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Coping With Loss – Rocky’s Hope: When a Limp Becomes Something More

by NCCF Editor | Apr 20, 2026 | Coping with Loss, Losing a Pet

Updated in April 2026 Rocky’s story started with a limp, and a reality no family is ever prepared for. It lives on not just in memory, but as part of our Friends pages, where families honor their dogs and turn heartbreak into hope by raising funds that support...

Bark in the Park at Carson Park helps fight canine cancer

by NCCF Editor | Sep 11, 2019 | Support Dog Cancer Research

Bark in the Park on June 10, in Eau Claire, WI at the Eau Claire Express baseball game, helped raise money in the fight against canine cancer. The evening was sponsored by dog training school emBARK. WEAU’s Danielle Wagner and one of her dogs led the dog parade...

Animal research saves people and their pets from cancer

by NCCF Editor | Mar 14, 2019 | Canine Cancer Research

In October, James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their groundbreaking cancer research. With the help of mice, they developed six revolutionary cancer treatments that target the immune system. Some patients who received just one round...

Canine Cancer Lessons: 11 Tools For Prevention

by NCCF Editor | Feb 28, 2019 | Canine Cancer Prevention

When I was in veterinary school, cancer, in my experience, presented a lot of closed doors. I was in a position where I was supposed to be offering solutions to people for their sick pets, but none of the options were very good. As someone who wanted to do something...

A cartoonist drew a touching tribute to his dying dog

by NCCF Editor | Feb 10, 2019 | Dog Stories

Stephan Pastis ducked into an Arizona coffeehouse last September and began to grieve. He sketched and cried as he wrote the words, “We put our dog to sleep on Wednesday.” The plot twist was, about 800 miles away, Pastis’s dog was still alive, though her time drew...

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Coping With Loss – Rocky’s Hope: When a Limp Becomes Something More

Bark in the Park at Carson Park helps fight canine cancer

Animal research saves people and their pets from cancer

Canine Cancer Lessons: 11 Tools For Prevention

A cartoonist drew a touching tribute to his dying dog

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