PuppyUp Madison 2016 has once again, for the third year in a row, set a national record for taking a huge bite out of cancer in our canine and human companions. Over $131,000.00 was raised. Paws of thanks to over 1,100 humans and 700 canines for you unmatched support. Our PuppyUp Madison team cannot thank you enough. On Sunday, May 1, 2016, over 1100...

Study Finds Herbicides in the Urine of Pets After Home Lawn Chemical Treatment “Considerable interest has been generated by a recently published study by PCOP scientists and key collaborators at Purdue University and the University of North Carolina. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which lawn chemicals are taken into the body of dogs and eliminated in the urine....

  (By Cathy Holinger) Finn Holinger was our 2015 Puppy Up CT Shoreline Walk hero. Finn owned Cathy Holinger, and together they were a top Puppy Up fundraising team since the First Puppy Up CT Shoreline Walk back in 2012.  Last year, cancer touched Finn and Cathy. When Finnegan was diagnosed with acute leukemia at the end of last May, we never thought he’d...

(Disclaimer: The PuppyUp Foundation does not endorse nor recommend any particular product, service, or treatment. We offer information strictly for educational and/or informational purposes. We believe it is the pet owner’s responsibility to do the research and draw his or her own conclusions.) Reprinted from: The Post and Courier (on-line) Dear Pet Docs: My dog feels fine, but while petting him, I noted some...

Meet Buzz (by S. Rinks) Topbrass Fly Me To The Moon II has always lived up to his name and rich Golden Retriever family legacy, even after a Lymphoma diagnosis in November 2015. To watch Buzz ― as he is known to family, friends and fans ― soar off a dock in central Florida is watching what he was truly born to do.  Together...

Pet Poison Helpline: 1 (800) 213-6680 or www.petpoisonhelpline.com. (This first article is by Lindsay Stordahl, and can be found on The How-To Dog Blog) April is Pet First Aid Awareness Month. If you don’t have a first-aid kit for your dog at home, now is the perfect time to put one together. You can either buy a first-aid kit for dogs or put one...

March 23rd Is National Puppy Day If you’ve ever owned a puppy you know that there’s nothing sweeter than puppy breath – and nothing sharper than puppy teeth. Puppies embody a magic unequaled. Watching puppies tumble and play fill us with joy. They teach our children about love and responsibility. And they teach all of us about their fearless spirit. That fearless, undaunted spirit...

(March 15, 2016 From HeraldSun by Cheryl Balfour, Melbourne Leader) MELBOURNE scientists say a new canine cancer trial has produced exciting results that could lead to a breakthrough in human treatment. Dr. Noam Pik, head of the veterinary division at West Melbourne biotechnology research group Biotempus is leading the free clinical trial and said early results were “mind-blowing”. “If this trial proves effective, we...