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♪ MTV
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Man: CANINE SEARCH AND RESCUE.
CALL OUT IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
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Narrator: AROUND THE WORLD,
DOGS ARE COMING TO THE RESCUE...
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SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES...
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[DOG BARKS]
Woman: WAY TO GO, ROCKET!
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Narrator: SNIFFING OUT
WILDLIFE TRAFFICKERS...
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[DOG BARKS]
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Narrator: HELPING US
IN TIMES OF TROUBLE...
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Girl: GOOD BOY.
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Narrator:
...ON LAND AND IN THE WATER.
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Man: GRANDE CANE!
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Woman: GOOD GIRL.
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Narrator: DOGS ARE SMART, LOYAL
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AND EQUIPPED TO DO THINGS
WE SIMPLY CAN'T.
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THEIR POWERFUL SENSE OF SMELL...
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THEIR STRENGTH AND STAMINA...
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AND THEIR UNLIMITED DESIRE
TO PLAY...
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Woman: GOOD BOY!
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Narrator: ...HAS ENABLED US TO
HARNESS THEIR NATURAL ABILITIES,
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RESULTING IN AN IMPRESSIVE
ARRAY OF DOGS...
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[GROWLING]
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WITH EXTRAORDINARY JOBS.
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♪
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♪
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PLEASANT LAKE,
NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA.
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[DOG BARKS]
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Bella: COME ON, G!
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- Narrator: 13-
- YEAR-OLD BELLA BURTON IS COOLING OFF,
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AS MANY KIDS HER AGE
MIGHT LIKE TO DO.
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BUT THIS SIMPLE
CHILDHOOD PLEASURE
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WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
FOR BELLA JUST THREE YEARS AGO.
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SHE COULD HARDLY WALK,
LET ALONE SWIM.
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THE LIFE-CHANGING TRANSFORMATION
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IS ALL DOWN TO THIS
EXTRAORDINARY DOG.
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FOUR-YEAR-OLD GREAT DANE GEORGE.
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Bella: HE'’S MY BEST FRIEND.
WE'RE INSEPARABLE.
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Narrator: BELLA WAS BORN
WITH MORQUIO SYNDROME,
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A RARE AND PROGRESSIVE
MUSCLE-WASTING CONDITION
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WHICH SEVERELY LIMITS
HER MOBILITY.
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AT 10 YEARS OLD SHE WAS ALREADY
FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO WALK.
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Rachel: THE PAIN IN HER LEGS
AND HER HIPS
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WAS GETTING PRETTY SEVERE.
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SO WE FIGURED THAT BY THE TIME
SHE WAS 12 OR 13,
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SHE WOULDN'T REALLY BE
WALKING MUCH AT ALL
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AND SHE WOULD BE CONFINED
TO A WHEELCHAIR.
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Narrator: BUT SINCE MEETING
GEORGE THREE YEARS AGO,
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BELLA'’S LIFE HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
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[DOGS BARKING]
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THE PAIR WERE MATCHED
AT THE SERVICE DOG PROJECT
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IN IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS.
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Trainer: WAIT.
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Narrator: THE CENTER SPECIALIZES
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IN BREEDING AND TEACHING
GREAT DANES
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TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING
WITH DISABILITIES.
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Megan: JAEGER, COME ON, JAGGY!
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HI! JAGGER JEGS!
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COME ON, UP, UP, UP!
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GREAT DANES ARE WONDERFUL.
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A LOT OF PEOPLE SEE THEIR SIZE
AND THEY GET AFRAID OF THEM
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AND THEY THINK,
"OH, BIG DOG, SCARY,"
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BUT THESE GUYS ARE MORE AFRAID
OF THEIR SHADOW, SO...
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NO, THEY'RE DEFINITELY
GENTLE GIANTS.
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Narrator: GREAT DANES ARE ONE OF
THE TALLEST BREEDS IN THE WORLD,
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STANDING UP TO 44 INCHES.
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NEXT TO BELLA,
THEY SEEMED ENORMOUS.
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Bella: I WAS JUST, LIKE, WHOA,
THESE ARE REALLY BIG DOGS.
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I DIDN'T REALLY, LIKE, KNOW
WHAT TO THINK OF THEM
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BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST BIG,
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BUT THEY ALSO LOOKED REALLY,
LIKE, NICE AND, LIKE, GENTLE.
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SO, I'’M LIKE, OH,
THEY'’RE REALLY SWEET.
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STAY.
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Narrator: BELLA BEGAN TO WORK
AT THE CENTER,
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HOPING SHE MIGHT FIND
HER PERFECT COMPANION
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TO HELP HER WALK AGAIN.
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Bella: WHEN I STARTED
TO VOLUNTEER UP AT SERVICE DOG,
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IT WAS JUST FUN BECAUSE
I GOT TO SPEND TIME
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WITH ALL MY, LIKE, MY FAVORITE
ANIMALS ALL THE TIME.
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AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE WORK,
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IT JUST KIND OF SEEMED JUST LIKE
HANGING OUT WITH ALL MY FRIENDS
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AND LIKE THE ANIMALS
AND EVERYTHING.
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GOOD BOY.
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I'’M AN ANIMAL PERSON, SO I
KIND OF LIKED ALL OF THE DOGS.
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BUT NONE OF THEM
REALLY LIKED ME.
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STAY.
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Megan: IT TOOK US A WHILE TO
FIND A DOG THAT TOOK TO BELLA.
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SHE CAME HERE AND VOLUNTEERED
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AND NONE OF THE DOGS
REALLY ENJOYED HER COMPANY,
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WHICH WAS REALLY SAD.
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Bella: NO, STAY.
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IT'’S 'CAUSE OF MY VOICE.
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IT'’S LIKE HIGH-PITCHED.
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SO, TO THEM IT'’S LIKE
REALLY HIGH-PITCHED.
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Rachel: WHEN SHE WOULD WALK
INTO THEIR KENNEL,
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THE DOGS WOULD RUN OUTSIDE AND
WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH HER.
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AND THEN EVENTUALLY
GEORGE WAS THE ONLY ONE
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THAT STAYED IN HIS KENNEL.
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Narrator: THE WAY BELLA
WALKS AND TALKS
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MAY HAVE SEEMED VERY DIFFERENT
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FROM HOW THESE DOGS
WERE USED TO SEEING PEOPLE.
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BUT DOMESTIC DOGS
ARE HIGHLY ADAPTABLE,
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WHICH ENABLES THEM TO EXPLORE
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AND ADJUST TO NEW THINGS
VERY QUICKLY.
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Bella: AT FIRST HE STARTED
TO, LIKE, RUN OFF,
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AND THEN, LIKE, SLOWLY,
AFTER A WHILE,
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HE JUST LIKE KIND OF JUST STAYED
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AND THEN I WAS JUST
KIND OF, LIKE, BRUSHING HIM OUT,
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AND THEN HE WOULDN'’T
LET ME LEAVE.
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LIKE, HE'D EITHER BLOCK THE DOOR
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OR, LIKE, TRY TO SIT ON MY LAP
SO I COULDN'’T LEAVE.
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Rachel: GEORGE TOOK HIS BIG PAW,
LAID IT RIGHT ACROSS HER LEGS,
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AND WAS LIKE, NOPE,
YOU'’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
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AND ONCE THE TRAINER SAW THAT,
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THEY WERE LIKE,
OH, GEORGE IS HER DOG.
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Bella: SO THEN WE STARTED
TO TAKE HIM HOME
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FOR, LIKE, WEEKENDS AND STUFF,
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SO WE COULD JUST
LIKE HANG OUT AND PLAY
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AND GET USED TO THE FAMILY
FOR HIM.
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AND THEN AFTER A WHILE, HE JUST
KIND OF, LIKE, BECAME MINE.
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Rachel: SO, AS A MOM
I WAS NERVOUS.
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I WAS LIKE, HE'S HUGE!
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HOW IS BELLA EVER GONNA CONTROL
A DOG THAT SIZE?
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BECAUSE AT THE TIME BELLA WAS
MAYBE 40 POUNDS, AND HE WAS 130.
