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OH, THIS MUST BE GOOD.
COMING UP ON "PIT BULLS & PAROLEES"...
THEY ASKED IF YOU WOULD THROW THE FIRST PITCH AT THE GAME.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
A FAVORITE PAROLEE GETS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
Announcer: WELCOME EARL MOFFETT!
OKAY, WHAT CAN YOU DO, LITTLE ONE?
THEN A HUGE HURDLE...
LOOK AT ANGELA. SHE'S, LIKE, PETRIFIED.
THIS IS NOT WORKING OUT VERY WELL.
...STANDS BETWEEN A SHY PUPPY AND HER FOREVER HOME.
SHE'S, LIKE, SCARED OF EVERYTHING.
LET'S GET SOME MUSCLE OUT HERE.
AND A FRANTIC STRUGGLE COULD MEAN LIFE OR DEATH...
OKAY. HE IS WAY BACK THERE.
...FOR A PUPPY IN A DANGEROUS POSITION.
WE HAVE A PUPPY STUCK IN A DRAINPIPE DYING.
OH, MY GOD.
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.
THEY WERE TELLING ME ABOUT HIM, LIKE,
"YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. IT'S JUST A DOG.
IT'LL COME OUT. WE'LL GET IT WHEN IT COMES OUT."
THEN THEY SPOTTED IT AND THEY SAID, "NO. IT'S A LITTLE PUPPY."
HE'S SCARED TO COME OUT.
SO, SOMEONE CAME AND TOLD US
THAT THEY HEARD A BARKING DOG DOWN BY THE LEVY WALL.
APPARENTLY, THE BARKING WAS COMING
FROM, LIKE, A STORM DRAIN UNDERGROUND.
AND IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THIS DOG COULD BE STUCK AND/OR HURT.
WILL, YOU WANT TO GO? HOP IN THE BACK.
WILL'S GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH PUPPIES.
SO I DECIDED TO BRING HIM ALONG WITH ME AND THE TWINS.
OH, MY GOD. THIS IS REALLY BAD.
AS I WAS GOING OVER THERE, I'M LOOKING UP AT THE SKY
SEEING SOME REALLY BIG STORM CLOUDS COMING.
AND I'M THINKING, "WHATEVER WE DO,
"WE'VE GOT TO GET INTO ACTION NOW
"BECAUSE IF IT RAINS AS HEAVY AS IT HAS IN THE PAST,
THIS STORM DRAIN WILL DEFINITELY FILL UP WITH WATER."
OH, BOY.
AH, CRAP!
IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO RAIN THIS SOON.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS DOG OUT
BEFORE THE PIPE STARTS FILLING UP WITH WATER.
[BLEEP]
I PICTURED IN MY MIND, LIKE, A BIG...
A BIG, HUGE, LIKE, PIPE THAT WE COULD CRAWL INTO.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS UNDER 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
GO AHEAD AND LOOK.
HOW FAR IS HE?
WE SAW THE HEAD, YOU KNOW, AND THE FRONT OF THE BODY
OF WHAT EITHER LOOKED LIKE A SMALL DOG OR A PUPPY.
DIDN'T MAKE ANY NOISE. DIDN'T BARK. DIDN'T GROWL.
IT JUST LAID THERE.
THAT'S AS FAR BACK AS HE CAN GO.
IS THERE AN OPENING ON THAT SIDE?
FROM WHAT WE COULD SEE, THERE WAS NO OUTLET ON THE OTHER END.
SO, YOU KNOW, MY MIND STARTED GOING.
OKAY, HOW ARE WE GONNA GET THIS DOG OUT OF THERE?
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN TRY IS SETTING A TRAP...
OR DIG IT UP.
WHAT SCARES ME IS THAT IF IT GOES TO RAIN REALLY HEAVY,
THIS WILL FILL UP WITH WATER.
THIS WILL FILL UP WITH WATER.
LET'S GET SOME CANNED FOOD AND SOME WATER
AND PUT IT INSIDE THE DRAINAGE.
THE REASON I WANT TO DO THAT
IS, IF HE WON'T EVEN COME DOWN HERE TO EAT,
THEN IT'S NO SENSE SETTING A TRAP.
HE'S NOT EVEN GONNA COME OUT.
LUCKILY, THE RAIN STOPPED.
SO NOW I'VE GOT A CHANCE TO TRY TO LURE THIS DOG OUT
WITHOUT SCARING HIM, HOPEFULLY.
WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THE FOOD OUT,
BUT IF IT STARTS TO RAIN AGAIN IN THE MEANTIME,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO RESORT TO SOME MORE DRASTIC MEASURES.
[ DOGS BARKING ]
WITH VILLALOBOS NOW BEING A PUBLIC FACILITY,
IT'S DEFINITELY RAISED OUR PROFILE.
THIS MEANS MORE RESCUE CALLS,
WHICH LEADS TO UPPING OUR INTAKE.
BYE, SWEETHEART.
SHE'S ALL YOURS, CHLOE.
THIS ALSO MEANS WHAT FEELS LIKE A CONSTANT FLOW OF VISITORS
COMING THROUGH OUR GATES.
WITH ALL THIS COMMOTION, I'M VERY THANKFUL
THAT I HAVE A GUY LIKE EARL ON OUR TEAM.
THAT'S GLAMOUR. WE GOT THESE GUYS DURING HURRICANE ISAAC.
HE'S THE GUY THAT CAN DEAL WITH IT ALL.
THIS IS ANOTHER DOG SHE BEEN DEALING WITH
FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR SO.
THIS IS LAMBERT.
AND ALL OF IT WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE EVERY DAY.
YES, MA'AM.
OH, YEAH?
OH, THIS MUST BE GOOD.
OR YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.
WELL, SOMETHING. ONE OF THE TWO, HUH?
SO I HAD THIS PRETTY COOL SITUATION PRESENTED TO US.
I GOT A REALLY COOL E-MAIL TODAY FROM THE SYRACUSE CHIEFS,
A TRIPLE-A BASEBALL TEAM OUT IN NEW YORK.
EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE A DOG LOVER'S DAY
MM-HMM.
EVERYBODY BRINGS THEIR DOGS, AND IT'S JUST A FUN DAY WITH DOGS.
AND THIS YEAR, THE SYRACUSE CHIEFS INVITED US
TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE DAY'S EARNINGS AS FAR AS A DONATION.
OBVIOUSLY, DONATIONS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF THIS OPERATION.
SO TO BE OFFERED A PORTION OF A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL EVENT
IS A BLESSING.
I CAN'T GO. IT'S JUST TOO FAR.
WE ALL KNOW I DON'T FLY.
RIGHT.
I SAID, "YOU KNOW, I'LL SEND THE TWINS.
I'LL SEND, YOU KNOW, MARIAH, TANIA, PERRY."
BUT THEY WANTED A REPRESENTATIVE OF, LIKE, THE PAROLEE PROGRAM,
SO I OFFERED UP YOU.
