Elias Weiss Friedman

Well, I like to think that everyone finds their dog.

Whether it's cosmic forces or luck, we end up with dogs that are like us in some way.

And we become more like each other.

Your dog sees your behavior, your energy, you see your dog's energy, and you end up evolving in some way to the next version of yourself.

And mostly, I think, in a very positive way.

I think a lot of people view rescue or volunteering for rescue as like holding puppies or getting to foster a puppy.

But the reality is that you got to get your hands dirty.

Like, I remember Chrissy was doing a transport at an airport.

Dogs were coming off of a plane.

And someone asked, like, how can I help?

I really want to help out for the next transport.

And she said, oh, well, you can start by cleaning the crap out of these cages.

Like puppy poop.

and the look on her face was like you could see that was not what answer she was expecting and so the great you're talking about is getting your hands dirty none of the actual dog rescue is glamorous

The reality is that in my trip down to Puerto Rico spending time with Chrissy, we got into a Jeep.

We go to a beach that is unfortunately nicknamed Dead Dog Beach because it's the place people go in shame to drop their dogs off and drive back home and try and forget about them.

We go to this beach and there's

Dogs living in a bush, often emaciated, covered in ticks and other maladies, other illnesses they might have, mange.

And her job is to... And mind you, Chrissy is allergic to dogs, of course.

And her job is to lure these dogs, who are maybe afraid of humans, with food.