In the Season 4 premiere, Tia relocates to New Orleans' 9th Ward, where she hopes to build a new Villalobos and recruit local parolees to join her staff.
A family that lost a dog to cancer are hoping to adopt another pet; Tia and her daughter confront a sick and angry dog in New Orleans' 9th Ward.
A volunteer at Villalobos adopts a dog with an uncommon history; a man who rescued two dogs needs help caring for them from Tia and her daughter Mariah.
A pit bull is saved from drowning in a canal by a young girl after it evaded Tia for weeks; Tia must hire another parolee when twenty new puppies arrive at Villalobos.
Tia goes to Nashville with Tania and a new parolee to rescue a dog that's about to be put down. Meanwhile, back in New Orleans, Mariah tries to keep Villalobos safe during a storm; and a puppy rescued from the 9th Ward may find a new home.
Tia and the twins board a boat to rescue a dog abandoned in a swamp outside New Orleans. Meanwhile, a young parolee is stressed out by work and parenthood.
A mother and her puppies are in distress and require a dangerous rescue mission; Tia is shocked by one of her most loyal parolee's future plans.
Tia and the twins try to make the best of a bad situation after they learn of Chong's cancer diagnosis.
Tia addresses her lazy parolees, which leads to a fiery confrontation with Randy; a strange-looking dog is rescued from the searing heat.
NBA star Zach Randolph contacts Tia about a pit bull rescued from a drainage pipe in Memphis. Parolee Dameon has big news for Tia. Mariah and Earl help a puppy from the 9th ward get a new home.
Tia and her rescue team land in a dangerous situation when an anonymous tip leads them toward a dog-fighting ring; one lucky pit bull awaits permission to enter a new home.
New arrivals at Villalobos overcrowd the kennels after a friend of Mariah's passes away, a family hope to adopt four dogs, but it requires a trip back to California.
A dangerously ill dog is rescued by Tania and Tia from the streets of New Orleans. Villalobos favorite, Chong, takes a turn for the worse as his cancerous tumor grows. And Tia offers to help with a long distance adoption in New York City.
Tia readies for the worst as hurricane season approaches; a clue may help Mariah and the twins locate a dog's owner; Rico's grandparents adopt a shy dog.
As Hurricane Isaac tears through New Orleans, Villalobos faces a challenge unlike any they have previously encountered when the evacuation location floods and Tia is cut off from the rest of the world.