THE FIRST PERSON I THOUGHT OF WAS EARL.
HE'S SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
HE'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS PROGRAM'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
YOU KNOW, WE WISH THEY COULD ALL TURN OUT LIKE EARL.
THE LITTLE EXTRA SURPRISE IS THAT THEY ASKED
IF YOU WOULD THROW THE FIRST PITCH OF THE GAME.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
THIS WHOLE THING IS VERY HUMBLING.
I HAVE SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE WITH PEOPLE LOOKING DOWN AT ME,
AND THIS COULD BE A CHANCE FOR ME
JUST TO KIND OF SHINE FOR A MINUTE.
I'LL SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT DOWN THERE...
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU PLAYED BASEBALL?
FOREVER, MAMA.
SO, BEFORE TELLING EARL ABOUT THIS,
I MADE SURE TO CLEAR IT WITH HIS PAROLE OFFICER
SO THAT HE CAN TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SO NOW, THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
IS BRUSHING EARL UP ON HIS PITCHING SKILLS.
AND THEN, I NEVER WAS LEFT-HANDED, SO...
...I BETTER START PRACTICING.
Earl: MY ARM HAS BEEN PARALYZED SINCE 2006.
SO NOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO LEARN REAL QUICK
TO PLAY ALL OVER AGAIN, LEFT-HANDED.
NOW, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO NEW YORK?
NO, MA'AM.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A PLANE?
NEVER. SCARED RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S THREE FIRSTS FOR YOU RIGHT THERE.
I WANT TO MAKE MISS TIA PROUD,
AND MAKE HER AND VILLALOBOS RESCUE CENTER
LOOK AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE.
SO I GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE GAME DAY.
Tia: IT'S BEEN ALMOST AN HOUR, AND THE LITTLE PUPPY
STILL HASN'T COME OUT OF THE PIPE TO EAT.
SO, WE'RE GONNA WAIT ANOTHER HOUR
BEFORE WE GO BACK IN WITH A DIFFERENT PLAN.
SO, IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S GOOD THAT I HAVE ANOTHER ADOPTER
COMING ALL THE WAY IN FROM NORTH CAROLINA
TO LOOK AT PUPPIES TO ADOPT.
BECAUSE WE'RE DEALING WITH SOME WILD PUPPIES,
I'VE GOT TANIA AND HER BOYFRIEND, PERRY, TO HELP OUT.
THIS'LL BE MY FIRST ADOPTION WORKING HERE.
I'M SUPER STOKED THAT TIA DECIDED TO INCLUDE ME IN IT.
IT'LL BE REALLY COOL TO BE A PART OF THE WHOLE PROCESS,
AS FAR AS A DOG GETTING A NEW HOME.
DEE, OKAY.
THOMAS.
MY NAME IS DEIRDRE MOYER.
I CAME FROM NORTH CAROLINA WITH MY FATHER, THOMAS.
AND WE ARE HERE TODAY TO FIND ME THAT NEW PUPPY FOR MY NEW HOME.
WHEN I COME HOME NOW, THERE'S NO DOG TO ACTUALLY BARK TO SAY,
"HELLO! HOW WAS YOUR DAY?"
SO, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE Y'ALL TO GET HERE?
WE FLEW DOWN THIS MORNING.
OH, YOU FLEW? OH, OKAY.
OKAY. I WASN'T SURE HOW YOU GOT HERE.
WELL, WHEN WE FIRST HEARD HER SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT,
WE THOUGHT SHE WAS JOKIN'.
YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY TO LOUISIANA JUST TO ADOPT A DOG.
WE'VE GOT MILLIONS OF KENNELS BETWEEN HERE AND THERE,
BUT SHE SAID NO, SHE WANTED TO COME DOWN HERE AND MEET TIA
AND TRY TO ADOPT A DOG FROM HERE.
PRETTY MUCH, I'VE GROWN UP WITH A DOG.
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD ONE.
WE'VE HAD A ENGLISH BULLDOG, A RETRIEVER MIX,
A PIT BULL, SO...
OH, OKAY.
I'VE CHOSEN A PIT BULL BECAUSE WE TO OWN ONE.
HER NAME WAS BRANDY, AND SHE PASSED DUE TO PNEUMONIA.
I KNOW FOR A FACT, WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID,
SHE WOULD STAND AT THAT DOOR
AND SHE WOULD WAIT ON MY DAD TO COME HOME.
AND SHE HAD A SPOT IN HIS TRUCK.
AND WHEN MY MOM SAT IN HER SPOT, SHE LET HER KNOW,
"HEY, THAT'S NOT YOUR SPOT. THAT'S MY SPOT."
BECAUSE YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PUPPIES,
THEY ARE LIKE HAVING A BABY.
IF IT'S SOMEBODY WHO WORKS 12 HOURS A DAY,
YOU KNOW, A PUPPY MAY NOT BE THE BEST THING FOR THEM TO ADOPT.
WELL, I RECENTLY BOUGHT A HOUSE ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
SO IT'S JUST ME IN IT.
MY JOB IS ONLY SIX MINUTES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE,
SO I GO HOME EVERY DAY FOR LUNCH.
AND MY PARENTS LIVE LIKE SIX MINUTES AWAY FROM HOUSE,
SO THEY'RE ALWAYS OVER.
DEIRDRE ACTUALLY HAS A GREAT SITUATION.
SHE'S GOT A JOB CLOSE TO HOME,
AND SHE'S GOT SOME BUILT-IN BABYSITTERS,
WHICH IS AN IDEAL SCENARIO FOR ONE OF OUR PUPPIES.
SHH!
[ GASPS ] ALL OVER MY PANTS.
DO YOU NEED ME TO HELP YOU CARRY THEM?
WE HAVE A POOP SITUATION.
OH, I'M GONNA STAY HERE, THEN.
PUPPY ADOPTIONS ARE A LOT DIFFERENT
THAN JUST OLDER DOG ADOPTIONS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.
OH, SORRY. I SQUISHED YOU.
THIS IS THE LIVINGSTON --
WE CALL THEM THE LIVINGSTON, THE COUNTRY PUPS.
THE FIRST GROUP WE BROUGHT OUT WAS A LITTER OF PUPPIES
THAT WE RESCUED OUT IN THE COUNTRY.
AND THEY WERE SO TEENY-TINY
THEY COULD FIT IN THE PALM OF MY HAND.
THAT'S TEENY!
LOOK AT HOW BIG HE IS! GEEZ.
BUT NOW THEY'RE OUT-OF-CONTROL, WILD, GANGLY TEENAGERS.
WE'LL THROW YOU INTO THE PIRANHA TANK.
WANT TO COME IN, DAD?
OH, NO. THIS IS GOOD FOR ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
NOPE. YOU HAVE POOP. GET AWAY FROM ME.
I'M LEAVING.
DON'T YOU ABANDON THE SHIP.
I'M LEAVING.
SO, WE'VE GOT TWO BOYS, TWO GIRLS ON THIS.