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THEN I WAS LIKE, WELL,
IF IT WAS SOMETHING
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THAT WAS GOING TO MAKE BELLA
ABLE TO WALK AGAIN,
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WE WERE ALL FOR IT.
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Narrator: DOGS HAVE BEEN TRAINED
TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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FOR 90 YEARS,
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EVER SINCE THE FIRST
GUIDE DOG FOR THE BLIND
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STARTED WORK IN 1928.
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NOW THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF SERVICE DOGS
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PROVIDING VITAL SUPPORT
TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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Megan: WE HAVE VETERANS
WITH PTSD,
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WE HAVE PARKINSON'’S, MS,
VETERANS WITH TBIs.
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BASICALLY INSTEAD OF A CANE
OR A WALKER,
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THEY HOLD ON TO THE DOG
FOR BALANCE.
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BASICALLY WE ARE TRAINING A DOG
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TO BE A LIVING, BREATHING CRUTCH
FOR THESE PEOPLE.
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Narrator: BEFORE GEORGE, BELLA'S
LEG MUSCLES WERE WASTING AWAY,
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BUT AFTER SIX MONTHS WITH HIM,
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HER LEGS WERE STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD HER WEIGHT.
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Bella: I WAS EITHER
IN A WHEELCHAIR
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OR I WAS ON CRUTCHES,
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SO MY LEG MUSCLES
GOT REALLY WEAK,
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SO IT WAS JUST HARDER
TO WALK AFTER THAT.
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BUT THEN ONCE I GOT GEORGE,
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HE KIND OF, LIKE,
FORCED ME TO WALK.
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Rachel: GEORGE KNEW
RIGHT WHAT BELLA NEEDED
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RIGHT WHEN SHE NEEDED IT.
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AND IF SHE HAD TO WALK SLOWER,
GEORGE WOULD SLOW DOWN
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SO THAT THEY COULD WALK TOGETHER
SIDE BY SIDE.
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AND IF BELLA WAS HAVING
A GOOD DAY AT WALKING FASTER,
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HE WOULD WALK FASTER.
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HE KNEW WHAT SHE NEEDED
RIGHT WHEN SHE NEEDED IT.
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Megan: HER DOCTORS WERE SHOCKED
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AT THE MUSCLE DEFINITION
THAT SHE GOT AND HER POSTURE
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AND JUST ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS
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AND JUST HER OUTLOOK ON LIFE
AND HOW SHE CHANGED MENTALLY
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BECAUSE NOW SHE HAS
A BEST FRIEND
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THAT GETS TO GO EVERYWHERE
WITH HER.
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Bella: THEN HE'’LL JUST
GO BACK TO SLEEP.
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COME ON, GEORGE.
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Narrator: GEORGE AND BELLA
HAVE CREATED A STRONG BOND
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BASED ON MUTUAL TRUST.
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Bella: GEORGIE, COME.
LAY DOWN.
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Narrator:
HE UNDERSTANDS HER NEEDS,
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AND SHE RELIES ON HIM
FOR SUPPORT.
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IT'’S A BEAUTIFUL, MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP.
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Bella: SO WHEN HE'S WORKING,
HE'S ALWAYS FOCUSED ON HIS JOB,
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BUT THEN AS SOON AS YOU
TAKE OFF HIS VEST,
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HE, LIKE, RUNS AROUND
AND HE PLAYS A LOT,
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BUT THEN AFTER, LIKE, AN HOUR,
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HE'’LL JUST KIND OF LIKE GO
AND LAY DOWN AND JUST SLEEP.
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EVERYBODY THINKS
THAT GREAT DANES
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ARE, LIKE, BIG AND ENERGETIC
JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE BIG,
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BUT HONESTLY,
THEY'’RE COUCH POTATOES.
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THEY, LIKE, RUN AROUND
FOR, LIKE, 10 MINUTES,
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AND THEN THEY JUST WANT
TO GO BACK TO BED.
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Bella: GEORGE, HEY.
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Narrator: BELLA HASN'’T USED
HER CRUTCHES FOR THREE YEARS.
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GEORGE HAS RESCUED HER
FROM A LIFE OF IMMOBILITY
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AND GIVEN HER MORE CONFIDENCE
THAN SHE'’S EVER HAD.
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Bella: I'M POSITIVE
THAT PEOPLE WON'T BUMP INTO ME
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WHEN I HAVE GEORGE,
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BECAUSE IF THEY BUMPED INTO ME,
I COULD FALL,
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AND THEN I WOULD GET HURT,
AND THAT'’S NOT FUN.
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HE'’S VERY PROTECTIVE.
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LIKE, EVEN IF WE'RE PLAYING,
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HE'LL STILL, LIKE,
ALWAYS WATCH ME
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BECAUSE HE DOESN'’T WANT
ANYTHING TO HAPPEN.
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I JUST KIND OF KNEW THAT, LIKE,
I WAS SAFE NO MATTER WHAT.
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Narrator: GEORGE GIVES BELLA
THE STRENGTH TO DO ACTIVITIES
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ONCE CONSIDERED IMPOSSIBLE
FOR A CHILD OF HER AGE
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WITH MORQUIO SYNDROME.
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Rachel: A LOT OF KIDS BY 13
WITH MORQUIO
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ARE CONFINED
TO WHEELCHAIRS ALREADY.
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BELLA WAS TOLD
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SHE'LL NEVER RIDE A BIKE,
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AND SHE WAS DETERMINED TO GET ON
A TWO-WHEELER AND RIDE A BIKE.
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GEORGE LIKES TO STAY
RIGHT NEARBY.
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HE, UH, CHASES HER,
RUNS ALONGSIDE,
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TRIES TO DEFINITELY KEEP UP
WITH HER, WHEREVER SHE IS.
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WE WERE TOLD SHE'LL
NEVER BE ABLE TO SWIM,
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NOW WATCHING HER OUT THERE
KICKING, DIVING, DOING FLIPS,
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IT'’S AMAZING.
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I MEAN, JUST THE STRENGTH
THAT SHE HAS WITH GEORGE NOW
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AND HER ABILITY TO JUST BE A KID
IS AWESOME.
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SHE LIKES TO PROVE
EVERYONE WRONG
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AND DO THINGS SHE'’S TOLD
SHE'’LL NEVER DO.
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♪
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Bella: GOOD BOY.
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Rachel: HE HAS GIVEN HER INDEPENDENCE.
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SHE'’S ABLE TO NOW WALK AROUND
THE HOUSE WITHOUT GEORGE.
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Bella: GO, GEORGE.
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Rachel: SHE CAN WALK
UP AND DOWN OUR STAIRS
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WITHOUT A LOT OF HELP,
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WHEREAS THREE YEARS AGO A LOT OF
THESE THINGS SHE COULD NOT DO.
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Narrator: GEORGE HAS GIVEN BELLA
A COMPLETELY NEW LEASE OF LIFE.
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Bella: COME HERE.
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Narrator: AND HE'S SAVED HER
FROM MUCH OF THE PAIN
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HER CONDITION
COULD HAVE CAUSED HER.
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Bella: GOOD BOY.
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GEORGE RETRAINED ME TO WALK.
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I WASN'T GONNA GIVE UP,
AND HE KNEW THAT,
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SO HE HELPED ME MAKE SURE
I WASN'’T GOING TO.
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Narrator: THANKS TO HIS WORK
WITH BELLA,
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GEORGE WON THE AMERICAN
KENNEL CLUB'S AWARD
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FOR CANINE EXCELLENCE.
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HIS STRENGTH, STATURE
AND LOVING NATURE
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HAVE MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE
TO BELLA'’S LIFE.
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BUT YOU DON'’T HAVE TO BE
BIG AND STRONG TO BE A HERO.
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Man: SEARCH!
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Narrator: THIS DOG IS USING
SCENT RATHER THAN STRENGTH
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TO RESCUE HUMANS
FROM MAJOR DISASTERS.
