Today is International Guide Dog Day.  It is celebrated on the last Wednesday in April every year.  This special day recognizes guide dogs and their important role in helping the blind and visually impaired stay safe and be independently mobile.  A guide dog gives a person that is blind or visually impaired a new lease on life and a trusting companion. Guide dogs are working dogs...

“Not All Stray Dogs Are Homeless” National Lost Dog Awareness Day is observed every April 23rd. This day was created not only to bring awareness to the dogs that go missing but to also celebrate the reunions.  Through networks of shelters, veterinaries, social media and other media sources, many lost canines are reunited with their loved ones. National Lost Dog Awareness Day is an opportunity...

Visit your local shelter: Overpopulation, and consequently euthanasia, is the #1 killer of dogs in this country. Visit your local shelter and adopt, or volunteer with a rescue group to help as many dogs in need find great forever homes. Donate: Old blankets and sheets may seem like junk to you, but to the dogs at your local shelter, they are beds and comfort....

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.   From This Dog’s Life By Jillian Blume Dogs love food. It’s at the center of our relationship and part...

From Truth About Pet Food Grains in pet foods come with risks; a different set of risks than the current grain-free pet food potential risk to heart disease. The FDA alerted pet owners to a current investigation into the “Potential Connection Between Diet and Canine Heart Disease” in July 2018. Though no scientific reason for the link has been released, the FDA states “The...

From Cancer Research UK UK scientists are putting together a list of the most promising potential cancer drug targets in one of the largest lab studies of its kind. Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute are no strangers to big datasets, having played a vital role in reading the code of the first human genome. They’re now using these skills to identify key areas...

From Tru Dog Are you tired of trudging off to work every day while your pup lies around at home? Well today is Pet Owner Independence Day, a day when we humans get to reverse roles with our pets and spend the day lounging in a sunbeam. While we don’t often refer to ourselves as “pet owners” because, really, who owns whom around here,...

“There are no bad days when you come home to a dog’s love.” In This Issue: Spring Is Here and So Are Our PuppyUp Walks!; Access To Information About Drugs For Dogs Is Complex; April Is National Cancer Control Month; Studies Link Canine Cancers To Lawn Chemicals; Pup of the Month – Canine Cancer Hero of Memphis, Lily Morgan. Spring Is Here, And So...

Cancer Sniffing Canines From Science Blog – Cancer Reesearch UK A trio of beagles made headlines this week, as the dogs were trained to ‘sniff out cancer’ with remarkable accuracy, according to a press release. Our canine companions have smell receptors 10,000 times more accurate than ours, which has led to some interest in their ability to detect cancer and other conditions by using...