Deirdre: WHEN THE FIRST LITTER CAME OUT,
I DIDN'T -- I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO REACT.
I WAS JUST LIKE, "OH, THERE'S A LOT OF PUPPIES."
AS FAR AS -- DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF PERSONALITIES?
ARE YOU INTO, LIKE, MISCHIEVOUS AND ENERGETIC?
OR DO WANT SWEET AND DEMURE?
WELL, I WANT A LITTLE BIT OF SWEETNESS,
BUT THEY GOT TO BE A LITTLE BIT ACTIVE
BECAUSE I'M AN ACTIVE PERSON.
I LIKE TO GO OUT WALKING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I JUST SAID THAT BECAUSE I, UNFORTUNATELY,
PICK MY DOGS LIKE I PICK MY MEN.
THEY'RE ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT BAD.
SWEET. OKAY.
Tia: I COULD TELL THAT DEIRDRE
JUST REALLY WASN'T MAKING A CONNECTION
WITH ANY OF THESE PUPPIES.
WE ALMOST LOST YA.
SO HOPEFULLY ONE OF THE PUPPIES IN THIS BUNCH
WILL MAKE A CONNECTION WITH DEIRDRE
AND THEY CAN BE ON THEIR WAY INTO THEIR FOREVER HOME.
YOU KNOW, I FORGET HOW HEAVY...
[ LAUGHS ]
...THEY ARE, BECAUSE THEY'RE...
THESE ARE BIG ONES, YES.
THE LAST LITTER IS THE U.P.S. PUPPIES.
REALLY SWEET STORY.
WE HAD A U.P.S. DRIVER PULL UP TO OUR WAREHOUSE JUST FRANTIC.
NORMALLY WHEN A DELIVERY GUY COMES TO THE WAREHOUSE,
WE'RE EXCITED.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING DONATIONS
AND SUPPLIES THAT WE REALLY NEED.
THIS DELIVERY WAS NOT AT ALL WHAT WE EXPECTED.
IT WAS A LITTER OF LITTLE, TINY PUPPIES JUST LEFT.
OH, WOW.
AND HE BROUGHT THEM HERE.
I LIKE ALL OF YOU.
AND THESE ONES ARE GONNA BE SOME PRETTY, THICK SOLID DOGS.
GOOD-SIZED DOGS.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
I LIKE THAT ONE.
ANNE HAD A SPECIAL LITTLE DIAMOND ON HER BACK,
AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT SET HER APART FROM EVERYBODY.
AND SHE WAS KIND OF, LIKE, ONE OF THE FIRST ONES
THAT CAME OVER AND INTERACTED WITH ME.
YOU'RE BACK TO SEE ME? YOU'RE COMING OVER, TOO.
EVERYBODY'S COMING OVER FOR SOME ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.
AND SHORTLY FOLLOWING THAT INTERACTION
IS WHEN ANGELA CAME OVER.
I GOT YOUR BELLY.
AND WHAT ABOUT... IS HER NAME ANGELA?
YEAH, ANGELA. YEAH.
AT FIRST, WHEN WE FIRST GOT HER, SHE WAS A LITTLE BIT SHY.
SHE'S TOTALLY COME OUT OF HER SHELL NOW,
BUT SHE MIGHT BE A LITTLE SHY AWAY FROM HER SIBLINGS.
Thomas: SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.
SHE AND I ARE KIND OF ALIKE. SHE KIND OF TOOK TO ME.
I COULD FEEL HER, YOU KNOW, SHAKE A LITTLE BIT,
YOU KNOW, WHEN I WENT TO PICK HER UP.
I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL
"WHEN I FIRST GO INTO A SITUATION
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, EITHER."
I THINK -- I THINK WE'VE BONDED, BUDDY.
I LIKE TWO IN THIS LITTER.
OH, WHICH ONES?
ANGELA.
AND THIS ONE WITH THE SPOT ON HER BACK.
I REALLY DON'T ROOT FOR ANY PARTICULAR DOG
WHEN IT COMES TO ADOPTION, BUT IN THIS CASE,
I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE DEIRDRE PICK ANGELA.
ANGELA IS KIND OF SHY, AND THE CHAOS OF WHAT GOES ON
IN A KENNEL ENVIRONMENT CAN REALLY SHUT A DOG DOWN.
BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S NOT UP TO ME.
YOU KNOW, WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW,
NOT TO FEEL PRESSURED.
NO DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE THIS SECOND.
YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO GO HOME, THINK ABOUT IT, LET US KNOW.
I'M A LITTLE BIT TORN BETWEEN ANGELA AND ANNE,
SO I'M PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO, YOU KNOW,
THINK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE
AND THEN CALL TIA BACK WITH A DECISION.
SO, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, THEN. WELL, I'LL WALK YOU OUT.
BEING IN A HOME WITH SOMEONE LIKE DEIRDRE
CAN HAVE A DOG LIKE ANGELA REALLY THRIVE.
SO, WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO CHECK OUT THIS PUP SITUATION.
EARLIER THIS MORNING, WE TRIED TO GET A DOG OUT OF A DRAINAGE PIPE.
THIS LITTLE PUP WAS SO SCARED
THAT IT HAD CRAMMED ITSELF ALL THE WAY AT THE END OF THE PIPE,
TO THE VERY END OF THE STORM DRAIN.
THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE STORM DRAIN WAS REALLY SMALL.
SO WE LEFT SOME FOOD OUT,
HOPING THAT WE COULD AT LEAST LURE THE LITTLE PUPPY OUT.
HEY, PUP.
HEY, PUP.
HEY, PUPPY.
WHAT?
WHAT?
I LOOKED IN TO CHECK ON THE PUPPY,
AND HE WAS LAID OUT FLAT, NOT MOVING.
HEY, PUPPY.
I CALLED. I MADE NOISE.
NOTHING.
NOT EVEN A TWITCH OF A FOOT, A TAIL -- NOTHING.
IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT EVEN HOT IN HERE.
IT'S NOT EVEN HOT IN THERE.
STORM DRAIN WAS COOL AS COULD BE.
SO I THOUGHT, "OKAY, IT WASN'T THE HEAT."
THE THING IS, HE'S TURNED ALL THE WAY TO END.
NO, MA. HE'S STILL BREATHING.
YEAH.
I'M POSITIVE.
LET ME LOOK.
MOE LOOKED DOWN THERE AND HE'S LIKE, "MOM! HE'S BREATHING."
OKAY, HE'S RIGHT. HE'S BREATHING.
OKAY, WE NEED TO GET HIM OUT.
WE HAVE TO GET IN THERE RIGHT NOW.
WE CAN DO IT WITH AN AX PICK. WE CAN CUT THROUGH THE CONCRETE.
HE'S ALIVE, SO LET'S GET HIM OUT OF HERE NOW,
BECAUSE IT'S BECOME LIFE OR DEATH.
LET'S GET SOME MUSCLE OUT HERE.
