
TROY AND MONICA WERE GREAT PEOPLE,
AND I REALLY, REALLY ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH THEM,
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT MIX, THE THREE OF THEM.