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COMING UP ON "PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES"...
A RESCUE IN THE RAIN...
OH, MY GOD.
...BECOMES A DANGEROUS GAME
OF CAT AND MOUSE.
[ HORNS HONKING ]
COME ON. COME ON.
THEN A LOVABLE PAIR OF DOGS GETS A SHOT AT A HOME.
GOSH, YOU'RE SO GOOD!
BUT THEIR HAPPY ENDING HAS AN UNEXPECTED TWIST.
UM...
[ SIGHS ]
[ MOTOR TURNS OVER ]
AND THE FATE OF A VILLALOBOS DREAM...
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HEARING LITTLE TIDBITS
ABOUT THIS LITTLE PROJECT THAT I HAVE GOING ON BY THE RIVER.
...RELIES ON SOME HEAVY LIFTING FROM SOME AMERICAN HEROES.
THE MARINES ARE DOING IN A DAY WHAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN US WEEKS.
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 NEW 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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Tia: WHO SMASHED THE CAKE?
COME ON.
THERE'S ALWAYS -- I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE'S ALWAYS THREE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YEAH!
THANKS, GUYS.
Tia: SO, TODAY IS THE TWINS' BIRTHDAY.
THEY TURNED 25 TODAY.
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
25 -- A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OLD.
25 GOING ON 12.
THANKS, MOM.
QUARTER OF A CENTURY OLD.
AAH!
I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE TWINS.
THEY'VE COME SO FAR, AND THEY'VE GROWN UP SO MUCH
SINCE MARIAH BROUGHT THEM HOME WITH HER EIGHT YEARS AGO.
NO!
OH, MAN.
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO GO IN YOUR FACE, NOT MOM'S.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
AND NOW WITH THIS BIRTHDAY,
THEY'RE REACHING YET ANOTHER MILESTONE.
THEY'RE MOVING OUT -- SORT OF.
EVER SINCE WE MOVED HERE TO NEW ORLEANS,
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO SET UP A HOUSE OUT IN THE COUNTRY
FOR THE OLDER DOGS --
JUST A REALLY NICE PLACE FOR THE DOGS TO LIVE OUT THEIR DAYS
OUTSIDE OF THE KENNELS.
I JUST NEEDED TO FIND THE RIGHT HOUSE AND SOMEONE TO LIVE THERE.
AFTER A LOT OF SCRIMPING AND SAVING,
I'VE MANAGED TO FIND A SMALL LITTLE PLACE OUTSIDE THE CITY.
I MEAN, IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE A PROJECT,
BUT THOSE TWO HAVE NEVER LET ME DOWN,
SO I KNOW THEY'LL GET IT DONE.
WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
WHOA, MAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS GET PRESENTS.
HERE, YOU GET TO GO BACK TO WORK.
AND TODAY FOR KANANI AND MOE,
THAT MEANS GIVING OUR OTHER TWINS, CHEECH AND CHONG, A BATH
FOR SOME POTENTIAL ADOPTERS
THAT ARE COMING ALL THE WAY FROM TENNESSEE TO MEET THEM.
COME HERE, CHONG. GOOD BOY.
CHEECH AND CHONG IS KIND OF LIKE THOSE TWO DOGS
THAT YOU, LIKE, WANT AROUND AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THEY'RE JUST, LIKE, FULL OF ENERGY.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BIG AND, YOU KNOW, FLUFFY.
[ CHUCKLES ] AND THEY'RE GOOFY, TOO.
I LIKE THEM BOTH.
YEAH, THEY'RE BOTH COOL.
GOOD BOY! YOU A GOOD BOY?
Tia: I MEAN, YEAH, THEY'RE NOT PIT BULLS,
BUT OUR FAMILY HAS ALWAYS HAD A WEAKNESS
FOR ALL THE BULLY BREEDS.
AMERICAN BULLDOGS, ENGLISH BULLDOGS,
FRENCH BULLDOGS --
WE LOVE THEM EACH FOR THEIR OWN SPECIAL LITTLE PERSONALITIES.
COME ON, BUDDY.
GOOD BOY.
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT I DO HAVE A WEAKNESS FOR TWINS.
SO, WHEN I CAME ACROSS THESE TWO GUYS
IN A HIGH-KILL SHELTER BACK IN CALIFORNIA
JUST ALL HUDDLED TOGETHER IN A KENNEL
THAT WAS WAY TOO SMALL FOR THEM BOTH TO BE IN,
THEN TO COME TO FIND OUT
THAT THEY'D BEEN ADOPTED OUT TWICE FROM THIS SHELTER
AND RETURNED BOTH TIMES, IT JUST WAS HEARTBREAKING.
I JUST KNEW THAT I HAD TO TAKE THEM IN.
GET BACK, GUYS. COME ON.
GET, GET, GET, GET, GET, GET, GET.
IT'S HARD ENOUGH GETTING ONE DOG ADOPTED, LET ALONE TWO.
BUT SEEING HOW CLOSE THEY WERE WITH EACH OTHER,
I PROMISED MYSELF THAT I WOULD NEVER SEPARATE THE TWO OF THEM.
AND THANKFULLY, WE HAVE A COUPLE
COMING ALL THE WAY FROM TENNESSEE
JUST TO LOOK AT CHEECH AND CHONG.
I'M TIA.
SHASTA.
I'M 99.
Tia: I'M REALLY HOPING THIS WILL WORK OUT
BECAUSE THE CHANCE OF FINDING ANOTHER ADOPTER
THAT CAN PUT UP WITH 240 POUNDS OF AMERICAN BULLDOG
IS PRETTY SLIM.
I'VE NEVER HEARD THE NAME 99.
I'M SURE YOU GET ASKED A MILLION TIMES
HOW YOU ENDED UP WITH THAT NAME.
AND I'VE MADE UP SO MANY STORIES.
AW, SO WE DON'T GET TO HEAR THE TRUTH TODAY?
THE TRUTH IS TO BE DIFFERENT, TO BE UNUSUAL.
OH, WOW. THAT'S A GREAT NAME.
WELL, THANK YOU.
WHAT GOT US TO WANTING CHEECH AND CHONG --
THEY LOOK LIKE A DOG THAT WE JUST LOST, HARLEY.
HE WAS HALF AMERICAN, HALF ENGLISH BULLDOG.
IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT.
OUR HOUSE IS LONELY WITHOUT A DOG.
WE HEARD ABOUT TIA'S RESCUE
AND LOOKED THEM UP ON THE INTERNET.
AND JUST WHILE SEARCHING THROUGH THE PAGES,
WE FOUND TWO ADORABLE FACES THAT WE LOVED.
