Peeps is the kind of company that, unlike her namesake sugar-covered marshmallow treat, will never get stale. She came in around the Easter holiday as an owner surrender to the rescue workers at 4 Luv of Dog, and the ten-month-old shepherd mix already has the manners, self-possession and calm of a much, much older dog. She already knows commands like…
A diva flies in for this week’s Pet Connection. Peaches is a female Moluccan Cockatoo. That is the largest breed of cockatoo, and her personality lives up to her size. Our friends at C.A.A.R.E. thinks she’s a little over 10 years old. Birds like her can live 70+ years. She loves to be the center of attention. Peaches loves…
We have a flock of birds joining us for Pet Connection this week. C.A.A.R.E. volunteer Kassie Dotzler brought four budgies to share with us. Budgies are an ideal bird for an inexperienced bird owner. They only live five to ten years when larger parrots can have the same lifespan as the average human. They’re relatively quiet, which means they’re…
With his thick white coat, enormous physical presence, and melting brown eyes, Winston the Great Pyrenees is one of the most strikingly beautiful and charismatic rescue dogs in the Red River Valley region. But even this success story has had his struggles finding his way to a forever home. He found it four years ago, with Diamond in the Ruff’s…
A shelter is taking animals from rural North Dakota and finds homes for them mostly in the Fargo and Grand Forks areas. We went Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue’s “Meet the Pups” event at Natural Pet Center in Fargo to learn about some of the adorable dogs they have for adoption. Author and shelter volunteer C.J. English introduces us to…
Nonagenarian Betty White turns 97 Thursday, and in dog years, that’s just one year off the age of little Miss Mitzy here. While some dog experts dispute the accuracy of saying each year in dog years is equivalent to 7 human ones, there’s no denying that at 14, Mitzy’s not exactly playing the ingenue these days. But you’d never know…
These two little kittens had a start to life you could call pawsitively Dickensian. Sisters Persia and Fifi were rescued from an infanthood spent homeless on the streets of our region at just 8 weeks old, just as the weather was turning from chilly to life-threatening for animals left outdoors. Homeward Animal Shelter workers took them into the rescue, and…
Bogart, a.k.a. Bogie, joins us for this week’s Pet Connection. Bogie is a 16-year-old Blue and Yellow Macaw. He came to our friends at C.A.A.R.E. after his previous owner fell ill and died. He plucked his chest feathers due to stress, but is doing better and seeing some regrowth. Bogie does better around women, but is shy and takes…
Ferguson, the tailless feline, is just one of many cats and kittens who are cooling their heels over the holidays at Homeward Animal Shelter. The Manx cat shared the available space for animals at the shelter over the course of the past week or so with up to 105 cats at one point. Homeward’s Heather Klefstad said that as soon…
If a dog ever lives up to her name, it’s Sweet Pea. She’s a 7-year-old Shih Tzu mix from 4 Luv of Dog Rescue who just wants to find someone to love. She can by shy at first, but quickly warms up to people in a few days and loves affection. She is exceedingly calm and would do well…
