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So what else can i do the next if few days? >> the ball is in his court. it's up to him to start opening up and initiating play with you. >> it's all about trust. >> yeah. we don't know what he's been through. >> right. >> good boy. >> i'm hoping my work with petey can help him open up and become adoptable. but in the meantime, i'm going to try to help one of the other adoptable dogs find a forever home. >> do you know what kind of dog you're looking for? >> a pit. >> look at that big boy. he's a super sweet dog. also a very sweet dog. isle show you my favorite pit that's in here right now is ...

Somebody to foster him. >> great. >> congrats. >> yeah. thanks. nice job. >> good job. >> who's working in the chair now? huh? are you the boss? you're the boss. >> the big green bean, jumping in puddles. go away, dog. that sounds like a perfect one for a cat. >> hey, guys. i'll tell you a story. come here. go away, you bad old dog. go away from me. there now. go away with your stick. see, look, he's throwing the stick. next time you can pick the book. hi, kitty kitty. meow. bye. >> i've been working with petey every day, trying to get him out of the kennel and into the fresh air for a little ...

>> this is our website. >> it's like doggiematch.com. hello. i'm pepper. do you have the time to give this sweet girl a home? >> so do you want to add one? >> i do. lucy. five-month-old black lab mix. is guaranteed to melt your heart. next thing you know, you're going to go home with somebody. >> as a healthy puppy lucy is safely on the adoptables list. but the two pits we checked in earlier today will need to be evaluated to determine if they're adoptable. >> trying to get the sense of him. he's already a little growly. he's not even making the effort to want to kind of smell me or sniff me. ...

Would be one of the dogs that would be on the list of having to make the extra room. because he's not at this point in the game 100% adoptable. >> when the overcrowded shelter is forced to make space for incoming animals, they turn to the gray list, aggressive animals, sick animals, or ones with real behavioral problems. if they do have to euthanize to make space, these are the ones that go first. >> right now, he would be op the gray list? >> it could go either way for him. we do have a program call canned eternal companions. we have a group of volunteers that will come in and work with dogs ...

So what else can i do in the next few days with him? >> the ball's going to be in his court, really. the up to him to start opening up and initiating play with you. >> it's all about trust. >> yeah. you're building up trust. that's exactly what you're doing. because we don't know what he's been through. >> right. good boy. >> i'm hoping my work with petey can help him open up and become adoptable. but in the meantime i'm going to try to help one of the other adoptable dogs find a forever home. >> so do you know what kind of dog you're looking for? >> blue nurse pit. >> we'll start with the ful...