YOU JUST SMILE WHEN YOU -- WHEN I SAY THEIR NAME.
THEY QUITE CHARACTERS. THEY'RE VERY INFECTIOUS.
I MEAN, YOU JUST CAN'T HELP BUT JUST LOVE THEM.
A LITTLE BIT OF DROOL. NOT TOO BAD. NOT TOO BAD.
Shasta: I'M USED TO THAT.
WE LIVE NEAR THE RIVER. SO, WE STAY ON THE RIVER.
OH, GREAT.
WE WANT THEM TO BE IN THE WATER WITH US.
WE SAW FROM THEIR PICTURES THEY WERE PLAYING IN A KIDDIE POOL.
SO, THEY DO LIKE THE WATER.
WELL, GREAT. LET ME GO GET THEM OUT FOR YOU, THEN.
CAN'T WAIT.
I MEAN, THEIR PAST EXPERIENCE WITH AMERICAN BULLDOGS
IS ABSOLUTELY A PLUS.
THEY KNOW THEY'RE BIG. THEY KNOW THEY'RE POWERFUL.
AND KNOWING ALL THAT, THEY STILL WANT THEM.
PEOPLE LIKE THAT DON'T COME AROUND TOO OFTEN.
ARE YOU NERVOUS TO MEET THE BABIES?
I'M NERVOUS TO MEET THE BABIES.
WELL, I'M HOPING THAT THEY'RE KIND OF OUT OF THE PUPPY STAGE
AND OUT OF THE TEARING EVERYTHING UP AND DESTRUCTIVE.
I'M HOPING THAT THEY'LL BE KIND OF LOW-KEY LIKE ME
AND WILL WANT TO BE AROUND US.
AND I'M NOT SURE YET.
I'M JUST KIND OF ANXIOUS. I'M EXCITED.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Tia: IN THE SPIRIT OF MARDI GRAS!
SO, TO PUT EVERYBODY IN THE FESTIVAL MOOD,
WE DECKED CHEECH AND CHONG OUT IN THEIR FINEST MARDI GRAS GEAR.
THEY'RE ONLY 3 YEARS OLD,
SO THEY'RE STILL REALLY RAMBUNCTIOUS
AND JUST A COUPLE OF JOKERS.
SO, IT JUST SEEMED TO BE FITTING.
COME HERE. COME HERE.
WHICH ONE IS WHICH, TIA?
I GOT CHONG. YOU GOT CHEECH.
I HAVE CHEECH.
YOU'RE A HANDFUL.
MY FIRST IMPRESSION -- THAT THEY WERE MINIATURE HORSES.
THEY'RE MONSTERS.
THEY'RE A LOT BIGGER THAN WHAT I WAS THINKING.
OH, DEAR. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DONE SHOWING OFF.
LET'S CALM DOWN.
SO, I THINK CHEECH AND CHONG DEFINITELY MADE AN ENTRANCE.
GOT A LITTLE EXCITED. THAT'S OKAY.
YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM FOR A LITTLE WALK?
YES. WE'RE GONNA GO FOR A NICE, CONTROLLED WALK HERE.
COME HERE.
FULL OF ENERGY. THAT IS FOR SURE.
NO. NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA JUMP.
99: QUIT PULLING. QUIT PULLING. NO.
HOLD UP. [ CLICKS TONGUE ]
I'M NOT GONNA CHOKE YOU. WE'RE GONNA SLOW DOWN NOW.
Tia: I WANTED THESE ADOPTERS
TO ABSOLUTELY SEE CHEECH AND CHONG AT THEIR FINEST.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY WOULD KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THEM.
THEY'RE A TON OF ENERGY, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A TON OF CHARM.
COME HERE. COME THIS WAY.
COME THIS WAY. CIRCLE 'ROUND.
COME ON.
SIT DOWN. SIT.
LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT ME. SIT DOWN.
THERE YOU GO.
I LIKED THE FACT THAT 99 WAS KEEPING AHOLD OF CHONG,
YOU KNOW, TRYING TO WORK WITH HIM AND KEEPING HIM IN CHECK.
COME ON. QUIT PULLING. QUIT PULLING.
WE'LL GET THERE.
WE'LL GET THERE WHEN I GET THERE.
Tia: OUR RIVER'S PROBABLY NOT AS PRETTY AS YOUR RIVER...
...BUT IT'S ALL WE HAVE.
Tia: SINCE THE McGILLS SAID
THAT THEY LIVE NEAR A RIVER IN TENNESSEE,
I WANTED TO TAKE THEM DOWN
AND SHOW THEM OUR VERSION OF A RIVER HERE IN NEW ORLEANS.
I WANTED THEM TO SEE HOW MUCH CHEECH AND CHONG LOVE THE WATER.
Shasta: THEY ENJOYED THE WATER, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE BIG POINTS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE HAPPY WHERE THEY'RE AT,
SO WE WERE PLEASED.
WELL, LET'S GET THEM BACK AND GIVE YOUR ARMS A BREAK.
SO, ONCE THE WATER PLAY WAS DONE,
I WANTED TO GIVE THE McGILLS
SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH CHEECH AND CHONG.
SIT. NOW PLAY DEAD.
ROLL OVER.
GOSH, YOU'RE SO GOOD!
LET ME GET YOUR MEASUREMENTS
SO WE CAN GET YOU SOME STUFF ORDERED.
ARE YOU MEASURING THEM FOR A DRESS?
OH.
I LOVE THE PERSONALITIES, AND THEY'RE VERY WELL-BEHAVED.
I MEAN, THEY LISTEN WELL.
Tia: THEY NEED A LITTLE WORK.
OH, NO, I THINK THEY'RE PERFECT.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHEN DO YOU WANT THEM?
JUST THROW THEM IN THE JEEP.
LET'S TAKE THEM HOME.
THANK YOU.
I THINK THE HARDEST PART IS GOING TO BE TO LEAVE THEM.
YEAH.
Tia: I WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE
THAN TO BE ABLE TO SEND CHEECH AND CHONG
HOME WITH THEM RIGHT NOW,
BUT I HAVE TO DO A HOME CHECK.
AND SINCE TENNESSEE ISN'T EXACTLY AROUND THE CORNER,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FEW DAYS.
Shasta: BYE, GUYS.
BYE, PUPS.
[ SMOOCHING ]
NO MAKING THEM FEEL GUILTY.
DON'T BE GIVING THEM PUPPY-DOG LOOKS.
THE EYES.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
VILLALOBOS RESCUE CENTER.
