Awesome Sauce: Pup Backpacks Go Viral

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is Awesome B ninety three Awesome Sauce. Start your
day on a positive note. Awesome Sauce six' ten Weekday
mornings with THE v ninety Three Morning, show brought to
you By. Modernistic i'm so excited about Today's Awesome sauce
because it's everything THAT i love Selfishly, Sorry, Okay Today's
Awesome sauce proves two things can be true at the same,

(00:22):
time things that we have known for a, while which
is The internet loves dogs and The internet can actually
do some good every once in a. While this started
on A New York city subway where a guy Named
brian began carrying his Corgy maxine around in a. Backpack you,
know you gotta put the dogs in a bag if
you're taking public. Transportation, there just, commuting just, vibing just

(00:45):
absolutely melting people's, hearts and strangers smiled and phones came,
out and videos went viral and millions of views, Later
brian realized something, Important what if all this joy could
help dogs who actually need? It so he built on that.
Moment brian launched a dog backpack company Called Little. Chalk

(01:09):
he teamed up With Best Friends Animal society and now every,
Week brian carries around a different shelter dog In New
York city in a backpack labeled Adopt. Me subway, rides sidewalk,
strolls city. Smiles each pup gets their moment and their
personality shared with the, world and the results have been absolutely.

(01:32):
Unreal more than seventy five million views, online hundreds of
adoption applications compared to last, Year nearly every dog featured
has found a forever. Home one shelter leader said the
campaign hasn't just boosted adoption, numbers it has lifted spirits
for staff and volunteers, also all because one cor Y

(01:54):
maxine made commuter smile and her human decided to turn
that smile into something. Bigger you never, Know you never
know what small joyful thing might turn into a life
changing moment for someone else or some dog. Else kindness is,
contagious and apparently so is A cordy in a. BACKPACK

(02:16):
i guess. So the videos are absolutely so adorable they
are online the backpack company is a little chalk and
then he also has the other account listed millions and
millions of followers on these and the videos are just
everything you would hope. For so if you're thinking, like
what can one person do to help shelter. Animals, well

(02:36):
sometimes it's as simple as putting a dog in a
backpack and taking a, Walk and that's how you start
your day on a positive. Note Awesome sauce six' ten
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