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>>> HELLO, EVERYONE, WELCOME TO TONIGHT WITH CASSIDY.
HAPPY TUESDAY.
HAPPY TUESDAY. HAPPY NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. WE
DAY. WE ONLY KNEW THAT THIS DAY HAD
COME.
COME.
COME. THIS AMAZING, MAGICAL DAY,
BECAUSE OF SHANNON AND THE
FOLKS AT THERAPY LLAMA.
BECAUSE WE HAVE ROJO THE LLAMA,
JUST AN AMAZING THERAPEUTIC
ANIMAL DUO.
ANIMAL DUO. AND ROJO IS SINGING US A SONG.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT NOISE HE
MAKES?
MAKES?
MAKES? >>
MAKES? >> IT'S A HUM.
HE'S HUMMING.
HE'S HUMMING. >> YOU SAID THAT MEANS, IT'S
NOT LIKE HE'S NERVOUS, AND
SCARED, THAT MEANS HE'S
COMFORTABLE.
COMFORTABLE. >> I KNOW WHEN HE'S STRESSED,
HE TRIES TO LEAD THE SITUATION.
HE'S VERY RELAXED AND
COMFORTABLE.
COMFORTABLE. HE'S JUST OWNING IT.
>> WE'RE ONLY INTO TUESDAY, BUT
THE SUN IS OUT, SO IT FEELS
LIKE IT SHOULD BE FRIDAY,
THAT'S ACTUALLY A REAL THING.
THEY ACTUALLY ARE THERAPY
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. >> ABSOLUTELY, WE GO UP TO THE
FARM THREE TO FIVE TIMES A
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. ALL
WEEK. ALL OVER PORTLAND, AND
VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER. SO I ROTATE WHICH ANIMALS GO
OUT TO THE FARM, SO THEY GET
REST DAYS, BUT I TEND TO GO
FIVE, SIX DAYS A WEEK.
>> DO THEY LIKE DRESSING UP?
>> YEAH, WE PUT ON OUTFITS FOR
THEM FOR PARADES.
AND MY HOME WAS TALKING ABOUT
HOW ROJO WAS A REINDEER IN THE
HOLIDAY PARADE, AND THEY ALL
LIT UP.
LIT UP.
LIT UP. I
LIT UP. I ASKED IF HE COULD COME BACK
DRESSED IN HIS OUTFIT.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS VERY
THERAPEUTIC.
THERAPEUTIC. IT HELPS PEOPLE REALIZE THAT
THIS 400-POUND ANIMAL IS
ACTUALLY A PET.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I
WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT EITHER
OF THEM WAY.
BECAUSE THEY JUST LOOK LIKE
BALLS OF FLUFF.
HOW OFTEN DOES NAPOLEON GET A
HAIR CUT?
HAIR CUT?
HAIR CUT? >> Reporter: THEY BOTH GET ONE
HAIR CUT IN JUNE.
NAPOLEON, AS AN ALPACA HAS
THREE TIMES MORE HAIR ON HIS
BODY.
BODY.
BODY. SO
BODY. SO HE GETS THREE TIMES MORE
SHAVED OFF.
SHAVED OFF. >> EVERY TIME YOU SAY SOMETHING
ABOUT NAPOLEON, ROJO IS LIKE
TALK ABOUT ME.
THIS YEAR, ROJO IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO RETIRE.
>> Reporter: END OF THE YEAR,
THIS WILL PROBABLY BE HIS LAST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. WE'RE HOPING TO TRANSITION, A
LOT OF OUR THERAPY AND
EDUCATION ON THE FARM.
THEN PEOPLE CAN VISIT ROJO AT
HIS HOME.
HIS HOME.
HIS HOME. THEY'RE ALL SO SOCIAL AND
WONDERFUL.
WONDERFUL. >> OH, MY GOSH.
AND ALSO, IF PEOPLE, THEY CAN
MEET THEIR OWN PERSON, BUT NOW
THEY CAN HEAR THEM, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THERE'S A PODCAST?
OF COURSE YOU CAN HEAR THEM AT
HOME, I THINK THEY'RE GETTING
LOUDER AND LOUDER.
ROJO IS WHISPER HUMMING INTO
NAPOLEON'S EAR RIGHT NOW.
>> ME AND MY ROOMMATE JUST
LAUNCHED OUR PODCAST.
LOCALLY, WE'RE HOPING TO
SHOWCASE SCOTT THE GOLDEN
RETRIEVER.
RETRIEVER. >> WE LOVE SCOTT.
>> THE MINI HORSE, AND HIS
SISTER TINY DANCER, THEY'RE SO
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. >> ELMO, THE LITTLE HORSE?
>> WE WENT TO AN EXOTIC ANIMAL
ZOO IN L.A., WHERE THEY RESCUE
EXOTIC ANIMALS THAT PEOPLE TAKE
AS PETS BE AND TEACH PEOPLE WHY
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE EXOTIC
ANIMALS AS PETS.
SO YOU'LL GET TO LISTEN AND
HEAR ABOUT THOSE THINGS.
>> DO BOTH OF THEM HUM, OR JUST
ROJO?
ROJO?
ROJO? >>
ROJO? >> JUST ROJO.
>> IT'S JUST THIS BEAUTIFUL
CHORUS OF HUMMING.
>> CASSIDY, IF YOU HUG HIM, YOU
CAN FEEL IT.
HUG HIM WHILE HE'S HUGGING,
IT'S SO SOOTHING.
>> WHOA.
>> WHOA.
>> WHOA. WHEN I FIRST WALKED INTO THE
STUDIO, I KEPT THINKING
SOMEONE'S PHONE WAS BUZZING.
NO, I NOW IT WAS YOU.
I'M SORRY, I GAVE THE CREDIT TO
SOMEBODY'S CELL PHONE.
SO WHERE DO PEOPLE NEED TO GO,
IF THEY WANT TO ACTUALLY COME
MEET THEM?
MEET THEM? >> IF YOU WANT TO GO TO ROJO
THE LLAMA'S FACEBOOK PAGE, I
TRY TO KEEP ALL THE EVENTS ON
HIS FACEBOOK PAGE, SO LOTS OF
FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS.
WE HAVE A TON BOOKED FOR SUMMER
THAT AREN'T RELEASED YET.
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GO, SO
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SUBSCRIBE.
>> DOES HE EVER STOP HUMMING?
>> HE DOES, AFTER 5:00 AT
NIGHT, LIKE CLOCKWORK.
>> HE HAS AN ITCHY EYE.
>> ARE THEY GOING TO BE AT THE
MODA CENTER FOR ANY OF THE
BLAZERS GAME?
BLAZERS GAME? >> WE WERE LAST WEEK, WE WERE
HOPING TO, BUT WE'RE GOING TO
BE SUPPORTING THE FUNDRAISER ON
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >> THERE THEY ARE, IN FRONT OF
THE MODA CENTER.
AND OF COURSE, LISTEN TO THE
PODCAST FOR THE LOVE OF
ANIMALS, AND MEET ALL THE
WONDERFUL ANIMALS, HEAR THEIR
STORIES.