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. >> the first thing i thought of when i got my two cocker spaniels from a shelter...it has the same feel as a shelter. so maybe that's why people say it. >> well, people. not dogs. you build these rooms that look like human rooms--you think the dogs care about this? >> but it's the marketing for the customer, not for the dog, right? i mean, it's how i leave the dog and how i think about it. >> okay. we do it our way, and it works really well. this is where we do training. emily is our director of training. >> are you emily? >> i am. >> hey, i'm marcus, how are you? >> marcus, a pleasure. >> really nice to meet you. >> and zoe. >> this is zoe. >> training is a very, very important part of la dogworks which fell off greatly. >> why do you think that is? >> you know what, la dogworks isn't for everybody. >> how does a customer contact you if they have a complaint? >> there's a website out there that people post business reviews, and we've had some negative stuff put up there, and andrew responds to it in his way. [laughs] >> what does "in his way" mean? >> so read it. you can read 'em.

you're like an orange cocker spaniel. unbelievable. there you go. okay.ees. one of our warmer spots at 86. the heat starts to build as we head into this upcoming weekend. temperatures in the 90s inland tomorrow. 80s at the beach. once we get into the weekend a perfect beach weekend. >>> and coming up tonight, all eyes will be here in denver. why? because it's a match-up of the ages. that's right. can the ravens smack down the broncos again, like they did in the playoffs? sports authority field, mile high. kickoff time, temperatures upper 8 ohs, low 90s. by the fourth quarter, in the 70s. on the kickoff special that begins at 7:30 tonight. coverage on nbc. be there! natalie, willie. >> you brought it this time, al. you brought it! thank you. >> how could we miss that? >> exactly. all right. well, a lot of you wish there was some magic pill to help lose those extra pounds fast. but since there isn't, we've got some real diet tips from real people, the incredible stories, who cropped dropped an amazing amount of weight. >> huge numbers. to show how they did