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Cindy Lou is a four-month old shepherd cross who is looking for her forever home.<\/p>\n

Prepare for your heart to grow three sizes when you meet this sweet little ‘who’. Cindy Lou is a friendly pup, full of love and cheer. She’s also a total water bug, always splashing around her water bowl, so we think she’d love to learn to swim this summer!.She can’t wait to find a family to adventure with, and to snuggle up with at the end of each fun-filled day. Could she be right for you? Come meet her today.<\/p>\n

Baby Bell is a two-year-old domestic short-haired cat looking for love. She has been in our care the longest and we’re hoping it’s her turn to find her purr-fect match really soon. This pretty gal is the right blend of sweet and spicy. She would love to find a furever family who can appreciate both her snuggly and her sassy sides. She would do best in a calm environment without young children or other pets and not too much activity going on. Could she be the right fit for you?<\/p>

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This is Cindy-Lou.<\/p><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>

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Cindy Lou is a four-month old shepherd cross who is looking for her forever home. Prepare for your heart to grow three sizes when you meet this sweet little ‘who’. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":600184080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,19,20],"tags":[],"education-subject":[],"media-literacy-topic":[],"post_topic":[],"content_type":[24],"class_list":["post-600184079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-column","category-east","category-west"],"acf":{"short_title":"","seo_title":"","deck":"","story_tag":"","byline":"Winnipeg Pet Rescue","updates":null},"apple_news_notices":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/column\/2026\/01\/14\/new-companions-for-a-new-year","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"New companions for a new year?","url":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/column\/2026\/01\/14\/new-companions-for-a-new-year","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/column\/2026\/01\/14\/new-companions-for-a-new-year"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/3871552_web1_Pet-Rescue-Cindy-Lou-0114.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/3871552_web1_Pet-Rescue-Cindy-Lou-0114.jpg"},"articleSection":"Columns","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"laurieb"}],"creator":["laurieb"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Our Communities","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2026-01-14T08:00:14Z","datePublished":"2026-01-14T08:00:14Z","dateModified":"2026-01-14T08:00:33Z"},"rendered":"