I BARELY HAD THE CHANCE TO SIT DOWN
BEFORE I GOT A CALL ABOUT A LOOSE DOG.
UH, OKAY, SHE'S LIKE A -- I MEAN, LIKE A STRAY DOG?
OR, I MEAN, IS THERE OTHER PEOPLE CHASING HER?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WHICH CANAL IS THIS?
SHE'S SAYING THE DOG'S PANICKING, SCARED,
AND WE'RE THINKING WE HAVE TO, LIKE, GET THERE AND NOW.
Louise: OKAY. LET ME CALL THE GUYS,
SEE EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.
I HAD TO GET THERE FAST,
AND LOUISE, OUR TRAINER, WAS THE FIRST PERSON I FOUND.
SO, WHAT ARE YOUR COORDINATES RIGHT NOW?
ESPLANADE AND MOSS.
LOUISE KEPT IN CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL RESIDENT,
AND HE WAS, AT THAT TIME, CHASING THE DOG.
HE SAYS TO TAKE CLAIBORNE ALL THE WAY TO ESPLANADE.
HE COULDN'T CATCH HER? COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF HER?
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LEASH -- SHE DOESN'T HAVE A COLLAR ON.
HE COULDN'T QUITE GET AHOLD OF HER,
SO HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP EYES ON HER.
HOPEFULLY, I DON'T HAVE TO GO SWIMMING IN THE BAYOU TODAY.
OH, COME ON. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I HAVE ON IDEA WHAT WE'LL BE UP AGAINST WHEN I GET THERE,
BUT WITH THE POTENTIAL OF A DROWNING DOG
THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE PREGNANT, WE NEED TO GET THERE FAST.
Louise: IT MIGHT BE RIGHT HERE.
CITY PARK, YES.
Tia: AS WE WERE PULLING UP THE PARK,
AT THAT POINT, WE DIDN'T KNOW
IF WE WERE GOING TO BE JUMPING INTO WATER,
SWIMMING, RUNNING DOWN THE STREET.
WAIT. I SEE PEOPLE OVER THERE CROUCHED DOWN.
ONCE WE ARRIVED,
I SAW A GROUP OF PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND ACROSS THE BRIDGE,
SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF IT.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING.
IS SHE LOOSE?
BEN?
ARE YOU BEN?
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
HI.
Tia: SO, AS I'M WALKING UP TO THE CROWD OF PEOPLE,
I GET A BIG SURPRISE.
NOT ONLY DO I SEE ONE DOG, BUT TWO.
IT WAS A MAN IN A BURGUNDY TRUCK OUT OF WHICH THEY GOT.
AND HE LEFT, AND MAYBE --
MAYBE.
SO, HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN RUNNING AROUND TODAY?
OH, OKAY.
THIS LITTLE GUY, HE'S BEEN SO SWEET AND ATTENTIVE.
WE THINK HE'S THE FATHER. HE MUST BE BECAUSE --
OH, THIS LITTLE WHITE ONE CAME WITH HER?
OH, GREAT.
WE CAME FOR ONE, AND WE GOT A TWO-FOR-ONE DEAL.
HELLO, YOU.
IS THIS YOUR FRIEND?
IS THIS YOUR LITTLE FOXY FRIEND?
OH, WE'LL TAKE HER BACK. WE'LL TAKE THEM BOTH BACK.
ONCE I KNEW THE DOGS WERE SECURE AND SAFE,
I BEGAN TO LOOK AROUND AND REALIZE
THIS WAS NOT THE RESCUE THAT I HAD IMAGINED.
YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE DOG TURNED INTO TWO,
AND WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SWAMPY, ALLIGATOR-INFESTED BAYOU
TURNED OUT TO BE A BEAUTIFUL PARK.
BEAUTIFUL PARK WITH A LAKE.
THERE WAS, LIKE, LITTLE QUACK-QUACK DUCKS
AND PEOPLE IN CANOES
AND GUYS SERENADING THEIR GIRLFRIENDS WITH GUITARS.
WELL, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE DUMPED OR LOST, LET IT BE HERE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, WE'LL TAKE HER AND HER FRIEND BACK.
I MEAN, WE'RE A PIT BULL RESCUE,
BUT, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE HIM, TOO.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
NOW THEY JUST NEED TO FIND HOMES, SO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE.
[ LAUGHS ] COME ON, GUYS.
Tia: THANKS TO LOCAL DOG LOVERS,
THEY WERE ABLE TO KEEP THESE TWO LITTLE DOGS
FROM GETTING KILLED ON THIS BUSY STREET
OR FALLING IN THE WATER AND DROWNING IN THE BAYOU
OR JUST GETTING BEAT UP BY OTHER DOGS.
THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS
THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THESE DOGS TODAY.
NEXT IS, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE THEM BACK,
GET THEM SETTLED IN.
ULTIMATELY, THEY BECOME A PART OF THE REST OF OUR PACK.
THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A HOME.
WELCOME TO VILLALOBOS.
THE GOOD SAMARITAN,
HE KEPT INSISTING THAT THE LITTLE WHITE DOG
WAS MADLY IN LOVE WITH THE LITTLE BLACK DOG.
THEY COULD NOT BE SEPARATED. THEY WERE BEST BUDDIES.
THEY'RE IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER.
OH, AND A LITTLE TAIL WAG.
OH, YEAH. SHE IS SWOLLEN IN THE BACK.
YEAH.
YEAH.
ONCE WE GOT THEM BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE,
IT WAS THEN THAT WE REALIZED
THAT THE LITTLE BLACK PIT BULL WAS NOT PREGNANT AT ALL.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, SHE WAS IN FULL-BLOWN HEAT,
WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THE LITTLE WHITE DOG LOVED HER SO MUCH.
SINCE SHE'S IN HEAT, LET'S MOVE HIM OUT INTO HIS OWN KENNEL.
[ PUPPY WHINES ]
Louise; OH, THE PUPPIES, YEAH.
YEAH. THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU
IF WE DON'T GET YOU SPAYED SOON.
MORE PUPPIES -- NOT AN OPTION. UGH.
SO, THE TOP OF THE TO-DO LIST IS TO GET ONE SPAYED
AND THE OTHER ONE NEUTERED.
YOU ARE SO FRICKING CUTE.
I LIKE EBONY AND IVORY.
EBONY AND IVORY IT SHALL BE.
IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT THINGS.
EBONY AND IVORY JUST CAME OUT, SO I WENT WITH IT.
AWW!
SO CUTE!
[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]
Mariah: AND THEN, ALL THE NEW T-SHIRT DESIGNS,
ARE THOSE ONES GETTING MADE RIGHT NOW?
