All right. We'll see you guys. - All right.
Police officers found this senior pit bull tied to a fence.
A rescue team picked Zoltan up at the police precinct.
- And he's blind in one eye.
We don't know what he's been through.
- Okay. You're out.
That's it. We sprung you out of jail.
- We rescue pit bulls. They seem to need it the most.
We try to play matchmaker.
We're like Match.com for doggies.
Zoltan's a little roughed up.
Somebody cut his ears, and he's missing some patches of hair,
but there's nothing wrong with him.
He's a gentle giant.
He just caught a bad case, you know?
Pit bulls fill up the shelters.
A big misconception is that shelter dogs are dangerous,
and that's usually not the case.
People get evicted, sick, or get a divorce.
Life happens, but the dogs usually end up paying the price for it.
- Hi, how are you? - Good.
- I'm Cynthia. - Hi, I'm John.
- Here to adopt Zoltan. - Yes.
A senior dog may never get to see a happy day.
And I just thought it was really important
to rescue a senior dog, and give them that happy day.
Oh, you're excited.
[laughter]
Ready to go walking? Yeah?
Okay, come on. Let's go home.
When I first saw Zoltan, he was so excited.
It really felt like we were meant to be.
- When you adopt a dog, as opposed to go to a store
or a breeder, you're saving a life.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
He's not gonna know any more pain.
Just love and affection.
And everything that a dog deserves.
- He didn't want to turn back.
He didn't want to go back in that cage.
Boy! You know you're going home.
It's almost like they have a look on their face,
like, "Thank God."
"Thank God I'm outta there."
We do our best to make them comfortable.
But there's nothing like a home.
That's where they belong.
The older dogs like him always get passed over
by puppies. This guy got lucky.
He's definitely a city pup, for sure.
Yeah. Coming from Queens, to Brooklyn.
Brooklyn's where it's at, Zoltan.
Spread love.
He knows that something's up.
Pit bulls, in my experience,
even after they've been mistreated,
they find something within them to forgive.
It teaches you so much.
If we could only be that way.
That was a long car ride.
Come on, bud. We're gonna go in.
We're going in.
We're going in, right? You ready?
Come on.
We're home.
He's so excited.
He's definitely scoping it out.
Getting used to the new smells, the new sounds.
He's noticing a comfortable bed, a comfortable couch.
I'm sure he's not too familiar with that
in all his life.
That's Dad! - Hi. [chuckle] Hey.
How's it going?
Once Anthony came in, it was like, "Oh, you're here too now."
"Okay. We're complete."
- My God. - He seems happy.
- This is your bed, I get it.
- He's gonna sleep hard tonight. - Yeah.
- It was a big day for you.
- He knows he's somewhere safe, and warm,
and this is the long run. This is it.
You don't know what to do with toys?
You take it, and you play.
Look at where he's been. He was emaciated.
Go ahead, it's okay.
Bruised up, head to toe. Blind in one eye.
Good boy.
I could tell that this was all new to him
and he's finally adjusting.
Where are you going?
This is -- was -- Monkey.
Wow. Is that snow?
It's snow! Yeah!
Since he's been here, he's been trusting,
affectionate. All the things that a pit bull is.
Adopting a dog, they just bring out the best in you.
No matter what happened in the past,
they just keep going.
And they just want to be happy. They just want to love.
And they really live life the way that we should all try to live life.
My hope for Zoltan is he lives free
of worries, or his past.
And just know that he's gonna get love every day.