Win the newtons away from this desperate dessert and rehab them to a more nutritious option vikki im actually going to be using Graham Crackers, unsweetened almond milk, just to bring the calories down. Evette without sacrificing any of that indescribable goodness. Richard instead of using sugar, were going to use honey, a natural sugar. Evette the newtons will then cook the rehabbed recipes in their own kitchen. Aliyah mom, dad, look what just came in evette the chefs will be judged on taste, health, and ease of preparation. Aliyah this is how we whisk it. Evette which recipe will raise the flag in victory . Aliyah this looks really good. I am dying to taste this. Evette and which one will make it off the beach . Tonya its not a banana pudding. Evette and who will win the proud title of recipe rehab champion . [cheering] music evette and now lets meet our two captains of the kitchen, who will compete in this weeks food faceoff. At the yellow station, chef vikki krinsky; and at the green station, chef richard rosendale. Chefs, are you ready to see the recipe thats going to haunt your dreams . Vikki yeah, im ready. Richard lets see what weve got to work with. Evette here we go. Richard ooh. Vikki wow. Richard okay. Vikki this looks like a bowl of sugar. Evette okay, are you guys ready to taste this banana pudding . Richard i mean, honestly, it is like coating my mouth with sugar. Vikki its so processed. I dont even think theres real banana in here. Oh, look at that. I found him. Hes dead, for sure. Evette with 630 calories per serving, and with a whopping half a cup of sugar, this banana pudding is not exactly a dreamy dessert for a diabetic. Are you guys ready for action . Vikki im ready. Richard totally. Evette lets put 45 minutes on the clock. Lets rehab that recipe our chefs will be judged in three categories. The newton family will just the dishes on taste and ease of preparation, and the Everyday Health nutritionists will give each recipe a score for health. Chef richard, whats your plan of attack . Richard im going to kind of veer off a little bit from what they were doing, which was making a pudding. So, what im going to do is make a trifle, which is going to be layers of bananas. Im going to put some blueberries in, very nutritious. Evette trifle is kind of like a parfait then . Richard similar to a parfait. Instead of using that really heavy egg and flour and sugar mixture, im going to use yogurt, and im going to flavor that with a little bit of honey, which is a natural sugar. By doing all that, im going to cut the calories by 50 and the sugar by 70 . Evette im impressed, im impressed. Okay, vikki, what is your plan of attack . Vikki im going to cut the sugar. Thats my plan of attack. Im going to make a banana custard and caramelizing the banana, because thats essentially going to be my sugar. Thats going to form the sweetness in my dish. Instead of using the vanilla wafers, im going to make a crust, and im actually going to be using Graham Crackers, and toasted almonds, and a little bit of hemp seeds. Im cutting the calories by 50 , and im also cutting the sugars by 75 . Evette wow, thats a big deal. Okay, what are you doing over here . Richard okay, so for the first step is for one of the layers of my trifle, im actually going to do a little bit of like a blueberry sauce. So, ive got some blueberries and, of course, a little bit of corn starch to help thicken it. Mix those ingredients, turn the heat on just low, and thats going to be enough to kind of create its own little sauce. You know, instead of doing sauces that are just ladened with sugar, you know, use natural sugars, and plus they have more flavor. Evette heres to the blueberry vikki, what are you working on now . Vikki well, right now, im creating my crust. So, i have my hemp seeds, my toasted almond. Evette wait, wait, tell me about the hemp seeds, because ive never seen those in a recipe. Vikki youve never used them . Evette yeah. Vikki well, i like to use hemp seeds wherever can. Eyre really high into ega threes. Eds wherever can. Ette okay. Vikki so, its bringing down the cholesterol, its increasing the nutritional value, and itll just make this ally great sort of texture in this crust. You can sprinkle it on yogurt, in smoothies. Evette wow, those are tasty. Vikki yeah, you can do a lot with them, and theyre really, really good for you. Evette theyre delicious, wow. Vikki thank you. Evette who knew . Hemp seeds. Okay, those are awesome. Vikki so, in here, i have one tablespoon ofmy ve. Im putting eight Graham Crackers in here, and im just going to pulse this. Evette okay, great. Okay, what are you doing over here . Richard coming over here to the crust. You know, as a nod to the original recipe, you know, i know they had the vanilla wafers in there. Evette yes. Richard so, im going to put a few in there, since the family likes that. Im going to crush that up, but i cut it way back. I dont have anywhere near the amount that they put in, and im also using the reduced fat. W, in order to still ve enough substance, im going to add a little bit of the vanilla almond granola. So, well mix this, and this will be the kind of crunchy layer of the trifle. Evette i love that. We are about at the halfway mark, only 20 minutes to go. The chefs are fighting the fat and stomping out the sugar from the newton family banana pudding and turning the tide for a healthy version the whole family will stand up and salute. And its time for our first break and the Everyday Health pop quiz. Try and tackle this one. The answer when we return to recipe rehab. 