This dog is at the forefront of cancer research
Three to four days a week, Philadelphia veterinarian Clint Kuban drops off his 3-year-old German shepherd, Tsunami, at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center for her eight-hour shift. But the pooch isn’t just participating in agility, obedience and search training — she’s...
Mentor dog participates in an innovative canine cancer research trial at Chagrin Falls Pet Clinic
In addition to being an ideal companion, Farley, a 12-year-old Tibetan Terrier, has truly been an inspiration to his owners Tom Donelan and Carla Woodcock of Mentor. “I started out with cancer and that was a big enough blow for us, then we found out the Farley had it...
Scientists test nanoparticle drug delivery in dogs with Osteosarcoma
At the University of Illinois, an engineer teamed up with a veterinarian to test a bone cancer drug delivery system in animals bigger than the standard animal model, the mouse. They chose dogs – mammals closer in size and biology to humans – with naturally...