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- I am so excited about this video,
because we are gonna go over
some of the best dog rescue stories
and some of the crazy things we've done
with shelters and with dogs.
But look, here's the thing.
I would not have been able to do any of this
without you guys, all of you that watched the video,
that liked the video, that subscribed,
that shared, that donated,
you are the reason that we're able to save these dogs lives.
Furbo is actually the sponsor of this video.
I can't wait, we're gonna share
some of the projects that we did together,
like building an entire tiny house for a homeless dog.
Awesome!
Okay. let's just get right into this.
Who remembers Angela,
that would not put her food bowl down?
Pit bulls, more than any other dog
struggled to get adopted.
And, when I was in Detroit
and I happened to walk by a kennel of a dog named Angela
and she was just holding onto her food bowl
it was heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time.
It's an awesome story.
Watch this.
Angela was always holding her bowl
and I couldn't figure out why.
I thought she was hungry,
so I baked her a dog friendly muffin.
And then, when I came back to check on her
she still had that food bowl in her mouth.
The good news is she looks adorable
when she holds onto her bowl.
Here's what happened next.
You see, her medical bills were gonna be really high.
She had upper respiratory infections, skin infections,
and she needed about 44 stitches.
And all of that adds up to thousands of dollars
in medical costs, but then something really great happened.
Ann, with Paws for Life rescue posted a fundraiser
and the entire community came together
and donated to help raise the funds.
- [Ann] The good news is that Angela is very healthy now.
She has gained her weight back.
She's a volunteer favorite, we all love her very much.
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- One of my favorite things to do is take dogs shopping
and just let them buy whatever they want.
But, something that was really crazy this year
is we took a blind puppy shopping.
And so, we really got to see a dog use
the senses that actually mean the most to them,
like their hearing and their nose.
Go!
Go get them!
No, no! (laughs)
Go!
(toys squeaking)
(everyone cheers) (toy squeaking)
This is your first toy, here.
Oh, so cute! (squeaks toy)
Get it!
(everyone laughs)
There's so much more you can have, my man!
(laughs) Aww!
I mean, that's got to be one of the cutest puppies
you've ever seen, right?
- [Audience Voiceover] Aww!
Just remember that little puppy,
'cause I'm gonna tell you something
later in the video that I think you'll love.
Now, if you're a regular, you probably already know,
but if you're new here, I think you're gonna like this.
But first, I want to tell you about
one of the silliest video ideas we had this year.
(laughs) And, I can't believe we actually did this!
When I thought of it,
I was like, "Is that, could that be a thing?
"Would it be a thing?"
Tinder for dogs.
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We actually help dogs get adopted
by letting people swipe left or right.
By the way, who would ever swipe left
on a cute rescue dog?
- We might have to swipe left on this one.
- Yeah. - You swipe left on a dog?
I would swipe yes on every single dog, any day!
But the great news is he's actually a hero
because he adopted a dog.
So, it's an adoption?
- Yeah! - Yep, we're adopting.
(everyone laughs) - [Rocky] I'm so excited!
Come on, come on! - Bring it in.
- This year, we have done some amazing projects!
I mean, building an entire tiny home.
The only way we were able to pull that off
was because of Ty and his entire team.
Rescue groups, they pour their whole heart and soul
into everything they do.
And of course, to help cover those costs
an awesome sponsor.
Furbo was the sponsor that allowed us to build this.
As you can imagine,
building an entire house that is not cheap.
But, it gave Nemo a home!
And, you know what?
It actually led to a family.
It's all yours buddy, come on in!
We built a tiny house for a homeless dog.
Nemo is one of the most endearing,
fun loving, senior dogs I've ever met.
But, Nemo has been through a lot.
When he grew old, he was abandoned by his family
and he couldn't walk.
It's been tough for him.
Reverse Rescue wanted to do something special for him.
So, we designed and built him
his very own tiny home.
It's all yours buddy, come on in!
Nemo finally had his own home,
but what's better is he even got his own family!
And now, the Furbo tiny home
is gonna help more people and more dogs.
And, that's not all we were able to accomplish with Furbo.
What's really cool is they've got an initiative
where they're working to get 1,001 dogs adopted
in a year and it's making a big impact.
In fact, this year I personally
got to experience that with Kobe.
Now, here's a dog who had heart problems.
My family and I fostered Kobe.
We wanted to help.
He was blind, he had heart conditions.
We wanted to do whatever it took.
I know he's big, but he's only 13 weeks old.
