- [Rocky] Meet Jalapeno.
This five month old Golden Retriever puppy
is having the best day of his life.
Today this Golden Retriever puppy,
is the star of a fashion runway show put on
in Hollywood California by The Dodo.
And I've gotta tell ya,
seeing him live his best life,
on his very own Dog's Day Out,
puts a big smile on my face.
Which is good because what I'm about to tell you
about his life up to this point, will break your heart.
You see Jalapeno, or Hal for short, is a homeless dog
and he has a very serious condition called Megaesophagus.
(sad music)
Right we're gonna get deeper into that story
but first I wanna invite you along on Hal's big day.
Let's get started.
One dog, one day and one mission.
Where I take them out on the best day they've ever had
and work to raise enough awareness,
to help them find their forever home.
I'm Rocky Kanaka and this is Dog's Day Out.
Hal has Megaesophagus.
Which basically means he has to eat,
from this special chair called a Baileys Chair.
And essentially what it does,
is it sits him up straight,
so that gravity can help the food go down.
He can't swallow on his own so it's really important.
Okay, that's him having his first treat, a puppuccino,
and I know, it is cute but it's a really serious condition.
So any time he eats food or has a treat,
You've gotta sit there for at least 20 minutes.
Massaging the food down his esophagus
and making sure he sits upright.
Really it just comes down to time and dedication.
So any time he eats,
we gotta help work it down his esophagus.
Come on, okay, good boy.
So Hal is a five month old Golden Retriever.
Someone returned him after buying him from a breeder
because he was sick
and they couldn't figure out what was wrong with him.
Someone even tried adopting him
and within a couple of days they said,
ah, that's too much work and brought him back.
When I found this out, I stepped up immediately.
Because I knew I could bring Hal's story to you,
to the community and you all would help me spread the word.
To share this so that we could raise enough awareness
and find someone who is willing to spend
the time and dedication and give him a loving home forever.
Hal is the perfect puppy for Dog's Day out,
because we can show him,
that he will never be abandoned again.
He'll never be left behind.
He's not just trash to be discarded.
And in fact, that he's special.
I knew that I needed to show Hal that he is a star.
Such a cool view.
That's why when The Dodo asked us
to be models in their fashion show,
all to help support Marley's Mutts,
I knew that this would be perfect.
So we all packed up
and Jalapeno is in his first fancy hotel room.
Who knows, maybe we'll even order doggy room service.
I've a feeling this is gonna be a perfect Dog's Day Out.
(happy music)
Come here.
What's so cool about this is Hal literally went
from being abandoned, being adopted and then returned,
just bottom of the barrel.
No one knowing what was wrong with him.
I mean, he was on the brink of death,
to now this.
We're in this luxurious hotel room.
We're looking right at the Hollywood sign.
I don't wanna spoil the whole thing,
but it has to do with models,
a runway, Hollywood, fashion.
I mean basically all you could ask for in a Dog's Day Out.
Oh also if you're new here, welcome.
Make sure you hit that subscribe button,
turn on those notifications
and leave a comment down below here for Hal
and I'll make sure I read all of those to him.
What do you think man?
You wanna stay here or you wanna go check out the town?
You wanna go check out the town.
Okay let's do it.
Come on.
Let's go, come on.
Come on.
Let's go.
(upbeat music)
Hey look, I don't know if you agree with me or not
but I think Jalapeno's a star.
So this whole Dog's Day Out,
is about him getting the star treatment.
Seeing the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
going to the Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
I mean, we're gonna do it all
because this little man deserves it.
I mean, what do you guys think,
the next star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Jalapeno?
What do you think buddy?
Come on.
He's available for adoption.
- Oh, is he really?
- Yeah.
- [Woman] I'll see if we can adopt him.
- Yeah, Marley's Mutts.
He's a Golden Retriever.
- Does anybody want a dog.
He's up for adoption.
- You really rock, its nice to meet you.
You like dogs right?
- [Green Lantern] I love dogs.
- [Man] Does anybody need a dog.
- [Spider-Man] What's up buddy.
- [Rocky] His name's Jalapeno.
He should be a crime fighter, no doubt, right?
- [Green Lantern] Yeah he needs like his little mask.
- [Rocky] Oh yeah, we could get a mask on him.
Spider-Man, Green Lantern.
- [Green Lantern] Yeah alright.
- Thanks guys.
Right so he just ate,
he's gotta spend 20 minutes in the chair, at least.
And we've gotta get our beauty rest
because tomorrow is the big event.
Some of the main things of Dog's Day Out is,
one to make sure that Jalapeno has the best day ever
and two, helping raise enough awareness
so that he can be adopted.
So having a big event,
where a lot of eyeballs can see him helps.
But the biggest way for him to get the most visibility
is from all of you guys sharing
and helping spread the word.
So, by hitting that thumbs up,
by leaving a comment down below.
By sharing with all of your friends.
That is literally what will help find him a forever home.
We gotta call it a night,
'cause we've got a big day tomorrow.
Hey, morning.