SO MOE AND WILLIAM AND I WENT BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE
AND STARTED ROUNDING UP THE GUYS.
YOU WANT TO GET TOOLS? I'LL GET PEOPLE.
OKAY.
ALL HANDS ON DECK.
OKAY. WE NEED MANPOWER.
WE HAVE A PUPPY STUCK IN A DRAINPIPE DYING.
YOU TWO COME WITH ME, AND THESE TWO STAY AND FINISH.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DIG HIM OUT.
THE LEVY IS JUST A HOP, SKIP, AND A JUMP FROM THE WAREHOUSE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED JUST HAULING ALL THE TOOLS
OUT TO WHERE THE PUPPY WAS.
SO IT BECAME ASAP, GET HIM OUT NOW.
HERE COMES THE LABOR.
WE GOT TO DIG, DIG, POUND, POUND.
AS THEIR TOOLS BEGAN TO HIT THE ASPHALT,
MICEY JUST SAID, "HE'S AWAKE!"
IS HE MOVING AT ALL?
HE IS? WHAT'S HE DOING?
HE'S CRAWLING TO YOU?
HI, BABY. HI.
RIGHT NOW HE'S RIGHT HERE, SO WE'LL LET HIM STAY RIGHT HERE.
SO, I CAN'T EVEN FLING THE ROPE IN THERE 'CAUSE THERE'S NO ROOM.
THE THING IS, THE STORM DRAIN WAS SO SMALL,
I LITERALLY WOULD'VE HAD TO JUST REACH IN
AND GRAB HIS FACE AND JUST PULL HIM OUT.
NOT THE BEST WAY TO CATCH A DOG.
I CAN'T TOSS THE ROPE OVER HIM, CAUSE THERE'S NO ROOM.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
NO.
OKAY, HE IS WAY BACK THERE.
I COULDN'T EVEN PUT A LEASH IN THERE.
HIS HEAD WAS JUST UP AGAINST THE TOP OF THE STORM DRAIN.
AND I SAID, "OKAY. YOU GUYS KEEP CUTTING.
I'M GONNA RUN BACK AND GET WHAT I DON'T LIKE TO USE."
THAT'S S A CATCH POLE.
Moe: SO, MY MOM HAD LEFT.
WE WERE STILL GOING AWAY AT THE HOLE,
AND THE DOG STARTED GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO COMING OUT.
I KEEP THROWING THE TREATS
TO GET THE DOG TO COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
I NEEDED HIM TO GET HIS HEAD PAST THE END OF THE PIPE
SO I CAN GET A HOLD OF HIM.
THERE HE GOES!
IT JUST KIND OF BOLTED OUT THE HOLE.
I KIND OF GOT HIM TRAPPED AGAINST THE FENCE,
AND HE'S JUST LAYING DOWN KIND OF SCARED.
BUT THAT'S OKAY CAUSE HE'S NOT IN THE HOLE ANYMORE.
SO, THAT WAS A BIG RELIEF FOR ME.
GRAB THAT SIDE AND LIFT HIM.
WE'RE COMING UP THIS WAY.
IT'D BE EASIER TO WALK THERE.
HE'S LIGHT.
ALL THE EFFORT, ALL THE SWEAT.
WHEN HE CAME OUT OF THERE, HE WAS ALIVE AND HEALTHY.
WE RESCUED A DOG.
WHAT HAPPENED? DID YOU HAVE TO BREAK THE PIPE?
THEY WERE JUST BEATING ON IT,
AND I WAS JUST LIKE DIGGING.
HE CAME OUT THE FRONT WHERE WE WERE AT ORIGINALLY?
SHOO!
LIKE A LIGHTNING BOLT.
OH, IT CAME OUT FAST.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. WHY DON'T YOU GUYS
TAKE HER UPSTAIRS IN THE LIVING ROOM.
GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY.
SO, BROTHERS, THIS IS THE DAY.
I'M GONNA NEED YOU GUYS TO HELP ME
MAKE THIS THROW TO THE PLATE.
MISS TIA BROUGHT SOME NEWS TO ME
ABOUT A TRIPLE-A BASEBALL GAME.
THE TEAM HAS A DOG DAY EVENT,
AND THEY WANT TO GIVE SOME OF THE TICKET SALES
TO VILLALOBOS RESCUE CENTER BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY BIG FANS.
AND I'M THROWING THE FIRST PITCH.
OKAY. SO WE CAN SET THIS THING UP RIGHT HERE
AND, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING, LET ME THROW A COUPLE.
I HAVEN'T THROWN A BASEBALL IN YEARS.
ESPECIALLY NOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO THROW IT WITH MY LEFT HAND,
MAN, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA BE EASY,
BUT I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.
60 FEET?
YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE THAT?
I GOT TO, MOE. CHECK IT OUT, BRO.
I ALWAYS WANT TO PROVE TO MYSELF
THAT I AM ABLE TO DO THESE THINGS
EVEN THOUGH I AM A GUY WITH A DISABILITY.
ALSO, I'LL BE JUST SHOWING MY PAROLE OFFICER
I CAN BE TRUSTED OUT OF STATE.
ALL RIGHT.
Moe: IT'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGE FOR EARL
CAUSE HE'S RIGHT-HANDED, AND HE'S THROWING WITH HIS LEFT ARM.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YOU GOT TO PUT -- PUT MORE HEAT ON IT.
Earl: LIKE MY TEAM TELL ME, I WOULD RATHER OVERTHROW
THAN A UNDERTHROW, SO THAT'S THE PLAN.
IT'S JUST TO MAKE IT TO THE PLATE.
THERE YOU GO.
YEAH.
I'M-A GET IT DOWN THERE, HOMEY.
MAN, AS LONG AS YOU GET IT THROUGH THERE.
THERE YOU GO.
NOW, I JUST WANT TO GET IT RIGHT.
SO WE JUST KEPT GOING AT IT.
Kanani: THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE ONE RIGHT THERE.
MY LEFT HAND IS MY LIFELINE,
AND I DO EVERYTHING WITH MY LEFT,
SO WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE I JUST KNEW I COULD DO IT.
YOU DON'T LET IT GET THE BEST OF YOU,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU KNOW I DON'T LET IT AFFECT MY...
MY EVERYDAY LIVING 'CAUSE LIFE GOES ON.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE'S SITUATION WORSER THAN MINE.
SO WHAT I'M-A CRY ABOUT?
I GOT TO BE THANKFUL.
THAT'S A WRAP.
I JUST THINK, LIKE, COUPLE OF DAYS OF THIS, BRO...
YEAH.
I'LL BE A LITTLE MORE PREPARED WHEN I HIT THE BIG, OLD FIELD.
IT AIN'T NOTHING COMPARED TO THE PARKING LOT.
I JUST WANT THIS PITCH TO GET CROSS THE PLATE
AND BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY OFF OF THAT MOUND
WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH.
