- You're just an old man, baby, like me.
- Today, we are at Wags & Walks Adoption Center
to learn what it takes to work at a rescue.
- This is fun.
- Let's go. Good boy!
- [Zach] Beep beep!
Work, Becca. Yes, darling, I love it!
- [Keith] Oh, she's just full peeing right onto your...
(Ned and Zach laugh)
- Oh, my God. - Oh, my God.
(Zach laughs)
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- I'm Chloe. This is Bea.
I am a development coordinator here at Wags & Walks.
We're a dog rescue.
We save all of our dogs from shelters in the area.
Aw. But many-
- I'm sorry. The puppy's like-
- [Chloe] Is he nibbling on you?
- Licking near my pit and it's delightful.
- Today, we're gonna rescue dogs.
- Who's so excited? Oh, you're so excited.
I know!
- We're here at Wags & Walks and we're gonna meet some pups
and learn what it takes to get them ready to be adopted.
- Eugene wants to adopt every dog here.
And as friends, we need to tell him
that that's probably irresponsible.
- At the very end of the video,
we're gonna do a doggy photoshoot.
- And hopefully, by the end of the day,
we will answer the question, "Who let the dogs out?"
- Who let the dogs out?
- Who, who, who, who, who?
We're gonna let the dogs out.
- Zach. - What?
- Who let the dogs out? - Who?
- Who?
- [Zach] Who?
- Oh, a bit everyone's gonna love.
(upbeat music)
- One of the things she said was important is just playtime.
You know, they need attention, they need love.
So we're just gonna start off the day
hanging out with all these dogs.
And we got Dickens.
- [Zach] That's Zack?
- That's Zack? - That's Zack!
- [Zach] Get over here. Hello, Zack.
- But you can always name the dogs after you get them.
- What's it like working in a dog rescue?
- Yeah, so we save dogs of all ages, sizes, breeds.
And it's really fun. This is one of the perks of the job.
Puppy love and snuggles are the best.
- You're just wanna be a little baby.
- Yeah.
- You're just a little puppy baby.
(Eugene growls)
What's the difference between an adoption center, a rescue?
Like what is a rescue?
- So shelters are typically, like, city and county run
so they're government entities and whereas a rescue
is usually privately run, volunteer run.
- [Keith] We got Zack with a hotdog here.
- Zack, what a wiener you got.
- Or so the legend goes.
- That's true.
- On a weekly basis, we go to shelters
and we either meet dogs, get to know them,
and then take as many back as we can.
It's kind of like a dating app.
We get to know them and we get to know potential families
and match them that way.
And we think there's a family for every dog
so it's just a matter of getting to know
different people and families and then matching them.
- Dude, this is very hard to do this interview.
It's really hard to stay focused
when there's a little sweet puppy just whining.
- Imagine working here.
- I'm, look, I was a huge cat person growing up.
Now, I have a doggo.
There are so many pets out there in the world
that need a home.
- I have a rescue cat, Alfred. He's from Mexico.
He's the sweetest thing.
Don't have a dog, but I grew up with all dogs
that were rescues in the sense that
they showed up at our house, we kept them.
- I have three rescue dogs.
They definitely are the loves of my life.
Matt's there too.
Matt did say that if I came home with another dog,
I would have to find a way
to get one of our current dogs adopted. (laughs)
But I will threaten to adopt one this entire video.
Where's Ned?
- He's over it.
- He's gone.
He left in the Gentle Barn video too.
(all laugh)
- I think I've gotten over my fear of dogs.
But then again, I still get a little spooked
if like a dog barks at me if I'm walking by a fence.
Because it's one thing when you have your own dog
that you're very comfortable with, but it's another thing
when you're surrounded by 40 puppies
all jumping up at the same time.
Sit.
Yeah, there you go.
(toy squeaks)
Being around a ton of dogs all at once
and getting my hands messy,
I think that it'll be big for me.
- I gotta say, it smells like hot pee in here.
Probably from all the hot pee.
