(by Lorraine Garaguso)  I rescued Po when he was 19 months old. From the start he was a giver. I suffered from severe PTSD and agoraphobia. I started walking Po in front of my house. Soon, to the corner and back. Next thing you know we were going around the block. Eventually Po became a therapy dog with TDI. He was awarded two TDI...

Yes, it’s hard to believe, for those of us who love our dogs boundlessly, that there is only one day, not 365 (366 on leap year), set aside as National Dog Day. But today is the day. Now, if you had a Puppy Up Foundation “Cancer Can’t Keep a Good Dog Down” Canine Cancer Calendar, you’d already know this. So, how will you celebrate...

  New Medical Tech Now Saving Local Pets Battling Cancer By Em Nguyen Monday, August 15th 2016 (Reprinted from the article here.) URBANA, Ill. (WCCU) — There’s a new medical wonder for pets battling cancer. It’s the first of its kind in the country and it’s the first at the University of Illinois Small Animal Clinic. The Optical Coherence Tomography, or OCT scanner, can...

The PuppyUp Foundation would like to thank all our contest participants and donors for their enthusiasm and generosity. Thanks to your contributions through the canine cancer calendar contest, we will again be able to help fund the vital research the Foundation supports. Below are the 13 winners of the Ninth Annual 2017 PuppyUp Calendar Contest. 1. Potter Stevenson   $1500.00 2. Shaman Handte    $910.00 3....

  The calendar contest is NOT over until midnight EDT (Thursday, August 11). So, if you have people who still wish to vote, they can do so until midnight Thursday (11 PM Central, 10 PM Mountain, 9 PM Pacific). We’ll be shutting down the calendar donation site (portal, landing page) at Midnight EDT, so anything donated after that time WILL NOT COUNT towards your...

In This Issue: Last Week to Register and Vote in our PuppyUp Canine Cancer Calendar Contest; Plan Ahead — Upcoming Walks in September; Promising Research — Synchronization Immunotherapy; PuppyUp Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee Meets; Pup of the Month — Camden Rose; Please follow us on Facebook to keep up with all the current news.   Only a Few More Days To Enter And Vote...