''The Wizard of Paws'' is an American
reality show
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on
BYU TV
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that follows
Sterling, Virginia
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-based
animal orthotist Derrick Campana as he creates
prosthetic limb
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s for pets and sanctuary animals.
The series premiered in April 2020 with a 10-episode first season, followed by three more seasons in 2021 and 2022.
Nat Geo Wild
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shares the rights to the show,
and some episodes are available on
Disney+
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.
Campana attended
Pennsylvania State University
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, where he earned an undergraduate degree in
kinesiology
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and
biomechanics
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in 2001,
followed by
Northwestern University
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Charte ...
where he graduated with a masters degree in orthotics and prosthetics.
Starting in 2002, Campana worked on human prosthetics for a few years. He currently owns and operates Bionic Pets, specializing in prosthetics, and he remains a partner in Animal OrthoCare, which he founded in 2005 and sold in the 2010s. Campana was first featured on the 2018
Animal Planet
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show ''Dodo Heroes''.
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2021)
Season 3 (2021)
Season 4 (2022)
References
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2020 American television series debuts
English-language television shows
2020s American television series
Veterinary organizations
Veterinary medicine in the United States