Someone bought them from a breeder
and then tried to return him once they realized
all of the medical hardships that Kobe was going through.
Now, when this happened, he was at the vet
and the vet realized very quickly
that this was gonna be bad.
You see likely, Kobe would either end up in the wrong hands,
or at a shelter, or even worse at the end of the line.
And so, when Ty with Reverse Rescue found out about this,
he stepped in and said, "You know what?
"We'll do whatever it takes.
"We'll fight for this guy, no matter the cost."
So now, my wife and I, Kelly,
we're fostering Kobe because of just everything
going on in the world right now, everyone's staying at home.
And so, it's a great way to foster.
And, if we can help Ty out and help raise funds
because I know all of you can help with that.
You're awesome!
Then all of us together could literally save Kobe's life.
With Furbo's sponsorship and donations from all of you
we were able to help Reverse Rescue get Kobe
the surgery he needed.
And you know what?
It was a risky surgery, but he survived.
And the good news doesn't stop there!
We adopted him!
How could we let this guy go?
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- (laughs) Okay.
- You want to adopt him?
- Yeah. - All you gotta do
is fill out that paperwork.
- (laughs) I'm gonna cry.
- [Rocky] What is that right there?
- Adoption paperwork for Kobe.
- He's actually the first foster dog that I've ever adopted
because it's really important when you foster
to help these dogs get into new loving families.
But with Kobe, if he left,
he quite literally could have suffered from a broken heart.
We just fell in love, everything he'd been through.
He'd mapped out our whole house.
You know, he's blind
and so, that takes a lot of work.
We just knew that, you know, you know how you just know,
like he was the one, he was a Kanaka.
Together with Furbo, we got to take Greyhound shopping
and buy them anything they touch.
Oh, she touched that, she touched all three!
Okay, grab them all, grab them all!
Now, this is Steffi. - [Audience Voiceover] Aww!
- [Rocky] We don't know her backstory,
but what we know is the rescue found her
as a stray hit by a car,
which led to a long time of her having
her two front legs and casts.
But thank goodness Greyhound Adoption Center,
who specializes in rehabilitating
and placing greyhounds in loving homes
stepped in and said, "We we'll help."
Here's why dogs are so amazing
and specifically Steffi.
Even through all of this, this uncertainty,
this fear, this discomfort,
she still was always happy and trusting.
I mean, look at that smile!
It's time for Steffi to run again!
But this time, on her own terms.
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Oh, chicken feet, okay!
(both speakers laughing)
That thing's the size of her head!
- Oh my gosh!
- 1,713.
I think that was the most we've ever seen!
- (laughs) That is, I'm broke!
What I love about rescue, is it's a team,
it's a community that comes together to help dogs.
While we're out doing some crazy projects
and helping more dogs,
Furbo's continuing on their mission.
They're working hard to get 1001 dogs adopted.
But again, it's with your help
because what's cool is when you subscribe
to their Furbo dog nanny,
a part of those proceeds actually go
to help sponsor a dog that is part of their program.
Room and board, the cost of food,
spay and neuter, vet vaccinations,
all the things that go into help caring for a dog.
Oh, and as a cool little surprise.
Anyone who adopted a pup in one of
our Furbo sponsored videos,
Furbo is going to send them their very own
Furbo dog camera.
To me, it's really important to support the companies
that are helping animals.
It's an awesome product.
You should definitely get one for your dog and your family.
I will put the link down in the description below
with a special promo that I think you'll really love.
So, go click that right now and get one for your dog.
I am so thankful for dogs.
And so, we do something every year called Barksgiving.
Barksgiving is just like Thanksgiving.
It's all about giving thanks and showing love.
Now, I also do this so that hopefully,
we can spotlight some of these dogs and get them adopted.
- [In Unison] Happy Barksgiving!
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- [Female Speaker] Wow, look at (mumbles)!
- If you would have told me when I was a kid
that you could actually help animals for a living,
I would have been so happy!
But, I'm always continually trying
to put myself in the animals position.
What is it like for them?
So, I got to actually do something this year
that I've wanted to do for a long time.
And, that's do a 24 hour challenge inside a dog kennel.
You see, I'm from Hawaii.
And when I found out that the opportunity was there,
we flew over there immediately.
And, we converted that kennel
into a really fun, nice apartment for Cocoa.
Check it out.
I decided to do a complete makeover for his space
and make his kennel a tiny home.
My wife helped me out.
We stopped at nothing.
I mean, we bought the furniture we needed.
