by Chris Pike | Sep 20, 2018 | Support Dog Cancer Research
August 26th has been designated “Dog Day” and what better way to celebrate then a day dedicated to our pups! The NCCF was excited to be invited to be the benefactor of the Manayunk Dog Day of Summer. Philadelphia is home to the second longest running NCCF Bark and...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 14, 2018 | Dog Stories
Yesterday, we shared a story explaining what happens in your pets final moments if you have to make the hard decision to put them down. Veterinarians and pet hospitals recently responded to a tweet that said that the hardest part of a vet’s job, is frantically...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 13, 2018 | Losing a Pet
There are few thoughts as sickening as imagining your pet in a scenario where they’re vulnerable, scared and alone. We’d like to think our pets know they’re loved always, and know we’ll do whatever is necessary to protect them and make them feel safe. But according to...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 7, 2018 | Dog Care
Calling all dog people! If you’re a pet parent like myself, then you know we only want the very best for our furry companions, i.e. we want them to live forever and ever. But since the world is cruel and that’s not realistic, the next best thing we can do...
by Sara Nice | Sep 4, 2018 | Dog Stories
I want you to meet Hooch, a 100 lb Pit Bull who is surviving Mast Cell Cancer. Hooch and his Mom, Sherry tell his interesting story. This story will shout out to you that you should check your dog at least once a month for lumps or bumps and then it will give you...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 3, 2018 | Support Dog Cancer Research
Daisy Ledger, a 24 year-old woman from Abingdon, Oxfordshire has gone Triathlon-mad in order to raise much-needed funds for cancer research in dogs. Moose was a loveable Labrador, an important part of the family and Daisy’s childhood pet. The Ledger family sadly lost...
by NCCF Editor | Aug 24, 2018 | Canine Cancer Treatment
Doctors at the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital (part of the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University) are testing a new treatment for mammary cancer in dogs, involving nanoparticles designed to cling to cancerous cells once...
by NCCF Editor | Jul 25, 2018 | Losing a Pet
There’s a day in every pet owner’s life that we know is coming but try our best not to acknowledge until it finally arrives. May 14 was that day for my wife and me. Lucy, the half Labrador-half golden retriever that my wife raised from a weeks-old puppy, died at the...
by NCCF Editor | Jul 11, 2018 | Support Dog Cancer Research
Barking and baseball, a night out at the ballpark helped raise money in the fight against canine cancer. WEAU’s Danielle Wagner and her dog Missy led the Bark in the Park Dog Parade around the baseball field at Carson Park before the Express game. According to...
by NCCF Editor | Jul 10, 2018 | Canine Cancer Research
Dogs have been man’s best friend for more than 10,000 years, but a new study shows it has been a doggone tough road to get here: their ancestors in the Americas likely came from Siberia, and these early dog populations almost totally disappeared, but not before...
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