- [Eugene] Oh, my God.
- But we're here to clean the dogs.
- [Ned] Name is Pupusa.
- [Eugene] She looks like a pit bull mix.
Hi, Pupusa.
- [Ned] Oh, my God.
- She's so pretty!
- So you're gonna be playing the role
of a little bit of everything.
So you're gonna bathe some dogs that need it,
that might've just come in.
- [Zach] Ooh, it smells like pee in here, huh.
- Yeah, it sure does.
Smell-O-Vision is coming soon.
We're gonna retroactively make sure
you smell this too someday.
- [Ned] See, I'm a friend.
I'm a friend.
- [Keith] Oh, she's just full peeing right onto your...
(Ned and Zach laugh)
- Oh, my God. - Oh, my God.
- (laughs) Oh, my God. - Oh, my God.
- Pupusa.
- [Ned] Oh, Pupusa.
(Zach laughs)
- It looks the Pupusa pu-pee-pee'd on me.
- [Ned] Oh, my God.
- [Keith] It was so much urine.
- [Zach] It was a gush!
- Pupusa.
Pupusa, why you do that?
Why did you make the pee pee? - I've literally
never seen that before.
- That was a geyser.
- [Ned] That was a direct hit.
- Now, Eugene, it's not even a stream.
That was a faucet. - I've never seen that.
- He like...
- I guess she owns me now. She's marked her territory.
- [Chloe] I would offer you...
- I know, girl, it's okay.
You know, 'cause she was just inside her crate
so she probably had to pee.
- [Ned] Probably had to go.
- Right, girl?
- [Ned] And you look like grass.
- That's why we have this bath here.
She wanted to make sure she was dirty.
- [Ned] How do you give a dog a bath?
- Get them all wet with the hose or in the bathtub,
get them all sudsy with soap,
and then might blow them off, blow them dry.
And then get them ready for their photoshoot.
You're hired to come back as a volunteer any time.
- [Eugene] Here I come, here I come, Pupusa.
- [Chloe] This is the most dedicated
volunteering I've ever seen.
- [Zach] All right, Pupusa, let's do this! Come on.
- Come sit back in your daddy's lap.
- Come on, Pupus. - Come on, Pupusa.
- Yeah. - Yeah!
Keith, you get her wet. I'll lather her up.
- You're doing great.
Interested? No.
- How many Try Guys does it take to wash a dog?
- So pit bulls, especially, are discriminated against.
People just have this idea that they're aggressive
or fighting dogs, when really, they're usually, like,
the laziest potatoes. (chuckles)
- How much shampoo, like the whole bottle?
- [Chloe] Eh, probably not.
- Yeah. I'm not gonna lie, I let Maggie wash Bowie.
It's not my favorite thing.
- But they're just like people, like, every dog is different
so it's important to not judge them by the way they look
or assume that they're a certain way
because they might not be, just like people.
- [Keith] Aw, there you go, sweetie.
Such as sweet baby.
- [Ned] Now, Eugene, you need some...
- [Zach] Yeah, let's get you lathered up.
- [Ned] Let's get you lathered up there.
- Matt's gonna love me. I smell like dog shampoo.
- Well, it's better than smelling like dog pee.
- Volunteers do everything for us.
They can help with graphic design.
They do videography, photography.
They foster, which is taking a dog in temporarily
while we look for a forever home for them.
- [Zach] Yeah!
- [Ned] Good girl!
- Yeah, Pupusa! - Yeah!
- Yeah!
Yeah, Pupusa. Yeah, you get all dry.
- It can be anywhere from a weekend
or a couple of weeks, couple of months.
It's usually pretty flexible.
- I can foster a dog for a weekend.
That's like a bender.
- Yeah, let's dry off Eugene. - Okay.
- Fostering is really cool,
but it's really the most impactful way
to get involved in a rescue
because you literally allow us to save more dogs.
If we don't have a place for a dog to go,
we can't save them.
- Ah! - Ah!
