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COMING UP ON "PIT BULLS & PAROLEES"...
HEY, MAMA.
RESCUING A DEFENSELESS MAMA DOG...
HI. COME HERE.
...LEADS TO A DESPERATE SEARCH.
DO YOU HAVE PUPPIES?
LET'S GO LOOK FOR THEM. COME ON.
COME ON. LET'S GO LOOK FOR THEM.
[ AIR HORN HONKS ]
AND A HOME LIKE NO OTHER...
THIS IS IMPRESSIVE.
OH, MY GOD! THIS IS SO COOL!
...MAY BE TOO MUCH FOR ONE PIT BULL TO HANDLE.
Tia: IF HE'S THIS AFRAID,
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS.
THIS MAY NOT BE THE DOG FOR THEM.
OH, NO. IT IS GOOD.
AND ANOTHER BIG NEW ORLEANS STORM...
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
Tania: OH, MY GOD.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? I NEED A PHONE.
...THREATENS TO DERAIL TANIA'S BIG DAY.
NO, YOU'RE NOT. NO, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO CANCEL.
NO.
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.
Tia: SO, THINGS HAVE BEEN FULL SWING AROUND HERE,
AND IT'S BEEN BUSINESS AS USUAL WITH THE DOGS.
BUT WE DO HAVE
ONE EXTRA PIECE OF BUSINESS THAT'S IN ITS FINAL STAGES.
MY DAUGHTER TANIA AND HER FIANCĂ© PERRY
ARE HAVING A WEDDING IN LESS THAN A WEEK.
AND TODAY TANIA'S DRESS ARRIVED.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?
Tania: I ACTUALLY NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS THOUGHT
THAT I WOULD BE PLANNING A WEDDING, PERIOD,
LET ALONE ONE THAT'S KIND OF BIG.
THERE WAS A LAST-MINUTE CANCELLATION
AT THIS REALLY AMAZING PLACE IN THE FRENCH QUARTER.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A HALLOWEEN-THEMED WEDDING.
LIKE, IT'S COSTUME OPTIONAL, AS FAR AS WEIRD.
THINGS ARE JUST GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT SPOOKY AND DIFFERENT.
ARE YOU GUYS READY?
OH, YES.
MY WEDDING DRESS CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY,
AND I'M VERY NERVOUS TO TRY IT ON.
I JUST HAVE A BAD FEELING.
Mariah: SISSY, YOU'RE JUST NERVOUS.
I'LL OPEN IT.
WHY?
'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE A BAD FEELING.
I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
Tania: JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE WITH THIS WEDDING,
I DID THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
I FOUND MY DRESS ON A WEBSITE, AND IF I HATE IT,
I DON'T THINK I'LL ACTUALLY HAVE TIME TO GET ANOTHER ONE.
I'M SCARED TO CUT IT.
THIS IS WAY TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
I SHOULD HAVE JUST GONE TO COURT.
JUST BE QUIET.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU GOT TO CUT THERE.
I KNOW. I'M GOING AROUND THE SIDES.
SERIO? ARE WE STILL DOING THIS?
IT'S THE BUILDUP.
UNLESS YOU WANT US TO CUT INTO THE BAG.
OH, MY GOD.
THERE. I GOT IT. LIKE I SAID, ON THE SIDE.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS HOW LONG...
JUST BE QUIET.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW ALREADY IF I LIKE IT OR NOT.
IT'S A PILLOW!
CAN I...
NO. WE'RE LOOKING AT IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, IT'S INSIDE-OUT.
OH, COME ON!
I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT SO IT GOES THE RIGHT WAY.
OH, NO. IT IS GOOD!
OH, CUTE.
Tania: I REALLY LIKE MY DRESS.
I THINK THAT IT FITS ME PERFECTLY.
I ACTUALLY CAN'T WANT TO SEE PERRY'S FACE
WHEN I GO WALKING DOWN THE AISLE.
WELL, GO IN THE BATHROOM AND PUT IT ON.
I NEVER THOUGHT
THAT I WOULD BE THE KIND OF GIRL TO GET EXCITED OVER A WEDDING,
BUT NOW I KIND OF AM.
Tia: EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A WEDDING RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER,
THERE ARE ALSO AROUND 200 DOGS THAT NEED TO GET A HOME.
SO, THANKFULLY TODAY, WE HAVE AN ADOPTION,
AND I'M GONNA ASK MATT TO HELP ME OUT.
HE IS ON A WORK-RELEASE PROGRAM
FROM DIXON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE.
EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT A PAROLEE QUITE YET,
HE HAS BEEN A GREAT WORKER.
SO, TODAY WE HAVE LEE AND BRANDY COMING INTO TOWN
TO MEET SOME OF OUR DOGS FOR ADOPTION.
HI.
HI.
LEE.
MATT. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
MY NAME IS BRANDI WILLIAMS. I'M HERE WITH MY HUSBAND, LEE.
WE'RE TRUCK DRIVERS. WE'RE FROM ARKANSAS.
WE'RE HERE IN NEW ORLEANS
HOPING TO GET OUR NEXT FAMILY MEMBER.
BEEN SO EXCITED. WE'RE READY TO MEET SOME DOGS.
OH, COOL.
THIS IS MY FIRST ADOPTION HERE AT VILLALOBOS.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO SIT
IN THE CHAIRS WITH THE PRETTY PILLOWS?
SHOWS THAT TIA HAS A LITTLE TRUST IN ME,
TO LET ME BE A PART OF THE RESCUES
AND THE ADOPTIONS, WHICH IS REALLY COOL.
SO, THEN YOU TRAVEL EVERYWHERE 'CAUSE YOU'RE A TRUCK DRIVER.
IN THE WHOLE LOWER 48.
WE'VE BEEN IN PRETTY MUCH ALMOST EVERY STATE.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THAT?
RIGHT AT A YEAR.
REALLY?
WOW.
IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE WE'VE HAD A DOG.
OKAY. WELL, SO, TELL ME ABOUT THAT, THEN.
WE HAD TWO -- GOLIATH AND SNOW.
SNOW WAS A BOXER.
AND THEN WE HAD GOLIATH. HE WAS A BOXER-PIT MIX.
THEY WERE JUST A GRUESOME TWOSOME
UNTIL THEY BOTH PASSED AWAY.
GOLIATH WAS 12.
AND SNOW DIED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER HE DID.
AW.
YEAH, SHE DIED RIGHT AFTER HER 13th BIRTHDAY.
EVERY DOG WE'VE HAD IS SO BIG OF A PART OF OUR FAMILY.
THEY WERE OUR LIFE.
WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOVE ON THE TRUCK.
FOR A DOG TO LIVE ON THE ROAD
AND GET TO SEE THINGS AND GO PLACES,
IT'S LIKE, WHAT A GREAT LIFE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN ADOPTERS COME AND GIVE US THE RUNDOWN
OF THEIR LIFESTYLE, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR,
MOST OF THE TIME, WE LIKE TO NARROW IT DOWN.
