Best Friends Animal Society Tv Show
'DogTown' TV series about Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and the homeless animals we save scheduled to begin airing on the National Geographic Channel.
Millions of people worldwide are about to learn what Best Friends Animal Society members and visitors to our sanctuary have known for a long time: that what we do here makes the biggest difference in the lives of abused, neglected and abandoned animals.
Beginning January 4, the National Geographic Channel will air the first episode of a weekly TV series based on the good work we do at the sanctuary.
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Titled DogTown, the show takes viewers on a journey inside the bustling grounds to meet the dogs and the skilled professional team dedicated to ensuring that even the toughest cases survive, according to National Geographic. This expert team of caregivers has a single mission – to transform hopeless dogs into loving pets.
In addition to meeting – and falling in love with – dogs who’ve persevered through the worst life can throw at them, viewers will get to know members of Best Friends’ dedicated Dogtown staff and witness the miracles they perform every day.
The sanctuary, located in southern Utah, hosts several hundred dogs, as well as cats, birds, rabbits, horses and other farm animals – about 2, 000 animals at any one time. A staff of more than 60 attend to the lost canine souls who find shelter in one of 12 lodging facilities at Dogtown. With the hope of finding these dogs new, loving homes, the dedicated caregivers provide medical care, training, rehabilitation and TLC.
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However, with millions of homeless pets being euthanized each year in this country, the sanctuary can do only so much. Much of our work takes place well beyond its boundaries.
In addition to disaster relief efforts around the world – including Hurricane Katrina, this summer’s devastating earthquake in Peru and recent flooding in Mexico – we help when we can to stabilize at-risk shelters, such as Pets Alive in New York, and intervene in emergency situations where the lives of many animals are in immediate danger, like the Great Kitty Rescue in Pahrump, Nevada, this summer.
As part of our No More Homeless Pets campaign, Best Friends educates and supports local shelters, lobbies for legislative initiatives, and helps individuals who have questions about the care and well-being of their pets. Each week, our Animal Help Department fields an average of about 500 inquiries.
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National Geographic has produced three episodes, which are listed below with a synopsis of each and their scheduled airtime. If the series proves successful, the production crew will return to Best Friends to begin work on subsequent episodes. So, encourage your friends, family members, co-workers – and even strangers – to watch the show!
A puppy mill – a facility that mass-breeds dogs – is raided by Nebraska state authorities. Over 170 dogs are found in terrible condition. Dogtown arranges an emergency flight for trainer Sherry Woodard to bring back some of the most traumatized dogs. Among them is a terrier mix she names Animal, who’s been driven to the brink of madness.
Meanwhile, Dogtown’s head veterinarian, Dr. Mike Dix, faces a baffling medical mystery: a gentle male dog named Porto suffering from an undiagnosed illness. If Porto’s ever going to find a home, his condition has to be diagnosed and treated.
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Two sibling hounds – Remington and Ruger – have been rescued from a polygamist sect in which unwanted dogs are often shot. They’re safe in Dogtown, but to have any hope of adoption, they have to be split up. Trainer John Garcia has the difficult job of separating two dogs who have never lived apart.
An older chow named Bruno heads to Dogtown for much-needed medical attention. His extensive ailments include a sunken eye and balance problems – symptoms indicative of a possible brain tumor. Dr. Dix and his staff do all they can for him, but will it be too late for Bruno? The staff faces a decision every family dreads: When is it time to let a beloved animal go?
Meanwhile, Dogtown heads out on a rescue mission to a local Indian reservation. As the mid-day sun beats down on them, Dogtown manager Michelle Besmehn and other staff members search a garbage dump, hoping to save any abandoned dogs. The team finds two scared puppies on the brink of dehydration hiding among the trash.
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Back at the sanctuary, Sherry Woodard fosters one-year-old Annie, a behaviorally challenged dog with a serious history of biting an infant. Annie’s next challenge will bring her face-to-face with one of her biggest fears – a two-year-old child.
A one-year-old bulldog named Wiggles arrives at Dogtown with unusual symptoms: he falls frequently and can’t control his bowels. Dr. Dix must determine if Wiggles’ condition is life-threatening, or if he’s stable enough to live in a home.
Trainer Pat Whitacre faces a different kind of challenge: transforming spaniel-mix Jolene from a painfully shy, fearful dog into a happy, friendly one. Step by step, Pat attempts to socialize Jolene so she has a chance at adoption.
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Zoey, a Rotweiler/hound mix, suffers from crippling allergies to the environment and to humans. No allergy medication has worked. Dr. Dix works on a new plan of attack.
As a caregiver at Dogtown, Thomas Foyles feels a connection with the most aggressive dogs, like Bones, a Vizsla street dog who was rescued and brought to Dogtown 11 years ago. When he arrived, Bones was known for attacking other dogs, but in the last few years he has mellowed. Now, Thomas believes Bones could live in a home for his last few years. So Bones will undergo an official assessment to see if his violent tendencies are truly gone.Glenda Smith has been a longtime supporter and admirer of Best Friends Animal Society. She remembers the organization before there was a website, before there were any electronic member messages and before there was even Best Friends magazine. She’s been a member since there was just a snail mail newsletter!
She likes Best Friends so much that she chatted the place up to her daughter Phyllis. That’s Phyllis Smith who plays Phyllis on the acclaimed TV show The Office. Apparently Glenda had been talking about the sanctuary for years, and it was after Phyllis saw National Geographic’s DogTown that she realized this was the place her mother was talking about!
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While Phyllis now lives in California and Glenda still lives in Missouri, the pair had a standing date to watch the show together over the phone. It’s like being back home without having to do chores. It was after a DogTown episode that Phyllis thought that a trip to the sanctuary would be a wonderful vacation for the both of them and the perfect Mother’s Day celebration. They were off to the land where dreams do come true!
Phyllis may get the star treatment in Los Angeles, but at the sanctuary it’s all about the animals. Glenda and Phyllis didn’t waste a minute—they jumped in feet first and started walking dogs at the break of dawn. They were impressed by the facility and they were especially impressed by the dedicated animal care staff. Glenda and Phyllis both remarked on how much is done to make the animals feel comfortable and happy. A place that outfits special needs cats with carts is special indeed. But the Smiths are no strangers to saving lives.
Growing up in the Smith household meant that you were sharing the house with rescued animals of every stripe: cats, dogs, birds and the odd duck. Really, a duck! Phyllis remembered the standing family joke was that they always said they had four cats. Four being the number of pets they could legally keep in their municipality.
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I remember that my mom couldn’t take vacations because she was always caring for an animal in need. She wouldn’t turn anyone away. She was bottle feeding kittens and she had a room that was first the sewing room then the flower room then it became the cat room, Phyllis shared.
In their neighborhood, it was their yard the errant dog would shimmy into for safety when the animal control officials would show up in the area. Blackie and Brownie became lifetime Smith family members by executing this maneuver successfully.
The late Mr. Smith was also a softhearted marshmallow when it came to his family’s fondness for helping animals. One day when he was on a delivery for his job, he saw a dog tied up in the backyard at his stop. He asked the homeowner about the dog. He was surprised to find out that the person didn’t want the dog anymore and said he was a nuisance and a problem. And with that answer, another addition to the Smith family was adopted! The miniature grey poodle dubbed, Saute, was among the smartest animals in their pack. All the Smith animals had names from the ballet, thanks to Phyllis who was honing her skills as a performer at the same time she was attending elementary school and saving lives!
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Phyllis’s latest rescue is a 3-year-old cat named Eddie, who was just going
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