Northern Connection Rescue

08/09/2026

Our latest intake from NW Ontario Northern Reach Network. We welcome Ember Danica & Bella

08/08/2026

The explanation behind what is an Ontario & Manitoba Designer Dog ❤️🇨🇦🐾

There is a breed you will never find in a kennel, a breeder’s catalogue, or a genetic testing database. They call it the Ontario or Manitoba Designer Dogs.

A one-of-a-kind creation made not by breeders, but by the wonders of Northern Canada.
Part Husky.
Part Shepherd.
Part Lab.
Part Terrier.
Part “who knows what.”
And entirely one of a kind.

Their genetics may be a mystery, but their personalities are anything but.
🐾They are resilient because they have known the harshness of the North.
🐾They are loyal because they understand what it means to finally have someone choose them.
🐾They are intelligent, goofy, independent, affectionate and sometimes wonderfully stubborn.
🐾They carry a little piece of the North with them wherever they go, the forests, the lakes, the snow, the wild landscapes and the communities that loved them despite having so little.

❤️No breeder could ever intentionally create what nature created here.
❤️No designer could replicate their combination of strength, spirit, loyalty and heart.
❤️And no owner will ever have enough words, enough hugs, or enough gratitude to truly explain what it means to be chosen by one.
Because when you bring home an Ontario or Manitoba Designer Dog, you aren't just bringing home a mixed breed.
You're bringing home a little piece of Northern Canada.🇨🇦
And once one of these dogs owns your heart, you realize…

there really is no breed quite like them. ❤️🐾
-NCR

08/07/2026

Zane is looking for his forever home. 5m old Ontario Designer Mix from NW Ontario. A forest fire evacuee that’s now loving life and looking for a forever family to share it with.

Adoption Fee $900 includes
⭐️ Neuter at 6m
⭐️ Age appropriate core vaccines
⭐️ Microchip
⭐️ Dewormer & started on flea tick prevention
⭐️ Complete vet exam

Application below

https://form.jotform.com/201853389773265

08/07/2026

Hunter is looking for his forever home. 5m old Ontario Designer Mix from NW Ontario. A forest fire evacuee that’s now loving life and looking for a forever family to share it with.

Adoption Fee $900 includes
⭐️ Neuter at 6m
⭐️ Age appropriate core vaccines
⭐️ Microchip
⭐️ Dewormer & started on flea tick prevention
⭐️ Complete vet exam

Application below

https://form.jotform.com/201853389773265

08/07/2026

Merlin is looking for his forever home.
4m old Manitoba Designer Mix loving life and looking for a forever family to share it with.

Adoption Fee $900 includes
⭐️ Neuter at 6m
⭐️ Age appropriate core vaccines
⭐️ Microchip
⭐️ Dewormer & started on flea tick prevention
⭐️ Complete vet exam

Application below

https://form.jotform.com/201853389773265

08/07/2026

Osprey is looking for his forever home.
4m old Manitoba Designer Mix loving life and looking for a forever family to share it with.

Adoption Fee $900 includes
⭐️ Neuter at 6m
⭐️ Age appropriate core vaccines
⭐️ Microchip
⭐️ Dewormer & started on flea tick prevention
⭐️ Complete vet exam

Application below

https://form.jotform.com/201853389773265

08/07/2026

Henry is looking for his forever home.
4m old Manitoba Designer Mix loving life and looking for a forever family to share it with.

Adoption Fee $900 includes
⭐️ Neuter at 6m
⭐️ Age appropriate core vaccines
⭐️ Microchip
⭐️ Dewormer & started on flea tick prevention
⭐️ Complete vet exam

Application below

https://form.jotform.com/201853389773265

08/06/2026

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Animal rescue organizations in southern Ontario are in a race against Mother Nature to try and save pets and animals that have been forced from their homes due to raging wildfires in the north.