RATHER THAN HAVE THEM PICK A DOG BASED ON LOOKS,
I ALWAYS HAVE TO SAY, "THIS DOG'S NOT GONNA WORK OUT.
HE'LL GO AFTER A CAT. YOU HAVE FIVE CATS."
IN LEE AND BRANDI'S SITUATION,
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER VARIABLES.
THERE'S NO OTHER PETS.
YOUR SITUATION PRETTY MUCH OPENS YOU UP TO, LIKE, ANY DOG.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
I HAD MATT TAKE LEE AND BRANDI
THROUGH THE WAREHOUSE AND SHOW THEM DOGS.
JUST LET THEM WALK AROUND, LET THEM LOOK BY VISUALS.
LET THEM PICK THE DOGS BASED ON WHAT THEY LIKE AS FAR AS LOOKS,
AND I GO OVER WITH THEM
THE DOG'S TEMPERAMENT AND PERSONALITY
AND SEE IF IT'S THE RIGHT DOG FOR THEM.
THEN I'LL COME BACK AND CATCH UP WITH YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS.
Matt: THAT'S TIGGER RIGHT THERE.
Lee: TIGGER?
YEAH.
HE'S PRETTY.
PICKING A DOG IS SOMETHING. IT'S REALLY SERIOUS. IT IS.
Brandi: WHAT YOU DOING, BABY?
HI.
WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS, YOU JUST KIND OF GET WHAT YOU CAN GET --
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER COMES OUT.
WITH A VARIETY LIKE THIS, IT'S REALLY HARD,
AND SO HOPEFULLY, WE CAN FIND THAT PERFECT ONE FOR THEM.
OH, SCRATCH ME RIGHT THERE. [ LAUGHS ]
THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE IN US FINDING THE RIGHT DOG
BECAUSE OUR JOB IS OUR HOME,
AND THAT DOG'S GOT TO BE JUST AS COMFORTABLE AS WE ARE.
WHO ARE YOU?
THAT'S CAIN RIGHT THERE.
Matt: KRUNCH.
[ GASPS ] THERE YOU ARE, HUH?
HI!
KRUNCH IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.
I'VE LIKED KRUNCH
SINCE WAY BEFORE WE EVEN FILLED OUT THE APPLICATION.
HE'S MORE AWESOME THAN I FIGURED HE WOULD BE.
I SEEN HIM ON THE WEBSITE, AND HE'S JUST ADORABLE.
YOU REALLY LIKE KRUNCH?
I REALLY DO LIKE KRUNCH.
AND WHO ARE YOU?
THAT'S GILBERT RIGHT THERE.
OH, MY GOSH.
Lee: HE'S BEAUTIFUL.
OH, HE'S SO PRETTY.
GILBERT'S REALLY -- HE'S BEAUTIFUL. HE'S CALM.
WOW. HE'S JUST SO PRETTY.
Lee: HE'S THE BIGGEST ONE, WHICH MEANS
THE ONE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE CONNECTION WITH
BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS HAD BIGGER DOGS.
I LIKE GILBERT. HE'S COOL.
WE GOT TO SEE A LOT OF DOGS TODAY,
BUT WE'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO KRUNCH AND GILBERT.
MAN, THIS IS GONNA BE SO HARD.
IT IS, RIGHT?
I WILL TAKE THEM OVER THERE,
AND THEN WE'LL START WITH GILBERT.
Tia: SO, GILBERT AND KRUNCH ARE THE TWO DOGS
THAT THE ADOPTERS HAVE REALLY CONNECTED WITH.
AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE PICKED
TWO OF OUR DOGS THAT HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR SO MANY YEARS.
WELL, GILBERT CAME ALL THE WAY FROM LOS ANGELES.
A WOMAN, JUST A GOOD SAMARITAN, RESCUED HIM OFF THE STREETS.
Matt: COME ON, BIG BOY.
WE'VE HAD THIS DOG FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.
SADLY, GILBERT GETS LOOKED OVER
AND PASSED UP TIME AFTER TIME AGAIN.
HE'S A BIG, POWERFUL DOG.
Brandi: LOOK AT HIM. LOOK!
HEY, BUD!
THAT'S A LOT OF DOG RIGHT HERE, MAN.
THAT'S A LOT OF DOG. HI.
WOW. [ LAUGHS ] HE IS HUGE.
OH, MY GOSH. HI.
WELL, CLIMB ON UP HERE WITH ME, THEN.
Brandi: BUT SIZE IS GOOD.
WE LOVE THE POWER BREEDS. WE LOVE BIG DOGS.
WE'VE NEVER HAD A DOG LESS THAN 100 POUNDS.
THAT'S A BIG OL' BOY RIGHT HERE.
YES, HE IS.
HE'S JUST A BIG, LOVING TEDDY BEAR.
Tia: HE'S VERY SANITARY.
REALLY?
HE DOESN'T LIKE TO PEE AND POOP --
YEAH. SEE? HE CAME OUT HERE TO DO IT.
OH, WOW.
HE DOESN'T LIKE TO PEE AND POOP IN HIS KENNEL.
HE CAN ACTUALLY HOLD GOING TO THE RESTROOM,
WHICH TELLS US THAT HE'S MORE HOUSEBROKEN.
Tia: ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEN, WE'LL BRING KRUNCH UP.
BACK IN CALIFORNIA, KRUNCH ACTUALLY GOT ADOPTED.
BUT HE HAD TO COME BACK TO US THROUGH NO FAULT OF HIS OWN
WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.
IT'S A REALLY SAD THING
WHEN A DOG GETS A TASTE OF THE GOOD LIFE
AND THEN HAS TO COME BACK TO THE KENNEL.
I'M HOPING TODAY MAY BE HIS DAY.
KRUNCH. COME HERE, BABY.
COME HERE. COME ON. COME ON.
OH, MY GOSH. HI, BABY.
HI.
Brandi: KRUNCH IS SO LOVING. HE IS SO, JUST AFFECTIONATE.
HE'S BEAUTIFUL. HE'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL DOG.
COME ON. COME ON.
Tia: HE'S JUST LIKE A REAL NICE COMPANION.
HE'S JUST CHILL.
I THINK HE WILL DO WELL, AND HE'S REAL LAID BACK, ALSO.
I STILL DON'T KNOW, BUT OKAY.
Tia: WELL, YOU HAVE A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.
IT'S GONNA BE A VERY HARD DECISION
BECAUSE KRUNCH IS AWESOME AND SO IS GILBERT.
IT'S GONNA BE ONE OF THE HARDER DECISIONS
I'VE HAD TO MAKE IN A VERY LONG TIME.
SO, OUR NEXT STEP, THEN,
IS WE'RE GONNA WORK ON ANOTHER PLAN I HAVE
TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT
WHICH ONE'S GONNA BE THE MOST COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR LIFESTYLE.
YEAH.
WHICHEVER ONE DOES THE BEST, IT WILL REALLY HELP OUR DECISION
BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO BE JUST AS COMFORTABLE AS WE ARE.
