Check out the great spot on the puppy up! Walks in Seattle and Auburn, Washington. Thanks to FOX Q 13 for carrying the...

Many of you have expressed an interest in the Puppy Up! Walks but there is no Walk in your state/city/country this year. The following cities are our first 12: Norcross, GA Fort Collins, CO Auburn, WA Seattle, WA New Milford, CT Boston, MA Pittsburgh, PA Edinboro, PA Newport, KY Richmond, VA Fairborn, OH Poughkeepsie, NY Even if you’re not near one of these locations...

from MEMPHIS, Tenn. –(Business Wire)– It began with a promise to raise awareness of canine cancer one mile, one city, and one person at time. Luke Robinson with his two dogs walked 2000 miles from Austin to Boston to fulfill the promise he made to his dog Malcolm who died from this horrible disease. The 2000 mile walk is over now but they still...

The Walk in Norcross will take place at Pickneyville Dog Park, 4758 South Old Peachtree Road, Norcross, GA 30071 at the Family Pavilion and Trail from 1 PM – 3PM. Bring yourself, your friends, and of course your dogs! For more information, please email gayledaltonsmith@gmail.com and visit their fund-raising page here. For a nice article on the walk click...

Malcolm would’ve been 13 Sunday. I didn’t realize it until now that his birthday comes on the eve of Pet Cancer Awareness Month. A year or two ago I might have said that was curiously coincidental but I’ve witnessed way too much in my travels and I know otherwise now. Last night I was fortunate enough to listen to Dr. Steve Withrow‘s talk about...

Special Thanks to Guest Blogger Claire Preston On May 22, 2006 I lost my 12 year old Cocker Spaniel, Bailey.  She had liver cancer and developed complications immediately following the surgery that was supposed to extend her life.  Losing her left a gaping hole in my world.  She was the bright spot of each and every day of the 9 years we spent together. ...

Special thanks to Guest Blogger Tracey Goodwin I first heard of Luke and the Boys’ journey shortly after they started their walk from Austin to Boston, and began following the blog to watch their progress. I was particularly interested in being part of the “welcoming committee” when they arrived here in Boston and was happy to volunteer at the Puppy Up Festival and the...

It’s a day for TV appearances. Here are Signe Strawser and Patty Gartmann with their beautiful Bernese Mountain Dogs, Benson and Rocco, appearing on Fox 19 to talk about the Cincinnati, Ohio 2 Million Dogs Puppy Up! Walk. Their Walk, one of 12 around the nation, will start on the Newport side of the Purple People Bridge. Please check their pledge page at 2...

Thanks to Bette Allen of Tiny Growl and 2 other Seattle, WA participants, Wende Doohan, and Lee Somerstein for their appearance on Seattle’s KING 5 TV — great interview promoting the Seattle, WA Puppy Up! Walk this coming Sunday, November 7th — wonderful dogs. Check it out...