I THINK IT WOULD BE AN AWESOME FEELING.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
VILLALOBOS RESCUE CENTER.
OH, HI. HOW ARE YOU?
SO I FINALLY GOT THE CALL FROM DEIRDRE MOYER,
WHO WAS DECIDING BETWEEN
WHETHER SHE WANTED TO ADOPT ANNE OR ANGELA.
YOUR EYES. I LIKE HER EYES.
YOU KNOW, NORMALLY,
I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE ANY OF OUR DOGS GET A HOME.
BUT IN THIS CASE, I WAS REALLY HOPING
THAT SHE WOULD CHOOSE ANGELA.
ANGELA IS VERY SENSITIVE, AND SHE CAN BE SHY.
SO SHE'S GONNA HAVE A HARDER TIME
GETTING A HOME AS SHE GROWS UP.
I REALLY WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO HER NOW,
ESPECIALLY THAT SHE'S STILL YOUNG.
OH, HI. HOW ARE YOU?
WHEN DEIRDRE CALLED, I WAS REALLY HOPING
THAT SHE WAS GONNA TELL ME SHE WAS CHOOSING ANGELA.
SHE WOULD FIT PERFECTLY WITH DEIRDRE.
OKAY.
I THINK THAT DEIRDRE AND ANGELA ARE A GREAT MATCH,
AND I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE
REALLY GREAT COMPANIONS FOR EACH OTHER.
I LIKE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW,
SHE CAN BE JUST A LITTLE BIT SHY,
SO JUST HAVING YOU SPEND ALL THAT EXTRA TIME WITH HER
I THINK IS GONNA BE REALLY GOOD FOR HER.
WELL, THEN, YOU KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS?
I WILL PROBABLY HAVE MY OLDER DAUGHTER BRING HER UP.
TANIA AND PERRY HELPED DURING THIS ADOPTION,
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY DID THE HOME CHECK.
Deirdre: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
BYE-BYE.
SWEET. GOD. WHAT A CUTE ACCENT.
I WANT AN ACCENT LIKE THAT.
[ DOGS BARKING ]
HI, MOMMY. HI.
AFTER WE RESCUED THIS LITTLE PUPPY, YOU KNOW,
IT KIND OF WENT AROUND THAT WE GOT HER OUT OF THE GUTTER,
OUT OF THIS STORM DRAIN.
SHE WAS OUR LITTLE GUTTER GIRL.
SO RATHER THAN CALL HER THAT,
WE DECIDED TO SHORTEN IT TO "GIGI."
WHEN WE FOUND HER, SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY TERRIFIED.
AND EVEN THOUGH SHE'S HAD SOME TIME TO SETTLE DOWN,
SHE'S STILL REALLY SCARED OF PEOPLE.
SINCE THIS IS WILL'S FIRST RESCUE,
I'M HAVING HIM HELP ME WORK WITH GIGI
TO TRY TO BUILD UP SOME TRUST WITH US.
LITTLE GIGI. SHE'S STILL VERY SHY.
BUT A LOT OF TIMES WHEN DOGS ACT LIKE THAT,
IT'S EASIER TO USE ANOTHER DOG WHO IS MORE SOCIAL.
SO WE'RE GONNA UTILIZE JOHNNY DANGER.
MM-HMM.
BECAUSE HE'S NO LONGER DANGEROUS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
I'M USING JOHNNY DANGER BECAUSE HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES PUPPIES
AND IS ACTUALLY REALLY GENTLE WITH THEM.
LOOK AT YOU.
OKAY, YOU STAY HERE.
STAY THERE.
YEAH. OH, GOOD. LET HER --
LET HER -- WOW, SHE APPROACHED HIM.
OH! AWW!
GIGI FELT INSTANT COMFORT WITH HIM
AND BEGAN PLAYING WITH HIM RIGHT AWAY.
WOW, SHE'S -- LOOK AT HIM.
UNDER THE DESK.
[ LAUGHS ] JOHNNY, NO! YOU STUPID DOG.
HE'S LIKE, "COME OUT OF THERE."
LET'S PLAY.
SO I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION,
AND I SLOWLY AND GENTLY REACHED OUT TO PET GIGI,
SO THAT SHE WOULD ASSOCIATE HUMAN TOUCH
WITH SOMETHING POSITIVE.
[ JOHNNY PANTING ]
SHE DOESN'T EVEN NOTICE IT'S ME.
YEAH, THAT WAS ME, NOT JOHNNY.
YOU SEE HOW I'M PETTING HER WHILE SHE'S WITH HIM.
[ JOHNNY PANTING ]
TO LET HER KNOW EVERYBODY'S FRIENDLY.
YEAH. AND SHE LET ME DO IT WITHOUT REACTING AT ALL.
REACH IN, WILLIAM, AND PET HER WHILE SHE'S PLAYING.
AND WE WANT HER TO ASSOCIATE HUMAN TOUCH...
...WITH SOMETHING FUN.
GIGI RESPONDED PERFECTLY TODAY.
JUST STANDING THERE AND LETTING SOMEONE PET HER
IS A HUGE STEP FOR HER.
IT'S GONNA BE A SLOW PROCESS, BUT I FEEL REALLY HOPEFUL.
I FEEL THAT WITH TIME,
SHE'LL LEARN TO TRUST US, AND SHE'LL COME AROUND.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET HER ADOPTABLE SOON.
GOOD JOB. LOOK AT THAT.
SHE'S STANDING STILL TO LET YOU PET HER.
GOOD JOB.
WOW, WHEN SHE LET ME PET HER,
IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IF YOU AIN'T BEEN DOING THIS,
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS TO HAVE A SHY OR FERAL DOG
ALLOW YOU TO TOUCH THEM, OR, LIKE I SAID,
MAKE CONTACT WITH YOU, TO TRUST YOU THAT MUCH.
SO, IT'S A KEY MILESTONE.
Tia: LOOK AT YOU.
Tia: IT'S INTERESTING THAT THE DOG WE'RE TRYING TO ADOPT OUT
AND THE DOG WE JUST RESCUED BOTH HAVE ISSUES WITH SHYNESS.
ONE OUT, ONE IN.
SOMETIMES THOSE WEIRD CORRELATIONS,
YOU CAN'T CONTROL THEM.
BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT STEPS
THAT WE NEED TO TAKE WITH EACH OF THEM.
AFTER GETTING THE CALL FROM DEIRDRE,
THAT ANGELA WAS THE PUPPY FOR HER...
OH, I LIKE YOUR EYES.
I WANTED TO GET WORKING WITH ANGELA RIGHT AWAY.
COME ON.
COME ON. COME ON, MAMA.
HE HAS TO STAY WITH HER
'CAUSE SHE'S, LIKE, SCARED OF EVERYTHING.
SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST TIMID OF ALL THE PUPPIES.
[ WHINING ]
PETRIFIED. THIS IS NOT WORKING OUT VERY WELL.
