As a sign that the dog had completed training, McMillan would replace the red collar with a green graduation collar then kiss the dog and turn it over to the happy new owners. In the final scene, McMillan always delighted the adopters by showing up unannounced with new charge in tow. Then came the magical day when the rescue would meet the forever family. In one episode, he arranged for sod to make the backyard dog friendly. McMillan then matched the dog to the best adopter and did a home inspection. The first stop was at the vet for a complete physical that confirmed the dog was healthy for training, then off to McMillan’s Lucky Dog Ranch where a red training collar was snapped on followed by introductions to other lucky dog rescues. Once the canine settled, McMillan would say, “Let’s get out of here.” And off they happily went together. He would open the gate, go inside the kennel, sit next to the cowering creature, speaking gently all the while. McMillan dashed to the shelter at the eleventh hour, headed down that sterile hallway of gated scared dogs until he faced the one needing instant saving. It began with McMillan at his Lucky Dog Ranch training a rescue when the distress call from a local animal shelter alerted him of an overlooked dog headed for euthanasia. The scenario of the show was always the same. When Lucky Dog premiered in 2013, viewers quickly fell in love with host Brandon McMillan, who rescued ‘unadoptable’ dogs from animal shelters across the United States. In one instance, McMillan taught a dog to surf so he could join his new buddy on the waves. McMillan then matched the dog to perspective owners and even conducted lifestyle training to further meld animal to adopter. Through his seven common commands of sit, stay, down, come, off, heel and no, the discarded dog transformed into a loving, well-behaved pet. As an animal lover, I was curious to find out “Why were these dogs so lucky?” I got my answer in affable host and trainer, Brandon McMillan, who seemed committed to securing forever homes for unwanted shelter dogs.Įach week, Mc Millan took his audience on a journey that featured an “unadoptable” canine. Several years ago, on a Saturday, as I flipped through the channels on the television, I came upon a reality show titled Lucky Dog.
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