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Narrator: CALIFORNIA IS HOME
TO ALMOST 40 MILLION PEOPLE
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AND SITS ON
THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT,
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AN INFAMOUS HOTSPOT
FOR EARTHQUAKES.
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[RUMBLING]
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10,000 TREMORS
HIT THE STATE A YEAR.
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[CRASHING]
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THIS ONE IN NAPA VALLEY IN 2014
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KILLED ONE PERSON
AND INJURED 120.
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THE NEXT "BIG ONE" IS OVERDUE.
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BUT WHEN IT HITS,
ROCKET WILL HELP TO SAVE LIVES.
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THIS SIX-YEAR-OLD
BORDER COLLIE CROSS
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IS A VITAL MEMBER
OF THE CALIFORNIA TASK FORCE.
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Mike: ROCKET NEEDS TO BE
ON HIS A-GAME ALL THE TIME
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BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AT ANY MOMENT
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WE CAN HAVE
A MAJOR DISASTER HIT.
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Narrator: WHEN DISASTER STRIKES,
FINDING SURVIVORS FAST
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IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
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IT CAN TAKE PEOPLE WEEKS
TO SEARCH THE SITES
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OF EARTHQUAKES, HURRICANES
OR MUDSLIDES,
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BUT DOGS LIKE ROCKET
CAN DO IT IN MINUTES,
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THANKS TO THEIR AMAZING
SENSE OF SMELL.
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[BARKING]
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HE AND HIS HANDLER
MIKE STORNETTA
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ARE AT THE NATIONAL DISASTER
SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION
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AT SANTA PAULA
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
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THE CENTER HAS A SERIES
OF REPLICA PRACTICE SITES,
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EACH MIMICKING A DIFFERENT KIND
OF DISASTER.
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THE MOST COMPLEX IS
- A 10,000-
- SQUARE-FOOT PILE
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OF DANGEROUS RUBBLE.
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Mike: THIS IS A PERFECT
REPRESENTATION OF AN EARTHQUAKE,
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OF A COLLAPSE,
A BUILDING COLLAPSE.
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IT COULD HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT
IN CALIFORNIA,
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SO IT'’S IMPORTANT WE'RE ALWAYS
OUT HERE TRAINING FOR IT.
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Narrator: THIS MORNING,
ROCKET'S JOB
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IS TO FIND A VOLUNTEER VICTIM
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HIDING WITHIN
THE REPLICA DISASTER ZONE.
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EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS ARE
TYPICALLY BURIED OUT OF SIGHT,
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SO HE MUST USE ANOTHER SENSE
TO GUIDE HIM: SMELL.
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Mike: ONCE I PUT HIM INTO DRIVE,
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HE KNOWS IT'S TIME
TO GO TO WORK,
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THERE'S NO MESSING AROUND,
HE WANTS TO GO
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AND HE WANTS TO FIND
THE VICTIM IMMEDIATELY.
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SEARCH!
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Narrator: ROCKET MUST FIRST FIND
THE SCENT TRAIL
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BY GETTING DOWNWIND,
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AND THEN TRACK THE ODOR
BACKWARDS TO ITS SOURCE:
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THE VICTIM.
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Mike: ROCKET, AS YOU CAN SEE,
IS GOING BACK AND FORTH
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TO HONE IN ON EXACTLY WHERE
THAT HUMAN SCENT IS.
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Narrator: IT SOUNDS
SIMPLE ENOUGH,
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BUT IN A DISASTER,
A SEARCH DOG MUST OPERATE
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IN NOISY AND UNSTABLE SITUATIONS
WITH CONFLICTING SCENTS
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FROM THE ENVIRONMENT,
CASUALTIES AND RESCUERS.
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WITH UP TO A BILLION
SCENT RECEPTOR CELLS
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INSIDE A DOG'S NOSE,
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ROCKET IS ABLE TO RAPIDLY DETECT
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EVEN THE FAINTEST TRACE
OF HUMAN SCENT.
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Mike: HE'’S SO QUICK
AND HE'’S SO FAST.
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ROCKET'S ACTUALLY ABLE
TO PLACE HIS PADS
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IN AREAS WHERE HE'’S NOT
GONNA GET INJURED.
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[BARKING]
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Woman: GOOD BOY!
GOOD BOY! WOO-HOO!
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Narrator: ONCE ROCKET
LOCATES HIS TARGET,
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HUMAN RESCUERS CAN MOVE IN.
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Mike: CANINE SEARCH AND RESCUE.
CALL OUT IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
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Narrator:
LIKE MOST WORKING DOGS,
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ROCKET IS DRIVEN
BY HIS DESIRE TO PLAY.
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Mike: GOOD BOY, BUDDY!
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GOOD JOB, HUH?
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WE WANT DOGS THAT ARE GONNA
DO ANYTHING FOR THEIR TOY,
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AND AS SOON AS WE KNOW THEY HAVE
THAT DRIVE AND THAT ENERGY,
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THEY HAVE GOOD POTENTIAL
TO BE A SEARCH DOG.
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ROCKET HAS EVERY PIECE OF THAT.
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Narrator: ROCKET IS NOW A MEMBER
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OF AN ELITE FORCE
OF LIFE-SAVING DOGS,
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BUT SIX YEARS AGO,
IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY.
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ROCKET WAS ON DEATH ROW,
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HAVING BEEN FOUND WANDERING
THE STREETS AS A STRAY.
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[DOGS BARKING]
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EVERY YEAR,
AN ESTIMATED 3.3 MILLION DOGS
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END UP IN ANIMAL SHELTERS
IN THE U.S.
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[BARKS]
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THE HOPE IS TO RE-HOME THEM,
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BUT IF A SUITABLE PLACE
CAN'T BE FOUND,
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THE GRIM REALITY IS
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THAT THESE UNWANTED DOGS
MAY BE EUTHANIZED.
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THAT IS, UNLESS SOMEONE
COMES TO THEIR RESCUE.
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Andrea: HEY, ROCKET BOOSTER!
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OOH, YOU'RE A GOOD BOY.
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Narrator: ANDREA BERGQUIST
IS A CANINE RECRUITER
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FOR THE SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION.
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HER HUSBAND, CHRIS,
IS A HANDLER, LIKE MIKE.
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Andrea: HI!
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SO I GOT AN EMAIL
FROM THE SACRAMENTO SPCA
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SAYING "WE HAVE A DOG,
HE'S NOT ADOPTABLE,
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BUT HE'’S VERY BALL-DRIVEN AND I
THINK YOU SHOULD COME SEE HIM.
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AND I THINK YOU SHOULD
COME SEE HIM REALLY SOON
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BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME."
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HOW YOU BEEN, HUH?
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THEY BROUGHT ROCKET OUT TO ME,
AND HE WAS SO CRAZY.
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HE WAS RUNNING AROUND,
HE WAS PULLING ON THE LEASH,
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HE WAS BARKING AT EVERYTHING.
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I THREW THE TENNIS BALL
A COUPLE TIMES,
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AND HE JUST CHASED AFTER IT,
LASER FOCUS.
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I THOUGHT THIS IS GOING GREAT,
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HE'’S GONNA BE
A GREAT SEARCH DOG.
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SO, WE TOOK HIM OUT
TO A BIG FIELD
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AND I PUT A LONG LEAD ON HIM
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AND I THREW THE TOY INTO
SOME TALL GRASS...
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OKAY!
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...AND HE BOMBED.
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HE JUST DIDN'’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
HE JUST STARTED SNIFFING AROUND.
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Narrator: ROCKET'’S RESCUE CAREER
WAS OVER BEFORE IT BEGAN.
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HE WOULD HAVE TO GO
BACK TO THE SHELTER.
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Andrea: I THOUGHT, UH, I CAN'T
LEAVE HIM HERE, I CAN'T--
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00:17:56,031 --> 00:17:58,431
HE'’S SO AMAZING,
I CAN'’T LEAVE HIM HERE.
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00:18:00,905 --> 00:18:04,035
Chris: I GET A PHONE CALL,
"HEY, BABE, UM,
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I WANT TO ADOPT THIS DOG."