ARE THEY IN PRODUCTION YET?
WITH MORE AND MORE DOGS COMING IN,
THE BUDGET KEEPS GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER.
THANKFULLY, MARIAH'S TRYING TO DO HER PART.
OKAY, AND THEN ONCE WE'RE FARTHER AND WE HAVE MORE MONEY,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE HOODIES, RIGHT?
Mariah: SELLING T-SHIRTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WAY
FOR US TO MAKE MONEY FOR THE RESCUE,
SO WHEN WE MOVED HERE, MY SISTER AND I ASKED MY MOM
FOR A LITTLE CORNER OF THE WAREHOUSE.
THAT WAY, WE COULD SET UP A LITTLE STORE.
THE L.A. PIT MERCHANDISE
IS MY WAY TO HELP THE RESCUE AND BE CREATIVE.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE HATS.
WE DID THE DESIGNS FOR ALL OF THEM,
AND SHE WAS GONNA SEND IT IN.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS POSSIBLE.
SINCE WE'VE MOVED HERE,
WE'VE BEEN SO BUSY THAT WE KEEP PUTTING IT OFF.
WE'RE LOW ON INVENTORY.
OUR STORE ISN'T MUCH OF A STORE.
BUT I'M DETERMINED TO CHANGE ALL OF THAT.
WELL, THANK YOU. I WILL TALK TO YOU SOON.
BYE.
Tia: OH, MAN.
WE HAD THESE ADOPTERS COME FROM TENNESSEE
TO LOOK AT CHEECH AND CHONG.
THEY JUST WROTE AN E-MAIL.
IT SAYS, "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME
"TO INTRODUCE US TO CHEECH AND CHONG.
"WE STILL THINK THE DOGS ARE ADORABLE,
"BUT AFTER REALLY THINKING OF HOW IT WOULD BE
TO BRING THESE TWO HUGE, ENERGETIC DOGS INTO OUR HOME" --
SO, JUST --
THAT THEY'RE MORE DOG
THAN THEY CAN HAVE IN THEIR LIFESTYLE.
CHEECH AND CHONG GETTING PASSED UP FOR ADOPTION
WAS A BIG PUNCH IN THE GUT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A DONE DEAL.
I MEAN, SHASTA WAS ACTUALLY MEASURING THEM FOR COLLARS.
I THOUGHT FOR SURE THEY WERE GONNA ADOPT THEM.
IT'S A DISASTER.
CHEECH AND CHONG GETTING PASSED OVER SUCKS.
I MEAN, WE ALL WANT THESE DOGS TO GET GOOD HOMES,
BUT FOR DOGS LIKE THEM,
THEIR CHANCES JUST KEEP GETTING SLIMMER AND SLIMMER.
POOR GUYS.
"DELETE."
[ DOG WHINES ]
EVEN JERRY'S SAD.
YOU SAD, TOO, BUDDY?
FOR NOW, WE'LL JUST KEEP DOING WHAT WE ALWAYS DO.
WE'LL KEEP TAKING THE HITS AND KEEP FIGHTING FOR THESE DOGS.
I KNOW SOMEWHERE OUT THERE THERE HAS TO BE A HOME FOR THEM.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT RAIN IN NEW ORLEANS.
NO LESS THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER THE SKY OPENED UP,
I GOT MY SECOND LOOSE CALL OF THE DAY.
I'LL BE BACK. I GOT TO GET A DOG IN THE RAIN.
AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, WHEN THE WEATHER'S LIKE THIS,
IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK AT THE WAREHOUSE.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE FOR THIS ONE, I'M ON MY OWN.
STRAY DOGS HERE IN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA --
THERE'S JUST SO MANY CALLS. IT'S SO OVERWHELMING OUT HERE.
IT'S SO OVERWHELMING.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD. IT'S A LITTLE MUTTLY THING.
I'M GONNA GET AHEAD OF HIM.
LO AND BEHOLD, THERE WAS THE DOG.
WHITE -- OR IT USED TO BE WHITE --
COVERED IN DIRT, FILTH, SKINNY.
COME HERE.
WHERE'D HE GO?
I JUST SAW HIM. WHERE'D HE GO?
I WENT TO CALL HER AND REALIZED SHE'S NOT THERE.
SHE HAD GONE RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.
[BLEEP]
[ HORNS HONKING ]
[ HORN HONKS ]
Tia: WHERE'D HE GO?
[ SMOOCHES ] HI. COME HERE.
WHEN I SAW THE LITTLE DOG
RUN OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET,
I AT FIRST TRIED TO CALL HER TO ME.
I HAD LIKE FIVE SECONDS TO FIGURE IT OUT
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DOUBT THAT SHE WAS GONNA GET HIT BY A CAR.
COME HERE. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
COME HERE. COME HERE. COME HERE.
COME HERE. COME HERE. COME HERE.
OH, MY GOD. CARS.
[ HORN HONKS ]
HI.
HI.
OH, YOU'RE A PRETTY DOG. YEAH, IT'S OKAY.
COME HERE. [ SMOOCHES ] COME HERE.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. COME HERE.
[ DOG WHINES ]
COME ON. COME ON. [ SMOOCHES ]
JUST OUT OF FEAR, SHE TURNED AROUND AND TRIED TO BITE.
NOTHING MAJOR. JUST SCARED.
SHE'S PROBABLY BEEN LOOKING FOR FOOD FOR QUITE A WHILE.
COME HERE.
COME HERE. YOU'RE OKAY.
COME HERE. [ SMOOCHES ]
COME HERE. COME HERE. YOU'RE OKAY.
YOU'RE OKAY. YOU'RE OKAY.
THE POOR, LITTLE THING WAS SO SCARED,
AND SHE WAS SO DIRTY.
IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S BEEN RUNNING THESE STREETS FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'S OKAY. YOU'RE OKAY. YOU'RE OKAY.
COME HERE.
I'M JUST GLAD I GOT TO HER IN TIME.
GO IN. COME ON.
[ SMOOCHES ] GO IN.
YEAH? COME HERE. COME HERE.
DON'T BE SCARED. DON'T BE SCARED.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
COME ON.
COME ON.
OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]
COME ON. COME ON.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT. NOW I GOT TO PICK THE CRATE UP.
WE'RE GONNA GET HER BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE
AND GET HER CLEANED UP
AND GET SOME FOOD IN HER BELLY AND GET HER COMFORTABLE.
ALL RIGHTY.
IS SHE PRETTY GOOD OR WHAT?
