Heading to the big moment.
Getting really, really excited. [LAUGHTER]
Today is a very special day.
Pavlov will be reunited with Steven.
Steven and Pavlov have not seen each other for years,
so it's going to be so exciting,
and so much fun to see
Pavlov's reaction and Steven's reaction
when he realizes that Pavlov
is actually in the building.
- Remember this place? Huh? Remember?
- Pavlov was found wandering the streets.
And was brought to Animal Control.
He was skinny, really terrible coat.
And New Leash on Life pulled him
to go into their program.
They pull at-risk dogs from shelters,
and pair them together with
a person who's incarcerated.
So they train the dogs and adopt them out.
It's a win-win situation.
When they brought Pavlov in,
I was like, "I'm supposed to train this dog?"
He came in like he was running the joint.
Pavlov and I, we lived together.
We ate together.
We basically did everything together.
He insisted that he sleep with me.
He started taking over the bed.
He was very loving.
We built up, like, an attachment.
Two months into the program,
he was starting to listen to me.
"Pavlov, sit." And like, he would sit.
"Pavlov, stay."
And then he started staying.
That's when I knew the pages were turning.
And I was like, "Wow. This is really working."
He wasn't the only one making progress.
We were both making progress together.
I was like, "What?!"
[CHUCKLE] I didn't even believe it at first.
I wanted to take Pavlov with me,
but I didn't know where I was gonna be living.
It was hard to separate from him
after everything we had been through together.
I was worried about him finding a home.
- The first time I met Pavlov,
it was kind of one of those love at first sights.
He is super loving.
Loves to give kisses.
He doesn't like to share.
"Can Momma have your ball?"
And he just put his paws over the ball,
Like, "No, you can't have it. It's mine."
"It belongs to me."
He's sweet, he's loving.
I'm really, really lucky to have him in my life,
and I have Steven to thank.
I first heard about Steven when New Leash on Life
posted on their Facebook page.
And I was like, "Oh my God,
it's my baby! It's my baby."
We've become real good Facebook friends,
and she sends me pictures of him.
We never, like, hung out and got together
or anything. But you could just tell,
he looks happy.
So, like, I know he's in a good place right now.
Maybe one day we'll get together
and hang out with Pavlov.
- Come on, Pavlov.
Right now, we are currently at Animal Control,
where we are minutes away
from being reunited with Steven.
- Remember this place? Huh? Do you remember?
- They spent such a long time together
during the training. So
I think he will be so happy to see him.
I cannot wait for the two of them to meet.
It's gonna be fun to meet him
and to see Pavlov's reaction
and his reaction when he sees Pavlov.
That will be priceless, I think.
All right. - You ready?
Typical day of a Animal Control officer
is really hard to predict.
Never the same thing every day.
There might be a few hours where it's like, really calm.
And then the next thing you know...
[LAUGHTER]
- Hey, boy. Come here, boy.
It's Pavlov!
Aw. That's a nice surprise.
What's up, man? What's up, Pavlov?
You still acting up, Pavlov?
What's up, baby? You remember me?
- And now he has that look. "You can't have my toy."
- Oh, yeah. I know. Trust me.
I know better than that.
Aw, you all knew this the whole time?
[LAUGHTER]
- Pavlov definitely does remember him.
- That's what we used to do in the yard.
Steven obviously remembers a lot of Pavlov's
little quirks and everything.
- Still the same.
- I do feel they have the connection still.
- How you doing? - Oh, good.
- It's nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.
- Come on.
I was definitely surprised.
I haven't seen him in probably like six years.
Get it.
- It's been like, a month in the works.
- That's crazy you all kept that a secret.
It's really nice to see him.
- The fact that we could reunite with Steven today
is just phenomenal.
I'm proud of Pavlov, because he is such an amazing dog.
I'm very happy for Steven, that he's doing so well.
I would love for Steven to be in Pavlov's life.
- I'm definitely available for babysitting.
It makes me very, very happy that
he found someone that loves him
just as much as I loved him.
Thank you for taking care of him so well.
- Oh, you're welcome. - I appreciate it.
Me and Pavlov shared an experience together
that I'm sure I won't ever experience again.
That was like a once- in-a-lifetime thing.
I'm ecstatic that he's with someone
that shows him unconditional love.
Marina already told me that
I'm gonna be on babysitting duty, so
we got future plans to hang out.