IT'S GONNA BE THEIR HOME, TOO.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL WALK YOU OUT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
WE WOULD LIKE THIS TO WORK OUT
BECAUSE NOTHING WOULD EXCITE US MORE
THAN TO SEE ONE OF OUR DOGS HIT THE HIGHWAY.
A FEW HOURS AFTER LEE AND BRANDI LEFT,
I GOT AN EMERGENCY PHONE CALL.
A WOMAN HAD SPOTTED A WHITE PIT BULL LOOSE
IN THIS DESOLATE FIELD ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NEW ORLEANS.
WHAT'S GOT ME REALLY WORRIED
IS THAT THIS IS THE EXACT SAME SPOT
THAT IT TOOK US DAYS TO CATCH THE LITTLE BOXER, SASHA.
IT'S AT THE END OF THIS REALLY DESOLATE ROAD,
WAY OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
AND IT'S JUST, LIKE, INFESTED WITH WILD HOGS, GATORS, SNAKES.
I DON'T GET SCARED REALLY EASY,
BUT THIS PLACE REALLY RAISES THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF MY NECK.
IT'S ALMOST DARK, AND WHEN NIGHT STARTS TO FALL,
IT'S JUST NOT A PLACE
THAT I REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING IN,
SO WE'VE GOT TO FIND THIS DOG QUICK.
[ BAG RUSTLES ]
[ CLICKING TONGUE ]
RIGHT THERE. OH, MY GOD.
THANK GOODNESS WHEN I PULLED UP, I SPOTTED HER RIGHT AWAY.
HEY, MAMA.
IT'*** OR MISS WITH STRAY DOGS, YOU KNOW.
SOME DOGS ARE HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
SOME DOGS ARE SCARED, AND THEY WANT TO RUN AWAY.
HEY, MAMA. HI.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IT WAS GETTING LATE.
IT WAS ALMOST DARK.
AND I JUST HAD A CATCH ROPE AND A BAG OF TREATS,
AND SAID, "OKAY, LET'S JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST."
HI, MAMA.
COME HERE. COME HERE.
[ SMOOCHES ] COME HERE.
I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE LEASH AROUND HER WITH NO PROBLEM.
HER TAIL JUST WAS WAGGING REALLY SLOW,
BUT LIKE A TIRED SLOW.
SHE LOOKED SO WORN OUT.
DO YOU HAVE PUPPIES? I CAN'T TELL.
UNDERNEATH HER,
I FELT AND I TRIED TO SQUEEZE MILK OUT OF HER
TO SEE IF SHE WAS STILL NURSING.
THE NURSING WAS PRETTY RECENT.
SHE HAS PUPPIES. SHE HAS PUPPIES.
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE IN THAT CREEPY WASTELAND,
THERE COULD BE SOME DEFENSELESS PUPPIES
SEPARATED FROM THEIR MOTHER.
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
EASY PICKINGS FOR THE GATORS AND THE HOGS OUT THERE.
COME ON. LET'S GO TRY AND LOOK FOR SOME PUPPIES.
Tia: SHE HAS PUPPIES. SHE HAS PUPPIES.
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
WHEN I FOUND THIS SKINNY, EMACIATED DOG,
I COULD TELL THAT SHE HAD BEEN RECENTLY NURSING.
COME ON. LET'S GO TRY AND LOOK FOR SOME PUPPIES.
COME ON.
SO, I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'VE GOT TO LOOK FOR THESE PUPPIES, IF THEY ARE OUT HERE."
COME ON. DO YOU HAVE PUPPIES?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU HAVE BABIES?
LET'S GO LOOK FOR THEM. COME ON.
SO, I JUST STARTED WALKING WITH HER
TO SEE WHERE SHE WOULD LEAD ME.
GOD.
STRAIGHT WOODS. STRAIGHT WOODS.
DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU?
SO I JUST LOOKED FOR OPENINGS,
HOPING THAT SHE WOULD JUST GO RIGHT IN
AND LEAD ME TO SOMEWHERE, TO SOMETHING.
SOMEONE JUST DUMP YOU AFTER YOU HAD PUPPIES,
OR DID YOU HAVE THEM OUT HERE?
NO?
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO, HUH?
SHE JUST DIDN'T CARE ABOUT BEING OVER THERE.
OKAY. I'LL FOLLOW YOU.
AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, SHE JUST TURNED AROUND
AND JUST PICKED UP THE PACE AND JUST STARTED WALKING.
AND I WAS LIKE, "ALL RIGHT,
MAYBE I WAS LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE."
I'M GONNA FOLLOW YOU.
I JUST KEPT THE LEASH LOOSE AND JUST KEPT FOLLOWING HER.
WHERE WE GOING?
SHE WAS A GIRL ON A MISSION.
MUCH TO MY SURPRISE,
SHE JUST MADE A BEELINE FOR THE VAN.
SHE WENT AROUND TO THE SIDE,
AND ACTUALLY WENT UP TO THE SIDE DOOR
AND JUST WAITED.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE YOU JUST WANT TO, LIKE --
'CAUSE YOUR HEART JUST BREAKS.
SHE'S TRYING TO GET IN, BUT SHE'S TOO WEAK.
I OPENED UP THE FIRST CRATE, AND SHE JUST WALKED RIGHT IN.
TURNED AROUND AND JUST DROPPED.
SO YOU DON'T GOT NO PUPPIES.
THEY TOSSED YOU AWAY AFTER YOU HAD THEM.
IT TOLD ME THAT THERE'S PROBABLY NO PUPPIES OUT THERE.
THAT'S ALL SHE WANTED -- JUST TO GET OUT AND GET IN HERE.
AND WHAT'S REALLY PROBABLY THE SADDEST THING
IS HUMANS DID THIS TO HER,
AND HERE, SHE'S ASKING A HUMAN AGAIN FOR HELP.
AND THAT'S FORGIVENESS.
I PROMISE. WE WON'T LEAVE YOU.
WE WON'T LEAVE YOU. OKAY?
I WON'T LEAVE YOU.
YOU'RE SAFE NOW.
DOGS ARE PRETTY SPECIAL.
YOU'RE SAFE.
WITH ONE DOG COMING IN, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW
THAT ONE DOG MAY BE GOING OUT.
OUR LATEST TWO ADOPTERS
FELL REALLY HARD FOR KRUNCH AND GILBERT.
LEE AND BRANDI ARE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A TOUGH DECISION.
BUT FIRST, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT BOTH OF THE DOGS ARE OKAY WITH LIFE IN AN 18-WHEELER.
OH, NO. YOU'RE WORKING?
OUR NEIGHBORS JUST HAPPEN TO OWN A FLEET OF REALLY BIG TRUCKS.
WE HAVE, UM [CLICKS TONGUE]
SOME TRUCK DRIVERS THAT ARE GONNA ADOPT A DOG FROM US.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE DOGS FEEL COMFORTABLE AROUND THE NOISE AND STUFF
'CAUSE THEY HAVE A BIG RIG.