(Zach laughs)
- Okay, this is a little...
We got to pixelate the front.
(upbeat music)
- So in this building, we do adoptions, events.
We have a program where kids come read to dogs.
So we do that over here.
- What's their favorite book?
- [Chloe] It's whatever they want to read.
- Clifford.
- This is Ben.
He's still a little pup so he's learning his manners.
- [Zach] This is a pup?
- This is a pup. - Oh!
- Yup, he's a pup. - There he is.
- So when you're walking him,
you wanna make sure you have two hands on the leash.
One hand like this on the loop,
and then another one over here
so that you have full control.
- So, Keith, remember, you are walking the dog,
the dog's not walking you.
- Okay, come on. Let's go, buddy.
Come on, buddy.
- I wonder who's my dog.
Oh, it's Dickens! - Dickens!
- [Ned] Oh, my gosh.
- [Zach] Hi, Dickens! Welcome back.
- [Ned] It's Dickens for me?
Dickens, can we get untangled here?
- You guys are gonna do so good.
- [Ned] Literally anywhere, anywhere but between my...
Come on, this way.
- Dogs are awesome. They fill your home with love and joy.
But it's also a ton of responsibility.
Have you seen a lot of returns during the pandemic?
- So we're really lucky at Wags.
We haven't seen returns of our own dogs.
But we are seeing shelters fill up.
So I think that people who maybe have never had a dog
or who aren't sure about how a dog
would fit into their lives should try volunteering,
fostering, just seeing what a large responsibility it is.
Dickens is already going.
- [Ned] Come on, Dickens, we're going.
I feel like I'm really embodying the character of Dickens.
- How do you match doggos with people?
- So we get to know the dog, obviously,
get to know, like, what kind of home
that they would do well in.
Are they high energy, low energy?
Do they like hikes?
Do they want to hang out on the couch all day?
- Who do we got for us?
- [Chloe] This is Zack.
- Yeah, I am, but who's this?
- [Chloe] Zach Jr.
- Hey Zack, I'm Zach.
- Wow, Zack is so handsome. - Classic Zack.
Thank you. - No, that Zack.
- Oh.
- And then get to know families
and see what their lifestyles are like.
- We had an early call time so I didn't get to walk Bowie.
I feel like I'm cheating on my dog.
We finally trained Bowie to walk in our pocket,
so when I walk, he's back here behind me.
Here, come on, sit.
There it is. - Yeah.
- So this is... Try and keep him here.
You walk him like this.
Who the (beep) am I?
- Don't you have Bowie in dog swimming classes?
- Yeah, we paid money for Bowie to learn how to swim.
Most people, my grandmother included, would say,
"Don't dogs know how to swim?"
And I would say, "Yeah, grandma."
Oh, who's this?
- [Chloe] Come on, Virginia.
- Virginia!
- Virginia's deaf so we have to use treats
to communicate with her.
- Meet Virginia. You guys remember that Train song?
You guys remember Train?
Eugene, meet Virginia. You remember the Train song?
- Yeah, something all of the audience members
of every age will know.
- Yeah.
Oh, and you're gonna train her!
Get it? Train?
The band's name is Tr- This is good.
Okay, he wants to go for a walk. Let's do it.
- All right, here we go.
- Zack says it's time.
- There's a misconception about the types of dogs
that are in shelters.
People think that they're mean or something,
but it's just not true.
- She's deaf so she's using her nose to walk.
- Well, I'm in charge. I set the pace.
This is Keith's leisurely stroll.
- Zack, Zack, my dude, you got to walk with me.
You're not walking me. All right, let's go.
Whenever he decides to pull,
I'm gonna go the other direction.
Let's go.
- Stay. - Nope.
- [Eugene] Stay.
- You're making me look bad over here, buddy.
We're on a walk. We're not on a lay.
- Let's go, Zacky Zack! Let's go, Zack!
Let's go, buddy!
- Come on, Ben. Come on, Ben!
- [Zach] If he goes past me, we go the other way.