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With less than 20 minutes to go, chef richard and chef vikki are grinding away to see whose banana pudding recipe will win the siege of the stomach. Chef richard has whipped up a fruit frenzy, adding blueberries to his banana mix, and chef vikki is staging her own assault by adding Graham Cracker crumbs and hemp seeds to her pudding creation. Which chef will capture the yummy flag of victory . Vikki, what are you working on now . Vikki this is going to be the base of my custard. Evette okay. This has a third cup of honey and a cup of unsweetened almond milk. Evette okay. Vikki and im just going to heat this. And to that, im going to add my banana mixture, and thats going to be the banana custard. Evette those smell so good. Vikki yeah. Evette okay, i dig it. Im excited. Hows it going over here . Richard well, im going to make our cream and yogurt topping. Evette okay, ive got to ask you a question. Richard mmhm. Evette i personally love yogurt, but yogurt definitely has that distinct kind of tang. Do you think theyll be into it . Richard looking at the original recipe, what im going to do is im also going to cut that with some light whipped cream. Evette oh, clever. Richard and talk about super simple . Were adding some of this cream to this, but then we also have all the benefits of yogurt. I eliminated all of the eggs, so were cutting back on the cholesterol. This is just so much healthier in so many different ways. Evette okay, so what are you doing over here . Vikki so, im just mixing up my eggs and my cornstarch, and this is going to go into our milk mixture. And this is a really important step, because whenever youre putting eggs with heat, you dont want them to curdle, so you want to temper it, and you want to slowly add a little bit of the heat just like that. Evette ah, i see. So, youre just raising up the temperature of the eggs vikki exactly. Evette to the temperature of the milk. Vikki exactly, really slowly, because they can curdle really easily. Evette and this isnt raw eggs, because youre cooking it with the heat from the milk. Vikki exactly, exactly. Evette okay, got it. Vikki and this is all going to actually go back into the pot right here, and im going to mix the banana mixture in here, and thats going to be the fullon custard. Evette this seems slightly complex. Put the eggs in this, make sure this is cold, put this in here. Vikki i dont think thats complex. Evette put it back on the stove. Vikki there are a couple of differentsteps. Evette yes. Vikki but you know what . When you taste this, its well worth it. I think by doing all of this, its really going bring the familyis, mbers together. It. Evette okay, so you think the newtons can hack it, huh . Vikki the newtons got this. Evette oh, look, hes already assembling. Vikki hes crumbling his crust. Evette he sure is. Vikki yeah. Evette wow, he seems way ahead of you, doesnt he . Vikki i dont know that he does. Evette he seems pretty confident. Vikki hes a master chef. I dont know if you know that. [richard chuckling] evette i know, i know. Vikki so, competition is high richard what weve got right now is our bananas that weve sliced and fresh blueberries. Next, were going to come in with our topping, and were going to put a little bit of that over there. Evette so, you just smooth it out, make a nice little layer. Richard yeah, but now im going to do another layer with some more bananas. Im going to put some raspberries in there. Evette well, this is fun. Richard it is fun wearing raspberries. Evette thats one of the features of raspberries is that you can do that. Richard right. Evette i will say, though, you are going out on a limb by not only choosing yogurt, which has that natural tartness, choosing fruit thats not entirely sweet, sweet, sweet. Its going to have a little bit of tartness, too. Do you think the family is going to go for that . Richard well, i think the whole point of it is trying to introduce as much natural sugar, instead of adding all the refined sugar. Its going to taste great. Evette okay, hes feeling confident. Okay, so what are you doing . Vikki im just going to make a slight crust; and, again, were going to layer it, but im just going to go grab my custard mixture. Evette okay, cool. Vikki were going to spoon it, layer, spoon, layer evette spoon, layer, spoon, layer, spoon, layer vikki keep it up, keep it up. Evette spoon, layer, layer, spoon, layer. Vikki look how much fun youre having. Evette i am, im having a good time. Vikki you know . Evette so, why are you doing them in the little