MATT AND I WENT NEXT DOOR
AND ASKED OUR NEIGHBOR KENDRICK IF HE WOULD HELP US OUT.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH, YOU DON'T MIND?
WE CAN BRING THE DOG OVER ONE TIME?
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY. OKAY.
I HAVE THIS PLANNED IN STEPS.
OUR FIRST STEP WAS TO JUST LEAVE THE TRUCK STATIONARY,
NO ENGINES ON, AND LET EACH DOG WALK UP
AND JUST KIND OF GET A LOOK OF WHAT WAS BEFORE THEM.
CONTESTANT NUMBER ONE.
WE FIRST BROUGHT OUT KRUNCH, WALKED HIM UP TO THE TRUCK...
OKAY.
...OPENED THE DOOR.
HEY, HOLD ON.
SEE, HE IS SCARED.
KRUNCH SPOOKED...
OKAY.
...BEGAN BACKING UP...
INTERESTING.
Matt: NO.
INTERESTING. INTERESTING.
...RAN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
YEAH, HE'S LIKE, "UNH-UNH, I'M NOT HAVING THAT."
UHP.
THIS MAY NOT BE THE DOG FOR THEM.
HE WAS ABSOLUTELY PETRIFIED OF THAT TRUCK.
IF HE'S THIS AFRAID,
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS.
I'M NOT GONNA FORCE A DOG
TO DO SOMETHING HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO.
I'M NOT GONNA TAKE A DOG
AND PUT HIM IN A SITUATION WHERE HE'S AFRAID.
SO, I SAID, "OH, WELL.
WE'VE GOT ONE MORE SHOT AT THIS."
AND I HAD MATT BRING OUT GILBERT.
YEAH, I -- OOF.
I REALLY WANT LEE AND BRANDI
TO HAVE ONE OF THE DOGS THEY CAME FOR.
BUT IF GILBERT'S GONNA REACT THE SAME WAY AS KRUNCH DID,
THIS MAY NOT HAPPEN.
AND IT'S POSSIBLE THAT NEITHER DOG
WILL END UP WITH HIS HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
Tia: TRUCK TESTING IS NOT GOING HOW I WANTED.
KRUNCH HAS ALREADY TAKEN HIMSELF OUT OF THE RUNNING.
Matt: YEAH, HE'S LIKE, "UNH-UNH, I'M NOT HAVING THAT."
UHP.
THIS MAY NOT BE THE DOG FOR THEM.
AND IF GILBERT REACTS THE SAME,
IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT LEE AND BRANDI WILL BE LEAVING
WITHOUT A VILLALOBOS DOG.
[ SMOOCHES ] GILBERT, COME HERE.
GILBERT. COME HERE, BUD.
OH, GOOD BOY!
WALKED HIM UP TO THE TRUCK, HE DIDN'T CARE.
COME HERE. [ SMOOCHES ] COME HERE.
OH, YOU WANT TO GO?
HEY, LEAVE SOME FINGERS THERE, BUDDY.
LOOK AT HIM. NO FEAR.
NONE WHATSOEVER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
COME HERE, BUDDY.
[ GRUNTS ]
OH, MY GOODNESS.
HE WANTED UP IN THAT TRUCK.
THIS TRUCK IS A LITTLE TOO SMALL.
GILBERT WAS JUST LIKE SQUISHED ON THE FLOOR,
AND HE TOOK IT LIKE A CHAMP.
HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS. HE'S NOT AFRAID OF IT.
GILBERT WAS LOVING THE TRUCK SO FAR,
BUT I KNEW WE WEREN'T OUT OF THE WOODS YET.
THE DIESEL MOTORS ON THESE TRUCKS
ARE A LOT DIFFERENT THAN, LIKE, A REGULAR CAR.
THEY'RE PRETTY NOISY.
AND THESE TRUCKS VIBRATE. YOU CAN FEEL IT.
SO, AT LEAST JUST TURN THE ENGINE ON.
GO AHEAD.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
OH, WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT'S THAT?
[ TRUCK CONSOLE BEEPS ]
OH, HEAR ALL THE NOISES?
GILBERT DIDN'T CARE. DIDN'T CARE.
DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, AIR BRAKES AND STUFF THAT MAKE NOISE?
[ AIR HISSES ]
[ AIR HORN HONKS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
GOOD BOY!
BETWEEN MATT BEING EXCITED OVER GETTING THE AIR HORN BLOWN
AND ME SEEING GILBERT'S LACK OF REACTION,
IT WAS A REALLY COOL THING.
YEAH, BIG BOY.
I'M HOPING THAT LEE AND BRANDI'S FEELINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED
AND STILL WANT TO GO WITH GILBERT.
THEN THE FINAL TEST
WILL BE PUTTING GILBERT UP INTO THEIR TRUCK
AND TAKING HIM FOR A LITTLE SPIN AND SEEING HOW HE DOES.
AND HOPEFULLY, THEIR 18-WHEELER WILL HAVE FOUR NEW LEGS.
SO, TODAY, WE'RE AT LOUISE'S HOUSE
WHERE THE EMACIATED PIT BULL THAT WE'VE NAMED ARTEMIS
HAS BEEN STAYING.
WHEN WE TOOK HER TO THE VET, THEY CONFIRMED
THAT SHE HAD BEEN NO LONGER NURSING,
WHICH MEANT THAT THERE WERE NO LONGER
PUPPIES FOR US TO BE SEARCHING FOR.
SINCE COMING TO US,
ARTEMIS HAS BEEN GETTING SPOILED,
EATING LIKE A CHAMP,
AND JUST PUTTING ON A LOT OF GOOD WEIGHT.
BUT SHE'S STILL REALLY WEAK AND IN NO CONDITION
TO BE PUT OUT IN THE MAIN POPULATION OF THE KENNELS.
YOU KNOW, LOUISE'S PLACE IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS
FOR A DOG THAT NEEDS THIS KIND OF CARE.
HELLO.
Louise: HI, GUYS.
OH, SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. OH, MY GOD.
HEY, YOU!
AWW.
SEEING ARTEMIS TODAY, SHE LOOKS GREAT.
OH, LOOK. LOOK. SHE LIKES HER EARS TUGGED.
Louise: YEAH.
I MEAN, HER ATTITUDE IS JUST REALLY COOL.
REAL POSITIVE, YOU KNOW, OUTGOING DOG.
SO YOU WANT TO SEE HER BEST FRIENDS IN THE HOUSE?
OH, NO.
RELEASE THE BEASTS.
LOOK WHO IT IS!
LOOK. PUPPIES.
LOOK AT THEM. AWW.
SHE'S, LIKE, SO GOOD WITH THEM.
SHE HELPS ME OUT WITH THEM SO MUCH.
I LOVE YOU.
LOUISE LETTING THE PUPPIES OUT JUST COMPLETELY MELTED MY HEART.
ARTEMIS' STORY IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE ABOUT.
AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
IS TAKING DOGS FROM HORRIBLE SITUATIONS LIKE THAT
AND SHOWING WHAT A TRUE PIT BULL IS.
HI, GUYS. HI.
OH, MY GOSH.
SHE'S SO GOOD.
TO ME, SHE'S PROBABLY THE ULTIMATE DOG.
SHE LOVES OTHER DOGS, SHE'S GREAT WITH PEOPLE,
GOOD IN THE HOUSE.
[ SMOOCHES ]
I LOVE YOU.
YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY.
YEAH.
I'M JUST ON OVERLOAD WITH ALL OF THIS RIGHT NOW.
I HOPE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS
WHEN WE ARE FINALLY ABLE TO PUT HER UP FOR ADOPTION
THAT SOMEBODY SEES WHAT A GREAT DOG SHE IS
AND THAT SHE CAN JUST GO STRAIGHT INTO SOMEONE'S HOME.
I LOVE YOU.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WHEN I GATHER THE WHOLE TEAM UP,
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT SOMETHING IS UP,
AND SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY UP.
EVERYBODY HERE?
ALL RIGHT, SO, I DON'T KNOW
IF SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD OR NOT HEARD,
BUT THERE IS A TROPICAL STORM HEADING, POTENTIALLY, THIS WAY.
IT MIGHT HIT ON SATURDAY -- TANIA'S WEDDING.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THAT WOULD --
WELL, YEAH, I CAN IMAGINE BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT'S HOW MY LIFE'S BEEN, TOO.
IT'S JUST KIND OF THE WAY OUR LIFE GOES.
YOU JUMP OVER THE HURDLE, AND THEN YOU GO FACE FIRST
INTO THE BRICK WALL THAT WAS RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
THIS IS WHERE I GET PUT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
I HAVE TO START DECIDING WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT --
MY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING OR GETTING THESE DOGS PREPARED.
AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE I CAN'T MAKE THAT CHOICE.
I GUESS THEY WERE SAYING BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
WE'RE GONNA KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA GET MISSED.
BUT THEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON DOESN'T DO US ANY GOOD.
IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME TO PREPARE.
Tania: PERRY AND I PUT A LOT OF PLANNING INTO OUR WEDDING,
BUT NO MATTER WHAT ELSE HAPPENS,
THE REASON WE'RE ALL HERE IS FOR THE DOGS.
THEY COUNT ON US, AND THEY COULD BE IN TROUBLE.
WE'RE AT ONE OF THE LOWEST POINTS
BELOW SEA LEVEL IN THE CITY, SO WHEN RAIN COMES,
WE HAVE TO GET THE DOGS TO HIGHER GROUND.
ALL RIGHT? OKAY.
Tania: FOR AS MUCH AS I ACTUALLY WANT OUR HAPPY DAY,
THE DOGS -- THEY COME FIRST.
THERE IS A DISTURBANCE IN THE CARIBBEAN
THAT'S MAKING ITS WAY TOWARD THE GULF.
Man: THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS TELLING
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN LOW-LYING AREAS
TO BE READY FOR A POSSIBLE STORM SURGE.
WE ALREADY HAVE WIND SPEEDS IN THE AREA
OF AROUND 40 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR.
Tania: WE'RE WRITING OUT EVERY DOG THAT WE HAVE HERE --
HERE THEY ARE AND WHAT SIZE CRATE THAT THEY'RE GONNA NEED
IF WE HAVE TO EVACUATE.
Tia: I'M NOT SURPRISED ABOUT TANIA'S REACTION,
WHICH IS TO JUST KICK INTO GEAR AND START GETTING THINGS READY.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO LOOK AT THE BACK SECTION TO DRAW IT OUT.
WE ALL STILL REMEMBER HURRICANE ISAAC LAST YEAR,
AND IT BEAT US DOWN PRETTY HARD.
ALTHOUGH THE WAREHOUSE WEATHERED THE STORM PRETTY WELL,
WE GOT OUR BUTTS KICKED UP THERE BY THE EVACUATION CENTER.
THIS TIME, WHO KNOWS WHAT, OR WHO, IS GONNA GET HIT NEXT.
HOPEFULLY, THE STORM WILL JUST MISS US,
AND TANIA AND PERRY'S WEDDING CAN GO OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.
ALL WE CAN DO IS WAIT AND SEE.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
THIS IS COUGAR -- A 9-MONTH-OLD PIT BULL PUPPY.
SHE WAS FOUND TIED TO OUR GATE,
COMPLETELY SKINNY, VERY FRIGHTENED.
COUGAR HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT.
SHE DESERVES HER OWN HOME.
COUGAR IS A VERY SWEET GIRL.
SHE'S CRATE-TRAINED, HOUSE-TRAINED,
VERY GOOD WITH OTHER DOGS, PEOPLE, KIDS.
I THINK SHE'D BE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYBODY'S FAMILY.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING COUGAR
OR ANY OTHER VILLALOBOS RESCUE DOG,
GO TO animalplanet.com/pitbulls.
Tia: WITH THE STORM RIGHT ON OUR HEELS,
I ASKED LEE AND BRANDI TO COME TO THE WAREHOUSE
TO TALK ABOUT KRUNCH AND GILBERT.
AFTER WE DID SOME TRUCK TESTING,
KRUNCH TOOK HIMSELF OUT OF THE RUNNING.
Matt: HE'S LIKE, "UNH-UNH, I'M NOT HAVING THAT."
INTERESTING.
SO I'M HOPING THAT THE ADOPTERS
STILL HAVE THAT CONNECTION WITH GILBERT.
[ AIR HORN HONKS ]
I'M VERY ANXIOUS.
BY THE END OF THE DAY, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE
TO TAKE OUR NEW FAMILY MEMBER WITH US
AND BE ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD IN OUR HOME.
READY TO TAKE THE BABY HOME WITH US?
LOOK AT THAT. HI.
Lee: HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?
THIS IS IMPRESSIVE! [ LAUGHS ]
AS A PERSON WHO WORKED
AT A TRUCK STOP CAFĂ© WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF SEMIS.
WOW. LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TRUCK.
Brandi: WANT TO CHECK OUT THE INSIDE?
YEAH, I WANT TO SEE THE INSIDE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOD! THEY GOT A FRIDGE?!
IT WAS HUGE!
IT WAS LIKE BUNK BEDS AND A REFRIGERATOR,
AND I'M LIKE, "THIS IS GREAT.
I MEAN, THIS IS AWESOME."
YEAH. THIS ONE'S SET UP FOR PRETTY MUCH TWO PEOPLE.
WOW!
WAY NICER THAN I WAS EXPECTING.
THIS IS AMAZING.
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A BIG DOG.
BUT FIRST, I HAVE TO LET THE ADOPTERS KNOW ABOUT CRUNCH.
WITH JUST THE FIRST STEP WITH THE INTRODUCTION,
WHICH WAS JUST LETTING THE DOGS SEE THE TRUCK
AND COME NEAR THE STEPS TO SEE HOW BIG IT WAS,
THERE WAS GOOD NEWS, AND THERE WAS BAD NEWS.