AND I DON'T WANT HER TO GET SCARED
BY ANY OF THE NEW CHANGES THAT ARE ABOUT TO HAPPEN.
SEE HOW SHE ACTS A LITTLE BIT SHY?
YEAH. HI.
THAT'S HER ISSUE. SHE'S A LITTLE BIT SHY.
YEAH, SHE HAS HER TAIL...
TUCKED A LITTLE BIT.
MM-HMM. YEAH. COME HERE.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO WORK WITH TIMID DOGS,
AND FOR US, ONE OF THOSE WAYS
ARE WORKING ON OUR AGILITY COURSE.
AND COINCIDENTALLY, THERE JUST HAPPENS TO BE AN AGILITY COURSE
RIGHT NEAR DEIRDRE'S HOUSE.
THE AGILITY COURSE JUST HELPS BUILD CONFIDENCE
AND THEY GET TO HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME.
BLUIE, CAN YOU WALK UP THIS THING? COME ON.
SO, WE'RE INCLUDING TANIA'S BOYFRIEND PERRY
AND ALSO HER DOG BLUIE.
SOMETIMES ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS
TO HELP A DOG FEEL COMFORTABLE
IS USING ANOTHER DOG WHO HAS A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE.
BLUIE.
GOOD BOY.
BLUIE'S GREAT WITH DOGS, ESPECIALLY PUPPIES,
AND HE'S A VERY CONFIDENT DOG HIMSELF.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW THIS, BUT HE'S KIND OF A BADASS.
COME ON.
BLUIE WAS DOING GREAT WITH ALL THE EQUIPMENT.
HE WENT OVER THE SEESAW, THE A-FRAME, AND EVEN THE CATWALK.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
LOOK WHAT YOU'RE MISSING, ANGELA.
LOOK AT THAT. SO COOL AND COLLECTED. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
AND ANGELA WAS JUST KIND OF WATCHING IT, YOU KNOW,
TAKING IT ALL IN.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WAS EXACTLY SOLD ON IT.
OKAY. WHAT CAN YOU DO, LITTLE ONE?
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
WHAT ABOUT THE TUBE?
I DIDN'T WANT TO START WITH ANYTHING
THAT HAD A HEIGHT TO IT,
SO AS NOT TO OVERWHELM HER AND SCARE HER.
SO I STARTED WITH THE TUNNEL.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS SHE MIGHT DO IF BLUIE GOES THROUGH.
OF COURSE, THAT WAS THE ONE THING
I'LL GO THROUGH IT.
I GUARANTEE IF PERRY GOES THROUGH, HE MIGHT GO THROUGH.
GO! DO IT.
DO IT, PERRY.
COME ON, BLUIE.
Perry: BLUIE! COME ON, BLUIE.
BLUIE!
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, BLUIE.
SO, SURE ENOUGH, BLUIE THOUGHT,
"IF PERRY'S COOL WITH IT, THEN SO AM I."
OH, GOOD BOY. GOOD BOYS.
YOU SEE THAT, HOW IT'S DONE?
LET'S SEE IF ANGELA WILL DO IT, TOO.
THE BIG QUESTION WAS,
HOW WOULD ANGELA FEEL ABOUT THE BIG BLUE TUNNEL?
FROM A HUMAN'S POINT OF VIEW,
AN AGILITY COURSE JUST LOOKS LIKE A PLAYGROUND.
GO IN! OH, NO.
DIDN'T WORK.
SHE JUST KEEPS TRYING TO GET AWAY.
BUT FROM A DOG'S POINT OF VIEW,
A LOT OF THESE OBSTACLES CAN BE SCARY.
THIS PUPPY'S PROBABLY GONNA BE WASHOUT BECAUSE SHE IS...UH!
THIS IS LAVACHE. SHE'S AROUND 3 YEARS OLD.
"LAVACHE" MEANS COW IN FRENCH.
AND IF IT'S NOT OBVIOUS WHY, WELL, SHE LOOKS LIKE A COW.
SHE'S VERY, VERY, VERY SWEET.
SHE'S GREAT WITH DOGS, GREAT WITH CATS.
AND MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE,
SHE'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WITH PEOPLE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING LAVACHE
OR ANY OTHER VILLALOBOS PIT BULL, GO TO...
YOU SEE THAT, HOW IT'S DONE?
LET'S SEE IF ANGELA WILL DO IT, TOO.
YOU KNOW, SINCE ANGELA IS SO SHY,
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HER TO HELP BUILD HER CONFIDENCE,
IN ORDER TO MAKE HER POSSIBLE TRANSITION
INTO A NEW HOME EASIER AND FUN.
OH, SHE'S GETTING BETTER.
GOOD JOB, MAMA.
YOU COULD TELL ANGELA REALLY WANTED TO DO IT.
Tania: OKAY.
IT WAS REALLY CUTE TO SEE HOW HARD SHE WAS TRYING.
GOOD GIRL.
SHE WOULD ALMOST GET TO THE END...
NOPE, SHE'S -- NOPE.
...AND THEN FREAK HERSELF OUT AND RUN RIGHT BACK TO ME.
YOU COME THIS WAY, YOU WON'T GO THAT WAY?
SHE WANTS TO GO CAUSE SHE LIKES YOU.
NOW, SHE'S GOING RIGHT. [ LAUGHS ]
COME ON, MOMMY. COME ON, MOMMY.
OH, GOOD GIRL.
WE DID IT! WE DID IT!
THAT'S ACTUALLY A SCARY, SCARY OBSTACLE.
IT'S ONE OF THE SCARIEST ONES, AND YOU DID IT.
YOU WANT TO TRY IT AGAIN?
AND THEN ONCE SHE DID IT ONCE, SHE DID IT AGAIN.
[ SMOOCHES ]
AW, LOOK. SHE'S ALL PROUD OF HERSELF.
GOING THROUGH.
GOOD GIRL. LOOK AT YOU.
AND THEN WE COULDN'T EVEN GET HER OUT OF THERE.
COME ON, WE'RE -- OKAY.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? YOU GOT TO COME DO THIS FIRST.
THERE'S OTHER STUFF TO DO.
COME ON. [ SMOOCHES ]
SO, THEN I DECIDED TO UP THE ANTE
AND TRY HER ON SOME OBSTACLES A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING.
GOOD GIRL.
AND UP AND OVER SHE WENT. FIRST TRY, NO PROBLEM.
GOOD GIRL.
Perry: ANGELA FIGURED IT OUT.
THAT'S SOME PRETTY ROUGH STUFF FOR DOGS,
ESPECIALLY, LIKE, THE CATWALK.
THIS WAS A HUGE MOMENT.
THIS LITTLE TIMID PUPPY
WHO WAS SCARED TO EVEN WALK OVER ON LEASH,
WAS NOW TAKING ON SOME PRETTY CHALLENGING OBSTACLES,
LIKE SHE'D BEEN DOING IT HER WHOLE LIFE.
LOOK AT HER. SHE'S BECOME A MOUNTAIN GOAT NOW.