bowls over here . Vikki i think portion control is extremely important to emphasize, especially with diabetes in the family. You just dont need more than that. A sixounce ramekin is plenty. Evette just one portion is in this bowl. If you want another one vikki dont go get it. Evette okay. Vikki think twice. Evette okay, how is it going over here . Richard okay, so i just pulled the blueberries out of the refrigerator. You do want to chill them down before you add them on. Evette wow. Richard so, now were going to just kind of add that. Evette yum richard well throw some more bananas in there. Next, im going to add another layer of the cream and yogurt topping. I mean, this is pretty simple. I mean, basically evette this is pretty simple. Richard some fresh berries, slice some bananas. You know, you dont even have to cook the custard on the stove. You couldnt get much easier. Evette you guys, theres 15 seconds left five, four, three, two, one times up richard nice job. Vikki nice job. Evette this banana pudding has undergone a mighty recipe rehab, but when we come back, the newton family will cook both recipes, and then theyll decide which chefs banana pudding is true and which one breaks the formation. Find out next. Dont go anywhere. 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We sent the newton family both rehabbed recipes and all the ingredients theyll need to recreate them. Lets see how they maneuver their way around this banana pudding. Aliyah okay, we need to pick teams. Larry okay, whos on whose then . Aliyah i call dad. Larry okay. Tonya really . Jeavonte no problem, ive got mom tonya no problem, okay. Aliyah all right, what do we got . Larry okay, lets see what weve got. Aliyah weve got organic almond unsweetened milk. Larry this is not in my recipe. Aliyah thats new tonya vanilla wafers. Its reduced fat, but youre going to like it, okay . Jeavonte all right, ill try it. Aliyah and larry bananas jeavonte raspberries. Tonya raspberries . Raspberries isnt in the recipe. Berries. Jeavonte more berries . Tonya more berries. Aliyah toasted slivered almonds. Larry hemp seeds. Aliyah yay. Larry this is not in my recipe. Aliyah thats not. Larry i dont know about this one here. Aliyah well eat it anyway. Larry when i first opened the box for the yellow recipe, my initial reaction was ock. I do not use almond milk at all. Honey, which i dont use honey in my recipe neither, and then, of course, the organic butter. My taste buds are a little hesitant about that. Aliyah ready to get cooking . Larry oh, yes, lets go do this. Aliyah we need to peel and slice two bananas and put them in a microwave bowl. Larry okay, got it. Aliyah i hope that counter is clean. Larry it is clean. Aliyah we need to microwave the bananas for two minutes, and then well be left with brown, soft, gooey bananas. Larry okay, fine, lets go. Oh, yeah, high five. Yeah, okay. Jeavonte okay, ma, were going to start out making the blueberry sauce. So, were going to place all the ingredients inside of a pot on low heat. Tonya the green recipe is starting off with raspberries and blueberries, so im not quite sure how my family is going to like that, because theyve never eaten it. These are your reduced fat vanilla wafers. Jeavonte all right, with the look on my face, this tells me i cant wait to try them, doesnt it . Tonya yeah. Aliyah okay, dad, we need one cup of toasted, slivered almonds, Graham Crackers, one tablespoon of hemp seeds. Larry yes, this does not look like my recipe. Aliyah i still think itll turn out great, though. Larry into the freezer. Aliyah high five larry high five jeavonte so, our next step is to fill our bowl with our granola, put a little bit of the milk on it just to dampen is down. Weve got berries, blueberries, raspberries. Were going to put the bananas in, and thats just going to make it so delicious. Doesnt that just make you hungry . Mom, did you know that dads original banana pudding recipe had 105 grams of sugar, but the green recipe has only 29 grams of sugar . Tonya cool when the family found out that my husband had diabetes, we decided to help him, as a family. We didnt want him to feel like he couldnt eat this, or he couldnt eat that. We changed our diets, as well. Aliyah lets check out yellow recipe. Wow dads original banana pudding had 630 calories, and the yellow recipe now has 310 calories. Do you guys know what that means . Larry yeah, that means that mine tastes better. Aliyah no jeavonte youre wrong aliyah that, too that, too but it also means that we can eat more of it. Larry lets get the custard. Aliyah heres the mixture. Larry okay, two of ramekins. Aliyah right now, we are going to take the ramekins and start putting the banana pudding in them and putting all the, you know, the Graham Crackers and everything in it, making it amazing, stacking it up, making it bomb. This looks really good. I am dying to taste this. Tonya all right. Jeavonte oh, my, mom tonya is that not beautiful . Larry its not about how it looks. To me, its about how it tastes. Jeavonte well, if i cant look at it, why am i going to taste it . [laughter] aliyah oh, whatever. Tonya thank you, son larry whatever. Voila. There go yours. Aliyah cool larry ive got mine. Aliyah and were done larry high five, boolya aliyah oh, wow, this looks delicious. Larry yes, im ready to eat mine now. Bon appetit aliyah all right, guys, these banana puddings look great. Lets dive in. Larry which one first . Aliyah yellow. The contrast is delicious. The crumbliness with the banana creaminess is amazing. Jeavonte i couldnt agree more. Larry honey, whatd you think . Tonya i like it. Larry its just not as sweet as my own recipe. Tonya its not as sweet as your recipe, but dont you think thats a healthier version for you . Larry yes. Aliyah okay, guys, now lets try the green recipe. Tonya the whipped cream, the granola, the banana, and the vanilla wafers, i think those four things made it really good. Jeavonte oh, the raspberries are amazing, arent they . Aliyah i think it was just too sour for me. It looks ice cream and yogurt and whipped cream. Its just not banana pudding. Larry i would prefer the banana and the custard taste, compared to the yogurt and the berries. Aliyah all right, guys, i think its time that we make our decision. Tonya okay. Aliyah whos ready to score . Tonya i am jeavonte i am, lets go. Evette it looks like the newton family had a fantastic time in the kitchen today, right . Richard i think they had a good time. Vikki yeah, it looked like they had a really good time. Evette when we come back, though, it is the moment of truth. The newton family will lay down judgment on which rehabbed banana pudding favorite is the right one for them. Which one of these chefs will be on the winning side . Dont go away. Announcer recipe rehab, part of the cbs dream team its epic, will be right back after these messages. Dont let the holidays sneak up on you. Shop early with kmart free layaway and get more christmas. And shop your way members can earn up to 10 dollars back in points when they complete a layaway contract. Kmart. Get in. Get more. 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The softness you want, the strength you need. The cbs dream team its epic. Evette welcome back to recipe rehab. Decision time is here. Chef richard and chef vikki have had an amazing time rehabbing this familys banana pudding, but only one can have a victory parade. Our chefs will be judged in three categories. Itll be up to the newton family to judge the dishes on taste and ease of preparation, and every day Health Nutritionists will give each recipe a score for health. There are 10 points per category, so a perfect score is 30. Well, lets see what the newton family thought of chef richards receipt. Aliyah with the green recipe, for taste, we loved the crunchy vanilla wagers and the light whipped topping; but because the fruit was a little tart, we gave it a score of 8 out of 10. For health, the Everyday Health nutritionists gave it a score of 9 out of 10 evette the Everyday Health nutritionists loved how he was able to reduce fat calories by 75 and cut the sugar by nearly 70 . Congratulations. How do you feel about those health scores. They were really impressive. Richard i feel really good about it. Yeah, and really thats whats really important, i mean, that they enjoyed the taste and the fact that its healthier. Evette but now lets see what they gave you for ease of preparation. Aliyah for ease of preparation, because the green recipe was so easy to make, we gave it a score of 10 out of 10, for a total score of 27 points for the green recipe. Evette thats impressive richard awesome. Evette how do you feel about those scores . Richard i feel really good. Evette 27 is the score to beat. Lets see what the newtons thought of chef vikkis recipe. Aliyah for taste, we loved the Graham Crackers, and we loved how close it was to my dads original recipe, but we feel like it missed the sweetness. So, we gave it an 8 out of 10. For health, the Everyday Health nutritionists gave it a perfect score of 10 out of 10 evette the Everyday Health nutritionists especially loved the way she cut the calories by more than half, and she also cut the sugar from the mindblowing 105 grams to a manageable 25. Thats a 75 slash. Its getting close. Chef vikki still needs a perfect 10 for the win. Now lets see what she got for ease of preparation. Aliyah for ease of preparation, because the yellow recipe had so many steps, we gave it a score of 8 out of 10, for a total score of 26 points for the yellow recipe, which means the green recipe is the winner [cheering applause] evette congratulations chef richard is this weeks recipe rehab champion vikki nice work. Richard thanks. Vikki nice work. Richard thanks, vikki; you, too. Evette our chefs have done the impossible today. They turned banana pudding into a healthy recipe that tastes great and is healthy. And if youre looking for some more Healthy Cooking tips and some new recipes, you can find them all at everydayhealth. Com reciperehab. We are changing america, one recipe at a time. So, join us next week on recipe rehab. Announcer closed captioning and other promotional