00:00Three huskies were found stray in a field.
00:07They were cowering, looking away with their eyes.
00:10They were going to be euthanized the next day.
00:14They obviously had never had leashes on.
00:20It really seemed kind of like an impossible, daunting task.
00:23I stayed in touch with their fosters and rescuers to find out how they were all doing.
00:40And I was the most struck by the transformation Echo had made in a short amount of time.
00:48We walked him around a bit. He was very flighty, very nervous.
00:51Put him in the crate and then went to take him out. We couldn't get him out.
00:56Went to take him out that night. We couldn't get him out.
00:59Then finally I was like, it's been almost 24 hours. We have to get him out of the crate.
01:04I just said, why don't you just go open the crate door and just like sit.
01:10He just slowly walked out. It was just so pure and beautiful.
01:16Right then I was like, okay, maybe he is rehabbable.
01:21And then we just continued to kind of give him time and space to decompress.
01:25So he knows there's nothing to be afraid of.
01:28We gave him a bath and he just sat there like peacefully.
01:33He let us out this big, like it was like a sigh of relief for him.
01:38I think he knew he was in good hands.
01:40From there, it was just a little bit of progress every single day.
01:45Finally, we were like, okay, well, we're dog trainers. He needs to be around other dogs.
01:51He just like got down on the ground, rolled on his back, started doing zoomies.
01:56He just was a different dog.
01:58After a couple of weeks, it was no longer being scared.
02:01It was just like, okay, I got this.
02:04It was just like the greatest feeling ever.
02:06When he found his forever home, it was like watching it leave for college.
02:10When he found his forever home, it was like watching it leave for college.
02:15You know, it's like, okay, like we've done everything we can for you.
02:19Bye.
02:21And now he's living his fullest, happiest life ever.
02:26Like a fairy tale.
02:27It couldn't have gone any better.
02:30That is so beautiful.
02:32Oh my God.
02:33I was amazed by Echo's story.
02:35And I was so curious how his siblings, Timber and Rosie, were doing.
02:39I reached back out to Emily and she sent me the cutest photo and videos of them.
02:44Rosie and Timber recently got together for a little party with all their rescuers
02:49and people who helped them along the way.
02:52But I was disappointed to hear that they still didn't have homes.
02:56Okay, ready?
02:57She told me that the number of Huskies in animal shelters and rescues
03:00has more than doubled since 2020.
03:02And that there's so many different reasons of how we got here.
03:05They generally need an experienced owner and someone who won't give up on them.
03:09Huskies can be escape artists and they're vocal
03:13and they're tenacious and stubborn and they shed a lot.
03:17But they're also incredibly outgoing and playful family dogs.
03:21We talked about how the overall shelter crisis is devastating everywhere.
03:26The shelter crisis means that wonderful dogs across the country
03:30are having trouble finding families.
03:32These two are located in California
03:33and you can adopt them through Atlas Animal Rescue.
03:36You can also visit Petfinder to find the perfect pup near you.
03:39There's never been a better time to adopt.
03:42It's the best decision I've ever made.
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