Do Something Good: Local nonprofit lends a helping paw

SOT/VO
(((42:17-26"IT'S THE MOST FULFILLING WONDERFUL FEELING.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN UNTIL YOU DO IT.")))
TRAILING VO/NAT
-- ERIC --
DOGS CAN MAKE A PERSON'S LIFE BETTER --
-- ERIC --
-- IN COUNTLESS WAYS.
CHARLOTTE SHARES HOW THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING GOOD
FOR THOSE IN NEED. CHARLOTTE?
-- CHARLOTTE --
THE LATE GILDA RADNER ONCE SAID: "I THINK DOGS ARE
THE MOST AMAZING CREATURES; THEY GIVE UNCONDITIONAL
LOVE. FOR ME, THEY ARE THE ROLE MODEL FOR BEING ALIVE."
WELL, THOSE AMAZING CREATURES ARE HELPING PEOPLE
VO/ANIM/DOGOOD
WHO NEED SOME EXTRA HELP LIVING THEIR BEST LIVES,
AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO A LOCAL WOMAN WHO IS INSPIRING
AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO DO SOMETHING GOOD.
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1 SOT
((( , "4:17-20 LEANN VICK"GET IT.. CAN YOU PUT IT?
YES, GOOD BOY. DO YOU WANT A TREAT?")))
2 VO TRACK
DOGS HAVE WELL-KNOWN REPUTATIONS AS LOYAL, LOVING
COMPANIONS - THE QUINTESSENTIAL "MAN'S BEST FRIEND.