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00:18:06,650 --> 00:18:10,570
OKAY, DID IT PASS THE TESTS?
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"NOPE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE
A GREAT DOG."
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Andrea: HEY!
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Narrator: ANDREA'’S DETERMINATION
SAVED ROCKET'’S LIFE.
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Andrea: YOU'RE LIVING
THE GOOD LIFE NOW!
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Narrator: THE COUPLE TOOK HIM IN
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AND AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS
OF BASIC HOME SCHOOLING,
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ROCKET WON A PLACE AT
THE NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER.
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Andrea: CHRIS AND I
DROVE THROUGH THE GATES
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TO LEAVE HIM HERE, AND I WAS
ACTUALLY KIND OF CRYING.
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00:18:34,417 --> 00:18:38,637
IT WAS SO EMOTIONAL BECAUSE THIS
DOG WASN'’T SUPPOSED TO BE ALIVE.
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00:18:38,682 --> 00:18:41,472
AND HE GOT NOT ONLY
A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE
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00:18:41,511 --> 00:18:45,781
BUT HE HAS THIS NEW CAREER
AND HE MIGHT EVEN SAVE A LIFE.
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GOOD BOY, ROCKET.
GOOD BOY.
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Narrator: ROCKET AND MIKE
BECAME PARTNERS
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DURING BASIC TRAINING IN 2014.
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ON GRADUATION, ROCKET BECAME
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PART OF MIKE'’S FIRE DISTRICT
CREW IN WINDSOR.
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THEIR FIRST EMERGENCY CALL-OUT
WAS IN 2016
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WHEN A LIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHED
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
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DURING THE INITIAL SEARCH,
TWO PEOPLE WERE FOUND DEAD,
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BUT THE FIRST RESPONDERS FEARED
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THERE MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN
TWO CHILDREN ON BOARD.
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ROCKET WAS CALLED IN TO HELP.
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Mike: WE RESPONDED,
AND ROCKET CLEARED AN AREA
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OF ABOUT 10 ACRES
IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
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AT THE END WE WERE ABLE
TO TELL EVERYONE THERE
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THAT, HEY, THERE'S
NO ONE LEFT HERE,
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THERE ARE NO SURVIVORS
THAT ARE LEFT HERE.
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Narrator: FORTUNATELY,
ROCKET'S SEARCH CONFIRMED
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THE CHILDREN
HAD NOT BEEN ON BOARD.
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Mike: WE WERE ALL ABLE
TO REST AT EASE
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KNOWING THAT WE WEREN'’T
LEAVING ANYONE THERE.
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Narrator: SINCE THEN,
ROCKET AND MIKE HAVE DEPLOYED
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00:20:00,329 --> 00:20:03,109
ON BACK-TO-BACK RESCUE MISSIONS.
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IN 2017 THEY SEARCHED
FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
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00:20:09,164 --> 00:20:14,344
WHEN HURRICANE HARVEY HIT TEXAS
AND IRMA HIT FLORIDA.
390
00:20:16,867 --> 00:20:19,387
AND IN 2018 THEY WORKED
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00:20:19,435 --> 00:20:24,785
DURING THE DEVASTATING MUDSLIDE
NORTH OF LOS ANGELES.
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[BARKS]
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ONE OF THE MOST COMMON DISASTERS
THE TEAM FACES
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00:20:29,010 --> 00:20:31,450
IS THE COLLAPSE OF BUILDINGS
AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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00:20:31,491 --> 00:20:34,931
DURING EARTHQUAKES.
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00:20:34,972 --> 00:20:38,062
TO PREPARE FOR THESE TYPES
OF CATASTROPHES,
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00:20:38,106 --> 00:20:40,976
TODAY THE TEAM WILL RUN
TWO VERY DIFFERENT DRILLS
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00:20:41,022 --> 00:20:45,072
TO SHARPEN
ROCKET'’S SEARCH SKILLS.
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THE FIRST CHALLENGE IS WORKING
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00:20:46,767 --> 00:20:49,677
IN A MUCH MORE COMPLEX
- 3-
- D ENVIRONMENT
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WHERE THE SCENT HE'’S SEARCHING
FOR WON'’T BE AT GROUND LEVEL.
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00:20:54,862 --> 00:21:02,132
THIS TIME THE VICTIM IS HIDING
IN THE BOAT ABOVE HIM.
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00:21:02,173 --> 00:21:03,173
Mike: SEARCH!
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00:21:03,218 --> 00:21:09,918
♪
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00:21:09,964 --> 00:21:12,794
I TOTALLY TRUST
THAT WHAT ROCKET'S DOING
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00:21:12,836 --> 00:21:15,316
IS A TACTIC TO FIND THE VICTIM,
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00:21:15,361 --> 00:21:17,321
AND I'’M NOT GONNA
INTERFERE WITH THAT.
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00:21:17,363 --> 00:21:23,113
♪
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00:21:23,151 --> 00:21:26,111
I'M MERELY THE HAND
THAT LET GO OF THE COLLAR
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00:21:26,154 --> 00:21:27,554
AND SENT HIM ON A SEARCH.
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00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,990
HE'’S METHODICALLY FAST
IS HOW I WOULD DESCRIBE ROCKET.
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[DOG PANTING]
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Narrator: ROCKET HAS BEEN
TRAINED TO SIGNAL
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WHEN HE FINDS A SURVIVOR.
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00:21:47,088 --> 00:21:51,608
BUT HE MUST BE 100% CERTAIN
OF THE VICTIM'S PRECISE LOCATION
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00:21:51,658 --> 00:21:53,748
BEFORE HE ALERTS MIKE.
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00:21:57,533 --> 00:22:01,153
ANY ERRORS COULD COST THE TEAM
PRECIOUS TIME.
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00:22:01,189 --> 00:22:05,669
[DOG PANTING]
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00:22:05,715 --> 00:22:07,585
MOST DETECTION DOGS ARE TAUGHT
420
00:22:07,630 --> 00:22:09,890
TO PASSIVELY INDICATE
A TARGET...
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00:22:09,937 --> 00:22:10,977
[BARKING]
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00:22:11,025 --> 00:22:13,375
BUT IN CHAOTIC
DISASTER SITUATIONS,
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SEARCH DOGS NEED TO BARK.
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Woman: GOOD BOY!
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00:22:18,032 --> 00:22:19,862
Mike: GOOD JOB!
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00:22:19,903 --> 00:22:24,693
Woman: YEAH, HI. ALRIGHT!
CAN I LET GO NOW?
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00:22:24,734 --> 00:22:26,354
Mike: HE DID A GREAT JOB.
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00:22:26,388 --> 00:22:28,258
HE GOT DOWNWIND OF THE SCENT.
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00:22:28,303 --> 00:22:30,613
FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS
AN ELEVATED SCENT.
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00:22:30,653 --> 00:22:31,873
HE FIGURED OUT THE WAY,
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00:22:31,915 --> 00:22:33,995
HIS ROUTE OF TRAVEL
TO GET UP TO THE VICTIM,
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00:22:34,048 --> 00:22:35,788
AND THEN HE PINPOINTED
WHERE THE VICTIM WAS,
433
00:22:35,832 --> 00:22:38,142
SO IT WAS TEXTBOOK.
HE DID A GREAT JOB.
434
00:22:38,182 --> 00:22:40,752
Narrator: ROCKET'S TRAINING
AND HIS STREET SMARTS
435
00:22:40,794 --> 00:22:44,284
MAKES HIM A RELIABLE SEARCH DOG
IN OUTDOOR DISASTERS.
436
00:22:44,319 --> 00:22:49,629
BUT HE MUST BE PREPARED
FOR ALL KINDS OF CATASTROPHES.
437
00:22:49,672 --> 00:22:53,462
LIKE WHEN THIS PASSENGER TRAIN
DERAILED IN PENNSYLVANIA
438
00:22:53,502 --> 00:22:58,592
KILLING EIGHT PEOPLE
AND INJURING 200.