WELL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WHEN YOU TAKE HER TO HER NEW HOME,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE HIM.
YEAH, IT'LL BE GOOD TO HAVE HIM COME WITH US.
NOW THAT WE WORKED WITH ANGELA,
WE ARE GONNA TAKE HER TO HER NEW HOME IN NORTH CAROLINA.
AND WE'RE STILL GONNA BRING BLUIE WITH US,
JUST SO SHE, YOU KNOW, KEEPS WORKING ON HER CONFIDENCE.
[ SMOOCHES ] LET'S GO.
FIRST RIP.
Tia: BEFORE TANIA AND PERRY DRIVE ANGELA TO NORTH CAROLINA,
I'M SENDING OFF ALL FOUR OF MY KIDS
AND PERRY, WITH EARL TO THE BASEBALL GAME IN NEW YORK.
ALL RIGHT. EARL, YOU'RE IN CHARGE.
BYE, MOM.
Tia: THE KIDS SELDOM GET TO DO ANYTHING FUN
WITH THE BUSY SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE AT THE RESCUE.
THEY'RE ONLY GONNA BE GONE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,
SO, WHAT THE HELL, LET THEM HAVE SOME FUN.
Earl: THIS TRIP IS VERY EXCITING TO ME, MAN
BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST TIME FLYING AND...
MM...
WAIT, THE FIRST ONE WAS THE BOARDING ONE.
NO, THEY'RE BOTH BOARDING.
ONE'S FOR ONE FLIGHT. AND THEN THE OTHERS --
KEEP BOTH OF THEM.
YEAH. WE HAVE A CONNECTING FLIGHT.
WE STOP IN CLEVELAND AND THEN WE GO TO NEW YORK.
I REALLY DID NEVER PICTURE
I WOULD BE INTO FLYING, GOING ANYWHERE.
BUT I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I'M JUST GLAD THAT I'M A PART OF THIS.
Tania: EARL WAS HILARIOUS.
I DON'T THINK HE KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT.
I THOUGHT I WAS READY UNTIL THAT THING TOOK OFF.
OH, MY GOD.
I NEVER FELT ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE.
I SPENT THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS
TRYING TO KEEP MY LUNCH DOWN, BUT I MADE IT.
OH, THANK YOU, GOD. THANK YOU, THE MAN UP ABOVE.
AW.
Mariah: WE ARE IN NEW YORK AT THE SYRACUSE CHIEFS STADIUM
FOR SUCH AN AMAZING EVENT, WHICH IS DOG LOVER'S DAY.
THE CHIEFS ARE GONNA BE DONATING PART OF TODAY'S TICKET SALES
TO VILLALOBOS, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS.
Desiree: ALL RIGHT.
SO, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU GUYS TO THE SUITE FOR A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN I NEED YOU TWO FOR THE ONFIELD STUFF, OKAY?
Earl: ALL RIGHT.
AFTER WE MET DESIREE, SHE TOOK US UPSTAIRS
SO THAT EARL COULD GET CHANGED INTO HIS GAME JERSEY.
THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME EVER IN A PRIVATE SUITE.
IT WAS, LIKE, FREE FOOD AND EVERYTHING.
THEN IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT THE FIELD,
AND, MY GOD, IT WAS BIGGER THAN I EVER IMAGINED.
I NEVER BEEN TO A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME BEFORE
AND, MAN, IT JUST LOOKS SO MUCH BIGGER IN PERSON.
AND IT DID FEEL LIKE THE PLANE RIDE ALL OVER AGAIN.
BUT THERE WAS NO TURNING BACK NOW.
I AM KIND OF NERVOUS,
BUT THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO GET IN ACTION.
Announcer: FANS, THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH TODAY...
THIS IS A NICE LITTLE PITCH RIGHT HERE.
HELP ME OUT.
...ON BEHALF OF VILLALOBOS RESCUE CENTER...
...PLEASE WELCOME EARL MOFFETT.
Earl: PRESSURE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Announcer: FANS, THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH TODAY,
AND ATTENDING HIS FIRST BASEBALL GAME EVER
IS A VERY SPECIAL GUEST
TRAVELING ALL THE WAY FROM NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA,
ON BEHALF OF VILLALOBOS RESCUE CENTER.
PLEASE WELCOME EARL MOFFETT!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Earl: WHEN I DID GET ON THE MOUND,
THE ONLY THING RAN THROUGH MY MIND WAS
THIS FIELD LOOK NOTHING LIKE THE VILLALOBOS PARKING LOT.
IT JUST KEPT RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND,
"PLEASE MAKE IT TO THE PLATE.
MAKE IT TO THE PLATE. MAKE IT TO THE PLATE."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Man: YEAH! YEAH!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Earl: OH, MAN, IT WAS A GREAT FEELING.
I FELT LIKE WE SUCCEEDED.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S WHAT'S UP.
HE MADE IT OVER THE BASE,
WHICH WAS AWESOME BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN PRACTICING WITH HIM.
Kanani: HE NAILED IT.
I PUT MY FLOATER DOWN, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I HAD...
YEAH, IT WAS THE FLOATER. YOU DID IT.
I HAD TO GO WITH THE FLOATER.
I'M REALLY GLAD MY MOM LET ALL OF US COME TO THE GAME.
IT GAVE US A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY HANG OUT AND HAVE FUN,
BUT STILL GET WORK DONE FOR THE RESCUE AT THE SAME TIME.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WE GOT A DONATION FROM THE TEAM,
WHICH IS GONNA GO A LONG WAY AT THE RESCUE.
BEING AT THE GAME GAVE US A CHANCE TO SPEND TIME
WITH PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT US AND JUST DOG LOVERS.
SO, IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR ALL OF US.
HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?
ALL RIGHT.
HEY, PUPPY. HOW YOU DOING?
IT REALLY, LIKE, GOT ME KIND OF EMOTIONAL.
JUST BEING ABLE TO BE A PART OF THE LOVE, MAN.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.
SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS, TAKING PICTURES.
YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE OUT HERE GIVE US A LOT OF LOVE
AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST FEEL LIKE GIVING THE LOVE BACK.
THEY LET ME KNOW I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING.
I LOVE IT.
IT'S KEEPING ME GOING.
Tania: WE'RE LEAVING FOREVER.
SO, AFTER GETTING IN LATE LAST NIGHT
AND NOT REALLY SLEEPING A LOT,
PERRY AND I ARE GETTING RIGHT BACK ON THE ROAD.
I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THE VAN SMELLS.
BUT IF IT'S TO GET A DOG A HOME, I REALLY DON'T MIND TRAVELING.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ANGELA
TO HER HOME CHECK IN NORTH CAROLINA.
[ SMOOCHING ]
SHE'S ALL PROUD OF HERSELF.
Tania: WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BUILDING HER CONFIDENCE
ON OUR AGILITY EQUIPMENT HERE,
BUT SHE STILL DOES GET SUPER NERVOUS AROUND ANYTHING NEW.
