these dogs don t wind up staying in a kennel over christmas. what s the best way we can adopt them out and others? there are thousands across the country. the first thing is christmas is maybe not the best time. it s fun, there is a lot going on. but if you plan a lot of stuff ahead of time and you re all prepared. but i think that it s really hard. the adoption rates are super down right now. steve: why is that? economy. steve: yeah. at the can t feed themselves, how can they feed the dogs? but you just go to the shelter and go to petfinder.com and pick a breed. start look. gretchen: twinkie, how did she become blind? she was born that way. gretchen: she s shaking. is she cold or just scared? scared. she had a rough trip. gretchen: okay. brian: i believe that pixie is a chihuahua pekinese. could that be a guess?