439
00:22:58,638 --> 00:23:00,028
FINDING CASUALTIES TRAPPED
440
00:23:00,074 --> 00:23:02,994
INSIDE CONFINED SPACES
LIKE THESE
441
00:23:03,033 --> 00:23:05,343
IS A TOUGHER TASK
FOR RESCUE DOGS
442
00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:08,954
BECAUSE THE SCENT TRAILS
ARE LESS DISTINCT.
443
00:23:08,996 --> 00:23:13,036
THIS IS ROCKET'’S
FINAL CHALLENGE.
444
00:23:13,087 --> 00:23:15,697
Mike: READY TO GO TO WORK? HUH?
READY TO GO TO WORK?
445
00:23:15,742 --> 00:23:17,612
YOU ARE, HUH?
446
00:23:17,657 --> 00:23:20,877
READY?
447
00:23:20,921 --> 00:23:23,881
SEARCH!
448
00:23:23,924 --> 00:23:25,714
INTERIOR SEARCHES,
THEY'RE ACTUALLY
449
00:23:25,752 --> 00:23:29,282
A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX
THAN EXTERIOR SEARCHES.
450
00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,370
Narrator: REDUCED AIRFLOW
INSIDE THE TRAIN CARRIAGE
451
00:23:32,411 --> 00:23:34,671
MEANS THAT SCENT SPREADS OUT
452
00:23:34,717 --> 00:23:39,937
AND SEEMS TO COME
FROM EVERYWHERE AT ONCE.
453
00:23:39,983 --> 00:23:44,073
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
CAN CONFUSE THE DOG FURTHER.
454
00:23:48,122 --> 00:23:49,692
Mike: THAT SCENT WILL TRAVEL
455
00:23:49,732 --> 00:23:53,212
THROUGH THOSE
VENTILATION SYSTEMS.
456
00:23:53,257 --> 00:23:58,087
THE DOG WILL BE
ALERTING AT A VENT.
457
00:23:58,132 --> 00:23:59,662
THE DOG'S NOT WRONG,
458
00:23:59,699 --> 00:24:01,879
HOWEVER, IT'S A MIND GAME
FOR THE HANDLERS
459
00:24:01,918 --> 00:24:04,698
TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THAT VICTIM IS.
460
00:24:04,747 --> 00:24:06,657
WORK IT OUT.
[BARKING]
461
00:24:06,706 --> 00:24:09,836
CANINE SEARCH AND RESCUE.
CALL OUT IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
462
00:24:09,883 --> 00:24:12,063
Woman WOO-HOO! WOO!
463
00:24:12,102 --> 00:24:14,242
Mike: VERY NICE.
464
00:24:14,278 --> 00:24:16,848
Woman: ALRIGHT! WOO!
465
00:24:16,890 --> 00:24:19,410
Narrator: ROCKET'’S NOSE
NEVER LETS HIM DOWN.
466
00:24:19,458 --> 00:24:21,718
Mike: THERE IS NOTHING
THAT IS AS FAST AS THESE DOGS
467
00:24:21,764 --> 00:24:24,114
AT FINDING THE LIVE HUMANS.
468
00:24:24,158 --> 00:24:25,418
THESE GUYS ARE PIVOTAL
469
00:24:25,464 --> 00:24:27,734
IN FINDING THESE VICTIMS
IN A TIMELY FASHION.
470
00:24:27,770 --> 00:24:31,820
[BARKING]
471
00:24:31,861 --> 00:24:34,521
Narrator: ROCKET'S EXTRAORDINARY
SENSE OF SMELL
472
00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:38,520
IS HELPING TO SAVE LIVES
DURING NATURAL DISASTERS...
473
00:24:38,564 --> 00:24:42,224
BUT A POWERFUL NOSE CAN ALSO BE
AN EFFECTIVE TOOL
474
00:24:42,263 --> 00:24:44,703
IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME.
475
00:24:44,744 --> 00:24:48,624
IN AFRICA, DOGS ARE USING
THEIR SUPER CANINE SENSE
476
00:24:48,661 --> 00:24:49,971
TO SNIFF OUT TRAFFICKERS
477
00:24:50,010 --> 00:24:52,880
AND RESCUE ANIMALS
FACING EXTINCTION.
478
00:24:57,321 --> 00:25:01,631
SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK
IN ZAMBIA.
479
00:25:01,674 --> 00:25:05,294
HOME TO SOME OF AFRICA'’S
MOST ICONIC ANIMALS.
480
00:25:07,723 --> 00:25:10,383
BUT THIS WILDERNESS
IS NOW A BATTLEGROUND
481
00:25:10,421 --> 00:25:13,291
IN A VIOLENT WAR
AGAINST WILDLIFE.
482
00:25:13,337 --> 00:25:17,427
[ELEPHANT ROARING]
483
00:25:17,472 --> 00:25:22,092
HERE, ELEPHANTS ARE BEING KILLED
FOR THEIR TUSKS.
484
00:25:22,129 --> 00:25:25,089
IF THE CURRENT RATE
OF IVORY POACHING CONTINUES,
485
00:25:25,132 --> 00:25:30,532
THERE COULD BE NO WILD ELEPHANTS
LEFT BY 2040.
486
00:25:30,572 --> 00:25:33,972
BUT FIGHTING ON THE FRONTLINES
TO STOP THE TRADE
487
00:25:34,010 --> 00:25:37,190
IS A TOP TEAM OF DETECTION DOGS.
488
00:25:37,231 --> 00:25:39,761
AND THIS IS THEIR SECRET WEAPON.
489
00:25:48,416 --> 00:25:52,376
RUGER IS A SIX-YEAR-OLD
LABRADOR-GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX
490
00:25:52,420 --> 00:25:57,560
AND THE LEADER OF THIS UNIT
OF ANTI-POACHING DOGS.
491
00:25:57,599 --> 00:25:59,689
RUGER AND HIS CANINE COLLEAGUES
492
00:25:59,732 --> 00:26:04,082
HAVE A REMARKABLE ABILITY
TO DETECT ELEPHANT IVORY,
493
00:26:04,127 --> 00:26:05,957
WHICH THEY CAN SNIFF OUT,
494
00:26:05,999 --> 00:26:09,519
THANKS TO THEIR EXTRAORDINARY
SENSE OF SMELL.
495
00:26:11,526 --> 00:26:13,176
AND IT'S JUST AS WELL,
496
00:26:13,223 --> 00:26:16,363
BECAUSE WHAT MAKES RUGER
REALLY EXTRAORDINARY
497
00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,270
IS THAT HE'’S ALMOST
COMPLETELY BLIND.
498
00:26:24,974 --> 00:26:28,804
Narrator: TODAY THE CANINE UNIT
FROM CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA
499
00:26:28,848 --> 00:26:31,718
IS HEADING OUT ON DUTY.
500
00:26:31,764 --> 00:26:35,814
THEY'’RE SETTING UP A ROADBLOCK
TO SEARCH PASSING VEHICLES.
501
00:26:38,205 --> 00:26:41,425
THIS IS A NOTORIOUS ROUTE
FOR TRAFFICKERS
502
00:26:41,469 --> 00:26:44,729
TRYING TO SMUGGLE IVORY
AND OTHER WILDLIFE CONTRABAND
503
00:26:44,777 --> 00:26:47,607
OUT OF ZAMBIA.
504
00:26:47,649 --> 00:26:50,959
THIS ILLEGAL TRADE IS
A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY
505
00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:55,610
THAT'S DECIMATING WILDLIFE
ACROSS AFRICA.
506
00:26:55,657 --> 00:27:00,097
FOR RUGER AND HIS HANDLERS,
THERE'’S A REAL RISK INVOLVED.
507
00:27:21,944 --> 00:27:28,304
♪
508
00:27:28,342 --> 00:27:31,912
Narrator:
RUGER'’S NOSE GETS TO WORK.
509
00:27:31,954 --> 00:27:35,224
BUT IN A SITUATION WHERE
TRAFFICKERS COULD BE ARMED,
510
00:27:35,262 --> 00:27:40,622
HE MUST BE CAREFUL
NOT TO TRIGGER A REACTION.
