“I am Zoey. I spent the first year of my life wandering around lost and looking for a home. A shelter picked me up, and I was quickly adopted by my new, loving family in 2004. In March 2011, when I was 7 years old, I was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. This disease spreads very quickly, and it was possible that I might only have...

(by Honest Kitchen Staff) Did you know diet can help fight pet cancer? A pet’s diet is the foundation for their health and impacts their recovery from illness. If you feed your pet an unhealthy diet, the chances of health problems like a weak immune system may increase. Cancer is due to a breakdown of the body’s immune system to respond to abnormal cells...

Vern Prapuolenis (by Joyce Prapuolenis) Vern is a 6 year old Great Pyrenees who was recently diagnosed with osteosarcoma.  He is undergoing chemo and a bone builder IV drip.  Vern was the lead dog in the Puppy Up Walk in Raleigh.  Cancer can’t keep a good dog down and it will never stop Vern from doing what he does best, sharing LOVE.  He will...

Emma Black (by Sue Black) Years ago I lost my first Aussie, Annie, from hemangiosarcoma.  Two nights ago, we relived that horror with Emma, our ten-year old Aussie who came to live with us as a pup in 2005.  No warning;  we thought she was just tired ― but tests revealed that she was bleeding internally and was anemic.  We had hoped a splenectomy...

We are saddened to report that Dexter, our San Antonio Canine Cancer Hero and friend to many all over the world, passed away Saturday evening, August 8, 2015. Dexter was to be the Canine Cancer Hero for the PuppyUp & Putt It In Golf Tournament, coming up this August 27 in San Antonio. Here is an excerpt of what Dexter’s guardian wrote on Dexter’s...

Tyler Uehlein (by Carrie Uehlein) I adopted Tyler when she was about 8 months old after being found as a stray in Columbus, Ohio. I was just starting veterinary medical school at The Ohio State University when she came into my life so it is fitting that she helped me become the veterinarian I am today. I have a passion for finding solutions and...

Dexter is the Canine Cancer Hero for the PuppyUp & Putt It In Golf Tournament, coming up this August 27 at TPC Canyons Course, 23808 Resort Parkway, San Antonio, 78261.  From Dexter’s Dad I rescued Dexter in January 2010. He cowered in a corner of a cold, dark, shelter floor. With just hours to spare before he was to be euthanized, he was pulled...

Diana Lerner (by Sandra Lerner) In the summer of 2013, our exquisite golden retriever Abigail was starting to slow down, and was not as playful as she was when she was younger.  Bruce loves a playful golden, and so he let me know he was interested in getting another.  At various times in our lives, we have had 2 goldens, and that just makes...

Congratulations to all our contestants in our 8th Cancer Can’t Keep a Good Dog Down calendar contest. Thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of everyone involved, we raised over $16,000.00 this year. Proceeds from our yearly calendar, PuppyUp Walks, and other events go to support canine cancer and comparative oncology research. We just funded our first grant of 2015 to the U of Wisconsin...