STEPHANIE PONE: So we received a call
from a member of the public who is trapped in his house,
because there's a little, barky, growly dog hanging out
on his porch that won't let him pass.
So we'll see what happens.
Hi.
I have a mask for you. - Oh, cool.
Thanks.
I forgot mine inside.
I understand. So we have a--
I didn't want him to run away.
We have a dog friend up there?
Yeah, he's just at my front door.
It's so weird.
Aw, sweet pea.
Yeah, she's so small and, you know,
doesn't look like she'd hurt a fly.
But she's-- she won't let me get close.
I didn't want her to bolt.
All right.
Oh my goodness.
Are you growling at me?
I'm going to pull my mask down.
Maybe I won't be as scary, OK?
Hi.
Can we be friends?
[BARKING]
Is that a big no?
I brought you some hot food.
[LIP NOISES]
[CAN OPENING]
Oh, you know that sound.
Hi, growly McGee.
It's OK.
[BARKING]
All right.
OK.
What if I sit here?
Can I sit here with you?
Hi.
Come here.
We got a little closer.
Come on.
You want to go for a walk?
Want to go find your people?
What's this?
Smell it.
No.
It's OK.
No escaping please.
Here, look, I just want you to smell it.
I'm not going to do anything with it.
I just want you to smell it.
Good boy.
You're so cute.
This dog's making some funny faces
that I'm having a hard time reading,
but the squinting thing is kind of odd.
Normally when dogs are really stressed out or scared,
they have what we call whale eye, where their eyes get
really big and wide open.
So the closing his eyes thing is different.
OK, OK.
It's OK.
[BARKING]
I'm not going to hurt you, I promise.
[GROWLING]
[BARKING]
Nope.
That didn't work.
He's trying to be a cowboy.
[SNAPPING]
Good boy.
[SNAPPING]
Hey.
We're friends now.
Want to go for a walk?
Good boy.
Now we have to get you in the car
without me getting bit, which is always the hard part.
Come on.
Don't bite me.
Come on.
It's OK.
Come on.
Up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up.
Up, up, up.
Good boy.
Good boy, little monkey.
Whew.
OK.
OK, little buddy.
Sorry that was so scary.
I'm sorry.
[RADIO CHATTER]
MAN: Want me to hop out in front of you?
(HIGH-PITCHED VOICE) Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Wait, wait, wait.
Wait until he figures out.
Oh, he knows us.
Stroo, hey!
[LAUGHS] Hi.
Hi, buddy.
Hi.
Where did you go?
Where'd you go, bud?
Hey, where'd you go?
Where did you go?
I know.
Where'd you go?
I could not find you.
You were lost forever.
And now you're back.
We call him Stroo.
Strooge.
'Cause his full name is Strudel.
Kind of a weird name, but yeah.
He's not the brightest dog.
He's small IQ but--
Big heart.
--he's a looker.
Yeah.
He likes to wander.
He doesn't run away.
He just wanders.
Yeah, we found him on Ocean Beach, just by himself.
He loves other dogs, though.
He will go chase other dogs, like, all around,
and that's what happens.
Hi, babe.
What are you doing?
He's about a year old.
Thank you guys. - Thank you.
Thanks so much.
Aw.
Hi.
OK, OK.
OK.
I know.