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I DON'T
I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW THIS ESPECIALLY MY DOG OWNER IS OUT THERE. BUT TODAY IS
NATIONAL RESCUE DOG DAY. IT'S
CELEBRATING ALL OF THE PEOPLE
WHO HAVE TAKEN A BAD TIME AND
HAVE THE HEART TO BRING IN A
RESCUE DOG INTO THEIR HOME TO
BECOME A MEMBER OF THEIR
FAMILY. SO MANY PEOPLE
INTRODUCED YOU TODAY. EACH ONE
WITH A SPECIAL STORY. I DO WANT
TO START WITH LISA. WE BRING
STARTED AN ORGANIZATION CALLED
TALES THAT TEACH LISA PERCIVAL
GOOD MORNING AND TELL ME ABOUT
TALES THAT TEACH. GOOD MORNING,
HEATHER. SO TALES THAT TEACHES
A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND WE
FOCUS ON EARLY HUMANE
EDUCATION. SO WE'RE TEACHING
CHILDREN ALL ABOUT KINDNESS,
COMPASSION AND EMPATHY THROUGH
THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR
PETS. AND WHAT WE DO IS WE
DONATE SOME BOOKS THAT I'VE
WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN. WE DONATE
THEM TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND
HUMANE SOCIETIES ALL ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. AND THAT HELPS
THEM LEARN THOSE CONCEPTS AT A
A LEVEL THAT THEY CAN
UNDERSTAND. DO YOU USE RESCUE
DOGS AS ZERO? YOU KNOW, WE WE
PARTNER WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS AND WE BRING IN
PET THERAPY DOGS AND SO YES,
THAT ABSOLUTELY ENHANCES
THE EXPERIENCE FOR THE KIDS
HAVING THE DOGS RIGHT THERE
BESIDE THEM. I LOVE THAT MEALS
THAT TEACHES NAME OF YOUR
ORGANIZATION, LOVE YOUR BOOKS.
I'VE BEEN TO YOUR WEB SITE NOW
AND I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CHECK
OUT TALES THAT TEACH DOG OR SEE
THE REST OF IT TO START. I WANT
TO BRING YOU INTO
THE CONVERSATION HERE. YOU HAVE
A SWEET LITTLE TRAY IN YOUR
ARMS. TELL US ABOUT FREE AND
WHY THIS DOG IS SO SPECIAL TO
YOU. THEY CAME INTO OUR LIVES
PART OF A RARE AND DIEGO HUMANE
SOCIETY. THREE YEARS AGO WE
FOSTERED TRADE MOM AND WE
ACTED. I HAD A DOG AT THE TIME
AND WE DECIDED TO ADOPT HER. WE
ADOPTED HER IN APRIL AND MADE
HER DOG OF 10 YEARS WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND HE
DIED IN JUNE. AND IF IT HADN'T
BEEN FOR THIS RESCUE AND THIS
LITTLE PEANUT IN MY LIFE THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY HARD,
HARD ROAD FOR ME TO MANAGE ON
MY OWN. SO THAT'S THE LESSONS
WE ARE LEARNING TOGETHER
THROUGH THAT. IT ISN'T THAT
FUNNY HOW WE THINK WE'RE
RESCUING THE DOG BUT REALLY
THE DOGS ARE RESCUING. I CAN SO
RELATE TO YOUR STORY. NANCY AND
HER DAUGHTER EMILY UP HERE ON
OUR SCREEN. THIS IS YOUR SWEET
BABY. THIS SOPHIE. TELL ME
ABOUT SOPHIE AND WE'LL JUST
LIKE TRAY. SOPHIE, YOU JUST
RECENTLY CAME INTO OUR LIVES
AFTER A LOSS OF A PET. WE HAD A