YEAH, SHE'S SWEET. SHE'S STILL SCARED ON THE LEASH.
YOU KNOW, SHE DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO WALK ON THE LEASH.
[ DOGS BARKING ]
HEY.
TRYING TO BE YOUR NEIGHBOR. HE'S TRYING TO BE YOUR NEIGHBOR.
HUH, TAZZY? TRYING TO BE YOUR NEIGHBOR?
YOU KNOW, IT'S NORMAL
FOR A DOG THAT WE JUST RESCUE OFF THE STREETS
TO BE SCARED AND A LITTLE STANDOFFISH.
BUT ONCE SHE WAS SECURED
AND ONCE SHE WAS SAFE IN THE KENNEL
AND REALIZED THAT, "OKAY, I'M GOOD HERE,"
SHE SEEMED TO WARM UP TO ME AND FELT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
GOSH. GOD, HER NAILS ARE SO LONG.
LOOK AT THEM.
OH, YEAH.
LONGER THAN MINE.
I'M GONNA LET HER GET ACCLIMATED OVERNIGHT,
AND THEN WE'LL GET HER CLEANED UP TOMORROW.
LOOK AT THAT.
IS THAT YOUR COUSIN?
IS THAT YOUR COUSIN, IVORY?
IN THE LAST TWO DAYS, WE'VE TAKEN IN THREE DOGS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHTY.
WE'RE JUST HAPPY THAT FOR THESE THREE,
IT MEANS THAT THEY'RE SAFE.
THEY'RE NOW ON THEIR WAY TO FINDING A NEW HOME.
GOOD NIGHT.
SO, WHEN I GOT THE E-MAIL
THAT CHEECH AND CHONG WERE BEING PASSED UP FOR ADOPTION,
I WAS DEVASTATED.
BUT A FEW DAYS LATER, THINGS EVEN GOT WORSE.
I NOTICED THAT CHONG WAS LOW ON HIS ENERGY
AND THAT CHEECH WAS OVERLY NURTURING HIM.
IT WAS ALMOST AS THOUGH CHEECH WAS TRYING TO TELL US SOMETHING.
UM, HAVE A SEAT.
[ SIGHS ]
SO, I WAS OUT THERE
JUST KIND OF HANGING OUT WITH CHEECH AND CHONG...
MM-HMM.
...AND I NOTICED LUMPS ON CHONG.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THESE LUMPS COULD BE,
BUT THE FACT THAT THEY SHOWED UP SO QUICKLY IS A CONCERN.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE SHOULD GET HIM IN PRETTY QUICK.
I MEAN, IT COULD BE SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU KNOW?
SOME KIND OF AN ALLERGY,
A FATTY TUMOR, SOME KIND OF A CYST.
BUT WE JUST WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE GET HIM TO A VET.
SO, I'M GONNA SCHEDULE A VET APPOINTMENT,
AND MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE HIM IN LIKE ASAP?
OKAY.
Mariah: DOGS CAN GET TUMORS VERY EASY.
IT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALWAYS NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
IF YOUR DOG EVEN HAS A SMALL LUMP ON HIM,
YOU JUST HAVE TO PAY REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THOSE THINGS.
HI, BOYS.
I'M GONNA NEED YOUR HELP TRYING TO GET THEM OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT. BACK.
COME HERE, CHEECH.
COME HERE, CHEECH.
EVEN THOUGH CHEECH AND CHONG AREN'T PIT BULLS,
THEY MEAN A LOT TO EVERYONE AT THE RESCUE.
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE DOGS THAT MELT YOUR HEART.
COME HERE, CHEECH.
GO, GO, GO.
I KNEW THE SECOND THAT I TOOK CHONG OUT OF THE KENNEL
THAT CHEECH WAS PROBABLY GONNA FREAK OUT.
[ BARKING ]
BOTH OF THEM GET
REALLY, REALLY BAD SEPARATION ANXIETY FROM EACH OTHER,
SO I JUST HOPE THAT IT'S NOTHING TOO BAD.
THERE WE GO. GOOD BOY.
THERE IS A...
GOOD BOY.
...A PRETTY BIG, FIRM SWELLING IN HERE.
MY BIGGEST WORRY IS THAT IT'S A CANCEROUS MASS.
YEAH.
WHEN I FINALLY SAW THE SIZE OF THE LUMP ON CHONG,
I WAS COMPLETELY IN SHOCK.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS GO IN AND DO A BIOPSY
TO GET A GOOD BUNCH OF SAMPLES
THAT WE CAN SEND OFF TO THE LAB
SO THEY CAN TELL US EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
IF I GET IN THERE AND I FIND
THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ISOLATED
AND WE CAN REMOVE IT OR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF IT,
THEN WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND REMOVE AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE LUMP IS.
IT COULD BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
IT COULD BE CANCER,
OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD JUST REMOVE.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO AT THIS POINT
EXCEPT TO WAIT AND HEAR FROM THE VET
AND SEE WHAT'S WRONG WITH CHONG.
[ DOG BARKING ]
Earl: HEY, CHEECH.
WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
WHAT'S UP?
HOW YOU DOING, BIG FELLA?
DURING THE COURSE OF THE MORNING,
WE WAS WORKING THIS MORNING,
I HEARD CHONG WAS GOING TO THE VET.
WHAT'S UP, BIG GUY?
I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GO SPEND SOME TIME WITH CHEECH.
I TRIED TO KEEP HIM CALM, COMFORTABLE
UNTIL HIS BROTHER GOT BACK.
I COME RIGHT HERE WITH A COUPLE OF TREATS NOW.
HUH?
I GOT TO LOOK OUT FOR YOU.
NORMALLY, IF YOU COME IN HIS KENNEL
WITH HIS TREATS OR ANYTHING, CHEECH IS, LIKE, ALL OVER YOU.
SO, HE JUST WASN'T HIS SELF.
YOU GOT TO HOLD IT DOWN TILL HE GETS BACK.
GOOD BOY.
I CAN RELATE TO THAT MOOD CHEECH WAS IN
BECAUSE I WAS ONCE TOOKEN AWAY FROM MY FAMILY,
AND IT WAS MORE THAN A COUPLE OF HOURS.
SO, I CAN RELATE TO THE BIG GUY FEELING ALONE.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, CHEECH.
DON'T STRESS YOURSELF OUT, BRO. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
Mariah: WHILE WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE VET ABOUT CHONG,
I'M TRYING TO GET
MORE MERCHANDISE ORDERED FOR THE SHOP.
THESE ONES AND THEN THESE THREE ARE OURS.