considerations for receipt rehab are provided by down to a science. Youre the reason we reformulated one a day womens. A complete multivitamin that now has extra b vitamins, which help convert food to energy. Energy support for the things that matter. Thats one a day womens. Energy support for the things that matter. Announcer when you see this symbol you know youre watching a show thats educational and informational. The cbs dream team its epic. Announcer today on lucky dog, brandon rescues a frightened little street dog named vinny. Brandon the whole world is just scary for him at this point. Announcer hes got five days to build vinnys trust to prepare him for his new home. Brandon give me a sit. Youve got to trust me here. Announcer brandon has found a Kindred Spirit for vinny in this 15yearold boy. Brandon brooks and vinny have a lot of similarities. Theyre both pretty shy. Announcer with determination and love, can this boy and dog find the selfconfidence they need in each other . Brandon im brandon mcmillan, and ive dedicated my life to saving the lonely, unwanted dogs that are living without hope. My mission is to make sure these amazing animals find a purpose, a family, and a place to call home. Today, one dog will be saved, and one family will have a new best friend. This is lucky dog. Brandon put em up. Announcer its a busy morning here at the lucky dog ranch. Brandon you are smart little dogs. Announcer its a place where rescues get plenty of love and attention. Brandon every one of these dogs i rescued from a shelter, so now i can find them new loving families. Announcer brandon is just finishing up training a couple of adorable rescues, who are finally ready to be united with their new family; when, suddenly, he gets a call. Theres a frightened little street dog that has been impossible to place and needs brandons help. Brandon im on my way to the North Central animal shelter. My good friend haze called me up, said theres a dog there breaking everyones heart. His name is vinny. Haze vinnys story is all too common in rescue. He was a stray; and, sadly, he did not have a microchip or an id tag, so there was no way to even locate his family. Announcer to increase vinnys chance for adoption and to make him more comfortable, haze immediately had him professionally groomed. Thats a good start, but hell need brandons help to get him family ready. Haze you know, many times, we come to assess a dog, and we see that theyre shy or insecure. We feel that a trainer could really bring out the best in that dog. I knew brandon was the one to call to help. Ill show you vinny. Hes right down here. He was found, just a stray roaming the street. Brandon come here. Haze and hes really shy and insecure here, so we think working with you, it will really help him be a wonderful companion for a family. Brandon ill see what i can do. Boy, he is shy, huh . Announcer vinnys anxiety is written all over his face. Brandon ive got you. Its all right. Its okay. Announcer often, this kind of extreme shyness makes it even more difficult for dogs to find a home. Brandon dogs that are really shy do not show well at the shelters. People often overlook shy dogs. They think they cant do anything with them. They think theyre going to be afraid of all their friends and family. Im pretty confident i can make a difference in this dogs life. After i rescue a dog, the first stop is straight to the vet. Announcer brandons making sure that vinny is in great health, so whoever adopts him is aware and able to take on any special needs. Dr. Isaacs lets have a look. Eyes are bright and clear. Lymph nodes here are normal. Lets feel limbs. Announcer he also likes to confirm what breeds vinny might be. Brandon i think he is a cairn terrier mix. Dr. Isaacs id say cairn terrier certainly. Brandon but vinnys stand, his feet and toes point outward, and that outward posture is something you really see commonly in dachshund breeds. So im going to call him cairn terrier, wirehaired dachshund cross. Announcer brandon notices how fearful vinny is, even during a simple checkup, a trait thats contrary to the cairns typical disposition. Brandon cairn terriers are very intelligent dogs, but they are extremely stubborn, so theyre very difficult to train. Whoever takes vinny has to have a lot of confidence and a lot of patience, and theyve got to keep working with him; and, obviously, the chemistry has to be perfectly in sync. Thanks, doc. Ill see you next time. Announcer brandon already has a great contender in mind. Brooks is a volunteer at the lucky dog ranch, who helps brandon take care of the dogs after school. Brooks ive been begging mom and dad for a dog. They said if i get really good at training, i can have my own dog. Announcer he loves taking care of animals and is considering it as a career in the future. He lives at home with his mom, dad, and sister, madison. Hes been begging his family for a dog of his own; and, finally, theyve agreed, under the condition that he learn all he can from brandon. For the next five days, brandon will be working with vinny at the