DOG TURBO WHO WAS ALSO A JACK
RUSSELL. WE HAD HIM FOR 14
YEARS AND WE JUST RECENTLY LOST
MID-MARCH WHEN SCHOOLS WERE
CLOSING DOWN. WHEN CITIES WERE
CLOSING DOWN AND IT WAS A
REALLY DIFFICULT TIME FOR OUR
FAMILY. AND SO I WASN'T READY
TO OPEN UP MY HEART YET
PROBABLY PERMANENTLY. I THOUGHT
WELL, MAYBE I WILL FOSTER AN
ANIMAL, AN ANIMAL, AN 24 HOURS
LATER. WE HAD SOPHIE AND WE
JUST COULDN'T LET HER GO. WE
ENDED UP ADOPTING HER. SO WHAT
WERE YEAH THAT'S EXACTLY SHE'S
MADE HERSELF RIGHT OUT OF MY
MARRIAGE. SWEET LAST BUT NOT
LEAST I WANT TO BRING JOLENE
AND GO GONE CONGRESS SAYING YOU
SHOULD DO WHAT WE'VE BEEN
WATCHING YOU WHILE WE'RE HERE
WITH YOUR DOG. LOOKS LIKE SHE'S
PROVING HERSELF OR ME ALL
THROUGH THIS INTERVIEW READY TO
BE ON CAMERA. SO GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS
IS FIONA. SHE'S ACTUALLY MY
NEWEST FAMILY MEMBER. I TOO
LOST THE SENIOR DOG IN JANUARY
AND FIONA CAME IN MY LIFE JUST
TWO WEEKS LATER. I HAVE
HERCULES SUSAN ADOPTED DOG THAT
I HAD FOR SIX YEARS NOW. THIS
LITTLE GIRL HAD A LIFE SAVING
SURGERY PERFORMED BY A SAN
DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY. SHE WAS
LITERALLY LITERALLY DYING ON
THE SIDEWALK. SHE HAD INGESTED
PART OF A LEASH COLLAR SO SHE
HAD A MATRIX STRUCTURE GOING ON
AND I FOUND HER TWO WEEKS LATER
AND SHE'S JUST THRIVING AND
BLOSSOMING. SHE'S BECOME A
CANINE AMBASSADOR LIKE HERCULES
AND DOING LOTS OF WORK WITH
KIDS FOR HUMANE EDUCATION, DOG
SAFETY, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, GIRL
SCOUTS, SUMMER CAMPS. SHE'S
DOING A LOT AND SHE'S BEEN HER
AND I KNOW I KNOW THAT SHE SHE
LOOKS LIKE YOU AND WELL THEY'RE
TOGETHER. SHE'S ALL DECKED OUT
WITH HER PEARL NECKLACE. YES.
OH MY GOODNESS. I JUST WANT TO
REMIND PEOPLE TODAY NATIONAL
RESCUE DOG DAY I'VE RESCUED A
DOG MYSELF. WE LOST OUR SADLY
IN DECEMBER HE WAS THE SENIOR
DOG TO ME AT SUCH IMPACT ON OUR
LIVES AND I ALWAYS THINK THAT
DOGS ESPECIALLY RESCUE DOGS,
THEY KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN
RESCUED. THEY'RE JUST A BIT
MORE SPECIAL ABOUT THEM. THEY
KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN SAVED.
LISA, I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH
THE FINAL WORD HERE. FOR PEOPLE
THAT WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED
IN TALES TEACHER MAYBE YOU
BECOME A RESCUE DOG OWNER
THEMSELVES ADVICE FOR THEM?
WELL, AS FAR AS TALES OF TEACH
VISIT OUR WEBSITE TALES THAT
TEACH DIALOG AND THERE'S ALL
THE INFORMATION THERE THAT'S AS
FAR AS NATIONAL RESCUE DOG DAY.
IT'S A GREAT DAY TO POST A
PICTURE OF YOUR DOG. USE
THE HASHTAG NATIONAL RESCUED
DOG DAY. IT HONORS YOUR DOG BUT
IT ALSO SPREADS AWARENESS ABOUT
THE DOGS THAT ARE IN SHELTERS
THAT