- [Eugene] There we go.
You trying to do training class, Zach?
- [Zach] Uh-huh. Here, let's go.
- [Eugene] Come on.
- Let's go.
I had to look like I know what I'm doing
or I'll come as super mean dickhead.
- I know I'm supposed to be walking her,
but I just really like petting her.
- Come on, come on.
Come on!
- [Zach] Let's go.
- [Eugene] Good girl.
- [Zach] All right, let's go.
- [Chloe] You're actually doing
what we try and teach them to do.
- [Eugene] I'm hooking your eye booger.
I got your eye booger.
- Do you even recognize this dog, the little pulley monster?
He's a gentlemen now.
- [Keith] Good boy.
Good boy.
- I'm walking down this path, very nice, yes.
Dickens, this is called lavender.
Would you like to smell the lavender with me?
Good sirs. (snickers)
Hello there, young whippersnapper.
- Hi. Oh, you're embodying...
- [Ned] Mm, indeed.
- Me and Ben, we're peeing. - Yeah.
All right, Dickens, let's move along.
- Most of us here started as volunteers
and then I just never left
because I got addicted to the puppy love.
- A tale of two doggies.
Me and old man Dickens.
Mm, yes, I agree.
Indeed, Dickens.
Dickens, someday, we'll find your Mrs. Habersham
and she'll adopt you and take you home.
Well, this old dog still knows a few tricks.
(upbeat music)
- The goal here is to take photos for social media
so that these dogs can be showcased
as their most wonderful selves and someone out there goes,
"Oh, my God, look at that cute photo.
I want to adopt that dog!"
- Now, you may remember my short-lived
but very popular series, "The Barkchshlor",
so sort of finding the best quality
in the visual of a dog is my thing.
- So we have a really cute little backdrop,
a white backdrop, and a fancy camera,
the flash and the lights and all of the equipment.
- Here's our first client.
- First client, come in.
- Welcome.
- Who is this?
- Becca. - Becca!
- Yes, Becca.
Oh, you look beautiful today.
What about, like, you know,
like a kind of like, in a natural setting?
- Yeah, it depends. We want them, like, headshots.
We want candids.
- Sort of like, a comedy shot...
- Right. Character roles. - Dramatic shot.
- [Ned] You know, what if he gets booked
on a medical drama?
- Right.
If you all could help make sure Becca's focus
is just over the camera.
We learned in our modeling video, video four,
to look just above the camera, sort of evocative emotion.
Hi Becca.
- [Eugene] She's a little nervous.
- Becca, we love to actually have you.
- One with brunch, one with friends,
one out hiking, and then something silly.
- You sound like you know what you're doing.
- Yeah, I guess I do.
(both laugh)
- Becca, this is a beautiful angle.
Let's just get a picture of the butt.
(camera clicks) Beautiful.
- Oh, yeah. - Beautiful.
Becca.
- You guys, this is the hardest part of what we do.
So I rescued my dog.
And before that, I was one of those people
that didn't know much about rescue.
(toys squeak)
- Work, Becca, yes, darling. I love it!
- I thought that rescue dogs were damaged in some way.
But then after I met my dog, I fell in love
and I realized just how amazing they are
and how many are in shelters.
(toy squeaks) - Oh!
That was a good one.
- Squeeze the toy.
(toy squeaks) Becca, Becca!
- Oh!
- [Chloe] Wow.
They're actually good.
- That's a wrap on Becca everybody.
That's a wrap on Becca.
Becca, congratulations, thank you.
Thank you, Becca.
Hey, Ned, Ned, Ned.
Look up, oh, here we go.
- Look up. - Look right here.
- [Keith] Yes, yes, yes. Right here, Ned.
- [Zach] No, Ned. Ned, Ned, Ned.
Ned, Ned, back, back.
- I'm gonna scratch his butt to make him stay.
- [Keith] Oh, that's a good one. Oh, who's a good boy?
- [Zach] And I got the shot!