Today's the big day.
Hey buddy, today is the big day.
As you can tell, he's got some energy
and he's pretty excited about it.
(laughs) Here he comes.
Is somebody excited for their big fashion day?
It's like he knows.
Okay normally when we make up his food,
we blend it together and it's a certain mix
and that way it goes down.
Hey, no, come here, come here.
Don't dig that out of the trash.
Ah for a while he was just emaciated
and he was losing weight and he wasn't growing right
because he wasn't getting the proper nutrition.
If you're gonna stay in a fancy hotel,
you're gonna need room service.
Let's go to your chair, come on.
Good boy.
Oh good boy.
Shut that right there, okay.
Right so we've got the blender that can travel with us.
We've got the normal mix of food.
Shall we just start him with one?
- [Kellie] Yes.
- [Rocky] Yeah, alright chef Kellie.
- My specialty.
- [Rocky] (laughs) Dog food blending.
Yeah and just a little treat.
I don't know how that's gonna blend.
Oh are you ready?
It's like counter service right here, man.
Okay, and then we just blend it, yo.
Oh he's so excited.
Ah smell it for me real quick.
(laughs) The smell is, let's say different but--
- Hal's gonna love it.
- [Rocky] Yeah, Hal's gonna love it.
At your service Hal.
- [Kellie] Wait
Okay.
- [Rocky] What do you think, man?
Eggs and turkey in there, only the best.
(upbeat music)
Okay, so we're getting ready for the event.
They're getting ready to put makeup on you, right?
- You don't say that.
They might trim my beard, I don't need makeup.
- (laughs) You need makeup.
The event today, tell everyone what we're doing.
- So we are having a fashion show,
with Jockey and The Dodo.
It's gonna be live streamed on The Dodo.
Our folks and our Jockey heroes
are gonna walk in this fashion show.
Help raise money for Marley's Mutts.
- So Zach is an ambassador for Jockey
and so you'll be doing this today in your underwear?
- Incorrect, that's incorrect.
- Dang it.
- Ill be doing--
- Well what's great is I'm rolling some pictures right now
of you in your underwear.
- That's outstanding.
- So just...
The cool thing about this is,
it all goes to help Marley's Mutts
and if you've seen Zach in any of my videos before
you know that the work that they do is just amazing.
A lot of you guys ask me, well how can we help?
How can we support?
I'll put the link down below
so that you can get some Jockey gear.
Where 20% is going directly to your organization, right?
- That's right.
I didn't know if we were gonna drop that hammer yet or not.
- Yeah, the hammer is dropped.
Because guys, we need your help.
So share this with everybody,
get some gear, comment down below if you do.
Let us know.
- Thanks guys.
- But get ready for this.
It's gonna be the best Dog's Day Out moment
I think we've done yet.
- It'll be solid.
- Alright.
Couldn't think of a better way to celebrate
Dog's Day Out with Jalapeno than this.
And what I love about it is
he's really part of a bigger movement,
to show how important adoption is and rescue is.
And with him being a special needs dog,
walking the runway with all the other dogs,
it shows him that he's just as good as any other dog.
Yes he was abandoned.
Yes he was adopted and then returned
because someone didn't wanna spend the time.
But that not what his life is going to be.
So an event like this is really cool
because it just reinforces that with him
and he gets to be the center of attention.
(upbeat music)
Oh, is this the outfit?
- Yeah.
- Ah, my wife is a runway model.
- I don't know about that.
- [Rocky] Do you wanna practice your runway?
Here hold on, we'll practice together.
You gotta work, work it girl.
That's your walk?
You like doing a kick out like that?
- [Kellie] I didn't know I was just...
- [Rocky] More.
- What do you mean, more?
- [Rocky] Like this like.
Okay I know I'm goofing off,
but it's really because I'm nervous.
One, because I hope I don't trip on the runway.
But more so, I really wanted this moment
to be perfect for Jalapeno.
And then something truly amazing happened.
One of Marley's Mutts dogs, Cora Rose came out.
It's like she just showed us how it's done.
It's not that hard.
Dog's can be such an inspiration.
And you know what?
Her timing couldn't have been better.
Because the guests were pouring in.
Zach started the show and introduced the crew.
And let me tell you, this show had it all.
From Great Dames to a beautiful woman.
Designer dogs and even a true American hero.
And when it came time
for Hal and I to walk down that runway,
I knew that it was all going to be okay.
(muffled speaking)
(crowd applause)
Because now, Hal was surrounded by people
who loved Marley's Mutts.
People in that room, you watching now.
Who would do whatever it takes
to make sure that he finds his forever home.
I believe that every dog deserves their day
and today Hal had his.
But the true moment of happiness,
will surely come when Hal is adopted.
Here's how you can help.
Leave a comment down below for Hal
and I will make sure every one of those is read to him.
Make sure you hit that thumbs up button and subscribe
so that more people will see Hal.
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click the join button
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Or for Hal's adoption application,
see the link in the description below.
- [Kellie] Oh hey bud.
Did you fall asleep?