lucky dog ranch to get him ready and see if he and brooks are the right match. Brandon and a good morning to you all. Everybody say hi to vinny. Vinny, say hi to winston, muffin, bruno, and buddy. Good. Everyone give me a sit. Stay. You see that, vinny . Its my goal to get you just like them. You like the sound of that . Come on, lets play for a while. All right, guys, come on. Announcer for today, vinny will be getting used to the lucky dog gang. Tomorrow the work begins. Brandons goal is to train and place vinny in a home in five days, so he can help the next dog in need. Before training, hell test how sensitive vinny is with a variety of sounds. Hes also brought his assistant, amy, to see how he reacts with other people around. Brandon the shelter said he was a street dog probably about a year old. He seems to be scared of everything, even his own shadow. Amy definitely nervous. Brandon yeah. See, hes just kind of timid of anything that [brandon pounding] the whole world is just scary for him at this point. You know, a lot of these street dogs, theyre used to people scaring them off, because they dont want them around their establishment. Amy yeah. Brandon so, he has to gain some trust in some people; because, obviously, he has zero trust. Announcer now that brandon has a better idea of vinnys disposition, hell see how much training vinny has had, if any. As with any new rescue dog in need of training, brandon starts with the basics. Brandon the seven common commands, as i call them, are sit, stay, down, come, off, heel, and no. These are the common commands that every dog has to know. Can you sit . This is the basic abcs and 123s of life. Can you sit . Come on, vinny, come on. Now, see, he likes to weave between my legs. Hed probably never been on a leash before a few hours ago. Stay. Ahahahah, stay. Good, good. Good, stay. Stay. Vinny, come here. Vinny came to me with absolutely zero training. Its safe to say he didnt even know his name. Vinny, vinny, come here. When i think about the perfect home where vinny would happy, i probably would say quiet, relaxes, calm, no pets. Very good. Very good, very, very good, yeah. He has to trust. Announcer coming up brandon there you go, good boy there you go announcer training vinny proves to be more of a challenge than brandon ever thought. Brandon ahahahah. 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With one a day vitacraves for women. Its a greattasting gummy multivitamin designed for women with more calcium and vitamin d. Its gummies for grownups. Oneaday vitacraves for women. The cbs dream team its epic. Brandons working with a new rescue dog named vinny. Brandon hes a really skittish little dog that requires lots of love and a lot of patience. Very good. Announcer he also requires a lot of time, a lot more than most dogs. Brandon oh, very good. While he cant be rushed, space here at lucky dog ranch is limited. My goal is to help as many dogs as possible. With a skittish dog like vinny, ive got to be more gentle. Ive got to be more cautious. Im going to do what i like to call tlc training trust, love, and conquer. Announcer the first step in brandons tlc training is to build his trust. Brandon vinny, give me a sit. Give me a sit. Youve got to trust me here. Give me a sit. Come on, sit. There you go. Good boy sit. Youve just got to trust me, okay . Good boy, excellent. You gave me a sit. He has so little trust in people, and trust is key in training. Vinny, sit. Sit. Excellent very good, very good. Lets try a little more distance now. Teaching him the down command is a struggle. Hes in the fight or flight mode. There you go. Good boy there you go excellent, there we go and once he finally realized that i was there as a friend, he learned to trust me. After that moment, things got much easier training him. Good boy. Announcer the lucky dog ranch is a busy place, and volunteers like brooks are a big help. Brooks has a real passion for dogs; so whenever possible, brandon likes to teach him some of his training tips. Brandon animal training is very simple. The face you show is the face thats shown right back to you. If you show anxiety, the dog will show anxiety right back. If youre calm and assertive, the dog is calm and assertive right back to you. Announcer to increase brooks chance of success, theyre working with rescue sophie today. Shes further along in her training than vinny, and shes already familiar with brandons technique. Brandon there you go. The second you feel her pull, lets go ahead and correct her. There you go. The first thing i notice, when brooks started training on his own was he got really nervous right away, which is very normal for most people. If youre nervous, she can feel it right down to her collar. More slack, a little more slack. There you go. That little bit of slack goes a long way. There you go. Announcer next, brandon teaches the technique of shadow walking, which is an advanced form of heel. Brandon shadow walking is when a dog walks right with you and mimics your shadow. So, i take one step, and i stop. I can walk any speed i want. Every