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...

Don’t miss it. Coming up this Sunday, July 31, from 4 to 6 PM EDT, meet Luke Robinson, founder of PuppyUp Foundation, and Ginger Morgan, our Executive Director. They will be visiting friends and supporters in New Paltz, New York, at Adair Vineyards, 52 Allhusen Rd, New Paltz, New York 12561. Come meet both of them and ask all your questions about PuppyUp and...

Bella is PuppyUp Omaha’s 2015 Canine Cancer Hero. (Story by Doug Criss. Reprinted from CNN, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. For Bella and Rob’s video, please follow this link.) (CNN) It was the worst possible news you could get about your best buddy. Bone cancer, so a leg is amputated. But it gets worse. The cancer’s spread to the lungs. Now it’s a terminal condition....

In This Issue: 9th Annual PuppyUp Calendar Contest Has Begun!; Promising Research; Upcoming Events in July; Shop Amazon Prime Day and Help Support the PuppyUp Foundation; Crystal Barnhart — Pup of the Month. To subscribe to our newsletter, please email Ginger at ginger@puppyup.org or Erich at erich@puppyup.org.   Our Annual PuppyUp Calendar Contest Has Begun! It’s here! The annual “Cancer Can’t Keep a Good...

(By Margaret  Gletherow) Ruby died in my arms the early evening of Monday, July 4th, 2016.  She was 15 years and 9 months old.  We suspect it was cancer, though it was never formally diagnosed. I was her pet sitter for many years, but she was more than a client.  I loved her like my own.  She was full of energy, smiles and love,...

  WE HAVE EXTENDED REGISTRATION! Photo and story submissions will be accepted until midnight, EDT on AUGUST 11. Same day voting ends. But don’t wait until the last minute.   Let’s be honest. There’s nothing much more fun than a room full of puppies. But, the next best thing may just be the PuppyUp Foundation’s Annual “Cancer Can’t Keep a Good Dog Down” Calendar...

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 (Luke Robinson) For whatever cosmic reasons beyond my complete comprehension, the Week of the 19th of June is what the Japanese call, “Mono no aware” – both beauty and pain, celebration and sadness. It’s always the week of Father’s Day, the anniversary of the Final Mile in Boston, the passing of my boy Murphy, and the birth of Indiana Jones....

Special Edition of the PuppyUp Foundation Newsletter PuppyUp Nation (By Luke Robinson, Founder, PuppyUp Foundation) Six years ago on June 19, 2010, Hudson, Murphy and I walked the final mile from Back Bay Fens to the Boston Common alongside hundreds of friends and their canine companions who had traveled from 21 states to be there that day. When I started out on the road...

Today, June 14, is Missing Mutts Awareness day. Anyone who has lost a dog, even for a day or two, knows the heartbreak of wondering if they’ll ever find their friend again. Anyone who has had their dog stolen goes through despair, hoping that their dog will be returned to them. Missing Mutts Awareness Day was started by a group of volunteers in Edmonton,...