William Gonzalez Jr. leaned down to let his dog Baby out of her crate. She wiggled up to a black cat nearby.
“Say ‘Hi’ to your friend!” Gonzalez cooed.
They were in the pet room at Linda’s Place, the newest homeless shelter in Anchorage. Gonzalez said his Pomeranian-wiener dog mix has made a lot of friends since they moved in. But it’s an unusual place to find animals. Often when people are homeless, they have to choose between shelter and their pets…