ONE DOG DID NOT DO WELL AT ALL, AND ONE DID GREAT.
OH, GOSH.
SO...
WE'RE READY FOR EITHER ONE.
THEY WERE LIKE, UNANIMOUSLY, LIKE, IN SYNC SAID, "WE'RE GOOD.
WE'RE GOOD WITH WHATEVER DOG IT IS."
SO THAT WAS LIKE A [SIGHS HEAVILY]
HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF FOR ME.
SO, YOU GO GET HIM. YOU COME OVER HERE.
OKAY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
JUST TO KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH IT,
I HAD THEM THEM STEP TO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK,
AND I HAD MATT GO AND BRING GILBERT OUT.
[ GROANS ]
STANDING THERE WAITING FOR THEM
TO BRING OUT EITHER KRUNCH OR GILBERT --
OH, IT WAS JUST TERRIBLE.
I JUST WANTED TO JUST RUN AROUND THE TRUCK AND SAY,
"OKAY, JUST HURRY UP," YOU KNOW.
"WHO IS GONNA BE OUR ROAD DOG?"
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, MATT.
[ GASP ]
WELL, HELLO.
ALL RIGHT, GILBERT!
OH, MY GOSH.
HE SAYS, "I WAS THE WINNER."
HE WAS THE WINNER, MAN. HE DID GREAT, DUDE.
WHEN GILBERT CAME AROUND THE CORNER,
MY HEART WAS BEATING FAST.
I WAS JUST, LIKE, SO HAPPY.
YEAH. YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
LOOK AT HIM.
LOOK. HE'S READY.
LOOK AT HIM. OH, MY GOSH.
WE GOT TO PET HIM FOR TWO SECONDS.
AND THE DOOR WAS OPEN -- HE NOTICED IT WAS OPEN.
HE WANTED IN THE TRUCK.
IT WAS LIKE HE KNEW WHERE HE WAS GOING,
WHERE HE WANTED TO GO, AND HE WAS SO HAPPY.
LOOK AT THAT.
Matt: COME ON IN HERE, BIG BOY.
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH. LOOK. RIGHT TO THE BED.
Tia: GO AHEAD AND GET IN THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
LOOK AT HIM. HE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE BED.
OH, HE DID!
OH, MY GOSH.
HE JUMPED RIGHT IN THE TRUCK
AND JUST SAT DOWN LIKE HE OWNED THE PLACE,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS SO CUTE.
RIGHT?
YOU GONNA LOOK OUT THE WINDOW?!
I MEAN, HE WAS READY TO GO,
AND IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE CUTEST THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO, I'M GONNA LET YOU GUYS GO FOR A LITTLE CRUISE.
YOU READY TO GO FOR A RIDE? HUH? YOU READY TO GO FOR A RIDE?
MATT SITTING IN THE BACK WITH GILBERT ON THAT AWESOME BED
AND BRANDI SITTING SHOTGUN --
THE FOUR OF THEM TOOK OFF ON A LITTLE SPIN AROUND THE BLOCK.
[ LAUGHS ] NICE.
OH, MY GOD!
THIS IS SO COOL!
[ AIR HORN BLOWS ]
HE'S JUST SITTING THERE LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW.
HE DOESN'T CARE AT ALL.
Brandi: GILBERT, HE WAS JUST LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
I MEAN, HE'S ABSOLUTELY GONNA DO GREAT.
I THINK HE LIKES IT.
THIS IS AWESOME.
HE'S JUST SUCH A ROAD DOG.
HE IS. I LOVE IT.
OH, MY GOSH. THIS IS AWESOME.
Tia: WHEN THEY WENT DOWN THE STREET HERE,
YOU KNOW, I LOOKED UP AND SAW BRANDI IN THE WINDOW.
OH, SHE'S SO HAPPY.
SHE COULDN'T CONTAIN HERSELF.
SHE WAS JUST CLAPPING LIKE A LITTLE GIRL, JUST LIKE "YAY!"
THAT'S ALL I SAW WAS THIS LITTLE GIRL CLAPPING IN THE WINDOW.
I THOUGHT, "OH, MY GOD. IT'S SO CUTE."
HE HASN'T EVEN MOVED.
HE'S BEEN WATCHING OUT THE WINDOW THE WHOLE TIME.
Lee: GILBERT IS GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, OUR ROAD BUDDY,
JUST SMILING ALL THE TIME.
DO YOU REMEMBER US?
OH, LOOK. UNH-UNH. HE'S LIKE, "UNH-UNH."
HE DOESN'T WANT TO GET OUT NOW, DOES HE?
NO. HE'S LAID DOWN. AWW.
HE'S ALREADY GOT HIS SPOT ON THE BED.
GILBERT!
THIS IS LIKE THE BEST ANNIVERSARY,
BIRTHDAY, CHRISTMAS, ALL ROLLED INTO ONE.
OH, I MEAN, THIS IS JUST AWESOME.
WE COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER FEELING.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GIFT FOR YOUR HEART
THAT YOU CAN NEVER REPLACE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
WE GOT TO SAY GOODBYE TO ONE OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS TONIGHT.
THE BEST. THIS WAS THE BEST EVER.
[ CHUCKLES ] IT WAS SO COOL.
YEAH! YEAH!
[ AIR HORN BLOWS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
TO WATCH THEM DRIVE OFF TOGETHER,
IT'S THAT MOMENT IS THE MOMENT WE LIVE FOR.
THANKFULLY, GILBERT IS HEADING OUT
IN HIS NEW HOME...
...WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE THESE SKIES
JUST KEEP GETTING DARKER BY THE MINUTE.
TROPICAL STORM KAREN BREWING IN THE GULF.
Man: TROPICAL STORM WATCH AND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
Woman: THE STORM IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE GULF COAST BY TOMORROW.
Man: WHERE DOES THIS SYSTEM GO?
50 MILES ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, IT'S GONNA MEAN
EITHER QUITE A BIT OF RAIN FOR US OR NOT MUCH.
AT THIS POINT,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT VERY CLOSELY.
Tia: THIS ONE KIND OF SNUCK UP ON US FAST.
WE WERE JUST TOLD, LIKE, LAST NIGHT
THAT THERE WAS THE POTENTIAL FOR A TROPICAL STORM FORMING.
AND BY TODAY, IT'S TROPICAL STORM KAREN.
IT'S DUE TO LAND TOMORROW, RIGHT ON TANIA'S WEDDING DAY.
TENSION IS DEFINITELY RUNNING HIGH,
BUT LUCKILY THIS FAMILY HAS LEARNED TO THRIVE IN CHAOS.
OKAY. SO HERE'S THE DEAL.
WE'RE GETTING CONFLICTING REPORTS.
SOME ARE SAYING THAT IT'S GONNA TURN
INTO A CATEGORY 1, THEY FEEL, BY TOMORROW.
