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- One dog to one mission,
where I take homeless dogs,
out on their best day ever,
and work to raise awareness to get them adopted.
I'm Rocky Kanaka,
this is "Dog's Day Out".
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You might be surprised to see such a beautiful retriever
in a shelter like this,
but get this,
after being surrendered once,
he was adopted
and then got turned back in again.
The last time he was turned back in,
they said it was just because,
he had too much energy
and of course, I mean, look at him,
this is a puppy that loves to run and play
and he needs a home to do that in.
It makes me tear up when I see dogs
that just continue to get returned,
because as you can imagine,
it's just heartbreaking for them,
but you know what?
Today is his lucky day,
because I asked all of you, I said,
"Should we take him on a Dog's Day Out?"
And you said, "Yes."
So that's what we're gonna do.
All right, when we opened the Puppuccino shop,
I met a really great group,
Rancho Coastal Humane Society,
and when they told me some of the things
that they were doing
and how they were helping dogs and cats,
I just knew that we had to get out here,
and help them and see what they're doing,
that's them right there,
lets go in and check 'em out.
Right, now we're gonna go on a tour of the shelter
but the very first thing that we saw
were these amazing puppies,
I mean, look at those guys.
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and let's take a tour of this rescue.
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That's John, he's given us the tour
and the rundown of the shelter.
Wow, they are doing some amazing things
but you could tell right away,
with everything going on in the world right now,
that it's hard,
and they're doing what they can with what they have,
but we have got to find a way to help them.
I have an idea on something
that could really contribute to this shelter,
so I called the guys,
they say they can pull it off,
so I'm gonna go meet up with Ashley,
who is the animal director,
and we're gonna start working with Rockstar.
- [Man] What's his name, Rocky?
(man chuckles)
- [Woman] It was Rocky,
and then. - Yeah.
- [Woman] We changed it into Rockstar
because we had another Rocky here.
- [Man] Okay, good.
(man laughs)
Oh, you know how to work the system, huh?
You gotta work the system.
So, What I'm trying to do with him right now,
is walk him just to build that relationship.
He is still a puppy,
like he looks, he looks bigger,
but I'd say he's probably you know, 10 11 months.
What I will do with him is,
we're gonna take a couple more laps around,
and then we'll do some playtime,
watch, come on.
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Don't tell Rockstar,
we actually have a much bigger day planned for him,
like Puppuccinos, going to the ocean,
getting a full feast,
it's gonna be amazing.
Okay let me let you in on the surprise
that we wanna do for the shelter.
Right now, the shelter is trying to do
as many activities as they can,
outside, including adoption.
So I thought man,
what if we could build them a meet and greet space, outside?
So my team and I started the planning right away
and we are taking over this patch of grass right here.
The team has assured me,
that they can build an entire gazebo,
for this awesome outdoor area,
they'll even bring in some helping hands.
So, I challenged them to get it done,
by the time we're done with Dog's Day Out,
so we can surprise the shelter
and Rockstar at the same time.
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Walking rockstar tells me a couple of things right away,
now you'll notice,
that he's walking with me on a leash,
he's a smart dog,
because he takes a dive, a roll dive,
like oh I'm playing,
I'm having a good time,
but actually what he's doing,
is he's trying to assert control,
but here's the good news,
I hear that there's a trainer on site
here at Rancho Coastal,
I'm gonna see if I can talk her
into dedicating some time,
with Rockstar with me
because, I think in a short amount of time,
we can make some real progress.
Oh, hey, this is who I was telling you about Libby,
who is a trainer here at Rancho Coastal.
I have some special requests.
So, I fallen in love with Rockstar,
I would love to steal you for the day,
and work with him so we can train him,
and really work with him to potentially get him adopted.
What did you say?
- That'd be great.
- Okay, okay,
and let me ask you this,
if he does really good,
and makes progress,
can I take him to the beach to wear him down a little bit?
- That would be fabulous,
only if he does really good.
- Only if he does it.
That's it,
I mean, I am 100% in,
we are taking Rockstar on a Dog's Day Out now,
traditionally, what happens when a dog has a lot of energy
and you make a commitment to wear them down,
one of you is gonna wear down first,
I'll guarantee you this.,
it will not be me.
All right, so here's what I've got,
I've got some interactive toys,
this is mental stimulation.
Is this toy right here
that we can hide treats in,
so I brought some of my jerky
that I actually bake at my store,
and we're gonna hide pieces of this jerky,
in the different layers of the treats,
and so then what he has to do,
is he has to work with his paw,
to figure out how to get to these treat rewards,
and there are different levels within this toy,
and so he's gonna have to work really hard
to figure that out.
