In 2010, our Puppy Up! Walks were a huge success! We are currently planning our 2011 Walks for Sunday, November 6 in the following cities: Aliso Viejo, CA Atlanta, GA Auburn, WA Allentown, PA Boston, MA Charlotte, NC Chicago, IL Denver, CO Edinboro, PA Fairborn, OH Hendersonville, NC Huntington Beach, CA Irvine, CA New Milford, CT Pittsburgh, PA Plymouth, MA Poughkeepsie, NY Providence, RI...

This just in from our long-time friend and supporter, Hope Lisle: I will be organizing the first PUPPY UP! DENVER walk on November 6, 2011 but our first project is just one week away. I need volunteers (human and canine) to volunteer at the 2 Million Dogs Table at The Rocky Mountain Cluster of Dog Shows in Denver on Saturday, February 19 and Sunday, ...

And everyone is getting in on the action. Go here for a link to all three blogs, and read Luke’s blog right here. Join in on the fun — they’ll be up blogging until 2AM Sunday! Write comments, win prizes, support the 2 Million Dogs Foundation, and even pay tribute to your own dog! Participating Blogs are: NOVADog Magazine Daisy and Bob’s Blog from...

Today is World Cancer Day. Much of the focus is on human cancers and what can be done to prevent and cure them. But comparative oncology goes beyond human cancer studies to incorporate canine patients as well. Humans and dogs have been partners over the centuries, and now we’re again helping one-another, through the field of comparative oncology, to understand cancer, teaming up with...

Honestly, I’d really wish they’d have called it World Cancer Awareness Day. Somehow World Cancer Day just doesn’t sound very positive. Anyway, from the UICC: On the 4th of February, 2011, the Union for International Cancer Control and its partner organizations will run campaigns all over the world to raise awareness for a disease that causes millions of deaths every year [both human and...

Stewart’s Kitchen has an offer on the table (or in the bowl) we simply can’t refuse. They are donating 10% of the sale of their delicious Cancer Awareness Ribbon Treats to benefit 2 Million Dogs Foundation! Check out the ingredients in these specially made, USDA organic treats and we’re sure you and your pup will love them. Their treats have no animal by-products, no...

OK, NOVADog Magazine wrote this better than I could, so I have borrowed liberally (OK, totally) from their web page about this exciting upcoming event this February. Be there! It’s going to be a LOT of fun. Check it out … The Scoop: 8 AM Saturday, February 5th and running until 2 AM Sunday, February 6th, each of our 3 bloggers will post one...

A while ago I had the good fortune to speak with Lisa Spector, co-founder and pianist of the Through a Dog’s Ear CD series. Lisa collaborates with sound researcher, music producer, and educator Joshua Leeds, and together they have created a series of music CDs that uses the sciences of psychoacoustics , entrainment , and bioacoustics to positively influence behavior in dogs. When I...

A canine cancer is found to be able to repair itself by tapping the infected dogs’ own cells. By Jennifer Viegas Thu Jan 20, 2011 02:00 PM ET Dogs can suffer from a contagious form of cancer that has the ability to repair itself at the expense of its canine victims, according to a new study. The discovery could help to explain how this...