Lizzy and Marcel team up to catch a stray pit bull on the streets near the rescue. A family to be visit Villalobos to adopt a dog that will complete the family unit. And after eight years of toil, Tia reveals the publication of her first book.

Two teachers from Massachusetts fall in love with a deaf puppy they hope to give a forever home; a house fire reveals a massive dog-hoarding situation; Earl's wisdom isn't enough to keep one of the parolees from getting into trouble.

Mariah faces a challenging rescue when she realizes the dog in danger is deaf. Former adopters come back to Villalobos set on adopting a special needs dog. And the rescue struggles to track down a dog's owner because of outdated microchip information.