Puppy Up Newsletter, November 2017

Posted by on Nov 18, 2017 in Puppy Up! Blog

“Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.” – Dave Barry In This Issue Last PuppyUp Walks of 2017 Were A Great Success!;The Pet Hospitals Make The Puppy Up Foundation Their November “Speak Up For Pets” Program Donation Recipient; Hollywood Feed...

New Cancer Treatment For Dogs Able To Be Administered In Fewer Sessions

Posted by on Nov 18, 2017 in Puppy Up! Blog

by: Bridgette Matter, Action News Jax Updated: Nov 14, 2017 From CBS 47 FOX 30  News Watch the video here. Southeastern Veterinary Oncology and Internal Medicine has teamed up with PetCure Oncology to offer new cancer treatment for dogs. Daniel Britt’s dog Spartacus is being treated for a tumor on his heart, but the pup is getting a second chance with a new treatment...

Firefighters Get Screened For Cancer With “Cancer Dogs”

Posted by on Nov 17, 2017 in Puppy Up! Blog

The Austin Firefighters Association teamed up with Cancer Dogs, an organization that uses specially trained dogs to sniff out signs of cancer Nov 14, 2017 By FireRescue1 Staff AUSTIN, Texas — A fire union teamed up with an organization that uses dogs to sniff out cancer to screen firefighters. KVUE reported that Cancer Dogs, an organization that uses specially trained dogs to screen for...

Top Foods For Preventing Cancer In Dogs

Posted by on Nov 16, 2017 in Puppy Up! Blog

Disclaimer The Puppy Up 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. By Deva Khalsa, VDM From Dogs Naturally Magazine The National Cancer Institute says emphatically that many cancers can be prevented...

Hollywood Feed Pet Cancer Awareness Dog Wash To Support The Puppy Up Foundation

Posted by on Nov 15, 2017 in Puppy Up! Blog

November 18 and 19, Hollywood Feed is donating all their dog wash proceeds to The Puppy Up Foundation to benefit pet cancer research. Hollywood Feed has been a staunch supporter of The Puppy Up Foundation for many years, and we thank them again for their continued help in raising funds for research. Please visit them at one of their many locations (above). Come give...

Jackson Lab Turns To Dogs In Brain Cancer Research

Posted by on Nov 14, 2017 in Puppy Up! Blog

Stephen Singer – Contact Reporter (Source: Courant.com) Researchers trying to draw a bead on one of the deadliest forms of cancer are turning to an old and trusted friend: the family dog. The Jackson Laboratory is among the most recent research institutions to join the race against brain cancer. The Farmington genomics research center is using tumors from dogs to find clues to the...

Two Views On Rabies Vaccinations

Posted by on Nov 12, 2017 in Puppy Up! Blog

There is a growing body of research that suggests we are over-vaccinating our companion animals. We all agree that rabies can be deadly, and precautions should be taken to protect our animals. Research is also discovering that over-vaccination can sometimes lead to cancer and other debilitating conditions. In this article, two approaches/opinions on vaccination are offered: how effective they are, how often they should...

Recognizing Our K9 Veterans

Posted by on Nov 11, 2017 in Puppy Up! Blog

While K9 Veterans Day is officially March 13, we thought we’d remember just some of the many famous K9 Veterans on this Veterans Day. Like all veterans, we thanks them for their service to their countries. From Yorkies To Pitties: 20 Of The Bravest Military Dogs In History From Barkpost by Griffin Shaffer Of all the wonderful traits dogs possess, it is perhaps their...

Effective New Strategy for Treating Cancer

Posted by on Nov 10, 2017 in Puppy Up! Blog

Nov 07, 2017 | Original story by Amanda Morris for Northwestern University From Technology Networks Northwestern Engineering’s Vadim Backman has developed an effective new strategy for treating cancer, which has wiped out the disease to near completion in cellular cultures in the laboratory. The treatment works by controlling chromatin, a group of macromolecules — including DNA, RNA, and proteins — that houses genetic information...