h ired ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁res c ues ▁on ▁season ▁ 5 ▁went ▁from ▁bad ▁to ▁worse . ▁ ▁Steven ▁- ▁Res igned ▁( Return ed ) ▁during ▁the ▁episode ▁" M ending ▁F ences ". ▁He ▁has ▁re app eared ▁( rare ly ) ▁in ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁episodes ▁in ▁season ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁Ash ley ▁- ▁Res igned ▁( g ives ▁two ▁week ▁notice ) ▁during ▁the ▁episode ▁" Every body ' s ▁Ch anging " ▁and ▁she ▁returns ▁in ▁" The ▁End ▁of ▁Short y wood ? ". ▁ ▁Ne wer ▁Staff ▁Christ an ▁( New ) ▁he ▁is ▁helping ▁out ▁the ▁Short y wood ▁Dog ▁Res cue ▁Kenn el . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁newer ▁volunte ers . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : An imal ▁Planet ▁original ▁programming ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁end ings ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁American ▁reality ▁television ▁series ▁Category : T ele vision ▁shows ▁set ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Re ck oning ▁is ▁a ▁non - f iction ▁book ▁written ▁by ▁David ▁Hal ber st am ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁spent ▁five ▁years ▁research ing ▁and ▁writing ▁it . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁book ▁of ▁his ▁tr il ogy ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁America , ▁after ▁The ▁Best ▁and ▁the ▁Bright est ▁and ▁ ▁The ▁Pow ers