Trio of Furry Friends in St. Michael-Albertville Pets of the Week Spotlight

Crossroads Animal Shelter in nearby Buffalo is teaming up with St. Michael Patch to bring you a new feature here on the site.

"Pets of the Week" will, from here on out, feature a pair of adoptable pets at the popular shelter, which recently welcomed and adopted out its 6,000th animal in December. That's pretty impressive for a shelter that's only been around for about 12 years. Crossroads is located at 2800 10th St SE in Buffalo. The shelter is open from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.

This week's trio includes:

Cats: Sunset and Dusk were adopted together from Crossroads as kittens. Now, nine years later, they are a great, bonded pair. They are declawed mellow cats, looking for a home together (after someone in their former home developed allergies). They enjoy laps, sunshine, TV, music and telling their family how grateful they are.

Dog: Fudge is a mature, 2-year-old dachshund mix. He tends to be a bit shy at first and around people, more peppy with other dogs around.