“When I look into the eyes of an animal I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul.” ― AD. Williams
In This Issue: Six Feet Together Virtual Walk – Kick Off On Facebook This Friday!; There’s Still Time to Make Your Dog A Star! Our 2021 Calendar Contest is in Full Swing!Pup Of The Month: Canine Cancer Hero Lykaios.
Six Feet Together Virtual Walk Celebrating Puppy Up’s 10th Anniversary
While you’re #Staying Home and #Staying Safe,
Join us for our 1st National Virtual Walk on Facebook this Friday, June 19th, at 7:00 PM CST for a Live Stream Kickoff of the Six Feet Together Virtual Walk (June 19th – August 15th).
Even though we are maintaining social distancing, we can still be together.
To celebrate the Foundation’s 10th Anniversary, we are hosting a nation-wide Six Feet Together virtual walk.
If you missed the First PuppyUp Walk in BOSTON, don’t miss the 1st PuppyUp VIRTUAL WALK in your town.
To add to the fun, country artist Ben Cesare Music will provide live entertainment from Nashville!
Stay in your yard,
Stay in your neighborhood,
Stay at a local park…
But walk with us anyway!
Register as a Virtual Walker for free. Click here to register.
Raise $25 and earn a “Six Feet Together” bandana.
Raise $100 for both a bandana & a special event tee shirt.
For raising $250, you will get bandana, tee + PuppyUp Tote bag.
Did you know the inaugural walk (from Austin to Boston) took over 4.9 million steps?
We are challenging you to walk 490,000 steps over the 8 week walk period.
Once you have registered you can log into your HQ and link to FitBit* to count all your steps,
even including those long walks with your dog!
*(FitBit has an app called MobileTrack. You can find it here. If you don’t own a FitBit, there’s the app from WoofTrax. It’s easy to use. Directions on installation are here and can be used for iPhones and Androids.) Put either app on your phone to count every step you take.
While our walk might look different, our mission does not.
Let’s all connect virtually to support The Puppy Up Foundation!
We’ll see you this Friday on Facebook!
Show Your Puppy Up Love While You Virtually Walk With Us
This is a great way to support Puppy Up and get the word out as you’re walking around town, through the park, in the driveway, to the store … anywhere. And the T-Shirt is a great conversation-starter. (With social distancing and masks, of course!)
Pre-Order your T-Shirts now. You can find them here. We are offering them for pre-order until June 26th. After that, sizes will be limited.
“Cancer Can’t Keep A Good Dog Down” Calendar Contest Still Open
If your dog has been touched by cancer, they are already a “Star” in your household. Share their photo and inspiring story with others.
Registration is still open for the 2021 “Cancer Can’t Keep a Good Dog Down” Calendar Contest! This is the 13th year of producing this beautiful tribute to Cancer Heroes everywhere.
Click HERE to register and start your dog’s path to fame and stardom!
This is an online project that you can be a part of even if you are staying home to keep others safe.
Although the contest is in full swing, there is still plenty of time to campaign on behalf of a deserving pet to be sure he or she gets all the votes they should! Enter the contest here.
· HONOR your personal canine cancer hero
· PROMOTE awareness of canine cancer
· FUNDRAISE for cancer research to benefit pets and people
Who can enter? Anyone with a dog who currently has or has had cancer (living or passed), including dogs who have entered before.
How to enter the contest? Registering will enter a dog as a participant in the contest ($25 entry fee which counts as 25 votes for your pet).
To enter more than 1 dog, there will be a separate registration with fee for each of them.
What’s the next step? Customize your fundraising page with their photo and their story, showing how cancer has touched their life and yours.
Share your page with friends and family. Ask them for help in promoting your dog.
How does voting work? Voting begins as soon as you enter and ends at midnight, EDT on July 30th. Your $25 registration fee applies as 25 votes for your dog. Votes are $1.00 each.
Your voting dollars go to canine cancer awareness, education for pet parents, as well as to fund cutting-edge research in comparative oncology, that branch of research that benefits both companion animals and humans in our fight against cancer.
