Monica Laliberte welcomes new Canine Companion puppy

>>> HE IS A HUGE, HUGE HIT

ONLINE.

WRAL'S NEW FOUR-LEGGED FAMILY

MEMBER.

THIS IS BONGO.

WHAT A CUTIE, SAYING GOOD-BYE

TO HIS MOM.

HE IS ANOTHER FUTURE

ASSISTANT'S DOG IN TRAINING,

AND THE EIGHTH PUPPY.

OUR MONICA LIBERTY WILL RAISE

AS A VOLUNTEER FOR

CANINE COMPANIONS FOR

INDEPENDENCE.

B,NGO ARRIVED IN RALEIGH THIS

MORNING, AND MONICA

TELLS US IT WAS LOVE AT

FISTFIGHT SIGHT.

>> REPORTER: THAT FACE, IT'S

ALL WE NEEDED TO REEL

US IN.

A GREEN-EARED BONGO TOOK A RED

EYE FLIGHT FROM

CALIFORNIA.

AFTER A QUICK CLEAN UP, HE WAS

READY TO EAT.

BONGO IS EIGHT WEEKS OLD.

HE'LL SPEND THE NEXT 20 MONTHS

WITH MY FAMILY.

AS VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS,

IT'S OUR JOB TO GIVE HIM

A SAFE HOME, TEACH HIM MANNERS,

BASIC COMMANDS, AND

PROVIDE LOT OF SOCIALIZATION.

THAT MEANS EXPOSING HIM TO NEW

PEOPLE, SOUNDS, AND

PLACES.

OF COURSE, WE'LL GIVE HIM LOTS

OF LOVE, TOO.

EVEN IF THE NIGHTS AHEAD SOUND

LIKE THIS.

WHILE BONGO DID NOT LIKE HIS

CAR RIDE HOME, HE DID

SEEM TO LOVE HIS -- AND GETTING

RID OF THAT GREEN

EAR.

IT'S THE INK FROM HIS OFFICIAL

CANINE COMPANIONS FOR

INDEPENDENCE TATOO.

IT SHOULD FADE WITHIN A FEW

DAYS.

>> IS THAT BONGO?

>> REPORTER: NO DOUBT BONGO'S

FAVORITE PART OF THE

MORNING: MEETING OUR PET DOG

FRANCO.

BUDDIES FOR SURE.

A BIG DAY FOR BONGO TODAY.

AN ENORMOUS 20 MONTHS AHEAD FOR

ALL OF US AS WE HELP

THAT SWEET LITTLE FACE GROW

INTO A BIG BOY AND

FOREVER CHANGE THE LIFE OF A

PERSON WITH

DISABILITIES.

MONICA LIBERTY, WRAL TV 0 ON

YOUR SIDE.

>> SO SWEET.

THAT DOG IS GOING TO CHANGE

SOMEONE'S LIFE.

MONICA WILL BE KEEPING US ALL

POSTED ON BONGO

THROUGH HER WRAL MONICA

FACEBOOK PAGE.

YOU CAN CHECK THERE FOR

UPDATES.

>> SHE'LL BE BRINGING B,NGO IN

THE NEWSROOM, WHICH

IS A STREET FOR ALL OF US.

THOSE DOGS HELP CALM US DOWN

SOME DAYS.

WATCHING FRANCO THERE THE FIRST

FEW MINUTES.

>> FRANCO IS LIKE A PUP AGAIN.