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Lizzy and Marcel team up to catch a stray pit bull; a family-to-be visits Villalobos to adopt a dog that will complete the unit; Tia reveals the publication of her first book.

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When a woman calls Tia to surrender puppies she can't care for anymore, Tia is shocked by what she finds; months after their house was destroyed in a fire, M2 and Kanani prepare to move into their new home.

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Tia is confronted with the biggest rescue in Villalobos history after receiving a call about a pack of abandoned dogs; local couple visits in hope of adopting a dog to complete their family.

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A disabled veteran and his wife visit Villalobos to find a pair of dogs to help with his depression; Marcel and Mariah race to help a puppy in need; a rescued dog has trouble settling in, so Tia reaches out to other shelters for help.

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Villalobos is stretched thin when rescue calls come in one after another; a couple from rural Idaho visits the shelter; Mariah Torres and parolee Leigh help a neighbor whose dog has become too much to handle.

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Former adopters return with their hearts set on Caleb, but Tia Torres isn't sure he's the best fit; when a local man is arrested, Villalobos is asked to help with the dog he left behind; the loss of another employee leaves the center shorthanded.

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A family from Chicago comes to VRC hoping to find their first dog; in Assumption Parish, Tia takes in a dog that has been attacked and is near death; Earl mentors a young employee, trying to keep him out of trouble.

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The police need Villalobos' help when a woman in the French Quarter is rushed to the hospital, leaving her dogs behind; a recent divorcee from Alabama visits the rescue to help fill the void in his home; Rhino faces a health crisis.

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Country Matt returns to help his brother, a new parolee, overcome his fear of dogs; M2 races to save a stray exposed in the hot sun; at the Villalobos Rescue Center, a couple is eager to adopt a new friend.

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Villalobos is tested like never before when Tia and her crew are called upon to rescue a pack of wolf-dog hybrids abandoned by a backyard breeder; with law enforcement threatening to kill the dogs, the pressure is higher than ever.

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Tia Torres and a crew of paroled felons care for abused and abandoned pit bulls and other dogs.

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