National Canine Cancer Foundation 
Beloved dog will be forever missed, always remembered
He entered my life as “Squirt,” the last in a litter of puppies to narrowly escape death. Weighing in at a mere 4 pounds and just over 3 months old, the tan and white terrier-pug mix, long-legged with jutting hip ...
All dogs go to heaven: ‘I miss her every day. I sniff her bed and her collar and cry most days’
In her memoir I Found My Tribe, Ruth Fitzmaurice writes: “When a pet dies, there is an empty space left where they used to be. You no longer feel or hear them moving through your world. They are just gone.” ...
Losing a pet is a heartbreaking experience
Though pets enrich our lives greatly, their time that they share with us is much too short. The life span of most dogs and cats range from 10-14 years. Some live much longer and others are taken from our lives ...
ASU Biodesign Institute unveils cancer study on canines
A cancer vaccine for dogs may give Arizona State University’s reputation for innovation a new meaning. Open Philanthropy Project, an independent organization that identifies research opportunities and provides grants for them, presented the University with over $6.4 million to test a vaccine ...
“Paint Your Pet” event raised fund in Mister Molsan’s name to Fight Canine Cancer
On March 10, 2018, we held a “Paint Your Pet” event to raise money for the National Canine Cancer Foundation in Mister Molson’s name. The goal: $5000. The incentive: The Beard. I promised the kids that I’d shave if we reached ...
A woman has embarked on a bucket list adventure with her cancer-stricken dog
A woman has embarked on a bucket list adventure with her cancer-stricken pet dog in the hope of creating happy memories together. Pet owner Jodi Ryan, from Sydney, started the bucket list seven weeks ago after her beloved Jack Russell named Dexter ...
Virus-like particle could lead to new cancer vaccine
Michigan State University scientists are engineering a virus-like particle, known as Qβ, that will generate anti-cancer immune responses in the body and potentially be used as a new vaccine for the treatment of cancer. The project, funded by a $2.4 ...
Hemangiosarcoma Research Update
It is worse than a swear word in our house. We have been hit with this cancer four times, both in the spleen and in the heart. It is one of the meanest cancers out there, I believe, and I ...
North Star Rottweiler Club Raises funds to fight canine cancer!
After a long rainy weekend here, I pulled up my chair to my computer with a cup of tea in my hand and a little Border Collie in the window ready to check the NCCF emails from the weekend. I ...
Festive ways to give to the NCCF
Steve participated in his company’s “Trim a Tree for Charity” campaign during Christmas. He decorated one of 13 trees at Select Medical’s Mechanicsburg, PA campus in hope of winning first prize. His tree did win first prize, which was a ...