.
. >>>
. >>> SO
. >>> SO MANY OF US ARE THINKING
OF LOVED ONES IN NURSING HOMES
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. WE THOUGHT IT'D BE NICE TO
CHECK IN WITH A NURSING HOME
STAR.
STAR.
STAR. AN
STAR. AN ELEVATOR RIDING TEACUP
POODLE THAT BOYD HOOPERT FIRST
INTRODUCED US TO FIVE YEARS
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. TONIGHT, A LOOK BACK AT THE
STORY THAT CAPTURED MORE THAN 7
MILLION VIEWS AND THEN HOW
COVID-19 IS ADDING A NEW
CHAPTER.
CHAPTER.
CHAPTER. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> SOME ANGELS OF THE MORNING
ARE UP.
ARE UP.
ARE UP. >> HELLO THERE.
>> BEFORE THE SUN.
>> THIS IS NALA.
SHE'S HERE TO WORK.
>> UP.
>> UP.
>> UP. >>
>> UP. >> HAVE A GOOD DAY NALA.
>> UP AND AT EM.
>> I LET HER GO.
SHE KNOWS WHERE SHE'S GOING.
>> SHE'S COMING TO SEE YOU.
THERE SHE IS.
>> I KNEW SHE WOULD COME TO SEE
ME.
ME.
ME. HI
ME. HI HONEY.
HI HONEY.
HI HONEY. >> WITH A WHOLE NURSING HOME
FULL OF LAPS TO VISIT.
>> YOU'RE MY PRETTY LITTLE
GIRL.
GIRL.
GIRL. WHERE TO NEXT?
>> A TEACUP POODLE NEEDS AN
EARLY START.
EARLY START. >> NALA.
>> NALA.
>> NALA. >> THEIR BABY.
THEIR PRINCESS.
THEIR PRINCESS. >> YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE AT
THIS CARE CENTER CLAIMS NALA.
AND SO IT'S BEEN SINCE DOUG
DAWSON BROUGHT NALA TO WORK ONE
DAY AND HAS BARELY SEEN HER
SINCE.
SINCE.
SINCE. >>
SINCE. >> WE MEET IN PASSING IN THE
HALLWAY.
HALLWAY.
HALLWAY. >> WHILE DOUG DISPENSES
MEDICINE, NALA PRESCRIBES
AFFECTION.
AFFECTION. >> IF YOU PUT HER DOWN, SHE'LL
PICK OUT THE PERSON WITH
ALZHEIMER'S.
ALZHEIMER'S. SHE HAS A WAY OF PICKING THE
SICK.
SICK.
SICK. >>
SICK. >> SHE'S A GOOD DOG, HUH?
>> PRESS THE BUTTON FOR YOU.
>> NALA SETS HER OWN SCHEDULE,
DECIDES WHO TO SEE AND WHEN TO
SEE THEM.
SEE THEM.
SEE THEM. >> IF SHE COULD, SHE WOULD
PRESS THE BUTTON HERSELF.
>> RIGHT OR LEFT, NALA KNOWS.
>> MY HUSBAND AND I HAD A
LITTLE SNOUZER LIKE I HAVE ON
THE DRESSER THERE.
AND THAT WAS OUR PRIDE AND JOY.
AND SHE COMES CLOSE TO THAT.
ARE YOU HAVING FUN?
>> NOT A DAY OF TRAINING AS A
THERAPY DOG.
THERAPY DOG. JUST A ONCE WHINY PUP WHO
WASHED OUT AT A NURSING HOME.
>> I SAID YOU CAN HAVE HER.
>> WHERE DOUG USED TO WORK.
>> WHERE DID THIS LITTLE BEAN
COME FROM?
COME FROM? SHE'S HERE FOR A PURPOSE I
BELIEVE SHE'S DOING GOD'S WORK.
>> FOR ALL NALA'S PRINTING
AROUND, WHAT TOUCHES THE MOST
IS THE TIMES SHE LINGERS.
>> I THINK SHE KNOWS.
>> LIKE SHE DID JUST 24 HOURS
AGO AT INEZ'S SIDE.
>> SHE HAD DIED EARLIER IN THE
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. BUT NAHA KNEW AND WENT AND SAT
WITH HER.
WITH HER.
WITH HER. IT WAS WONDERFUL.
WE WERE ALL IN TEARS.
>> NO ONE CAN SAY IF DOGS GO TO
HEAVEN.
HEAVEN.
HEAVEN. >> SHE'LL DO ANYTHING FOR
GRANDMA.
