Saved Sochi Dogs Arrive in U.S. | National Geographic

we had a big day

we had a big day we had some international visitors come

we had some international visitors come

we had some international visitors come we had 10 dogs from Sochi Russia arrived

we had 10 dogs from Sochi Russia arrived

we had 10 dogs from Sochi Russia arrived at our shelter they look like really

at our shelter they look like really

at our shelter they look like really nice dogs I think they’ll be very

nice dogs I think they’ll be very

nice dogs I think they’ll be very adoptable very soon they’re in the

adoptable very soon they’re in the

adoptable very soon they’re in the kennels now working with the staff being

kennels now working with the staff being

kennels now working with the staff being really calm you know kind of a

really calm you know kind of a

really calm you know kind of a reinsurance that these are nice people

reinsurance that these are nice people

reinsurance that these are nice people here they’re not going to harm them the

here they’re not going to harm them the

here they’re not going to harm them the average length of stay at our shelter

average length of stay at our shelter

average length of stay at our shelter you know it could be anywhere from a

you know it could be anywhere from a

you know it could be anywhere from a week to a couple months and we we always

week to a couple months and we we always

week to a couple months and we we always want to make sure that we make the good

want to make sure that we make the good

want to make sure that we make the good match that that will really stick it’s

match that that will really stick it’s

match that that will really stick it’s been a tremendous process it has been

been a tremendous process it has been

been a tremendous process it has been well over a month of back-and-forth

well over a month of back-and-forth

well over a month of back-and-forth legwork paperwork these dogs had to get

legwork paperwork these dogs had to get

legwork paperwork these dogs had to get vaccinated they’ve had to get the health

vaccinated they’ve had to get the health

vaccinated they’ve had to get the health certificates required for transport

certificates required for transport

certificates required for transport everyone was aware that when the

everyone was aware that when the

everyone was aware that when the Olympics were happening there was a

Olympics were happening there was a

Olympics were happening there was a highlight of the terrible dog call that

highlight of the terrible dog call that

highlight of the terrible dog call that was in place and Sochi and had been

was in place and Sochi and had been

was in place and Sochi and had been happening for several months beforehand

happening for several months beforehand

happening for several months beforehand and humane society international tried

and humane society international tried

and humane society international tried to address it at that point by reaching

to address it at that point by reaching

to address it at that point by reaching out to the Sochi government but we also

out to the Sochi government but we also

out to the Sochi government but we also learned that there were organizations on

learned that there were organizations on

learned that there were organizations on the ground such as povo dog who is

the ground such as povo dog who is

the ground such as povo dog who is responsible for these dogs being here

responsible for these dogs being here

responsible for these dogs being here today they were taking in dogs and

today they were taking in dogs and

today they were taking in dogs and taking them off the streets Humane

taking them off the streets Humane

taking them off the streets Humane Society our national sees these dogs as

Society our national sees these dogs as

Society our national sees these dogs as wonderful ambassadors to the much larger

wonderful ambassadors to the much larger

wonderful ambassadors to the much larger street dog issue that exists around the

street dog issue that exists around the

street dog issue that exists around the world it’s been over a month since the

world it’s been over a month since the

world it’s been over a month since the Olympics and we’re just thrilled to

Olympics and we’re just thrilled to

Olympics and we’re just thrilled to finally have them here Cova dog is

finally have them here Cova dog is

finally have them here Cova dog is thrilled to finally be able to send them

thrilled to finally be able to send them

thrilled to finally be able to send them and world is excited to finally receive

and world is excited to finally receive

and world is excited to finally receive them and we’re thrilled to be able to

them and we’re thrilled to be able to

them and we’re thrilled to be able to facilitate it