THESE ARE THE ADULT BEANIES, KIDS BEANIES.
I LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO,
BUT GETTING THE STORE IN SHAPE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
THE STORE IS CALLED L.A. PIT
BECAUSE MY PERSONAL DOG, HIS NAME WAS L.A.
IT WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST PIT BULLS THAT WE GOT IN THE RESCUE,
AND WE HAD HIM FOR 14 YEARS.
WILL YOU HELP ME WITH THE L.A. PIT STORE?
WE CAN HAVE A GUY DO THAT.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE HERE FOR.
I'LL JUST PUT A WHIP IN YOUR HAND AND CALL IT A DAY.
I HAVE ONE, ACTUALLY.
BETWEEN OUR REGULAR DAY-TO-DAY COMBINED WITH VET BILLS
AND THE HOUSE IN THE SWAMP THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET BUILT UP,
IT ADDS UP REALLY, REALLY QUICKLY.
SO, THE SOONER THE STORE IS UP, THE BETTER.
I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD DO THIS BY YOURSELF.
JUST LIKE I DO EVERYTHING ELSE BY MYSELF?
YEAH.
WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS IN HERE,
BUT EVERYTHING IS KIND OF HALF DONE.
AND AROUND HERE, HALF DONE VERY, VERY QUICKLY TURNS TO UNDONE.
THIS ONE'S GOOD.
WELL, SO FAR.
OW.
SISSY, DID ANYONE NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A TURTLE MISSING?
A TURTLE?
[ Chuckling ] OUT OF THE FOUNTAIN AND IN OUR ROOM.
OH, MY GOD. IS IT ALIVE?
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO PICK IT UP.
OUT IN THE MAIN ROOM IN THE WAREHOUSE,
WE HAVE A FOUNTAIN WITH TURTLES IN IT,
AND I GUESS ONE OF THEM DECIDED TO GO EXPLORING.
PLEASE TELL ME THAT IT'S ALIVE.
YEAH!
HE JUST NEEDS TO GO FOR A SWIM.
ALL RIGHT. SWEET.
NOW THAT THE TURTLE'S BACK WHERE HE BELONGS,
I WANT TO PUT A LOCK ON THIS DOOR
SO THAT ALL OF THE ANIMALS AND PEOPLE WILL STAY OUT
AND STOP MAKING A MESS.
WHAT NUMBER ARE WE ON?
SISSY, GRAB A SCREWDRIVER.
WHOA, IT'S A "JAMB"?
WHAT?
DOOR "JAMB"?
I THOUGHT IT WAS "JAM."
WHY DOES THIS FIT WHEN IT'S NOT THERE?
WE HAD PIECES THAT WEREN'T CONNECTED INTO THE DOORKNOB.
THAT HAPPENS TO ME A LOT WHEN I BUILD THINGS.
I ALWAYS HAVE LEFTOVER PIECES.
[ LAUGHS ] NOTHING FALLS APART, THOUGH.
THIS ISN'T EVEN THE SAME ***.
MARIAH.
EL STUPIDO!
I MEAN, AS LONG AS IT STAYS IN, RIGHT?
[ LAUGHS ]
TWIST IT.
AW, MAN!
IT DOESN'T EVEN SHUT!
I TOLD YOU.
DOOR DIDN'T SHUT.
THE PROPER DOOR ISN'T ON OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW.
WHO CARES ABOUT THE DOOR?
WE CAN GET A CHAIN LOCK.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
YES.
HI.
Tia: SO YESTERDAY, WE TOOK CHONG TO THE VET
TO LOOK AT A LUMP THAT'S BEEN GROWING PRETTY FAST
ON THE INSIDE OF HIS BACK LEG.
IT WAS REALLY BIG, AND IT GREW LIKE OVERNIGHT.
IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF WAITING FOR THE BIOPSY RESULTS
TO COME BACK FROM THE LAP.
IT WAS DEFINITELY CANCER,
AND THE CANCER IS SPREAD THROUGHOUT HIS BODY
AND THAT THERE'S REALLY NO CURE.
[ GASPS ]
[ Voice breaking ] WHEN THE CANCER AFFECTS THE LYMPH NODES...
[SIGHS]
...IT GOES FAST.
IRONICALLY, MY VERY FIRST PIT BULL, TATONKA,
THAT'S WHAT SHE DIED FROM.
AND, UM, ONCE IT GOES, ONCE IT'S IN MOTION,
THERE'S REALLY NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
[ SNIFFLES ]
THIS NEWS IS DEVASTATING.
USUALLY, THERE'S SOME HOPE,
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE.
FOR CHONG...
HE'S OUT OF OPTIONS.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
DR. CORR: You're welcome.
Bye-bye.
AS DIFFICULT AS IT IS TO HEAR, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW THIS.
JUST A QUICK, LITTLE SOMETHING.
UM...
[ SOBS ]
I WAS GONNA BE STRONG, BUT I JUST -- I LOST IT.
[ Crying ] CHONG HAS CANCER.
IT'S NOT CURABLE.
I DON'T THINK CHEECH WILL MAKE IT WITHOUT HIM.
[ SOBBING ]
Mariah: THAT'S THE LAST THING THAT YOU WANT TO HEAR IS CANCER,
BUT THE THING THAT KILLED ME MORE WAS HEARING MY MOM CRY.
[ SNIFFLES ]
Mariah: I VERY RARELY SEE MY MOM CRY,
AND IF SHE DOES, SHE'S NOT GONNA TELL YOU,
AND SHE'S GONNA GO IN THE OTHER ROOM.
AND SHE DID RAISE US THE SAME WAY,
SO WHEN ANY OF US CRY, IT'S EXTREMELY HARD.
WE KNOW IT'S BAD.
[ SNIFFLES ]
[ SIGHS ]
SO, SITTING THERE AT MY DESK THINKING ABOUT IT,
THE ONE THING THAT DID COME INTO MY HEAD WAS,
"I'LL BE DAMNED IF I'M GONNA LET THAT DOG DIE IN A KENNEL."
AND I HAVE AN IDEA.
IT'S A HUGE IDEA, BUT THAT'S HOW MUCH WE LOVE OUR DOGS.
THAT'S HOW MUCH WE LOVE THESE DOGS,
AND WE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO TRY TO AT LEAST SLOW THE PROCESS DOWN
AND MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE.
SO, THE VET TOLD US TO BRING CHONG HOME,
BUT FOR HIM TO LIVE OUT THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE
IN A KENNEL IS ABSOLUTELY NOT AN OPTION.
HI, BOYS.
HI, BOYS.