IT'S TOUGH, MAN. IT'S MOTHER NATURE.
YOU CAN'T PREDICT WHAT SHE'S GONNA DO.
MY FIRST CONCERN IS OUT THERE AT THE EVAC CENTER.
I'D RATHER JUST NOT TAKE A CHANCE.
Kanani: MY MOM'S STRESSED OUT
'CAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN HURRICANE ISAAC.
BASICALLY, WE DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK AGAIN LIKE THAT.
IT WAS PRETTY BAD.
WHAT IF WE TOOK THIS WHITE TRUCK OUT THERE
AND LEFT IT AT THE EVAC CENTER?
AND IT JUST TAKES THAT ONE TO WIPE EVERYTHING OUT.
LIKE, DOES YOUR TRUCK HAVE A TRAILER HITCH ON IT?
Man: NO.
SO WE CAN'T EVEN GET THE --
WELL, WE CAN DRIVE THE --
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
THAT'S TANIA. HOLD ON.
HELLO?
YEAH.
NO, YOU'RE NOT. NO, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO CANCEL.
NO.
Tia: IT'S THE DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING,
AND TANIA WANTS TO CALL IT OFF.
OKAY, TANIA, STOP.
NO, WE'RE NOT DOING THIS.
AND SHE JUST SAID, "THAT'S IT. I'M DONE."
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
NO, YOU'RE NOT. NO, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO CANCEL.
NO.
Tia: WHEN TANIA TOLD ME SHE WANTED TO CALL OFF THE WEDDING,
I KNEW I NEEDED TO TALK HER OFF THE LEDGE.
I FELT THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT SHE WOULD END UP REGRETTING FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.
RELAX.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT.
OKAY?
TANIA, SHE'S A TOUGH KID,
BUT SHE'S ALSO THE MOST SENSITIVE ONE I HAVE.
AND WHEN SHE WAS ON THE PHONE, JUST VERY EMOTIONAL,
I JUST LET HER VENT.
AND I JUST SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT, TANIA?
"IT'S GONNA BE FINE, AND YOU WILL TAKE THIS STORM.
"YOU WILL TAKE THIS STORM, YOU WILL RIDE IT OUT,
AND YOU WILL KICK IT IN THE TEETH."
DON'T.
IT'LL -- DON'T. WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I'M WORRYING ABOUT TANIA'S WEDDING.
I'M WORRYING ABOUT THIS TROPICAL STORM.
AND IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, YEAH --
ISAAC, HERE I COME AGAIN.
BUT AS A MOM, YOU DON'T... YOU DON'T LET THAT SHOW THROUGH.
OKAY. BYE.
SO, AT THIS POINT, WE JUST HAVE TO APPEAL TO MOTHER NATURE.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
[ AIR HORN BLOWS ]
Man: THIS MORNING,
THINGS ARE FAIRLY QUIET FOR THE MOST PART.
THE BULK OF THE REALLY STRONG ACTIVITY
WILL BE EAST OF OUR AREA AT THIS POINT.
Tia: GOOD GIRL. GOOD GIRL.
THE STORM DID EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED IT TO,
AND JUST STARTED VEERING AWAY.
MOTHER NATURE FINALLY CUT US A BREAK.
NOT SOMETHING WE'RE USED TO, BUT WE'LL TAKE IT.
WE'RE GONNA REMAIN PREPARED FOR ANYTHING,
BUT I'M ALSO CARVING OUT SOME TIME
TO GET READY FOR TANIA'S WEDDING TONIGHT.
THERE'S ALL OUR BLACK STUFF.
AFTER ALL THE DRAMA AND ALL THE CRAZINESS WITH THE STORM,
OUR WEDDING IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
MY MOM BEING A HARD-*** ACTUALLY SAVED THE WHOLE THING.
FOR ONCE, I'M ACTUALLY GRATEFUL FOR HER STUBBORNNESS.
WAIT. DON'T LOOK DOWN THERE.
DON'T LOOK DOWN THERE!
MY DRESS. GET OUT OF HERE.
WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
GOD.
I'M MOST DEFINITELY THANKFUL FOR TIA FOR SAVING THIS DAY,
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M THANKFUL FOR HER DAUGHTER.
LOVE YOU, TOO.
NOW THAT WE'RE HERE SEEING IT ALL COME TOGETHER,
IT'S SUPER OVERWHELMING.
BUT IN THE END, IT'S GONNA BE VERY EXCITING.
Mariah: GOODBYE, PERRY. HEY, SISSY.
NO, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING.
SISSY, GUESS WHAT?
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING.
YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED.
I THINK I'M GONNA BARF.
SHUT UP. YOU GOT IT. YOU'RE FINE.
I KNOW MY SISTER'S NERVOUS, BUT I ALSO KNOW
THAT SHE'S EXTREMELY EXCITED
TO SPEND THE REST OF HER LIFE WITH PERRY.
AND THE TWO OF THEM PUT TOGETHER AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING NIGHT.
YEAH.
Tania: I'M SCARED OUT OF MY MIND, HONESTLY.
I'M VERY SCARED.
AND I THINK I'M TRYING TO USE, LIKE, HUMOR TO DEFLECT.
BUT, YEAH, I'M REALLY SCARED.
CRAP! THIS WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA.
NOT MARRIAGE, BUT GETTING MARRIED.
I'M LIKE THE MOST SHY, AWKWARD HUMAN ON THE PLANET.
I CAN'T SLEEP. I CAN'T EAT.
I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A NEW DIET
THAT'S CALLED WEDDING PLANNING
BECAUSE YOU LOSE LIKE 15 POUNDS, AND IT'S NOT THAT AWESOME.
OH, GOD. I CAN'T DO THIS.
Woman: YOU CAN DO THIS. YOU CAN DO THIS.
WHAT AM I DOING?
Mariah: SISSY, STOP.
PERRY JUST CALLED ME "THE OLD BALL AND CHAIN."
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M GONNA PUNCH HIM.
Man: THIS IS IT, PERRY. YOU READY, MAN?
Kanani: THIS IS IT, BRO. [ LAUGHS ]
Perry: IT'S JUST CRAZY THAT, YOU KNOW,
I CAN CALL TIA MY MOTHER-IN-LAW
AND KANANI AND MOE MY BROTHER-IN-LAWS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW, IT'S A REALLY COOL FEELING.
HELL, YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
LET'S GO DO IT.
Tania: DO YOU SEE THAT?
RIGHT WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO PUT ON MY DRESS
AND MY NERVES ARE GOING CRAZY, IT STARTED TO POUR OUTSIDE.
THE HOTEL IS ACTUALLY TAKING ALL OF OUR STUFF DOWN.
I NEED A PHONE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT GOOD OUT THERE.
WE ONLY HAVE THE OUTDOOR SPACE AVAILABLE FOR US TO GET MARRIED.
