You want to play ball?
Get the ball! Get the ball!
- You want to play ball? Catch!
Fetch!
Meet Diesel,
the most energetic dog at the shelter.
- He was always asking to play tug-of-war.
- Grr! Get it, get it!
And hide-and-seek.
Diesel!
Elmo’s going to need a nap.
Ah!
- Diesel’s first family couldn’t keep him
because they didn’t realize how much responsibility a dog is.
Yeah, especially one with lots of wiggles.
Diesel!
- Where’d he go?
- We needed to find new ways to keep Diesel busy.
- Diesel was having fun with us,
but we knew what he really wanted
was a home and a family.
So Elmo and I were going to find him one.
- Yeah!
Just like Elmo gave his puppy, Tango, a home,
Elmo wanted to help other dogs find homes too.
- All right. Well, we’ll see you soon, son.
- OK, bye-bye, Daddy.
Bye-bye, Tango.
- Bye, Tango.
- Yeah!
Oh, come on, Miss Elli.
Let’s see some doggies!
- There are lots of dogs at the shelter
who need help finding a home.
- And Elmo love them all.
Are you tired?
Yeah, Elmo’s tired too.
But Elmo really, really wanted to help Diesel.
- If we wanted to find Diesel a family,
first we’d have to help him get his wiggles out.
- Oh, well, Elmo will help you get your wiggles out, Diesel.
Elmo’s got lots of wiggles.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle!
Elmo knew fetch always tired him out.
Get the ball! - You want to get it?
Go get it!
- So Elmo played fetch.
Good boy, Diesel. Get the ball!
Get the ball.
And fetch!
And more fetch.
Go get it!
- Elmo played a lot of fetch.
Here we go.
Fetch.
Can Elmo just lean on you for a second?
But Diesel still had the wiggles!
Elmo thought maybe another dog
would help Diesel get his wiggles out.
- I’m gonna hold on to their leashes
until they’re a little bit more comfortable with each other.
- OK.
- I think we can drop the leash.
- Looks like Diesel’s still a little wiggly.
After lots and lots of playing,
Diesel calmed down,
but—phew!
Elmo and Miss Elli are tired.
What if Diesel has too many wiggles for a family?
Oh, don’t worry, Elmo.
We will find the perfect match for him.
That’s when we realized
Diesel didn’t need to change.
We just needed to look for a family who would match his energy.
And it turns out
they were looking for him too!
- You’re looking online all the time, right?
Oh, he’s so cute.
- Rogan is a really active 10-year-old.
- Yeah, he really, really wanted a doggy.
- Rogan had the energy Diesel needed,
and he was ready for the responsibility that comes with a dog.
- So,
Rogan and his family came to the shelter
to meet Diesel.
Elmo so excited for Diesel
to meet Rogan and his family!
Are you excited?
- Yes!
- Hi!
So, you guys, this is Diesel.
What do you think of this family?
- Diesel!
- He’s so fluffy!
- He’s just a puppy,
so he’s got a lot of energy.
- I can definitely see that.
- Yeah, what do you think?
- He’s super playful. - Yeah!
- It does sound like you guys might be the right home for him.
- Yeah. - I love him.
- Well, I’m glad you said that
because I would really like to bring Diesel to your home tomorrow.
- Whoa!
- He’s going to be with us tomorrow.
- Belly rub, belly rub, belly rub, belly rub.
- Brush, brush, brush.
Brush, brush, brush.
Looking good, Diesel!
Then, it was time for Diesel
to see his family.
Welcome home, Diesel!
- Come on, Diesel!
Hi!
- He’s so cute!
- I love you!
I love this dog.
- We love him. - Oh, he's so good.
- Yes, we love him.
- We couldn’t wait to see the new family together.
- Diesel, Diesel!
- And...
we knew we’d found the perfect match.
I think Diesel’s really gonna like it here.
- Yeah, Elmo thinks so too.
Elmo will miss you, Diesel.
But Elmo’s so happy
you found your forever family with Rogan.
- I think you have a new best friend.
- Oh, yes.
Yeah, my best, best, best friend.
- One week later...
C is for cat, and D is for dog.
Oh, Elmo will teach you how to read
in no time!
Oh Elmo, I just got an update from Diesel!
- Oh, Elmo wants to see!
- Diesel’s doing great.
We love him so much.
Ah!
He loves to play fetch.
And we got some cool puzzle toys
that he can play with any time.
Good job!
My mom made him his own teddy bear.
He loves it so much.
My grandmother speaks Thai,
and we taught Diesel how to speak Thai as well.
[speaking in Thai]
Ah!
- He loves to swim, and so do I.
Diesel is our third brother.
Whatever we do,
he does too.
- Go get it!
- And he definitely loves belly rubs.
Don’t you, Diesel?
It looks like Diesel really found his perfect family.
Yeah!
A family with lots and lots of wiggles
just like Diesel.
- Yep.
Miss Elli, um,
is it Elmo’s nap time yet?
- Almost, Elmo.
Why don’t we read a story before your dad comes to pick you up?
Okay!
Good boy, Joey.
Uh, we got a —
we got a tissue, or, uh —