12-Year-Old Kid Has Saved 4,800 Shelter Dogs

The Dodo

This kid became obsessed with saving shelter dogs when he was 3 years old — and went on to find 4,800 of them homes ❤️

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:03 I'm going to miss you.

00:06 We had a lot of fun together.

00:08 It was sad to see him go, because we've just

00:11 had him for so long.

00:14 Bolt came to us when he was just a tiny puppy.

00:17 And throughout time, he became my wrestling buddy.

00:21 At least I know he's going to a great family.

00:25 I've been helping shelter dogs since I was about four years

00:28 old.

00:29 That's when I learned that if dogs don't get homes,

00:33 that they have to go to heaven.

00:35 And to my four-year-old mind, I was just like, oh, well,

00:40 let's just fix that.

00:41 So with the support of my mom, we

00:43 would go to the shelter to make videos

00:44 to help the dogs get adopted.

00:46 There's a dog here.

00:48 Hi, everyone.

00:49 This is my friend Rosalinda.

00:50 She's 13 years old.

00:52 Oh, thank you.

00:53 And she was a super nerd.

00:55 So she's in need of a home.

00:57 She's really sweet.

00:59 Hi, everyone.

01:00 When we go to the shelter, usually we

01:02 try to focus on the dogs that are more scared or shut down.

01:06 So we're scared, and I'm upset.

01:08 Some of the shelter dogs end up in our home,

01:10 where we foster them until we find them a family.

01:13 After the first year of us making videos,

01:25 we started Project Freedom Run to transport the dogs

01:27 from high-kill areas in Texas up to places like Washington,

01:31 where there are more adopters but less dogs.

01:34 And since 2015, we've been able to help more than 4,800 dogs,

01:39 mainly from transports, videos, and fostering.

01:41 When we first got Bolt, it was summer break.

01:44 So I was able to spend a lot of time with him.

01:47 All right, so I got Bolt out here, nice and early,

01:50 so he can come out and play with the other dogs

01:53 for a little bit and wrestle with them,

01:55 because that is his favorite thing to do.

01:58 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:01 All right, so let's get Bolt some food.

02:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:06 [BARKING]

02:09 Good boy.

02:10 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:14 [LAUGHTER]

02:21 Come out here.

02:23 You can go for a nice walk.

02:26 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:28 Since today is Bolt's last day with us,

02:32 we want to make it super special for him

02:34 by getting him his favorite treat from a drive-thru.

02:37 What can I get for you?

02:39 Do you guys have any treats for dogs?

02:42 Can I ask if we have chili cheese dogs?

02:44 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:47 Well, he enjoyed it.

02:50 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:52 Today I'm going to miss you, Bolt.

02:55 You're going to have a great time with your new family.

02:58 All right, buddy, this is it.

03:00 We're here.

03:01 This is your new house.

03:02 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:06 My dad and a family friend, Sarah,

03:10 drove Bolt from Georgia to Florida,

03:13 where he met his forever family.

03:15 Got somebody.

03:15 [BARKING]

03:15 Easy, easy.

03:16 [BARKING]

03:17 Hello.

03:17 [BARKING]

03:18 Hi, baby.

03:19 [BARKING]

03:20 Good boy.

03:21 [BARKING]

03:23 Hello, buddy.

03:24 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:26 He has new dog siblings, and he is doing great there.

03:31 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:34 [INAUDIBLE]

03:37 [LAUGHTER]

03:38 Are they just coming, like, from here?

03:40 He's so happy, which then makes me happy.

03:43 [BARKING]

03:44 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:47 [BARKING]

03:50 (gentle music)

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