GRANDMA.
GRANDMA. >> BUT THE RESIDENTS HERE WILL
TELL YOU SEVEN SENT NALA TO
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> SHE'S AN ANGEL.
SHE'S AN ANGEL.
I LOVE HER.
AND SHE LOVES ME.
NAHA'S STORY FIRST AIRED FIVE
YEARS AGO THE MONTH.
IT TURNS OUT COVID-19 HAS BEEN
AFFECTING HER LIFE TOO.
SO LET'S CHECK IN.
AND THERE SHE IS.
AND THERE'S DOUG.
DOUG, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
TELL ME WHAT NALA IS UP TO.
>> SHE WORKS EVERYDAY AT THE
CARE CENTER.
CARE CENTER. BUT SHE'S BEEN ON HOME
QUARANTINE SINCE ALL OF THAT.
SINCE SHE'S A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY,
WE DON'T WANT HER SPREADING
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. >> DOES SHE MISS HER FRIENDS.
>> YES, SHE DOES.
THEY MISS HER LIKE THE SUN.
I MEAN SHE'S BETTER THAN A
PILL.
PILL.
PILL. THEY'RE WAITING ON HER RIGHT
NOW AS WE SPEAK.
>> HOW OLD IS NALA.
>> NALA IS TEN YEARS OLD.
THEY THROW A PARTY EVERY YEAR.
THERE'S MORE PEOPLE AT HER
PARTY THAN MY PARTY.
>> IS 10-YEAR-OLD NALA
DIFFERENT THAN FIVE-YEAR-OLD
NALA.
NALA.
NALA. >>
NALA. >> NO SHE'S STILL GOING.
SHE HAS THE ENERGY, IT'S
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. SHE HASN'T LOST A STEP.
>> IS SHE STILL RIDING THE
ELEVATOR?
ELEVATOR?
ELEVATOR? >> YES, SHE DOES.
>> HAVE A GOOD DAY, NALA.
>> SHE HAS THE RUN OF THE
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. WHEN I PUNCH IN, SHE GOES HER
WAY, I SEE HER IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE DAY OR WHEN IT'S TIME TO
LEAVE.
LEAVE.
LEAVE. WE
LEAVE. WE DO PRIVATE CARE ALSO.
THIS IS A DEAR FRIEND OF OURS,
WE TOOK CARE OF HER HUSBAND.
THIS IS HEATH.
AND THE FAMILY, WE'RE STILL
FRIENDS TO THIS DAY.
WHOEVER SHE MEETS, THEY JUST
LOVE HER.
LOVE HER.
LOVE HER. >> WHAT WAS THE AFTERMATH OF
THAT STORY?
THAT STORY? >> I NEVER DREAMED IT WOULD GET
THAT BIG.
THAT BIG.
THAT BIG. HI NALA, THANK YOU FOR MAKING A
CUDDLY DIFFERENCE.
CUDDLY DIFFERENCE. WE GOT LETTERS FROM HOLLAND,
GREECE, GERMANY, LOTS OF
GREETINGS FROM THE NETHERLANDS.
A HUG FOR NALA THAT SUNSHINE
BRINGS EVERYDAY.
BRINGS EVERYDAY. AND THEY SEND TOYS ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. I
TIME. I HAVEN'T BOUGHT ANYTHING FOR
HER IN YEARS.
SHE'S WEARING A SCARF THAT WAS
GIVEN TO HER.
IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THIS
LITTLE DOG HAS DONE.
>> DOUG, THIS HAS BEEN SO MUCH
FUN CATCHING UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HOPE NALA GETS BACK TO
WORK SOON.
WORK SOON. > SHE WILL.
THANK YOU, SIR.
>> AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE
ALL HOPING FOR.
WE APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK
WE'VE BEEN GETTING ON THESE
WEEKLY CHECK-INS.
WEEKLY CHECK-INS. WE'LL BE BACK WITH ANOTHER NEXT
SUNDAY NIGHT FROM THE LAND OF
10,000 STORIES.
.
. >>>
. >>> WOW.
>>> WOW.
>>> WOW. YOU KNOW, WHAT A TIME FOR NALA.
HOW NEEDED SOMEONE LIKE NALA
IS.
IS.
IS. SOMETHING LIKE NALA IS IN
NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS AND
THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE OF
ISOLATION, FAMILIES CAN'T GO
AND SEE LOVED ONES.
AND HERE NALA IS QUARANTINED AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. GOOD TO SEE HER THOUGH.
>> ANIMALS CAN BRING DOWN