Who wins? A minimum of 13 pets with the highest number of votes win a prominent place in the calendar with their photo and story.
Any pet with a minimum of 50 votes will be included in the calendar gallery.
If you have any questions about the contest, or technical issues, please contact calendar@puppyup.org.
Good luck!
Cancer Pup of the Month — Canine Cancer Hero Lykaios
(Emily McVeigh) Lykaios came into our lives on May 28 2015. We had no idea how much he would change all of our lives at that time. We were driving home and almost to our driveway when Emily said hold on, I think I see a dog running. That was impressive as it was evening and storming at the time and Lykaios was a dark colored dog. We got out, called out, and he came running over to us as if we had known him all his life. We volunteer for Illinois Humane and took him to be scanned for a chip that first night. No chip was found and of course Illinois Humane agreed to take him in until we could find his owners or get him adopted. Although we did not officially adopt him until a month or so later he never left our care.
Lykaios was a beautify Wooly Husky with features that looked kind of like a wolf. We had him DNA tested and the results came back 100% Siberian husky though his “look” earned him the nickname “wolfy”. He was a very happy energetic dog who was a friend to all, human and animal alike. He did not really bark but loved to “sing the song of his people” when he recognized a friend or saw another dog he thought he should meet. He did the husky talking very well. Lykaios had a unique ability to be whatever his friends needed him to be.
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Lykaios was a friend to all but he did have a mischievous side. He would stealthily sneak up on the other dogs if they had a toy he desired, slowly open his mouth and stretch out his neck, then grab the toy and walk away. He was once caught carrying a box of garlic knots that he stole from the counter. If he would not have hit the sides of the open dog gate with the box, we most likely not have known until they had all been consumed! He liked most toys but balls were his favorite. He would bring them to us, drop them in our laps, and stare at us with his piercing blue eyes until we would throw the ball for him. He could catch very well and loved to chase.
For the rest of Lykaios’ story, please follow this link to our Memorial Wall.
Would you like to see your canine cancer hero featured as Pup of the Month? We’d love to share your pup’s heroic journey. Each story is an inspiration to others. Please email erich@puppyup.org with your dog’s story and photo.
Many of us are doing a lot of on-line shopping these days. (And a heartfelt thank you to all those who work the stores and make the deliveries!) So, while you’re hunting for toilet paper and hand sanitizer, and buying dog cookies and food, we hope you’ll keep Puppy Up in mind. Here’s how you can shop and help us at the same time:
Help Puppy Up each time you shop on Amazon. Sign in to smile.amazon.com, go to your account and search for The Puppy Up Foundation by name or use our EIN number 47-2319212, then hit select. It’s an easy way to support the Foundation every time you shop at Amazon.
Login to your Kroger account online and click on community rewards. Search for The Puppy Up Foundation either by name or IQ193 and click enroll. Every time you shop at Kroger and use your rewards plus card, you can help us earn money.
There Are Other Ways To Help Us
Just like there are many different breeds of dogs, The Puppy Up Foundation needs many different volunteers to help the organization. No matter where you live or how much time you have to offer, there is a role for you.
Are you detailed-oriented, creative and artistic, great at internet research or making phone calls? Would you like to volunteer at fun, educational events? Share your interests and talents and help raise awareness and funding for canine cancer and comparative oncology.
Donate to the Cause
It’s estimated that between 4 and 6 million dogs die from cancer each year and recently it was announced that 36 children a day are diagnosed with cancer. Our pets and our children are being attacked by this deadly disease. Your donation to The Puppy Up Foundation will help further our mission of discovering the causes of cancers and their common link in both pets and people.
Your gift is very much appreciated and fully deductible as a charitable contribution. The Puppy Up Foundation is a 501 C(3) organization and our tax ID number is 47-2319212. All transactions conducted on our Web site are encrypted using a secure server to protect your privacy. All donations are final. All transactions are happening in the United States.
We can always use your help. If you’re interested, send me an mail at ginger@puppyup.org.
Sincerely,
Ginger Morgan, Executive Director
The Puppy Up Foundation