JUST ONE LOOK AROUND LEANN VICK'S HOME, AND YOU CAN
SEE FROM THE FRAMED PHOTOS, TO THE PAINTING HUNG ON
THE WALL, TO THE BASKET OF TOYS - WHISKEY AND BOOMER
ARE FAMILY.
NATS
BUT IF BEING MAN'S BEST FRIEND WEREN'T ENOUGH, THESE
LITTLE GUYS ARE DESTINED FOR SOMETHING BIGGER.
37:10-23 (DOGS ENTERING ROOM)
THEY'RE SERVICE DOGS IN TRAINING - PART OF CUSTOM
CANINES SERVICE DOG ACADEMY.
2 SOT
((( , "46:26 (LEANN) it's a big job 27 they have to
have some pretty wide shoulders to handle everything
and the stresses of it 46:32" )))
3 VO TRACK
NICOLE MEADOWCROFT FOUNDED THE NON-PROFIT IN 2011.
3 SOT
((( , "51:27 (NIKKI)"WHETHER IT'S A VETERAN IN NEED,
A CHILD WITH AUTISM OR DOWN SYNDROME. AND EVERY OTHER
DISABILITY IN BETWEEN
51:40 THEY JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT SHOE SIZE THAN ME
BUT I'M ABLE TO FIT THAT SHOE FOR THEM AND GIVE THEM
THAT ENHANCEMENT THROUGH A CANINE WHICH IS A MIRACLE"
51:49")))
4 VO TRACK
NICOLE UNDERSTANDS ALL TOO WELL THE IMPACT A SERVICE
DOG CAN MAKE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE. SHE HAS RETINITAS
PIGMENTOSA. THE DEFOREST NATIVE STARTED LOSING HER
SIGHT AND ULTIMATELY HER INDEPENDENCE, SHORTLY AFTER
GETTING HER DRIVER'S LICENSE.
4 SOT
((( , "52:35-45 52:35 NO YOUNG TEENAGER EVER DREAMS
OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE OR BECOME A VETERNARIAN
LIKE ALL OF MY DREAMS HAD BEEN 45")))
1 VO TRACK
BUT ADMIRAL, HER FIRST GUIDE DOG GAVE HER BACK SOMETHING
- INDEPENDENCE - AND AN IDEA THAT COULD HELP OTHERS.
3 SOT
((( , "54:55 THAT FREEDOM TO LIVE YOUR LIFE - IT'S
IMPACTED IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND IT'S A BARRIER, THAT
DISABILITY ENDS UP BECOMING A BARRIER 55:05")))
4 VO TRACK
THE PUPPIES YOU SEE HERE ARE BEING TRAINED TO BREAK
DOWN THOSE BARRIERS.
(NAT CHOICES: "35:25 "STAY. STAY" 35:53 "GO!" 30:00
"WATCH ME. DOWN. YES!")
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO DO THIS. ALL 32 PUPPIES IN TRAINING
ARE LIVING WITH PUPPY RAISERS. VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE
OF THEIR TIME, MONEY, AND HEART.
4 SOT
((( , "57:40 THEY WELCOME OUR BABY PUPPIES INTO THEIR
HOMES AT 8 WEEKS OLD 43 AND THEY LET THOSE PUPPIES
PEE ON THEIR FLOORS AND CHEW UP THEIR THINGS 48 AND
THESE PEOPLE HELP WITH THEIR HOUSE MANNERS AND THEIR
HOUSE BREAKING 52")))
1 VO TRACK
TO DATE, CUSTOM CANINES HAS PLACED 83 SERVICE DOG
TEAMS.
1 SOT
((( , "56:15 "WHEN WE PLACE A DOG WITH A PERSON, THEY'RE
NOT A TEAM AT THAT TIME, THEY ARE LEARNING TO DANCE
WITH EACH OTHER AND LEARN EACH OTHER'S MOVES AND ONCE
THEY FIGURE THAT OUT, ONCE THEY'RE ABLE TO BE SMOOTH
AND DO THAT DANCE, 27 WE CONSIDER THEM A TEAM 29"")))
2 VO TRACK
DOGS LIKE FALCON WHO SPECIALIZES IN PTSD AND WORKS
WITH THE WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD'S SEXUAL ASSAULT
RESPONSE PROGRAM. AND FOLLOWING IN FALCON'S -PAW PRINTS
- KEVLAR WHO IS BEING TRAINED TO HELP IN THE SAME
WAY.
2 SOT
((( , "18:52 KEVLAR IS VERY LOVING. HE WANTS TO BE
TOUCHED HE WANTS TO HOLD YOU BE ON YOU.. AND SO MAKING
HIM THE PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR PTSD 19:01")))
3 SOT
((( , "45:33 (LEANN) "YOU'RE HELPING THIS PERSON CONTINUE
THEIR LIFE THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DO BEFORE.. IT'S
PRETTY COOL")))
4 VO TRACK
HAVING A DISABILITY CAN BE EXPENSIVE.
AND IT'S THE REASON WHY CUSTOM CANINES GIVES THESE
DOGS TO THOSE IN NEED - FOR FREE.
4 SOT
((( , "4:03 I PERSONALLY COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY 25-45-THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO HAVEA 4-LEGGED SET OF EYEBALLS THAT I REALY
ON EVERY DAY. I CAN'T DO THAT TO PEOPLE. 14")))
1 VO TRACK
WHAT MIGHT BE THE HARDEST PART OF THIS PROCESS IS
THE DAY PUPPY RAISERS HAND OVER THAT LEASH.
1 SOT
((( , "41:22-29 (LEANN) "IT'S HARD. I'M NOT GOING
TO LIE. IT'S DIFFICULT. I'VE TOLD NIKKI SEVERAL TIMES
THAT IF YOU'RE HEART DOESN'T HURT A LITTLE IT, YOU
PROBABLY HAVEN'T DONE YOUR JOB RIGHT."
2 SOT
((( , "1:02:14-30 "I ALWAYS TELL MY PUPPY RAISERS
THAT INSIDE EVERY SERVICE DOG BEATS THE HEART OF A
PUPPY TRAINER OR A PUPPY RAISER BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM
THAT DOG WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE PLACED AND
HELP THIS DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.")))
-- CHARLOTTE --
ADD LOWER THIRD
NICOLE AND THOSE OF YOU INVOLVED WITH CUSTOM CANINES
- THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING SOMETHING GOOD!
THERE IS A LENGTHY WAIT LIST OF OVER 120 PEOPLE AND
CUSTOM CANINES CAN ONLY PRODUCE AS MANY SERVICE DOGS
AS THEY HAVE THE PEOPLE TO DO SO. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
BE A VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISER, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM
AT CUSTOMCANINES.ORG.
THEY ALSO HAVE A NEW BUILDING THAT WILL SERVE AS THEIR
HEADQUARTERS AND THEY COULD USE SOME HELP SPRUCING
THAT UP AS WELL.. SO IF YOU CAN HELP - PLEASE LET
THEM KNOW.
CHANGE LOWER THIRD
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Do Something Good: Local nonprofit lends a helping paw

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