511
00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:44,659
SO IF HE DETECTS IVORY,
WHICH HAS A VERY DISTINCT SCENT,
512
00:27:44,706 --> 00:27:51,576
HE'LL SIT TO QUIETLY SIGNAL
THE FIND TO HIS HANDLER.
513
00:27:51,626 --> 00:27:54,016
RUGER'S SKILLS LEAD TO ARRESTS,
514
00:27:54,063 --> 00:27:57,853
AS THE UNIT'’S FOUNDER
RACHEL McROBB REPORTS.
515
00:27:57,893 --> 00:28:01,113
Rachel: RUGER HAS GOT MANY,
MANY ARRESTS UNDER HIS BELT.
516
00:28:01,157 --> 00:28:05,507
HE HAS PROBABLY BEEN RESPONSIBLE
FOR AT LEAST 20 ARRESTS.
517
00:28:05,553 --> 00:28:09,603
SOME OF THAT'S IVORY, SOME OF
THAT'S FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION,
518
00:28:09,644 --> 00:28:12,134
AND SOME OF THAT'’S BUSH MEAT.
519
00:28:12,168 --> 00:28:14,388
ON EACH CASE,
IF RUGER WASN'T AROUND,
520
00:28:14,431 --> 00:28:18,261
THOSE PEOPLE WOULD NOT
HAVE BEEN ARRESTED.
521
00:28:18,305 --> 00:28:22,525
HE WORKS EXTREMELY METHODICALLY
WHEN HE'S DETECTING
522
00:28:22,570 --> 00:28:24,090
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T
GET DISTRACTED
523
00:28:24,137 --> 00:28:26,357
BY EVERYTHING ELSE
THAT'’S GOING ON.
524
00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,360
SO THAT'’S WHAT REALLY
MAKES HIM SPECIAL.
525
00:28:29,403 --> 00:28:30,753
THE FACT THAT HE'S BLIND
526
00:28:30,796 --> 00:28:32,966
DOESN'’T REALLY SEEM
TO BOTHER HIM AT ALL.
527
00:28:33,015 --> 00:28:35,625
HE'’S A VERY HAPPY DOG
AND LOVES HIS JOB.
528
00:28:41,589 --> 00:28:45,719
Narrator: RUGER'’S DETECTION WORK
IS VITALLY IMPORTANT.
529
00:28:45,767 --> 00:28:51,637
GLOBAL SEIZURES OF ILLEGAL IVORY
HIT RECORD LEVELS IN 2016.
530
00:28:51,686 --> 00:28:55,336
Rachel: AFRICA IS
UNDER HUGE THREAT
531
00:28:55,385 --> 00:28:57,995
LIKE IT'’S NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
532
00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,650
WE'VE SEEN A STEADY INCREASE
533
00:29:00,695 --> 00:29:03,305
IN ELEPHANT POACHING
AND WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
534
00:29:03,350 --> 00:29:06,830
OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.
535
00:29:06,875 --> 00:29:09,785
Narrator: EVERY DAY,
AROUND 55 AFRICAN ELEPHANTS
536
00:29:09,835 --> 00:29:12,265
ARE KILLED BY POACHERS.
537
00:29:12,315 --> 00:29:14,745
THAT'S MORE THAN ARE BEING BORN.
538
00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:22,536
MOST IVORY IS DESTINED FOR CHINA
AND SOUTHEAST ASIA,
539
00:29:22,586 --> 00:29:24,676
WHERE THE DEMAND
FOR ILLEGAL WILDLIFE
540
00:29:24,719 --> 00:29:29,289
IS AMONG THE HIGHEST
IN THE WORLD.
541
00:29:29,332 --> 00:29:35,432
CATCHING THE TRAFFICKERS IS
CRITICAL TO STOPPING THE TRADE.
542
00:29:35,469 --> 00:29:36,819
AIRPORTS AROUND THE WORLD
543
00:29:36,862 --> 00:29:40,432
USE SNIFFER DOGS
TO DETECT CONTRABAND.
544
00:29:46,306 --> 00:29:49,176
BUT FINDING IVORY
BEFORE IT LEAVES ZAMBIA
545
00:29:49,222 --> 00:29:50,832
PUTS RUGER'S DETECTION TEAM
546
00:29:50,876 --> 00:29:56,836
CLOSER TO STOPPING THE POACHERS
AND SAVING ELEPHANTS.
547
00:29:56,882 --> 00:30:01,932
ON THIS MORNING'’S PATROL, RUGER
FINDS NOTHING SUSPICIOUS.
548
00:30:01,974 --> 00:30:06,504
THAT'’S GOOD FOR WILDLIFE, BUT IT
CAN BE FRUSTRATING FOR THE DOG.
549
00:30:24,213 --> 00:30:29,523
Narrator: THE NEXT VEHICLE
HAS IVORY PLANTED INSIDE IT.
550
00:30:29,566 --> 00:30:33,876
THE DRIVER IS PART OF
THE SET-UP.
551
00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:37,009
BUT WILL RUGER FIND
THE HIDDEN HAUL?
552
00:30:37,052 --> 00:30:54,982
♪
553
00:30:55,027 --> 00:30:56,067
HE SITS.
554
00:30:56,115 --> 00:30:58,415
HE'’S FOUND THE SECRET STASH.
555
00:31:15,830 --> 00:31:19,700
Narrator: THE REWARD FOR HIS
HARD WORK IS HIS FAVORITE TOY.
556
00:31:19,747 --> 00:31:21,357
Man: GOOD BOY.
557
00:31:21,401 --> 00:31:22,921
Narrator: BUT WHAT MAKES
A DOG LIKE RUGER
558
00:31:22,968 --> 00:31:27,928
SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY DETECTION
AGENT IN THE FIRST PLACE?
559
00:31:27,973 --> 00:31:32,463
PART OF THE ANSWER LIES IN HOW
HIS BRAIN DIFFERS FROM OURS.
560
00:31:34,980 --> 00:31:36,940
ALL DOGS LIVE IN A WORLD
561
00:31:36,982 --> 00:31:39,852
DOMINATED BY THEIR SENSE
OF SMELL.
562
00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:43,948
RELATIVELY SPEAKING, THE AREA
OF THEIR BRAIN DEVOTED TO SCENT
563
00:31:43,989 --> 00:31:48,379
IS ABOUT 40 TIMES BIGGER
THAN OURS.
564
00:31:48,428 --> 00:31:51,738
BUT NATURAL ABILITY
IS ONLY HALF THE STORY.
565
00:31:51,779 --> 00:31:55,259
ANTI-POACHING DOGS UNDERGO
EXTENSIVE TRAINING,
566
00:31:55,304 --> 00:31:59,184
AND DAILY SNIFFING PRACTICE
HELPS TO HONE THEIR SKILLS.
567
00:32:03,008 --> 00:32:05,748
RUGER'S CANINE COLLEAGUE
IS TYGEE,
568
00:32:05,793 --> 00:32:09,673
ONE OF SEVERAL DOGS
ON THE CONSERVATION TEAM.
569
00:32:09,710 --> 00:32:14,110
AS A UNIT THEY'RE TRAINED
TO DETECT 11 DIFFERENT ITEMS--
570
00:32:14,149 --> 00:32:19,149
SUCH AS LEOPARD SKINS, IVORY
AND AMMUNITION--
571
00:32:19,198 --> 00:32:22,378
EACH WITH ITS OWN
SIGNATURE SMELL.
572
00:32:24,464 --> 00:32:26,994
IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME,
573
00:32:27,032 --> 00:32:29,032
THE TEAM CONDUCTS HOUSE SEARCHES
574
00:32:29,077 --> 00:32:32,077
TO CRACK DOWN
ON ILLEGAL POACHING.
575
00:32:32,124 --> 00:32:33,784
Godfrey: OH, GOOD BOY!
576
00:32:33,821 --> 00:32:35,611
Narrator: IN A SITUATION
LIKE THIS,
577
00:32:35,649 --> 00:32:40,569
THE DOGS WORK EXTREMELY FAST
AND EFFICIENTLY.
