The film crew, which works out of Hamburg, Germany, and Los Angeles, spent three days at the sanctuary getting footage in this richest of places for canine photo ops. And Emily, once abandoned by a family in Panguitch, will be one of the stars of the show. In a reenactment of what is a typical story for dogs that come to the sanctuary, Emily is left at the roadside by an owner who doesn t want her anymore.
Many cars pass by.
Finally, a kindly man stops and takes the bewildered pooch to the animal sanctuary. As Emily arrives at Best Friends Dogtown, we see things from her point of view, thanks to the doggie cam on her head. A few days later, Emily meets a woman who has come to the sanctuary to adopt a dog. A colorful TV series that puts the dog on center stage as a star. Nanni Jacobson, the director and lone U.S. resident in the crew, explained that the whole series will emphasize the emotional relationship between dogs and humans.