My dog cured my depression
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...
Man takes dog with cancer on cross-country road trip
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....
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...