Pet Connection Archive

Pet Connection: Meet Whitley

If Christmas elves came in dog form, you would probably have something that looked like Whitley. The year-old, four-pound Chihuahua/teacup poodle cross arrived at the KVRR Morning Show dressed in a red and…

Pet Connection: Meet Dottie

Dottie is one of those cats whose personality is even more lovely than her looks -- and that's really saying something with this stunning feline. Not only does she have that striking spot…

Pet Connection: Meet Jellybean

Jellybean is shivering when she arrives at the KVRR Morning Show studios, and not just because it's in the single digits outside. The tiny chihuahua is also nervous as heck, but she's cooperative…

Pet Connection: Meet Diva and Nubby

Are you in the market for a cockatiel? How about two? No? How about nearly 50 of them? Most of us aren't really ready to care for 49 of any species of animal,…

Pet Connection: Meet Fetty

Fetty might look tough, but he's all squishy on the inside. Let's face it, a life like his is bound to result in some tenderizing. First of all, the four-year-old pit bull already…

Pet Connection: Meet Pascal

He may come in a pint-sized package, but Pascal packs a lot of personality into it. The 2-year-old Chihuahua was rescued by Homeward Animal Shelter from a local pound, and he visited live…

Pet Connection: Meet Gidget

If you were to encounter Gidget the way her rescuers did, you might not believe your eyes at first: a tiny, geriatricĀ  Pomeranian, missing most of her teeth, suffering from an enlarged heart,…

Pet Connection: Meet Kooky

Kooky is the latest little bundle of feathers and fun who's looking for a forever home courtesy of the rescue workers at Center for Avian Adoption, Rescue and Education, or CAARE here in…

Pet Connection: Meet Iris

Iris is a Pitbull mix who is around five years old. SheĀ will be up for adoption in a couple months because she is recovering fromĀ heartworm surgery. Iris's life has not…

Pet Connection: Meet Tootsie and Daisy

Some of the sweetest flowers bloom in circumstances of adversity, just like this week's adoptable pets Tootsie and Daisy. The Nanday conure and orange-winged Amazon, a bonded pair, were discovered on a Facebook…

Pet Connection: Meet Sylvia

Just as the fall colors start to show themselves and we all start thinking about Halloween on the horizon, Ā a black cat turns up who's as sweet as a piece of Halloween candy.…

Pet Connection: Meet Oliver

Diamond In The Ruff pet rescue can sure spot a gem when they see one. This week's Pet Connection Thursday was a particular treat for the Morning Show's Emily Welker, because Diamond's Ryan…

Pet Connection: Meet Jada

  Jada is a year-and-a-half-old pit bull who needs a good home. She's very well-behaved and already knows some commands. She comes to Pet Connection from our friends at 4 Luv of…

Pet Connection: Meet Dexter and Doakes

This week's Pet Connection came with a bit of a mystery -- since one-half of this dynamic duo Dexter and Doakes decided to ditch the desk mid-interview. These two young cats are part…

Pet Connection: Meet Tink

Tink the rat terrier and her volunteer, Cheryl McGetrick of Diamond in the Ruff pet rescue, stopped by the KVRR Morning Show studios and helped light up a live interview with Emily Welker…

Pet Connection: Meet Scrappy

Our friends at 4 Luv of Dog Rescue join Jackie with Scrappy. Scrappy is an energetic 10-month-old puppy. Although he is a little jumpy, heĀ is treat motivated and the perfect…

Pet Connection: Meet Blue

  Our friends at the Center for Aviation Adoption, Research and Education join Adam with Blue. Blue is a Blue Pied Parrotlet. He's around 15 years old, and sadly recently lost his…

Pet Connection: Meet Shiloh

No one likes to be called "difficult," but with dogs, just like with people, there are varying degrees of social skills. People who don't have much in the way of social graces might…

Pet Connection: Meet Roxanne and Gumby

Face-boxing, barking, leash-chewing, jumping and mouthing: nobody in the world would get away with one of these behaviors, let alone all of them, let alone ALL of them at once and on live…

Pet Connection: Meet Clark

When someone you love disappoints you, it can be tempting to give up on love. That could have so easily happened to Clark, a ten-or-so-year-old black lab who was found wandering the streets…