I HAVE A PERFECT SPOT FOR CHEECH AND CHONG TO GO AND LIVE AT,
A PLACE WHERE THEY'LL BE HAPPY,
AND SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY'RE NEAR THE WATER.
BUT I NEED A LITTLE HELP FROM THE TWINS.
WE'RE GONNA TRY EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO MAKE HIS LIFE COMFORTABLE.
I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA
TO MOVE CHEECH AND CHONG OUT TO THE LITTLE RIVER HOUSE.
SO, THE TWINS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE OLD DOGS' HOUSE,
BUT I'M GONNA NEED THEM TO STEP IT UP.
THE CLOCK'S TICKING, AND CHONG'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
I NEED YOU GUYS TO REALLY GET ON THIS PROJECT,
AS FAR AS GETTING THAT YARD BUILT.
I GUESS WHAT WE DO IS DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO DO
TO GET THAT HOUSE SET UP FOR HIM.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE LAST MONTHS OF HIS LIFE THE BEST
AND GIVE HIM A HOME.
THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THESE TWO DOGS,
BESIDES THE FACT THAT THEY BOTH REMIND ME OF YOU GUYS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
IT WAS ALWAYS MY PLAN FOR THE TWINS
TO LIVE OUT BY THE RIVER WITH ALL THE OLD DOGS.
SO, NOW MY BOYS WILL HAVE BOYS OF THEIR OWN TO TAKE CARE OF.
THIS COMING SATURDAY, WE HAVE A BIG GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS
COMING OUT TO HELP PUT THE FENCE UP.
YOU KNOW, I WANT YOU GUYS TO SUPERVISE THAT.
THEN WE'LL TAKE IT DAY BY DAY,
BUT IT NEEDS TO BE, LIKE, THE PRIORITY THING.
OKAY?
OKAY, CHONG. WE'RE TRYING TO HURRY, BUDDY.
WE'RE TRYING.
THIS IS PUMA. SHE'S ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD.
PUMA CAME WITH US FROM CALIFORNIA.
EVEN THOUGH PUMA IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SHY,
SHE REALLY COMES ALIVE WHEN YOU PLAY BALL WITH HER.
PUMA WOULD PREFER TO BE THE ONLY DOG IN THE HOUSE.
SHE DOES BEHAVE REALLY WELL OUT IN PUBLIC AROUND OTHER DOGS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PUMA
OR ANY OTHER VILLALOBOS PIT BULL,
GO TO animalplanet.com/pitbulls.
Tia: SO, THE OLD DOGS' HOUSE,
NOW DUBBED THE CHEECH AND CHONG HOUSE,
STILL NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.
WE NEED TO CLEAR A LOT OF THE GRASS,
A LOT OF THE FALLEN DOWN TREES.
WE NEED TO BUILD A FENCE.
WHILE I'D LOVE TO TAKE OUR TIME ON THIS,
WITH CHONG'S DIAGNOSIS, TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE.
SO, WE PUT THE WORD OUT AMONGST OUR VOLUNTEERS,
AND WE HAD A GROUP OF PEOPLE STEP UP TO THE PLATE.
BUT THESE AREN'T YOUR AVERAGE VOLUNTEERS.
THEY ARE THE U.S. MARINE CORPS.
[ CHAINSAW RUNNING ]
Jason: MY NAME'S JASON KEITH.
I'M A SERGEANT IN THE MARINE CORPS.
I'M STATIONED OUT HERE IN NEW ORLEANS.
MY WIFE CAME ACROSS VILLALOBOS RESCUE CENTER,
FOUND OUT THEY NEEDED HELP.
YOU KNOW, WE JUMPED RIGHT IN.
THE MARINES ARE DOING IN A DAY WHAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN US WEEKS.
I WOULD SAY LITERALLY WE BROUGHT AN ARMY,
BUT THEN THAT WOULD BE MAYBE LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE
'CAUSE THEY ARE THE MARINES.
BUT I WAS IN THE ARMY, SO IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO SAY THAT.
All: 1, 2, 3.
[ ALL GRUNT ]
READY? UP.
WHOO!
IT'S A GOOD TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HEY, WATCH OUT FOR THAT MUD.
I'M GONNA BE PUTTING THEM ALONG HERE.
HEY, ARE WE GOOD ON THAT SIDE?
I DON'T KNOW. YOU TELL ME.
TOTALLY HAPPY WITH, YOU KNOW, MARINES COMING OUT HERE
AND HELPING US OUT.
AND, I MEAN, IT'S HELPING US OUT A LOT
GETTING ALL THIS STUFF DONE.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING.
Tia: SO, FINALLY THE YARD IS SECURE,
AND IT'S SAFE FOR CHEECH AND CHONG.
BUT FIXING UP THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE
IS UP TO THE TWINS TO GET DONE.
AND THEN FINALLY,
THESE TWO BIG DOGS WILL HAVE A PLACE TO CALL HOME.
Mariah: SO, THE STORE'S BEEN COMING ALONG REALLY WELL.
WE'VE CLEANED IT UP.
WE'RE STARTING TO GET SOME OF THE INVENTORY IN.
AND I'VE ACTUALLY STARTED CUSTOMIZING VILLALOBOS STUFF
FOR US TO SELL.
WHOA.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT THE MONEY WE'LL MAKE
WILL START TO AT LEAST MAKE A DENT IN THE HUGE STACK OF BILLS
THAT'S JUST GROWING ON MY MOM'S DESK.
I'M EVEN GONNA TRY AND GET SOME OF OUR STUFF
INTO LOCAL PET STORES.
I MEAN, THE MORE WE SELL, THE BETTER FOR THE DOGS.
I'VE NEVER HAD ANY SCHOOLING,
AND I'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE TEACH ME HOW TO SEW
OR HOW TO DO ANYTHING, SO IT IS NERVE-RACKING.
[ BELLS JINGLE ]
HI. I'M MARIAH.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HI. BRENDA. NICE TO MEET YOU.
I KNOW I TALKED TO YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT,
BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED L.A. PIT,
AND IT'S ALL OF OUR MERCHANDISE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MERCHANDISE,
BUT I JUST BROUGHT THE SWEATSHIRTS THAT I CUSTOMIZED
TO KIND OF SHOW YOU GUYS
AND THEN TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT AND SEE WHAT YOU GUYS THINK.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
SO, I JUST MADE THEM INTO JEAN JACKETS.
IS THAT YOUR LOGO?
YEAH, THAT'S THE LOGO FOR VILLALOBOS.
AND THEN IT STILL HAS ON THE BACK OF IT --
THAT WAS MY MOM'S DOG RHINO.