We took the time to decorate the kennel,
but I was really nervous
because none of that mattered
unless Cocoa really loved it.
But I got to tell you, the minute I saw his reaction
to seeing that space, I just knew that he loved it.
And, you know what?
We stayed the night together and we fell asleep.
At first, I think he was a little concerned
and I was concerned too,
but it turns out he's such a snuggle bud
and we had such a great night together.
In fact, the next morning we even woke up
and I made him little doggy pancakes
because what's a sleepover without doggy pancakes?
Mahalo to my Hawaiian family and the Maui Humane Society.
I cannot wait to come back home and do some more work.
The last year has been one of the most
challenging in my life.
And, I know a lot of yours.
I had a stroke.
I had a heart surgery.
But, I also had some of the most
amazing things happen to me.
We added multiple family members, Kobe,
my amazing daughter, Capri, and I survived.
I'm healthy and happy enough
that I'm able to help more and give more.
And, when the stay at home orders hit,
I knew that we had to get involved right away.
We had dog food at my stores.
We had nobody coming into the stores.
And so, I just knew that the only right thing to do
was to get out into the community and donate it.
And, I was just blown away
by how many of you said, "I'll donate.
"I'll help.
"You go deliver the food, I'll send the money."
And so, we even opened that up for a while.
We raised thousands of dollars
and were able to deliver food all across
the Southern California area
to people who needed it immediately.
And, the challenges just kept rolling in.
Flip got diagnosed with cancer.
But, you know what?
The good thing is he had surgery and he was cancer free.
So, (laughs) I had an idea.
Let's throw a big event for him!
We got 100 tennis balls.
It was just awesome!
When it comes to helping animal rescues and dogs,
I like to go big on the projects as much as I can,
but sometimes it's not about that.
Sometimes going big is actually going really small.
Like, with tiny Diamond.
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Feeding dogs is something near and dear to my heart.
And, we did a lot of that together this year.
We made a giant burger!
Now, this was specifically for Migo.
Migo's a fun loving happy dog
and Ty taking him in saved his life.
Migo's story is truly inspiring.
- We originally got Migo from the shelter,
but given his past, we don't know a lot about it.
We just got him when he was about one third of the size.
He was super emaciated, you know,
just super broken down as a dog.
So, he's came a long ways.
He's obviously gained all of his weight back,
but he's also one of our strongest dogs on the ranch.
So, if there's another dog that's in need, Migo gives blood.
So, he's given blood twice now to save other dogs.
And, he's just all around your goofy boy.
- [Rocky] (laughs) We let Bonsai jump in.
Cutest little puppy!
Has cerebellar hypoplasia, but just doing so good.
And, Migo got to just go for this burger.
Now, the rest of the burger of course, went home
and it fed all of the rescue dogs at Reverse Rescue.
So, it was put to good use.
For rehabbing a shelter to help homeless dogs
that needed wheelchairs called Wheelie World,
to opening restaurants for dogs like, DOGIHANA.
- Here we go. (everyone cheers)
- Welcome to DOGIHANA,
the first ever restaurant for dogs!
DOGIHANA is a hibachi style,
Japanese inspired restaurant
where we'll serve salad, soup,
fried rice, chicken, even doggy ice cream.
But, just as important as the quality
and deliciousness of the food is the experience of DOGIHANA.
(laughs) Get it, like, Benihana.
That's awesome!
We opened the first ever puppuccino drive through for dogs.
What I'm excited about most is this is just the beginning.
When I started this, I thought to myself, "You know what?
"I'm already adopting and fostering dogs.
"I'm helping shelters.
"Why not just turn the camera on?
"I'll bet there are other people out there
"that are interested in this, that want to do this,
"that want to be a part of this community."
I am blown away that millions of you
have followed us and are a part of this journey.
And, I know this video is kind of a year end review,
but really it's just the beginning.
I can't wait to see where we go from here,
what we're all able to accomplish from here.
The number one question that I get asked
is how did you start?
How do I do what you do?
And here's the good news.
You don't have to have a lot of money.
You don't have to have a lot of talent.
Look at me. (laughs)
All you have to have is the desire.
And you start small, volunteering,
even sharing on social media.
It makes a world of difference and it saves dog's lives.
I know, I see it firsthand.
To all of you that say,
"One day, I'm going to do what you're doing."
I believe you.
And it makes me really happy.
And if you're ever having a bad day,
or you're having doubts, watch this video again
because everything that was accomplished this year
is in thanks to you.
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