- This is a rescue dog adoption story
that will warm your heart.
You won't believe the teddy bear of a dog named Herschel's
amazing reaction to the first time
he ever has seen the ocean.
But first, let me tell you how all this happened.
He was a candidate selected for Dog's Day Out
by new show that takes dogs out on the best day
they've ever had and he got to see snow for the first time
and he got to give free teddy bear hugs,
to be shown love, and that day got him enough awareness
that now, we're taking a road trip
from Los Angeles to deliver him to his new
forever family that lives in Washington State.
My favorite part of that entire road trip
was him getting adopted, that's his new mom Kim,
but also just how much he loved the ocean.
Okay here in a minute I'm gonna show you
his reaction to seeing the ocean for the very first time
which was a little shocking, but when you know
his back story it all starts to make sense.
You see his life didn't start out so easy.
He's been on this earth for five years
and for most of that time in the back yard and neglected.
And what breaks my heart is when you look closely
his teeth are whittled down, likely from chewing
on his own chain to try to break free.
And after being abandoned and returned to the shelter
not once, but twice, he was likely to be on of the dogs
that never made it out of the shelter again.
But then a miracle, the non-profit organization
Found Animals and their stores adopt & shop
said we'll help, and that's where I come in
because Herschel deserves the best road trip ever
on his way to his new forever family.
No more chains, no more neglect only love.
And we packed some pretty amazing stuff in.
A lot of it had to do with food.
His very first burrito, okay, (laughs)
(light music)
- [Woman] Who's a good boy?
- But also just good road trip company.
But like I've been telling you since the beginning
of this story, this german shepherd's reaction
to seeing the ocean for the first time
was nothing short of pure joy.
(upbeat music)
(dog vocalizing enthusiastically)
(Rocky laughs)
(dog vocalizing enthusiastically)
That dinosaur of a sound is him excited
first time ever seeing the ocean.
He's trying to process this, he doesn't know what it is.
Those waves are exciting, he just doesn't know,
he just doesn't know why or what.
You take it easy, we're gonna go down to the beach
and then we'll kinda step into it,
but he is excited.
(dog vocalizing enthusiastically)
(laugh) it's interesting 'cause sometimes your first
reaction is to correct a dog tell them to stop barking,
but barking is a good thing, it's not a bad thing
if it's done at the right time.
And getting to see the ocean for the first time,
him barking, it would be you jumping up and down
with your arms and just waw excitement.
(waves crashing)
Hoo, hoo. Hoo!
(upbeat music)
He loves it, he's gonna pull me in with him.
What do you think buddy, do you love it?
He loves and I won't let him go 'cause he might
swim off to San Diego for all I know.
We spent a good amount of time in the ocean
and he was biting the waves and jumping
in and out like a dolphin.
I don't know if he's a dolphin or a dinosaur,
a joobaka or a teddy bear, but I do know this.
It bring happy tears to my eyes
knowing that he'll now be loved forever.
If you love this guy as much as I do
hit that thumbs up button and leave a comment down below
and his family will read that to him.
To watch the full road trip blog click here
and to see the original dogs the out video click here
or just follow the links in the description.