THIS IS REALLY CUTE.
THE DESIGNS WERE AWESOME, AND THE CUSTOMIZED IS PERFECT.
IT FITS RIGHT IN THE FRENCH QUARTER.
LOOKS LIKE -- I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING EVERYTHING.
YEAH, I'LL BRING MORE STUFF IN. WE HAVE SO MUCH STUFF.
WE HAVE T-SHIRTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE THE DOG CLOTHES.
AND WE JUST DID NEW DESIGNS, ACTUALLY.
WE COULD PROBABLY GET A LITTLE SECTION
THAT'S JUST FOR Y'ALL.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
Mariah: WHEN THEY SAID THAT THEY'D GIVE US
OUR OWN LITTLE SECTION AT THE STORE, I WAS EXCITED.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
BYE. I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.
THIS IS A HUGE STEP FOR US.
HOPEFULLY THE STUFF STARTS SELLING,
AND WE CAN GET SOME EXTRA MONEY COMING IN SOON.
Earl: SIT. WAIT.
GOOD BOY.
AW, YOU'RE LEAVING US, HUH, BIG FELLAS?
HUH?
WELL, TODAY IS THE DAY THAT THE BIG FELLAS ARE LEAVING,
AND IT ACTUALLY MAKES ME A LITTLE SAD.
IT'S GONNA BE BETTER FOR YOU, CHONG.
GOOD BOY.
YOU VERY MUCH BOND WITH THESE DOGS, YOU KNOW,
SEEING THEM EVERY DAY, FEEDING THEM, WALKING THEM.
[ SMOOCHES ]
I'LL MISS YOU, BUDDY.
BE GOOD.
AND IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO SEE THEM GO.
TWINSIES, GO GET THE BEASTS.
GO GET THEM.
IT WAS A BITTERSWEET FEELING
WATCHING THE TWINS LOAD UP CHEECH AND CHONG.
IT'S SAD KNOWING THAT CHONG'S TIME IS LIMITED,
BUT I THINK TO MOVE CHEECH AND CHONG
GIVES MY MOM A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE.
SO, THIS IS GONNA BE LIKE THEM GETTING A HOME.
TO THEM, THIS IS LIKE THIS IS THEIR HOME NOW.
THIS IS GONNA BE THEIR HOME FOREVER.
WELL, SWEET.
CHONG, CHONG, CHONG.
TWIN BROTHERS AND TWIN BROTHERS.
COME ON, CHONG.
OKAY.
READY FOR YOUR NEW HOME?
[ Chuckling ] YEAH.
THIS IS NOT AT ALL THE HAPPY ENDING
THAT I HAD PLANNED FOR THESE TWO DOGS
WHEN I FOUND THEM HUDDLED TOGETHER
IN THAT ANIMAL SHELTER IN CALIFORNIA.
COME ON, CHONG.
WITH THEM BEING IN THE HOUSE WITH THE TWINS
AND BEING LOVED ON
IN CHONG'S REMAINING DAYS, HOWEVER LONG, THEY'LL BE HAPPY.
OKAY.
READY FOR YOUR NEW HOME?
[ Chuckling ] YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR.
CHONG, WHO BARELY HAD ENOUGH ENERGY
TO GET UP AND WALK AROUND
WAS NOW RUNNING AROUND THE YARD,
SNIFFING THE GRASS, EXPLORING THE ENTIRE YARD.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT DOG.
GO AHEAD AND LET THEM OFF THEIR LEASHES.
[ SMOOCHES ]
Moe: WHEN THEY GOT TO RUN AROUND IN THE BIG YARD
AND CHECK IT OUT,
IT WAS KIND OF COOL
'CAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM RUN THAT FAST.
Tia: COME ON.
COME ON. COME ON.
WHAT? YES.
LOOK AT THIS. ALL THIS FOR YOU.
OOH, YAY. YUMMY. YUMMY.
Tia: HE CAME UP, AND HE LICKED MY FACE.
AND I KNOW HE WAS THANKING ME.
HE WAS THANKING ME FOR GIVING HIM HIS FINAL DAYS OF HAPPINESS.
HEY. [ SMOOCHES ] COME ON.
COME ON. COME ON, CHEECH.
GO IN THE WATER. YEAH.
WHERE YOU GUYS GOING?
[ LAUGHS ]
WATCHING THESE TWO DOGS HAPPY,
RUNNING IN THE YARD AND PLAYING IN THE RIVER,
IT MADE ME SO APPRECIATIVE OF THIS LITTLE HOUSE.
THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT BROUGHT LIFE BACK TO CHONG.
AND THEN I LOOKED OVER AT THE TWINS,
AND IT WARMED MY HEART.
NOT ONLY DID THEY STEP UP
AND PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS HOUSE FOR CHEECH AND CHONG,
BUT THEY ALSO STEPPED UP TO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF TAKING CARE OF CHONG.
GET THE STICK.
HE'S GONNA DO IT!
GO GET THE STICK.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH, THE TWINS, THEY'RE SILLY, AND THEY'RE GOOFY.
MAKE ME PULL OUT MY HAIR SOMETIMES,
BUT IT IS MOMENTS LIKE THESE THAT MAKE ME REALIZE
THAT I FOUND BURIED TREASURE IN THEM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS IT THE BEST EVER?
THIS HAS TO GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE FINEST MOMENTS
THAT YOU TWO HAVE EVER -- I THINK EVER DONE.
YOU KNOW, TO LET CHONG COME OUT HERE
AND LIVE IN A HOME FOR ONCE, FINALLY,
AND HE WON'T DIE IN A KENNEL.
HE'LL DIE IN HIS HOME.
MY MOM TOLD MY BROTHER AND I THAT SHE WAS REALLY PROUD OF US
AND THE THINGS THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED,
AND IT WAS REALLY COOL
'CAUSE I'VE NEVER REALLY HEARD THAT BEFORE.
Tia: CHONG. LET'S GO LOOK AT YOUR ROOM.
WHOO! IT FEELS NICE IN HERE.
WOW.
HOO!
THIS IS GREAT.
LOOK AT THIS, GUYS.
YOU GOT YOUR OWN AIR-CONDITIONING.
GOT YOUR OWN HOME FINALLY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? PRETTY GOOD?
WHAT? ARE YOU SAYING THANK YOU?
YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
Tia: THEY SAY THAT THE SWAMP CARRIES A LOT OF MAGIC
AND HAS A LOT OF MYSTICAL POWERS, SO WHO KNOWS.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE A MIRACLE WILL COME OUT OF THIS.