Animal Planet HD (Pacific)

While vacationing in South Africa, Peter Knottenbelt suddenly finds himself in the jaws of a massive crocodile; in Nova Scotia, Meg Doyle is walking her beloved dog when they're suddenly ambushed by a pair of angry raccoons.

When Tia receives an adoption email unlike any she's seen before, she makes a cross-country trip to find a dog a special home in time for Christmas; the kids' significant others band together to give the family an unforgettable present.

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.

When a dog that was adopted out mysteriously appears in a shelter in Mississippi, Tania and Earl head to the rescue; parolee Joe must separate two stray dogs fighting outside the shelter, leaving him shaken; hound dog adoption doesn't go as planned.

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.

The great flood of 2016 leaves Louisiana in devastation; Tia and the Villalobos team head out to help the victims, including former adopters; Tia steps in to help reunite a hospitalized elderly woman with her two dogs.

Jackson Galaxy, the host of "My Cat From Hell," comes to Tia's aid when a sinkhole swallows a small Louisiana town and leaves 39 cats abandoned.

Tia surprises everyone with an extraordinary gift; however, a Herculean effort will be required to make it something Villalobos can actually use.