The Wizard of Paws

Derrick and his sidekick, Henry, travel to Mooresville, North Carolina to build a custom cart for Boots, an 11-month-old corgi who was born with front limb deformities. The Russell family have a special place in their hearts for special needs dogs. Boots’ sister Buttercup, is a 6-year-old corgi who lost her mobility three years ago, and has been using a cart ever since. Buttercup’s favorite thing in life is to chase a ball and Boots has never had the chance to join in. Derrick and the Russell family are eager to see if Boots will accept the cart and race alongside his sister.

A familiar face joins Derrick to help with the increased workload at Bionic Pets HQ, where a cavalier king charles spaniel is fit with a custom helmet. Derrick then travels to San Diego, California to help a bouncy puppy named Teo, who is a double amputee. Teo’s parents, Milton and Vanessa, were frontline workers during the Covid crisis, and adopting this energetic puppy during the pandemic was a light that guided them through dark times. But, Teo’s joyful determination to get around puts him at risk of further injury. Derrick has to come up with a brand new cart design that gives Teo the freedom he deserves and allows Milton and Vannessa to take him on trips to the Southern California beach.

Derrick travels to Long Beach, California to help the Wackerman-Nulty family and their new puppy, Colby. Chad and Kate have recently merged their two families and Colby is the glue that sticks them all together. Colby is a fast growing puppy with a rare front limb deformity called ectrodactyly, which means that he has all the bones in his paw but they are in the wrong places. Colby is showing signs of extreme fatigue from his deformity and can barely get out of the house to go for a walk. Derrick will try to make Colby a custom prosthetic to help alleviate the family’s concerns.

Derrick helps out a dog named Rex who was born without his two front legs and needs a custom cart. Then he heads to Fort Worth, Texas to meet Penny who lost a leg in a traumatic car accident and without Derrick’s help may become paralyzed.

Derrick travels to a farm hidden amongst the lights of Las Vegas to help an alpaca who was born with front limb deformities. Debbie’s legs will continue to break down unless Derrick can build custom braces to stabilize and correct her legs.

Derrick and Henry travel to Texas to help neighbors Monica and Robert with a cow and a dog, both named Penelope. Penelope the cow needs a boot to graze freely, while Penelope the dog has severe nerve damage and can’t control her back legs.

Derrick helps a dog named Buddy Love, who has a front limb deformity and needs a cart to help him get around. Then Derrick heads to Minnesota to meet Marvel, who was born without her front paw and needs a prosthetic.

Derrick travels to Savannah, Georgia to help a war hero and his service dog, Gunner. After losing his front paw to cancer, Gunner has not been able to perform his duties as a service dog. Derrick builds a prosthetic limb that will get Gunner walking

Derrick helps Bella, an older dog battling cancer. Derrick builds her a cart to help her stay active during these rough cancer treatments.

Derrick travels to North Carolina to help John and Brittany and their rescue dog, Indy, who lost his front leg in a car accident. When Derrick discovers Indy’s shoulder is severely underdeveloped and not suited for a prosthetic, he refuses to give up