little motion that i do, she stays with me, and my leash is slacked. You ready to do this by yourself . Brooks yeah. Brandon one big step and stop. There you go. One big step and stop. Brooks seems to be a very shy kid, kind of quiet, softspoken, but he has a really good head on his shoulders, which is actually a perfect combination to train animals. Good, one big step and stop. Announcer so far, brandon likes how brooks is progressing. Brandon there you go, perfect. Announcer things are looking good for placing vinny with brooks. With three days to go on vinnys training, brandon decides to bring brooks along. Brandon brooks, im going to show you something. This is called the game of trust. Without trust, we cannot train. Have a seat right here. Let me show you what i mean. Now, vinny is very reluctant to lie down for people he does not trust. I sat brooks down, and i explained to him exactly how i want you to do this, a, b, c, d, and e. What i want you to do is say, lie down, pull slightly on this leash. If he struggles, keep pulling slightly. Eventually, he will learn to trust you and lie down. I wanted to give brooks a difficult challenge. If that animal does not trust you, its going to be really reluctant to do what you say that day. Give it a try. Brooks lie down. Brandon wow. Thats called trust, my friend. I was shocked. I did not expect that. Vinny obviously has a lot of trust in brooks. You cant teach that stuff. Thats when i realized vinny and brooks were made for each other. Announcer after seeing their connection, brandon is feeling good about placing vinny with brooks, but there are a few more things he needs to do first. Coming up, brandon pays a visit to brooks home brandon i think ive found the perfect dog for brooks. Announcer and realizes theres a lot more to be done before vinny can leave the ranch. Announcer lucky dog, part of the cbs dream team its epic will be right back after these messages. For Digestive Health . Yes and did you know that trubiotics is a daily probiotic that helps in two ways. It supports digestive and immune health by working in your gut where 70 of your immune system lives. Try trubiotics today. The cbs dream team its epic. [rooster crowing] brandon just a little bit of trust. Thats all i ask. Good boy. Have some faith. Announcer vinny is a skittish little dog brandon rescued just days ago from the North Central animal shelter. Brooks lie down. Announcer brooks is a volunteer at the ranch, who has quickly bonded with vinny. Brandon thats called trust, my friend. Announcer and brandon believes theyll be a great match, so he pays a visit to brooks house to make sure the parents would be okay taking on a new dog. Brandon so, guys, i wanted to talk to you today, because i think ive found the perfect dog for brooks. Ive seen the two of them together, and their personalities are pretty much neck and neck. I think they could benefit from each other. I actually have a picture of him right here. His name is vinny. Mom oh, hes cute. Dad oh, very cute. Brandon hes hypoallergenic. Hes a little shy, but very sweet with other dogs. Hes very wellbehaved. Hes gone through the lucky dog ranch. Mom oh. Brandon i just need the perfect person, and brooks is definitely that person. Dad its time for brooks to be responsible, i think, for an animal. Hes always wanted one, i know, and mom i think hed enjoy having a new dog. Dad it would be good for him, too, i think. Mom yeah. Brandon what do you think brooks would do . Mom oh, hed be very excited. Dad hed go crazy. Mom yeah. [laughter] brandon do you think he would say yes . Dad oh, yeah. Mom oh, yeah, hed definitely say yes. Dad hed be very happy, i think. Announcer during the visit, brandon noticed a few things that might be stressful to vinny. Brandon obviously, brooks and his family are great. Theres no issues there. [car horn honking] but like many families, they live in a lively neighborhood, so the noise and distractions could be a little too much for vinny, and theres a lot of activity in the home, as well. So, i need to get vinny to the point where hes not spooked by everything. Announcer with his work cut out for him, brandon immediately returns to the ranch to start training vinny to be comfortable around loud noises and moving objects. Brandon whats this . Announcer he only has a couple of days left to reach his goal. Brandon see this . Look at it. Its just a rocking chair. Its just a rocking chair. To get through there, youve got to have faith, my friend. Youve got to have trust. Look at that. Good, good, good okay now, back. Good. Its just a chair. Look at that. Announcer next, brandon starts getting him used to common noises he might hear around the house. Brandon trust me. Youll see a few of these in the world. Come here. Look at this. Look at this. Its just a rake. Its okay. It doesnt bite. It wont hurt you. Lets see how you do against this wall. Come here. [brandon pounding] ahahahah. [brandon pounding] announcer since brooks lives on a busy road, its important that vinny is not frightened by the sounds of traffic. [car horn honking] vinnys made a lot of progress. Tomorrow, hell face one more test that will ensure hes able to move to a home full of distractions. Coming up brandon see if all the hard work at the ranch paid off. Announcer vinny is faced with his biggest challenge yet. Brandon lets build your confidence, young man. Announcer lucky dog, part of the cbs dream team its epic will be right back after these messages. dootrick or treat mmm thank you mmm mmm its time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. And free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. Lysol power free has more cleaning power than bleach. How . The secret is the Hydrogen Peroxide formula. It attacks tough stains and kills 99. 