578
00:32:40,610 --> 00:32:45,570
IT TAKES TYGEE LESS THAN THREE
MINUTES TO CLEAR THE HOUSE.
579
00:32:45,615 --> 00:32:47,265
Godfrey: GOOD BOY!
580
00:33:02,067 --> 00:33:03,587
Narrator: DESPITE BEING BLIND,
581
00:33:03,633 --> 00:33:08,993
RUGER IS THE MOST SKILLFUL DOG
IN THE ANTI-POACHING UNIT.
582
00:33:09,030 --> 00:33:12,860
MOST OF THE DOGS CAN DETECT
SEVERAL DIFFERENT ITEMS,
583
00:33:12,903 --> 00:33:18,263
BUT RUGER IS THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN RECOGNIZE ALL 11.
584
00:33:18,300 --> 00:33:20,910
BEFORE HE CAME TO ZAMBIA
FOUR YEARS AGO,
585
00:33:20,955 --> 00:33:25,735
HE WORKED AS A NARCOTICS
DETECTION DOG IN THE U.S.
586
00:33:25,786 --> 00:33:27,956
RUGER'S REWARD
FOR DETECTING THE IVORY
587
00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:30,176
IS A GAME OF TUG-OF-WAR.
588
00:33:38,364 --> 00:33:40,504
Narrator:
THE ANTICIPATION OF PLAY
589
00:33:40,540 --> 00:33:43,280
INCREASES THE PRODUCTION
OF DOPAMINE,
590
00:33:43,325 --> 00:33:45,325
A NEUROTRANSMITTER
THAT CONTRIBUTES
591
00:33:45,371 --> 00:33:49,031
TO FEELINGS OF PLEASURE
AND CONTENTMENT.
592
00:33:53,466 --> 00:33:55,286
IN JUST FOUR YEARS,
593
00:33:55,337 --> 00:33:59,987
THE CANINE UNIT HAS ARRESTED
80 WILDLIFE CRIMINALS.
594
00:34:00,038 --> 00:34:01,998
THE DOGS ARE A VALUABLE TOOL
595
00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:04,910
IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE ELEPHANTS
FROM EXTINCTION,
596
00:34:04,955 --> 00:34:09,045
SO THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
597
00:34:11,571 --> 00:34:14,101
Rachel: HI, GUYS.
598
00:34:14,139 --> 00:34:17,749
THE MOST AMAZING THING
IS THE BOND
599
00:34:17,794 --> 00:34:22,234
THAT THE HANDLERS
HAVE FORMED WITH THE DOGS.
600
00:34:22,277 --> 00:34:25,277
THERE'’S NOTHING
THEY WOULDN'’T DO FOR THEM.
601
00:34:25,324 --> 00:34:31,774
♪
602
00:34:31,808 --> 00:34:33,808
Narrator: CLOCKING OFF
AT THE END OF THE DAY
603
00:34:33,854 --> 00:34:40,034
MEANS RUGER GETS TO COOL DOWN
IN HIS VERY OWN PLUNGE POOL.
604
00:34:40,078 --> 00:34:45,688
FOR DOGS AS IMPORTANT AS THESE,
NO LUXURY IS SPARED.
605
00:34:45,735 --> 00:34:47,735
Rachel: FOR A DOG'S LIFE,
FOR A WORKING DOG'S LIFE,
606
00:34:47,781 --> 00:34:49,831
HE'’S KIND OF LIVING THE DREAM.
607
00:34:54,527 --> 00:34:56,527
HE'’S A VERY HAPPY DOG.
608
00:34:56,572 --> 00:35:00,882
HE SWIMS, HE WORKS, HE PLAYS.
609
00:35:00,924 --> 00:35:05,324
HE'’S JUST AN AWESOME DOG,
AND WE ALL LOVE HIM.
610
00:35:05,364 --> 00:35:08,894
HE DOES VERY IMPORTANT
AND VERY SERIOUS WORK,
611
00:35:08,932 --> 00:35:12,152
AND HE DOESN'’T REALLY KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT HE IS.
612
00:35:12,197 --> 00:35:20,467
♪
613
00:35:22,816 --> 00:35:23,986
Narrator: WHILE RUGER'S NOSE
614
00:35:24,034 --> 00:35:27,134
IS HELPING TO SAVE ANIMALS
FROM EXTINCTION.
615
00:35:27,168 --> 00:35:29,818
IN ITALY, DOGS ARE COMING
TO THE RESCUE
616
00:35:29,866 --> 00:35:32,566
IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY.
617
00:35:32,608 --> 00:35:35,868
HERE, THEY'RE USING
THEIR STRENGTH AND STAMINA
618
00:35:35,916 --> 00:35:39,436
TO PULL PEOPLE OUT OF
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS.
619
00:35:43,793 --> 00:35:47,193
LAKE GARDA IN NORTHERN ITALY.
620
00:35:47,232 --> 00:35:50,102
THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS
COME HERE EVERY YEAR,
621
00:35:50,148 --> 00:35:53,058
DRAWN TO ITS COOL, DEEP WATER.
622
00:35:55,196 --> 00:35:58,676
BUT WATER CAN BE DANGEROUS.
623
00:35:58,721 --> 00:35:59,941
[THUNDER]
624
00:35:59,983 --> 00:36:01,333
A CHANGE IN WEATHER
625
00:36:01,376 --> 00:36:04,676
CAN SUDDENLY MAKE
EVEN A CALM LAKE TREACHEROUS.
626
00:36:07,034 --> 00:36:12,784
AROUND 360,000 PEOPLE AROUND
THE WORLD DROWN EVERY YEAR.
627
00:36:12,822 --> 00:36:16,302
IT'S THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE
OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
628
00:36:21,266 --> 00:36:24,006
HERE IN LAKE GARDA,
A TEAM IS TRAINING
629
00:36:24,051 --> 00:36:28,581
THE NEXT GENERATION OF
LIFE-SAVING WATER RESCUE DOGS.
630
00:36:34,670 --> 00:36:38,890
[DOG BARKING]
631
00:36:38,935 --> 00:36:41,235
REEF IS A NEWFOUNDLAND,
632
00:36:41,286 --> 00:36:45,066
A BREED THAT'’S PARTICULARLY
WELL-ADAPTED TO WATER.
633
00:36:49,729 --> 00:36:52,299
HIS THICK COAT HAS TWO LAYERS--
634
00:36:52,340 --> 00:36:54,170
ONE THAT'S WATER-RESISTANT
635
00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:58,872
AND ANOTHER TO INSULATE
AGAINST THE COLD.
636
00:36:58,912 --> 00:37:03,402
HIS PAWS ARE WEBBED,
MAKING IT EASIER TO SWIM.
637
00:37:08,530 --> 00:37:11,010
BUT WHAT MAKES REEF
EXTRA SPECIAL
638
00:37:11,054 --> 00:37:13,014
IS THAT HE'S SO EXPERIENCED,
639
00:37:13,056 --> 00:37:16,666
HE NOW TEACHES OTHER DOGS
HOW TO SAVE LIVES.
640
00:37:19,585 --> 00:37:23,975
[DOG BARKING]
641
00:37:25,417 --> 00:37:27,767
THE ITALIAN SCHOOL
FOR RESCUE DOGS
642
00:37:27,810 --> 00:37:31,120
HAS TRAINED 300 FOR ACTIVE DUTY.
643
00:37:36,863 --> 00:37:39,003
MOST ARE DEPLOYED
TO BEACHES AND LAKES
644
00:37:39,039 --> 00:37:41,869
DURING THE BUSY TOURIST SEASON.
645
00:37:44,610 --> 00:37:48,090
THE SCHOOL TEACHES MOSTLY
NEWFOUNDLANDS AND LABRADORS,
646
00:37:48,135 --> 00:37:50,005
BUT GERMAN SHEPHERDS LIKE DIESEL
647
00:37:50,050 --> 00:37:54,970
CAN ALSO MAKE
EXCELLENT WATER RESCUE DOGS.
