2008.08.15
"Dogtown" returns
"Dogtown," the series that introduced viewers to the rescued pooches at Best Friends Animal Society in Angel Canyon, Utah, returns to the air with new episodes early next month.
Best Friends is the largest no-kill shelter in the United States. On any given day, roughly 2,000 animals find refuge there. Most become adoptable and will move on to forever homes; some will live out the rest of their lives in the sanctuary, where nothing bad will ever happen to them again.
The new season premieres with a two-hour episode Sept. 5 at 9 p.m. on the National Geographic channel.
Viewers will see what became of some of the dogs that were rescued from Michael Vick's house of horrors. Twenty-two of the most abused dogs were sent to live in Dogtown, and according to the BFAS Web site, they have made amazing progress.
I am also hoping we get an update on some of the dogs introduced in the first incarnation of the program, particularly Wiggles, a dog whose health problems may have doomed him in another shelter.
Wiggles is a bulldog with birth defects and neurological problems that was pretty adorable despite his unconventional appearance and lack of control of his bodily fluids.
After working with the vets and trainers at BFAS, the playful pooch was successfully placed in a loving home with a family in Colorado. I would love to see this cutie in his new digs.
More Wiggles, please.
(Photos from BFAS Web site)