Things like this are really great,
because it's just like,
if you've been at school or work all day,
your brain is tired and that makes you tired,
it works the same way for dogs.
(dog barks)
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Good boy, good boy.
The toy around,
he gets rewarded,
and so he's using that nose in that brain, to be rewarded.
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Sit,
sit.
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I think we're seeing some progress,
but from the expert,
what do you think?
- I think he's doing real well.
- Do you think, we're good to go to the beach?
- I think he deserves a trip to the beach.
- Yes, all right Rockstar,
come here, come here, buddy,
come here,
see I'm staying calm,
but, we're gonna go to the ocean,
for the first time every buddy,
you ready?
He's like where's some more of those treats.
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I think the thing that breaks my heart though is,
even with all this work like it doesn't guarantee
that Rockstar will be adopted.
Now, you guys always help me share this,
you like it, all those things
but, I don't know,
I'm definitely concerned
'cause I just, I wanna make sure he gets a good home.
Our building this gazebo,
is going to cost thousands of dollars,
but here's the good news,
we're actually able to do this,
because of all of you who are a monthly members,
we're passing forward your monthly membership fee,
to make a big impact.
Okay, the team's gonna keep working on that,
let's roll Rockstar in the car,
and head to the beach.
But first we got to make a quick little pit stop.
They should have a separate puppuccino line,
the line is so long,
(kanaka chuckles)
they need have one for Puppuccinos,
one for humans.
Look what Ashley just text me,
look at that, he's in the car,
he's ready, he's excited about the beach.
I think I've already wearing him down
just a little bit, maybe.
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All right have a good one,
thank you, okay.
Yeah, we got it,
all right rockstar here we come.
(dog barks)
- Heey.
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- You got it all over your face.
Oh, that's a good boy, rockstar,
is a good boy.
I mean, I know if you guys can see this,
but it is like all over the car,
all up here.
I guess on the next Dog's Day Out,
we're gonna have to include a free carwash.
I can not wait for rockstar to see the ocean,
for the very first time.
I am a little concerned,
about our project back home,
because these guys don't have much time left,
but they've assured me they can get it done.
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Rockstar is doing really good,
Ashley has really done a great job of,
working out a lot of his nerves,
he's behaving appropriately,
so we're gonna do it.
He's gonna go to the ocean for the first time ever,
you ready, buddy?
Wanna go check it out?
All right, lets go check it out,
come on, let's go,
let's go.
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Yes, he has a lot of energy,
he is a puppy
but, how amazing is that?
Like, it gives me chills,
it warms my heart, to see him so happy
and just running and jumping,
and having the time of his life.
I think somebody is tired,
who's worn out here?
Not me, him.
We got something really special for you,
waiting back at the Rancho, let's go.
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We built this as fast as we could for you.
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And we really hope you love it
because there are no returns.
- Oh. (man laughs)
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- Get out, here it is.
- [Crowd] Yeah , yeah.
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- Let's see what Rockstar thinks right?
Here, gather around, gather around,
come on Rockstar,
come on, let's check it out.
- [Crowd] Yeah.
- I think he knows his surprised, right?
I made Thanksgiving dinner for our boys here,
as you can tell,
sit.
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Oh, good boy,
enjoy it.
(man laughs)
All right, so this right here,
is my world famous pumpkin pie.
All right, sit,
good boy.
(crowd laughs)
All right, we've got a bunch more Thanksgiving,
can you all help me,
so we can go give these to some of the other dogs.
- [Crowd] Yeah.
- Okay, let's do it,
let's do it, good job Rockstar, good job.
All right, here we go here
will give you some these,
all right, lets go hand this out,
there you go.
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- Awesome Dog's Day Out,
but we still have a big mission,
and that's to get Rockstar adopted.
So I'm gonna keep working at it,
and we're gonna do whatever it takes to get him adopted.
If you wanna be a part of this, like this,
share this, subscribe,
these are all things,
that will make sure
that more people see this video
and will lead to him getting adopted.
Also, become a member of this video
that allows us to do some really cool things,
I've got some big things planned, for Rockstar,
we will stop at nothing to get him adopted,
or if you want,
you can get something for your dog,
like some treats or a shirt,
I'll link all that down below,
get some of that for your dog
and you're also helping us continue this mission.
If you think Rockstar is the right family member for you
and you want to adopt him
and also check out Rancho Coastal,
I'm gonna put that link down below,
remember, he needs lots of exercise
and he needs boundary set
but if you think you're the right family,
I want you to go right now and adopt Rockstar.