New Mexico dog owner pairs with non-profit for canine chemotherapy treatment
Dealing with cancer is tough, but what do you do when your pet gets cancer? A New Mexico man is going to great lengths to try and save a canine companion he claims helped save him. Sam Blackwood and his dog, Dinga, greeted KRQE News 13 with a smile Thursday afternoon....
Last 9/11 Ground Zero search dog dies just shy of 17th birthday
In September 2001, amid the twisted pile of steel beams, concrete and ash where the World Trade Center once stood, 300 or so search dogs worked long hours and used their powerful noses to try to find survivors. On Monday afternoon, the last of those search dogs died...
My personal journey with canine cancer
Cancer in our pets is common and often devastating. In my “End-of-Life” practice, about 60 to 70 percent of the cases I see are end-stage cancer. Sadly, cancer hit me personally on July 22, 2014 – the day my wife pointed out a slight swelling on the leg of my beloved...