Featured Pup – Rizzo

Posted by on Sep 30, 2011 in Puppy Up! Blog

Every day, from now until our calendar contest ends on October 1st, we’ll feature several of our calendar dog contestants. We’d like you to meet Rizzo. Shelties Forever’s Story (by Judy Barnhart) Rizzo was just one of many rescued shelties we were fortunate enough to have in our home. Abandoned by his own family, he fit right in with the rest of our clan of...

Featured Pup – Sassy

Posted by on Sep 30, 2011 in Puppy Up! Blog

Every day, from now until our calendar contest  ends on October 1st, we’ll feature several of our calendar dog contestants. We’d like you to meet Sassy.   Hunt for the Cure with Sassy! (by Lindsay Partin) Sassy is a 7 year old rescue pit from Ross, Ohio. She is an extraordinary dog who loves all people and can put a smile on anyone’s face...

Puppy Up! Walk in Allentown, PA — September 4th!

Posted by on Aug 18, 2011 in Puppy Up! Blog

Hurricane Irene caused the Allentown Puppy Up! Walk to be rescheduled. It was scheduled for Sunday, August  28th, but has been rescheduled. Their new date is Sunday, September 4th, 2011 Won’t you join all the folks in Allentown as they have their Puppy Up! Walk at Little Lehigh Parkway  on Park Drive in Allentown, PA 18103? They have lots of fun things planned for...

Puppy Up! In Style

Posted by on Aug 2, 2011 in Puppy Up! Blog

2 Million Dogs 2 Miles, Inc., and Silpada Representative Lisa Stark, have joined forces to fight cancer in style! From August 1st through September 2nd purchase any of Silpada’s extraordinary, handcrafted .925 sterling silver pieces  and Ms. Stark will donate 100% of the sale profits to 2 Million Dogs!  Millions of customers love Silpada’s products because of the individual artisan details that make each...

Puppy Up! and Walk in Auburn, Washington State

Posted by on Jul 28, 2011 in Puppy Up! Blog

On November 6th, 2011 we will be having our second annual 2 Million Dogs 2 Miles Puppy Up Walk in Washington State, in Auburn, Washington at Roegner Park, 601 Oravetz Road. This walk has a special meaning this year because of Murphy’s fight and bravery in the face of this terrible disease. We will raise money and awareness in his memory as we walk...

Meet Odie — Canine Grand Marshall, San Antonio

Posted by on Jul 15, 2011 in Puppy Up! Blog

Submitted by his mom, Jo Ann Loux Odie is a pit bull who was found in November 2008 wandering the streets of San Antonio. He was malnourished, heart-worm positive and had numerous puncture wounds on his body. Thanks to the kindness of the volunteers at the Converse Animal Shelter ,  he was rescued and nursed back to health. After spending time with a wonderful...

Puppy Up! New Mexico Walk

Posted by on Jul 9, 2011 in Puppy Up! Blog

Special thanks to Sue Smith for contributing this blog on their Puppy Up! Walk in New Mexico. When: Sunday, September 25, 2011 Time:  11:00AM to 4:00PM Mountain Time Where: Rotary Park, Bernalillo, New Mexico Our walk will take place at Rotary Park in Bernalillo, NM from 11 AM to 4 PM. The park is conveniently located between Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe so...

Calendar Contest — New New Deadline! October 1st

Posted by on Jul 9, 2011 in Puppy Up! Blog

The 4th annual 2 Million Dogs “Cancer Can’t Keep a Good Dog Down” Calendar Contest has begun! Please note that we’ve changed the deadline. The contest runs  through midnight CDT, Saturday,  October 1st. The calendar is in honor of and a memorial to our beloved companions touched by cancer, and a tribute to their unfaltering spirit, undaunted courage, and the unshakable loyalty they have given...

Introducing the Central Texas Puppy Up! Walk 2011

Posted by on Jul 2, 2011 in Puppy Up! Blog

When: Sunday, November 6, 2011 Time:  1:00PM to 5:00PM Central time Where: Yettie Polk Park, Belton, Texas Tisha Beauchamp Cotham, Organizer Thanks to Tisha Beauchamp Cotham for this blog on the Puppy Up! Walk in Belton, Texas on Sunday, November 6, 2011.  This walk will take place at Yettie Polk Park from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Central Time. To learn more about the...