Annie (her real name is unknown to us) wandered out of the tall grass following one of my other dogs on an incredibly hot and humid spring afternoon. Who knows how long she’d been out in the sweltering heat, but she managed to find us – people who would love and care for her. The minute I saw that little dog I fell in...

Buddy came into my life after Hurricane Katrina and over the past few years we’ve become best buds. He always wants to be close to me especially when it storms. In November 08, he was diagnosed with Multilobular Osteochondrosarcoma which is a mass that typically attaches itself to the skull. In Buddy’s case the tumor attached to his jaw which gave me the option...

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Pete was the best gift I ever received. The next best gift was a GPS. The person who gave me the GPS knew I was lost and needed help finding my way home. The givers of Pete did not realize just how instrumental he would be to helping me find home again. Pete came into my life after the death of my parents. I...

Congratulations to the Winners and ALL of the Contestants in the 2014 Cancer Can’t Keep a Good Dog Down Calendar Contest! Here’s the final count. Any votes that came in after the midnight EDT deadline did not apply. Our top 13 winners are: 1 Trooper Collins 2140 2 Czar Viney 1460 3 Beta Yadao 1270 4 Gracie Calvo 1120 5 Blondie Henley 1000 6...

Hi Everyone! This will be the last blog on this year’s calendar I post until the winners are announced late Friday. Please don’t wait until the last minute to vote (HERE). Right now the votes are coming in faster than I can keep up, so please keep up with your competition. Thank you all again for another terrific calendar contest. Voting ends midnight EDT....

These totals were recorded at 7:30 CDT this morning. Voting ends August 8 at 12 midnight Eastern time, so please don’t wait until the last minute to vote. VOTE for your favorite puppers HERE. Thanks to everyone for your patience yesterday when the voting site was down for a couple of hours. Let’s hope they have resolved their issues. 1 Trooper Collins 2140 2...

“In the wee small hours of the morning, that’s the time we miss them most of all.” Our latest totals as of Tuesday, August 6. Yes, in the wee small hours of the morning, 4:00 AM CDT. Please bookmark our blog. Keep in mind totals can change rapidly as we move into the final days. This year’s contest ends Thursday, August 8 at 12:00...

Here are the 2014 Cancer Can’t Keep a Good Dog Down calendar contest totals as of 8:30 AM CDT, Saturday August 3. You have until August 8 at midnight EDT to cast your votes for your favorite puppers. There are a number of new frontrunners, so keep track of your favorite pups to keep them in the running. LOOK! Everyone now has votes, thanks...