by NCCF Editor | Oct 24, 2016 | Dog Stories
A sweet golden retriever named Maverick has been battling lymphoma for a year, losing the use of his hind legs, but still fighting through multiple rounds of chemotherapy. When his condition took a turn for the worse and his lymphoma returned, his owner, Joey Maxwell,...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 26, 2016 | Dog Stories
A doting dog owner who promised her dying hound one final day in the snow has hired a machine to create a blizzard in Texas. Ashley Niels’ 12-year-old husky-German shepherd-chow mix, Spunky loved to play in the snow when they lived in Wisconsin. And, last week,...
by NCCF Editor | Sep 9, 2016 | Dog Stories
After dealing with a tragic loss, it can be difficult to imagine that life without our loved one will ever be the same again. But if we allow ourselves to be open to it, an opportunity to fill that emptiness with something new can come along when we least expect it....
by NCCF Editor | Aug 15, 2016 | Dog Stories
Rubbing his hand over Hershey’s head, Trevor Lilley adjusted the paws of the chocolate lab laying on his lap. Hershey looked up at the 10-year-old boy briefly before dropping his head down again. Hershey was mostly lying on a dog bed at the end of a couch, but Lilley...
by NCCF Editor | Aug 11, 2016 | Dog Stories
Dierks Bentley recently lost his four-legged best friend, Jake, to cancer, but he sure has a wonderful keepsake to remember him by. A 14-year-old fan named Sydney Lawton immortalized Bentley’s faithful companion in a beautiful painting and sent it to the singer....
by NCCF Editor | Jul 20, 2016 | Dog Stories
Rocky the Magnificent is a rescue dog diagnosed with canine cancer, and Mary his Army veteran who shares their story. Approximately six million dogs and a nearly equal number of cats are newly diagnosed with cancer every year. Our thanks to Dogs On Deployment for...
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