Earl returns from rehab, hoping to rebuild his life working with the dogs; a couple comes looking for a dog who can handle crowded streets of NYC; Lizzy rescues a dog after a confrontation with the owner who abandoned it.

After flooding devestates Louisiana, Tia and the team at VRC race to help the victims - including former adopters who have lost their home, and a woman separated from her dogs when flooding overwhelmed her house.

A woman travels all the way from San Diego to give one of Villalobos' senior dogs a chance at a home; Lizzy and Marcel search for a mama dog's lost puppies out in the country; a new parolee makes a helpful discovery on his first day.