COME ON, BLUIE.
WE'RE BRINGING BLUIE TO HELP CALM HER,
BUT THE COMBINATION OF A 14-HOUR ROAD TRIP
AND BRINGING HER TO A NEW ENVIRONMENT --
I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW SHE'S GONNA RESPOND
WHEN WE GET TO THE ADOPTER'S HOUSE.
SHE MIGHT BE SHY WHEN SHE FIRST GETS IN THERE. JUST USE THOSE TREATS...
...AND BLUIE.
WELL, YEAH. BLUIE WILL HELP.
OKAY. GOODBYE!
I JUST REALLY WANT TO SEE HER GROWING UP IN A HOME,
SO I REALLY HOPE THAT IT ENDS UP WORKING OUT.
PERRY AND I ARE TAKING A 12-HOUR DRIVE TO NORTH CAROLINA
TO TAKE ANGELA TO HER NEW HOME.
WE BROUGHT BLUIE 'CAUSE WE THOUGHT
THAT IT WOULD HELP TO BOOST ANGELA'S CONFIDENCE.
HI.
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD TO SEE Y'ALL.
Deirdre: WE'VE BEEN PREPARING, EXCITED.
I THINK I'LL BE EVEN MORE EXCITED WHEN I SEE HER.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
Tania: BEFORE WE BRING ANGELA OUT,
WE'RE HAVING DEIRDRE AND HER DAD SHOW US THE BACKYARD.
WHEN WE FIRST MET HER,
DEIRDRE TOLD US THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE A FENCE.
THAT'S NOT IDEAL, BUT AS LONG AS ANGELA
IS ALWAYS KEPT ON A LEASH,
A FENCE ISN'T AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, JUST 'CAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A FENCE,
YOU KNOW, SHE'S GONNA BE ALWAYS ON LEASH.
RIGHT.
...GET LOOSE OR RUN AROUND OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YEAH, IF YOU GET A LONG LINE,
THEY GO UP TO LIKE 50 FEET LONG.
SHE CAN STILL RUN AROUND, BUT YOU ALWAYS,
YOU KNOW, HAVE HOLD OF HER ON LEASH, SO...
OBVIOUSLY, JUST NEVER LEAVE HER UNATTENDED OUT HERE
'CAUSE SHE'S A REALLY BEAUTIFUL DOG
AND WE WOULDN'T WANT ANYONE TO, LIKE, STEAL HER
OR HER JUST, YOU KNOW, GETTING AWAY.
SO, WE WENT TO GET ANGELA FROM THE CAR,
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW IF ANGELA WAS GONNA BE NERVOUS
ABOUT WALKING INTO DEIRDRE'S HOUSE.
SO I TOLD HER TO STAY SITTING
AND NOT RUN UP TO HER AND FREAK HER OUT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
LOOK AT HIM.
Thomas: THERE SHE IS.
THERE YOU ARE.
WHEN THE PUPPY FINALLY WALKED INTO MY HOUSE,
IT WAS AN EXCITING MOMENT.
SHE RAN IN, AND SHE JUST JUMPED RIGHT UP ON THE COUCH
AND WAS, LIKE, SUPER EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF US.
I THINK SHE'LL BE GOOD.
SO THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD, WARM, LOVING MOMENT.
SO, I'M GONNA PUT HIM UP AND THEN JUST SEE HOW SHE'S DOING.
THIS IS YOUR LAST DAY WITH YOUR LITTLE SISTER.
ANGELA WAS DOING GREAT WHEN BLUIE WAS AROUND,
BUT I WANTED TO SEE IF SHE WOULD BE THE SAME
WITHOUT HIM BY HER SIDE.
OH, NO. [ SMOOCHES ] COME ON. HEY.
GOOD GIRL. COME ON.
DO YOU WANT TO MAYBE JUST WALK HER?
WALK HER AROUND?
ALL RIGHT. COME ON. WE'RE GONNA GO WALK.
SO, SHE'S CHECKING IT OUT, CHECKING OUT ALL THE ROOMS.
YOU LIKE WALKING AROUND.
CHECK OUT THIS AREA.
OH, YOU'RE GONNA BE NOSY LIKE ME.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. WE CAN HANG LIKE THAT.
WELL, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DEIRDRE,
TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK TO, EVEN IF THEY DON'T TALK BACK.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE CHECKED OUT ALL THE ROOMS.
YEAH, HER TAIL WAGS.
SO YOU DID PRETTY GOOD. NO WORRIES.
ANGELA WAS FITTING IN AND ACTING SUPER CONFIDENT,
AND WE REALLY WANT HER TO STAY THAT WAY.
IF YOU'D LIKE, WE COULD TAKE HER AND BLUIE,
AND WE COULD SHOW YOU GUYS
KIND OF WHAT WE WERE DOING BACK AT HOME.
SO, WE HAD DECIDED TO GO WITH DEIRDRE
TO THE AGILITY TRAINING CENTER NEAR HER HOUSE.
GOOD BOY.
YOU READY, GUYS?
YOU REMEMBER?
RIGHT WHEN WE GOT THERE, YOU COULD TELL
SHE RECOGNIZED THE A-FRAME.
COME ON. SO, IF YOU WANT TO TRY...
IT'S JUST ALL STEP BY STEP.
SO, PERRY AND I GOT DEIRDRE
TO START LEADING ANGELA AROUND THE AGILITY COURSE.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
GOOD JOB. YOU DID GOOD.
THERE YOU GO.
Deirdre: SHE REALLY STEPPED UP AND SHOWED ME
WHAT SHE HAD REMEMBERED
FROM THE TRAINING WITH TIA AND EVERYBODY.
WE'RE ALMOST TO THE END.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO KEEP DRAGGING YOU
'CAUSE I'M DOWN TO MY LAST TREAT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Tania: AWESOME!
GOOD JOB, BOTH OF YOU.
Perry: BLUIE!
BLUIE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Tania: SO CUTE!
I FEEL LIKE OUR PERSONALITIES KIND OF MIMIC ONE ANOTHER.
SHE'S TIMID YET SHE KNOWS WHEN TO KIND OF STEP UP
AND DO HER TASKS, LIKE ON THE AGILITY COURSE.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ALL LIKE HER A LOT.
AND I REALLY, REALLY DO THINK ALL OF THESE LITTLE, FUN THINGS
ARE GONNA HELP HER COME OUT OF HER SHELL.
YOU GONNA SAY BYE?
BYE, BABY.
I'M LEAVING, YOU KNOW,
CONFIDENT THAT ANGELA HAS THE PERFECT HOME.
YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
Deirdre: TODAY WAS EVERYTHING I EXPECTED AND MORE.
IT WAS JUST REALLY EXCITING.
IT IS GONNA JUST BE A GOOD THING, I THINK, FOR ALL OF US.
THERE YOU GO.
YOU DID GOOD. YOU DID GOOD.
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