9 of germs. Lysol power free. Powerful cleaning thats family friendly. Another step forward in our mission for health. Did nana ever give you cheerios when you were a little kid . Yeah, she did. Were cheerios the same back then . Cheerios has pretty much been the same forever. So. When we have cheerios, its kind of like we are having breakfast with nana. Yeah. Yeah. Youre so smart. Narrator if animals are our best friends, shouldnt we be theirs . Visit your local shelter, adopt a pet. Cbs cares. Visit your local shelter, adopt a pet. The cbs dream team its epic. Announcer today is vinnys final test to see if hes overcome his skittish behavior. This will determine if hes ready to move in with lucky dog ranch volunteer brooks. Brandon lets see if all the hard work at the ranch paid off. Announcer brandon has brought vinny to a construction yard full of loud noises and activity. Brandon lets build your confidence, young man. Vinnys first instinct, when he gets scared, is to either run or latch on to me. He has to learn to build confidence and walk on his own feet. Announcer if vinny displays confidence here, brandon is confident he can move on and live a happy life with brooks and his family. [metal clanging] brandon good boy i prepare for the worst, but he gives me his best. Its like hes transformed into a completely different dog. Good boy see . Not so bad. Today we conquered a major hurdle in vinnys training, but we still have a little more work to do before he goes to his new home. Announcer now that its official, brandon has a very special technique for getting vinny ready for his new home. Brandon im going to do whats called positive scent association. Just to make sure this is a perfect match, i had Brooks Family give me one of this tshirts after he played sports one day. Everything i do with vinny from here on out is going to be with this tshirt on him. I play with him. I let him sleep on this. Ive used this technique for years. Ive matched up hundreds of dogs with families that theyve actually never met. The family has worn the tshirt for a couple of days. I let the dog have a positive experience with that tshirt; and when i finally connect the two, the dog says, wait a minute, i know you. Announcer coming up, vinny is finally on his way home. Down to a science. Youre the reason we reformulated one a day womens. A complete multivitamin that now has extra b vitamins, which help convert food to energy. Energy support for the things that matter. Thats one a day womens. Energy support for the things that matter. Announcer its taken a week of intense training, and vinny is finally on his way home. Theres only one thing left to do. Brandon the green collar signifies that hes graduated. [brandon knocking] brooks hey. Brandon hey. Hes all yours. Brooks hey, vinny. Dad hes so cute, yeah. Hes such a good boy. Brandon so, are you ready to take on the responsibility of owning a new dog . Brook yep. Brandon lets go train him. Come on. Remember what i taught you about sophie . Lets do the exact same thing with vinny. To your left, here you go. Light correction. Slow down a little more. Now turn clockwise. Brooks brandons taught me at the ranch how to make dogs sit, lay down, and heel. Heel. Brandon good. Announcer in the years to come, vinny will learn a lot from brooks, and brooks will learn a lot from vinny. Brooks im really excited to have vinny. Hes my new best friend. Announcer when we met Vinny Brandon boy, youre shy, huh . Announcer he was a frightened little dog that would jump at the slightest sound. He had no training whatsoever. He didnt even know his own name. All it took was some patience, love, and the one special boy with just the right touch. Brooks lie down. Announcer hes mastered the seven common commands and his fear. Hes now a confident dog, who finally has the perfect home. Brandon from hopeless to a home, thats my mission, one dog at a time. , announcer on this episode of dr. Chris, pet vet, can anyone outsmart splodge, the great escape artist . Dr. Chris oh, my god. Stefan no way. Dr. Chris hes incredible announcer lisa must find out whats bothering cino. [samson meowing] and chris prepares this kitten for his new adopted home. Dr. Chris ive loved animals my entire life. Today im a passionate veterinarian dedicating myself to the care of all animals. Im dr. Chris, and these are the stories of my life as a pet vet