43 Stones

Posted by on Dec 1, 2010 in Puppy Up! Blog

Written by Luke, Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Murphy finished his course of antibiotics but he continues to bleed from his left nostril periodically. I’ve consulted with DVMs & MDs but at the end of the day my instinct tells me something is wrong. While fish oil is an anticoagulant I began administering 2 grams daily in Louisville back in September but it wasn’t until...

44 Stones

Posted by on Dec 1, 2010 in Puppy Up! Blog

Written by Luke & the Notorious Fuzzybutts, Tuesday, November 23, 2010 There’s a difference in life between a path and a...

Take a Walk on the Purple Side

Posted by on Nov 24, 2010 in Puppy Up! Blog

Jeremy Barnhill and Sagira have posted a wonderful 10 minute video of the Puppy Up! Walk over the Purple People Bridge. The day was beautiful, lots and lots of great dogs and people, and two of the most colorful bridges I’ve ever seen. Enjoy. And please leave a comment and thank Jeremy for posting this great video. It was almost like being there! Puppy...

World-first clinical trial for dogs with cancer

Posted by on Nov 23, 2010 in Puppy Up! Blog

Our thanks to Lonna Coleman for spotting this on the Internet. Story by Jessica Bennett dated November 17, 2010 [excerpt] MOORABBIN vets have discovered that man’s best friend may hold the key to reducing the side-effects of chemotherapy in humans. Dr Charles Kuntz, from Southpaws Speciality Surgery, said the clinic was conducting a world-first trial on dogs with bone cancer, which involved administering an...

White Whiskers Photography Captures Boston’s Puppy Up! Walk

Posted by on Nov 18, 2010 in Puppy Up! Blog

If a picture is worth a thousand words (putting many of us who write out of business), this is one for the books — a beautiful gallery of photos from Boston’s Inaugural 2 Million Dogs Puppy Up! Walk on November 7th. Please visit Maria Andrews’ White Whiskers Photography and enjoy all the beautiful photos from that day. I recommend the slide show — go...

(2 Million) Dog(s) Tired

Posted by on Nov 18, 2010 in Puppy Up! Blog

Our friend Bette Allen, owner of Tiny Growl, sums up her experience organizing the puppy up! Walk in her part of the world. It’s a great post and here’s just a taste. For the rest please follow this link. It’s been nearly two weeks since my last post.  Other than when I first began blogging, I don’t think I’ve ever been quiet for quite...

In The News

Posted by on Nov 18, 2010 in Puppy Up! Blog

Here’s a great article from The Reporter Herald about the 2 Million Dogs puppy up! Walk in Fort Collins … By Jackie Hutchins for Loveland Reporter-Herald FORT COLLINS — After Luke Robinson lost a Great Pyrenees dog to cancer, he and his two remaining dogs took a walk — a long walk. The trio walked 2,000 miles over two years, from Austin, Texas, to...

Two Walks in One

Posted by on Nov 12, 2010 in Puppy Up! Blog

Guest blog by Kerry Sneddon We started our day with the intention of just attending the Poughkeepsie, NY Puppy Up! Walk and had pre-registered for it.  Michelle then put up a post on Facebook changing the starting time to ten AM.  I said to Robbin, Wow!  I’ll bet we could do both the Poughkeepsie and New Milford walks because registration was at 1:00 PM...