648
00:37:55,011 --> 00:37:59,801
DIESEL IS NINE MONTHS OLD
AND EAGER TO GET HER FEET WET.
649
00:38:02,671 --> 00:38:04,371
Man: DIESEL! DIESEL!
650
00:38:14,727 --> 00:38:17,947
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
651
00:38:19,122 --> 00:38:21,342
[SIREN]
652
00:38:21,386 --> 00:38:22,646
Narrator: EMERGENCY CALL-OUTS
653
00:38:22,691 --> 00:38:25,261
ARE OFTEN FROM BOATS
ON OPEN WATER,
654
00:38:25,303 --> 00:38:30,403
SO AN APPRENTICE LIKE DIESEL
MUST ALSO HAVE GOOD SEA LEGS.
655
00:38:30,438 --> 00:38:33,048
[SIREN]
656
00:38:33,093 --> 00:38:35,573
REEF SITS CALMLY ALONGSIDE
657
00:38:35,617 --> 00:38:38,657
AS THE TEAM HEADS OUT
TO DEEPER WATER,
658
00:38:38,707 --> 00:38:42,057
WHERE DIESEL WILL LEARN HOW
TO RESCUE SOMEONE IN DISTRESS.
659
00:38:42,102 --> 00:38:44,102
[SIREN]
660
00:38:44,147 --> 00:38:48,797
[DOG BARKING]
661
00:38:48,848 --> 00:38:53,108
AL, THE OTHER NEWFOUNDLAND,
WILL BE TEACHING THIS LESSON.
662
00:38:54,854 --> 00:38:59,384
WATER RESCUE DOGS LEARN TO SWIM
TOWARDS STRESSFUL SITUATIONS,
663
00:38:59,424 --> 00:39:02,994
WHICH GOES AGAINST A DOG'S
NATURAL SURVIVAL INSTINCT.
664
00:39:07,780 --> 00:39:10,130
Narrator: AL TAKES THE PLUNGE.
665
00:39:11,044 --> 00:39:13,614
[DOG BARKING]
666
00:39:27,016 --> 00:39:30,406
[DOG BARKING]
667
00:39:30,455 --> 00:39:36,065
♪
668
00:39:45,295 --> 00:39:46,775
Narrator: WHILE AL DEMONSTRATES
669
00:39:46,819 --> 00:39:49,999
HOW TO PULL HER HANDLER
AND THE VICTIM TO SAFETY,
670
00:39:50,039 --> 00:39:53,349
DIESEL WATCHES INTENTLY
FROM THE BOAT.
671
00:39:54,914 --> 00:39:57,444
OBSERVING THE BEHAVIOR
OF ANOTHER DOG
672
00:39:57,482 --> 00:40:00,142
IS KNOWN AS SOCIAL LEARNING.
673
00:40:02,138 --> 00:40:06,268
IT HELPS OTHERS UNDERSTAND
WHAT TO DO IN A NEW SITUATION.
674
00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:14,928
IN THIS SCENARIO, AL IS PAIRED
WITH A HUMAN TEAMMATE.
675
00:40:15,935 --> 00:40:17,885
WHEN A VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS,
676
00:40:17,937 --> 00:40:21,507
THEY WORK TOGETHER TO PULL
THE PERSON TO SAFETY.
677
00:40:21,549 --> 00:40:26,989
THIS IS WHY AL'’S EXCEPTIONAL
STRENGTH IS SO IMPORTANT.
678
00:40:27,033 --> 00:40:28,643
HER BIG BUILD ALLOWS HER
679
00:40:28,687 --> 00:40:31,907
TO DRAG MULTIPLE PEOPLE
THROUGH THE WATER AT ONCE.
680
00:40:35,128 --> 00:40:36,388
[DOG BARKING]
681
00:40:39,567 --> 00:40:42,877
HISTORICALLY, THIS BREED
WAS FIRST USED BY FISHERMEN
682
00:40:42,918 --> 00:40:46,178
FOR HAULING HEAVY NETS ASHORE.
683
00:40:46,226 --> 00:40:49,226
BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES
TO PULLING EXTRA HEAVY LOADS,
684
00:40:49,272 --> 00:40:52,492
THERE'S NO DOG BETTER
THAN A NEWFOUNDLAND.
685
00:40:52,537 --> 00:40:58,667
♪
686
00:40:58,717 --> 00:41:00,327
Man: OK?
[DOG BARKS]
687
00:41:00,370 --> 00:41:13,120
♪
688
00:41:13,166 --> 00:41:15,646
Narrator: THERE ARE NINE PEOPLE
AND SEVEN DOGS
689
00:41:15,690 --> 00:41:17,260
ON BOARD THIS RESCUE BOAT.
690
00:41:17,300 --> 00:41:19,430
Man: DIESEL? OK?
691
00:41:20,739 --> 00:41:26,269
Narrator: BUT AL HAS ABSOLUTELY
NO TROUBLE PULLING IT TO SHORE.
692
00:41:26,309 --> 00:41:27,829
[BARKING]
693
00:41:27,876 --> 00:41:29,696
Man: GRANDE CANE!
694
00:41:29,748 --> 00:41:32,658
♪
695
00:41:33,578 --> 00:41:35,578
[SIREN]
696
00:41:35,623 --> 00:41:38,153
Narrator: HAVING WATCHED
THE OTHER DOGS IN ACTION,
697
00:41:38,191 --> 00:41:39,891
IT'S TIME TO SEE WHETHER DIESEL
698
00:41:39,932 --> 00:41:42,282
HAS THE ENTHUSIASM
AND CONFIDENCE
699
00:41:42,325 --> 00:41:44,755
TO LEARN
FROM THE INSTRUCTOR DOGS.
700
00:42:14,706 --> 00:42:16,576
[DOG BARKING]
701
00:42:16,621 --> 00:42:22,581
Narrator: REEF IS THE LAST
TO SHOW DIESEL HOW IT'’S DONE.
702
00:42:22,627 --> 00:42:25,667
[DOG BARKING]
703
00:42:25,717 --> 00:42:28,887
DIESEL MUST NOW FOLLOW
HER OWNER, STEFANO,
704
00:42:28,937 --> 00:42:31,367
AND MAKE HER FIRST JUMP...
705
00:42:33,855 --> 00:42:35,545
WITH A LITTLE HELP.
706
00:42:38,381 --> 00:42:40,381
[BARKING]
707
00:42:40,427 --> 00:42:42,077
Stefano: GRANDE CANE!
708
00:42:42,124 --> 00:42:53,224
♪
709
00:42:53,266 --> 00:42:55,656
Narrator: DIESEL HAS TAKEN
A MAJOR STEP
710
00:42:55,703 --> 00:42:58,883
TOWARDS BECOMING
A WATER RESCUE DOG.
711
00:42:58,924 --> 00:43:01,404
IF SHE MAKES IT THOUGH
THE REST OF HER TRAINING,
712
00:43:01,448 --> 00:43:04,318
THIS YOUNGSTER COULD SPEND
THE NEXT TEN YEARS
713
00:43:04,364 --> 00:43:06,584
SAVING PEOPLE'’S LIVES.
714
00:43:35,003 --> 00:43:37,753
Narrator: DOGS' NATURAL
ABILITIES CAN HELP US
715
00:43:37,789 --> 00:43:41,179
AND OTHER ANIMALS
IN MANY EXTRAORDINARY WAYS.
716
00:43:41,227 --> 00:43:43,577
Mike: CANINE SEARCH AND RESCUE!
CALL OUT IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.
717
00:43:43,621 --> 00:43:47,101
Narrator: THROUGH
THEIR STRENGTH, STAMINA
718
00:43:47,146 --> 00:43:49,706
AND THEIR REMARKABLE NOSES,
719
00:43:49,757 --> 00:43:53,067
OUR CANINE COMPANIONS
CAN TRANSFORM OUR LIVES
720
00:43:53,108 --> 00:43:56,458
AND COME TO OUR RESCUE
WHEN WE NEED THEM MOST.
721
00:43:56,503 --> 00:43:58,773
♪
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