WESH 2 the Rescue: Meet sweet Mary Jo, who's ready to find a forever home

TO THE RESCUE. OUR FAVORITE SEGMENT EVERY FRIDAY. YOU KNOW, I’LL TELL YOU IF YOU WATCH US HERE AT NOON ON FRIDAYS, WE ALWAYS HAVE THESE AMAZING DOGS WHO COME AND GO FROM THE STATION WHO NEED A HOME. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT TODAY WE PROBABLY HAVE ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL DOGS THAT WE’VE EVER HAD HERE. JENNIFER IS WITH LAKE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. LET’S INTRODUCE YOU TO MARY JO. AND JENNIFER AND I ARE GOING TO GET DOWN HERE AND TALK ABOUT WHY MARY JO IS SO VERY SPECIAL. HI THERE. SO MARY JO CAME TO US AS A STRAY. UM, SHE IS VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, SHE’S PERFECT IN EVERY SINGLE WAY. SHE’S VERY SWEET. SHE’S VERY LOVING. YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT SHE HAS SOMETHING DISTINCT ABOUT HER. SHE DOES NOT HAVE EYES. SHE’S BLIND. SHE CAME TO US WITH A SEVERE DRY EYE AND OUR SURGERY TEAM, UM, DECIDED IT WOULD BE IN HER BEST INTEREST TO REMOVE THE EYEBALLS BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSING SEVERE DISCOMFORT. BUT THAT DOESN’T STOP HER. HER NOSE STILL WORKS PERFECTLY FINE HER HEARING, AND SHE IS A JUST A WONDERFUL LAP DOG. SHE LOVES THE CUDDLES AND THE SCRATCHES AND ALL SORTS OF AFFECTION THAT SHE CAN GET, AND UM, YEAH, I MEAN, YOU SAID SHE’S PERFECT IN EVERY WAY OTHER THAN THIS CONDITION. YEAH. UM, HOW DOES SHE GET AROUND? IS IT DIFFICULT FOR HER ON A LEASH OR OFF LEASH? SO SHE RELIES ON US TO GUIDE HER WHEN WE’RE OUT WALKING ALONG? WE HAVE, LIKE, A SPECIAL LEASH THAT HAS A COUPLE OF HANDLES THAT WE CAN USE TO HELP KEEP HER CLOSE TO US. UM, WHEN SHE’S IN THE HOME, UM, SHE’S GOING TO NEED TO LEARN HER ENVIRONMENT ONCE SHE DOES, SHE’LL BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND PRETTY FREELY. UM, AND RIGHT NOW, SHE LIVES IN THE OFFICES. AND SO SHE HAS LEARNED THE OFFICE. SHE LEARNS FOR THE DESK IS THE CHAIR IS THINGS LIKE THAT. SO NOW SHE KNOWS WHERE EVERYTHING IS STATIONED AND SHE KNOWS WHERE HER BED IS, AND SHE GETS AROUND JUST FINE. ALL RIGHT, SO IT’S LIVE TELEVISION. I DON’T KNOW IF WE’LL DO THIS AGAIN, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE WERE WAITING TO GO LIVE ON THE AIR, I FELT LIKE I REALLY CONNECTED WITH HER BECAUSE SHE COULD HEAR ME AND SHE COULD FEEL MY SCRATCHES. SO ARE WE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN, MARY JO? MARY JO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME? SO SHE CAN DEFINITELY HEAR. SHE WAS RESPONDING TO ME AND GIVING ME KISSES ON MY NOSE. AND IT WAS JUST. SHE IS JUST SO VERY SWEET. AND THIS, YOU KNOW, CONDITION JUST MEANS SHE NEEDS JUST A LITTLE EXTRA LOVE, A LITTLE EXTRA HELP. BUT SHE’S DEFINITELY COULD BE A GREAT PET FOR SOMEONE. OH, YEAH, SHE’S GOING TO NEED SOMEONE THAT IS VERY COMMITTED. UM, IT’S GOING TO NEED SOME TIME. LOVE, CONSISTENCY. IF YOU GUYS HAVE STAIRS IN THE HOME, DEFINITELY SOME BABY GATES, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, BUT SHE’S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY HOUSEHOLD. ALL RIGHT, CENTRAL FLORIDA, LET’S MAKE IT HAPPEN. THIS IS MARY JO FROM LAKE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER. SHE IS PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. I’M TELLING YOU, I HAVE BEEN OUT HERE WITH HER FOR A WHILE, AND IT HAS JUST BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. SO SWEET. HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND HER A VERY LOVING HOME. GO TO WESH DOT COM FOR ALL THE DETAILS ON HOW YOU CAN ADOPT MARY JO. GET TO KNOW HER BETTER AND AND MAYBE TAKE HER HOME. UM, LET’S LET'