SO, BASICALLY WHAT I'M SEEING, IS AFTER ALL OF THIS,
THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY WEDDING.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
[BLEEP]
AFTER GOING THROUGH
ALL THE CRAZY, EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER
OF GETTING EVERYTHING PLANNED,
I'M FINALLY HERE AND READY, AND THE RAIN STARTS.
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GONNA LOSE MY MIND...
Tania: HERE.
...MY MOM SHOWED UP.
OH, MY GOD.
AMAZING.
MY GOD, YOUR HAIR IS AMAZING. IT'S LIKE A SPIDER.
Tia: I TOLD TANIA THAT I WOULD BE SHOWING UP LATE
BECAUSE WE WERE SHORT-HANDED WITH THE DOGS.
BUT WHEN I SAW THE RAIN START COMING DOWN AGAIN,
I KNEW THAT TANIA NEEDED ME.
GOD, IT LOOKS SO PRETTY.
THEY MADE THAT FOR BLUIE TO WEAR.
OH, MY GOD. COOL.
I JUST NEEDED TO GET HER MIND OFF THE RAIN
AND BACK INTO BRIDE MODE.
Tania: SO THIS IS OUR GUESTBOOK.
ISN'T THAT LIKE THE BEST THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE?
I JUST WANTED HER TO REALIZE
HOW AWESOME THE NIGHT WAS GOING TO BE,
AND I JUST KNEW THAT EVERYTHING WAS GONNA TURN OUT JUST FINE.
IF YOU'RE EVER GONNA BE A BRIDESMAID, BE ONE FOR TANIA.
THAT'S WHAT WE JUST SAID.
YOU GOT THE COOL DRESSES.
Tania: WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT.
YOU GOT THE COOL DRESSES.
SURE ENOUGH, WHEN SHE STARTED RELAXING,
STARTED SMILING, BAM.
IT JUST STOPPED.
Mariah: CHEERS. I LOVE YOU.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
THE RAIN DIDN'T STOP ANY OF THE GUESTS, EITHER.
THEY WERE ALL SHOWING UP IN COSTUME,
JUST LIKE PERRY AND TANIA ASKED THEM TO,
READY TO CELEBRATE NEW ORLEANS STYLE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SO, WE MADE IT.
THE SKIES ARE CLEAR.
I'M JUST VERY EXCITED
TO SEE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE COMING DOWN THE AISLE.
Tia: YEAH, BLUIE!
AS SOON AS I SAW TANIA WALKING DOWN THE AISLE,
I KNEW IT WAS JUST EXACTLY WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
AT THE EXACT MOMENT IN MY LIFE.
IT WAS PERFECT.
COME HERE, BABY.
Tia: WELL, WELCOME ONE AND ALL
AS WE EMBRACE THE POWER OF THIS STORM TONIGHT
'CAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA LET IT STOP US, RIGHT?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE COME TO WITNESS THIS BLESSED JOINING.
ABOVE, YOU ARE THE STARS THAT GUIDE THE WAY.
BELOW, YOU ARE THE ROCK HOLDING THE EARTH TOGETHER.
Tania: I DIDN'T EVEN EXPECT MY MOM
TO SPEAK AT MY WEDDING.
I ALMOST EXPECTED HER TO BE KIND OF LATE
JUST BECAUSE THAT'S JUST TRUE TO MY MOM
AND SHE ALWAYS HAS SO MANY THINGS GOING ON
WITH HER LIFE AND WITH THE DOGS AND STUFF,
SO IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME TO HAVE HER SPEAK.
Tia: FOR STORMS WILL COME,
BUT REMEMBER, EVERY STORM RUNS OUT OF RAIN.
SHE DID THE MOST PERFECT JOB I COULD ASK FOR.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY,
UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF "FOREVER"
AND SHALL ONE NOT WALK THROUGH THE CEMETERY GATE
WITHOUT THE OTHER,
FOR YOUR LOVE SHALL BE IMMORTAL.
SO, TANIA AND PERRY...
OH, CRAP.
...HAVE WORDS FOR EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL
WHO BELIEVED IN FAIRY TALES, BUT WERE TOLD THEY DIDN'T EXIST.
SHE KISSED FROG AFTER FROG,
YET NEVER THE PRINCE SHE HAD HOPED FOR.
AND, YET, SHE NEVER GAVE UP HOPE.
THE SKY FELL TO ITS KNEES
THE DAY I FIRST LAID EYES ON YOU.
YOU TOOK MY BREATH AWAY, AND I NEVER WANTED IT BACK.
I KNEW, WITHOUT A DOUBT, I FINALLY HAD MY LOVE STORY.
Tania: AND READING PERRY, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY HOW I FEEL ABOUT HIM,
IT WAS MAGICAL.
IT WAS JUST LIKE A FAIRY TALE IN AND OF ITSELF.
IN A FEW HOURS, THE CLOCK WILL STRIKE MIDNIGHT,
AND ALL THE STARS WILL BE ALIGNED.
I WILL BE WALKING OUT HAND-IN-HAND WITH MY LOVE,
MY PRINCE, THE MAN WHO SAVED ME, GLASS SLIPPERS AND ALL.
YOU ARE LIVING PROOF THAT FAIRY TALES DO EXIST.
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY DREAM COME TRUE.
I LOVE YOU.
THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Perry: I DON'T REALLY NEED A PIECE OF PAPER
TO, YOU KNOW, SHOW SOMEBODY THAT I LOVE THEM.
BUT IT'S NOT ONLY JUST A PIECE OF PAPER.
IT'S, LIKE, SHOWING HOW COMMITTED YOU ARE
TO PROTECTING THIS PERSON FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BEGIN TO THANK YOU.
BUT I DO KNOW HOW TO BE THE MOST GRATEFUL, LOVING,
AND APPRECIATIVE HUSBAND POSSIBLE.
AS LONG AS THE BEER IS COLD AND THE DINNER IS WARM,
YOU CAN TRUST THAT YOUR LIFE WILL FOREVER BE PROTECTED
JUST AS I TRUST YOU WILL PROTECT ME
FOR AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE.
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS IS THE BEGINNING
OF THE REST OF OUR LIVES, TANIA AND I,
AND I'M JUST SUPER STOKED TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW.
AS THE GODS, GODDESSES, AND THE ELDERS ARE WITNESS,
AND BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
I PRONOUNCE THAT YOU ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
AND TWO ARE NOW ONE. YOU MAY KISS YOUR BRIDE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Tania: I WAKE UP EVERY DAY JUST HAPPY
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING WITH HIM.
Announcer: MR. AND MRS. SANCHEZ!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE GENUINELY LIKE BEING AROUND EACH OTHER.
LIKE, HE'S MY BEST FRIEND.
I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE ]
Mariah: I HAVE NEVER CRIED THAT MUCH
WITHIN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME,
AND IT WASN'T EVEN MY WEDDING.
FROM HOW BEAUTIFUL THE FLOWERS WERE
TO MY SISTER, MY MOM, EVERYBODY, IT WAS BEYOND PERFECT.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE YOU, TOO, BABY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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