Morning – Pet Connection

Pet Connection: Meet Roxii Again

Roxii is recovered from surgery and ready to find a home in this week's Pet Connection

  We have an energetic, curious girl joining us for Pet Connection this week. We featured her last summer, but she wasn’t ready to find a new home yet because she was recovering from surgery to repair ligaments on her knees. This morning, she’s healed up and ready for a forever home. Our friends at the Humane Society of the…

Pet Connection: Meet Nyx

Nyx Had A Cold Start To Life But Is Quickly Warming Up

  Nyx is a sweetheart. The six-month-old kitty came out from Homeward Animal Shelter for Giving Hearts Day. She came to the shelter from the local pound. It looks like she was outside for a bit before she was rescued. She’s got signs of frostbite. But she’s doing much better and warming up to the folks at Homeward. They think…

LIVE: Adorabowl! Adoptable Athletes Play in Puppy Bowl

These puppies grab for the ball and grab our hearts in the process.

While the Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs have been fine-tuning their strategies for Super Bowl Sunday, these puppies have been working on their housetraining, their sit-stay-come commands, and most importantly, their ability to charm anyone within a football field’s length. 4 Luv of Dog rescue teamed up with Downward Dog Studio to bring these good boys and girls to…

Pet Connection: Meet Lotte

A young Pittie is ready to steal your heart in this week's Pet Connection from 4 Luv of Dog Rescue

  There’s just something about puppies. Everything the do is adorable. Lotte proves that immediately. She’s a nine-week old Pittie from 4 Luv of Dog Rescue. She came to the shelter with her littermates. Some of them have already been scooped up, so you might have to act fast to snag this little furball. Lotte has the usual puppy energy…

Pet Connection: Meet Kona

Listen up: this is a great dog.

They say it’s more important to learn to listen than to speak, and in the case of Kona, that’s certainly true. The 4-and-a-half year old bulldog/Affenpinscher mix is deaf, but she hasn’t let that stop her from becoming a fantastic pet companion. She loves other dogs and gets along really well with people. She’s just not a big fan of…

Pet Connection: Meet Bailey

A big lovable girl is looking for a lot of space to run and play

  A big lovable girl is looking for a lot of space to run and play. Bailey is this week’s Pet Connection furball from the Uffda Animal Rescue in Cando, North Dakota. She is a German Shepherd/Husky mix who is about 6-7 years old. She’s on a weight loss plan right now, which makes her a very relatable dog. Bailey…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Dory and Marlin

A beautiful, bonded, and heartbroken pair of Dobermans.

This bonded pair of dogs may come with one of the saddest stories we’ve ever had on the Morning Show. And to see how it’s affected these Dobermans, all you have to do is observe their body language. Marlin, the male, and Dory, the smaller female, come to Pet Connection from 4 Luv of Dog shelter. Their owner died last…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Gepetto

He's as sweet as a real-life fairy tale.

If you’re looking for a guy who’s just as loving and sweet as the legendary Gepetto, the fictional father of Pinocchio, the little wooden boy, you’ve got to meet Gepetto. He’s a laid back, cuddly 2-year-old domestic shorthair who comes to the Morning Show from Homeward Animal Shelter. Gepetto is remarkably composed for a cat, and made friends fast with…

Pet Connection: Meet Honey

Meet Honey, from the Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids, Minnesota

  Meet Honey, from the Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids, Minnesota. This Olde English Bulldog us no small fry. Honey weighs nearly 90 pounds. But really, she’s full of love. She gets along with everyone. People, kids, cats, other dogs, you name it. At seven years old, she’s looking for her perfect retirement home. Find out more about Honey…

Pet Connection: Meet Tangy

Tangy is a big ole' lover boy in this week's Pet Connection

  They call him a big lover boy. Tangy joins us this week on Pet Connection from Lake of the Woods Humane Society in Baudette, Minnesota. It’s cold up near the Canadian border, but Tangy could help keep you warm. The big orange kitty loves to be held and petted. He purrs like a machine. Someone found Tangy wandering the…