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>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON. LOOKING THAT BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.
IT IS SPRING.
>> THE NICE WEATHER IS A
PERFECT SETTING FOR A SPECIAL
VISITOR OUTSIDE.
VISITOR OUTSIDE. LOOK, IT IS ROHO?
THE THERAPY LLAMA IS HERE.
ALONG WITH ADORABLE PUPPIES.
WE HAVE A CASE OF PUPPY LOVE
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. LOOK AT THAT.
THEY ARE 2 1/2 POUNDS APIECE,
BABY CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON HUMANE
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY. >> THEY ARE HERE TO CALL
ATTENTION TO AN EVENT HAPPENING
TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE HUMANE
SOCIETY AT ROD HILL AND WHO
BETTER TO BE OUT THERE WITH
ROHO?
ROHO?
ROHO? >>
ROHO? >> Reporter: THIS IS A GREAT,
SUNNY DAY AND WE ARE OUT HERE
BECAUSE WE ARE MAKING MONEY FOR
THE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON HUMANE
SOCIETY AND IT IS A WALK, RUN
AND IT STARTS ON SATURDAY AT
THE PARK AND IF YOU SHOW UP,
YOU WILL MEET ROHO AND MORE
WITH HIM IN A MOMENT.
IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING
TODAY, YOU CAN SHOW UP TO THE
HUMANE SOCIETY IN SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND ADOPT ONE OF
THESE BEAUTIFUL CHIHUAHUA
PUPPIES.
PUPPIES.
PUPPIES. ELLIE IS WITH THE HUMANE
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: EIGHT WEEKS OLD.
ARE THEY OLD ENOUGH TO BE
ADOPTED?
ADOPTED?
ADOPTED? >> THEY ARE.
THEY ARE ABLE TO BE ALTERED AND
GET VACCINES AND READY TO GO
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> Reporter: AND THEY WILL BE --
NOT VERY HEAVY WHEN THEY GROW
UP?
UP?
UP? >>
UP? >> THEY ARE TWO AND HALF POUNDS
NOW AND WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE
THEM AROUND SEVEN OR EIGHT
POUNDS.
POUNDS.
POUNDS. A
POUNDS. A SMALL DOG.
>> Reporter: I NEVER LIKED
HAVING THIS MICROFINE MORE,
BECAUSE NOW I CAN HOLD THE
PUPPIES.
PUPPIES.
PUPPIES. TELL US ABOUT THE WALK RUN,
PEOPLE CAN GET SIGNED UP AMBER
TO TAKE?
TO TAKE?
TO TAKE? >> THERE IS TIME TO SIGN UP AND
YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND
SIGN UP THERE.
THE EVENT STARTS AT 9 AM ON
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. REGISTRATION OPENS AT
HEAVEN:30.
HEAVEN:30. WE EXPECT TO SEE ABOUT 1000
WALKERS AND RUNNING -- RUNNERS,
AND 800 DOGS.
WE ALSO EXPECT ANIMALS TO SHOW
UP ALONG THE WAY.
>> Reporter: CAN YOU BRING YOUR
OWN DOG TO WALK?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THEY CAN.
THEY CAN.
THEY CAN. >> Reporter: IT SOUNDS LIKE A
LOT OF FUN.
WHAT OTHER THINGS CAN YOU DO
WITH ROHO?
WITH ROHO? YOU CALL THIS A CARROT CATCH?
WHAT AM I DOING.>> YOU -- YOU
HAVE TO LET GO OF THE CARROT.
>> Reporter: I FEEL LIKE THIS
IS A FIRST DATE.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
THIS IS ONE OF MY BETTER FIRST
DATES I DON'T MIND SHARING THIS
ON TV.
ON TV.
ON TV. I
ON TV. I AM CHATTING WITH THE PEOPLE
WITH LLAMAS AND ALPACAS AND
THIS IS OLD HAT FOR ROHO.
>> WE LIKE TO DO THINGS AND BE
PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND HELP
GOOD CAUSES LIKE THE HUMANE
SOCIETY SO WE ARE EXCITED TO
PARTICIPATE AND GIVE OUT FREE
CARROT KISSES FOR ANYONE
PARTICIPATING.
PARTICIPATING. >> Reporter: FREE CARROT
KISSES, I LIKE THAT.
AND ARE THERE ANY
MISCONCEPTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO
SHARE WITH US ABOUT LLAMAS?
>> THEY ARE GENTLE ANIMALS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ASSOCIATE
LLAMAS WITH SPITTING AND WE
TRAIN THEM NOT TO SPIT.
EVERYONE GETS ALONG AND THEY
ARE VERY SWEET AND THEY GIVE
YOU BIG HUGS AND THEY ARE
GENTLE GIANTS, REALLY.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE SO SOFT.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT LLAMAS DON'T
HAVE UPPER TEETH.
>> THEY ARE PART OF THE CAMEL
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. AND WHEN HE TAKES A CARROT HE
REACHES OUT WITH HIS LIP AND
PUTS IT INTO HIS BOTTOM TEETH.
THERE IS NO BITING ALLOWED.
HE IS VERY SWEET AND SOFT.
>> Reporter: I SHOWED UP AND
THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE
KISSING, AND I LOOKED AT SAM
AND HE GAVE ME THIS, DON'T DO
IT, ROD, AND I REALIZE THAT
ROHO WAS MY DATE FOR THE
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. >> REMEMBER TO LET GO OF THE
CARROT.
CARROT.
CARROT. >> Reporter: SO MUCH FUN.>> THE
WALK IS AT THE PARK AND WE
WONDER HOW THE WEATHER WILL
LOOK?
LOOK?
LOOK? >>
LOOK? >> Reporter: I THINK IT WILL BE
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. YOU START UP AT 9 AM?>> THE
WALK STARTS AT 9 AM,
REGISTRATION HIS EARLIER.
>> Reporter: AS WE LOOK AT