- [Keith] Oh, yes, we got it.
Oh, that's beautiful.
- [Zach] Perfect.
- What do they call on sets,
a fluffer?
- [Keith] A fluffer.
- [Zach] It is appropriate. It's fluffy.
- Oh, I know, that's the porn site, right? Okay.
- This is Pedro.
- [Zach] Hi, Pedro.
- He's an older guy.
- Yes! - This is Coconut.
- [Ned] Yes, Coconut.
- [Eugene] Oh, I remember her.
- This is Paloma.
- [Keith] Paloma!
- Paloma! - She's been with us
for way too long so we could use some new headshots.
- [Ned] Paloma.
- [Keith] Oh, they have a guideline.
- Focus on the celebrity.
You are revealing the inner star of this animal.
- Yes, you're gorgeous. You're gorgeous.
You're a little Coconut.
Keep it calm and quiet.
- Oh. (laughs)
- We haven't been doing that.
Over here. (toy squeaks)
- [Zach] I think two is too much.
You're gonna sit. - Oh, God.
- You're gonna sit. - Uh, uh, uh.
- Over here.
Have only one person jestering.
- Mm, okay, that's...
We're a bunch of, you know, full court of jesters, really.
Yes. - Right here. Stay.
- [Ned] Perfect, perfect!
- Here, here, here! - Yes, we love, we love.
- Yes! Coco! - Oh, yes!
- Yes, Coco! - Oh, my goodness.
- [Chloe] All the dogs love Eugene right away.
(toy squeaks)
- [Zach] What do you think, Keith?
- [Keith] We're getting close. We're so close this time.
- [Ned] One, two, three.
- [Zach] Just gotta cut them out from the white background.
- I feel like I failed them.
Please adopt them despite my photo skills.
Please.
- Almost wrapping her body around mine.
- [Keith] She is.
- That's like the main reason to work with a rescue
is that there are just so many dogs that need homes.
- [Ned] I mean, these dogs
are all bringing a lot of happiness.
They're so cute and they're so friendly and so fun
and each of them has a different personality.
- When you come home and something, like, trots up to you
and is excited to see you, make a bad day turn good.
Well, I got a whole handful of cookies.
Cookies, cookies, cookies. Come on.
- [Zach] Keith, what's your strategy?
- Use food to trick the dog.
- I think this is really wonderful
to see people are volunteering their time
to make sure that we aren't euthanizing all of these dogs
that just need to, you know, get spayed and neutered
and find a good home.
- [Keith] Oh, good girl!
- [Ned] Did we get it?
- Yeah!
(all cheering)
Oh, my God, dude.
That was the shot.
- Most rescues, they just try to provide
the most healthy, most loving way from point A to B
of being in dire situation to finding a good home.
Yeah, handsome.
Handsome!
- We did it! - We got 'em!
- Did you really did good? - Show her.
Show her, show her, show her.
We'll photoshop the back. Look at that.
- [Chloe] You guys actually did really good.
- It's been super fun today so thank you so much
for showing us around.
And actually, the thing that blew my mind the most
is knowing that you can foster dogs
just for like a couple days at a time.
I always thought it was a months long commitment.
I can't believe I'm saying this,
but I'm interested in fostering a dog.
- Yay!
- [Keith] Well, thanks for having us today.
It was super fun.
And hopefully, everybody watching is motivated
to check out their local shelter.
Or if you're in LA, check out Wags & Walks.
- Well, I didn't adopt a dog today, boys.
Or did I?
(suspenseful music)
(Ned and Keith gasp)
- He didn't. - I didn't, no.
- [Keith] He might. He always wants to.
Matt would kill me.
(upbeat music)
- Every dog is different so it's important to not judge them
by the way they look-
- Oh!
I'm sorry.
- [Chloe] That's okay. (laughs)
- He bit my nipple.
(Zach laughs)
- Oh, my God.
- Dogs are teething with uh...
- Ah!
Okay, no more nipple biting, guys.