by NCCF Editor | Jul 18, 2016 | Dog Stories
When Julie Barton’s depression hit its peak in the spring of 1996, it was a golden retriever puppy named Bunker who helped her see the positive side of life again. Here Barton, now 42 and author of the upcoming memoir “Dog Medicine” (Penguin Books, out Tuesday), tells...
by NCCF Editor | Jul 14, 2016 | Dog Stories
Rob Kugler, a former marine from Nebraska, was devastated when he learned his dog, Bella, had terminal cancer. The chocolate lab was diagnosed with osteosarcoma – cancer of the bones – in May 2015, and the decision was taken to amputate her front left leg....
by NCCF Editor | Jun 9, 2016 | Dog Stories
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...
by NCCF Editor | Jun 6, 2016 | Dog Stories
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...
by NCCF Editor | May 31, 2016 | Dog Stories
A dog was close to drawing his last breath when a sharp-eyed intern at the animal hospital noticed a tick behind his ear. The dog, a ten-year-old Sheltie named Ollie, had been lethargic since returning from a trip to the Umpqua River. Ollie’s owners, Al and Joelle...
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