About us

I’ll never forget my first personal experience with cancer. I had brought my dog, Puma, into the vet for x-rays because he had been limping for a
couple of weeks. I had expected to hear that he had either torn the ligaments in his knee yet again or perhaps it was arthritis. The vet called that
afternoon to say was almost certain he had cancer in his leg. My first reaction was, no big deal, just surgically remove the tumor and we’ll get on with
it. After all, he was only five years old, he could’t possibly have a life threatening disease, right? The vet brought me back to reality, “I don’t think he’
s going to make it”. Suddenly, the world seemed to stop.

That was 14 years ago. Between then and now, I’ve had two other dogs who were also diagnosed with osteosarcoma. I can tell you from experience,
it doesn’t get any easier to hear the “C” word time and time again. I started to think I was jinxed – three dogs in a row all diagnosed with the same
type of cancer. Who could image the odds of that happening?

When my second dog, Beanny, was diagnosed and given about a year to live, I began to read every book, every medical journal, every Internet site,
every clinical trial I could find. I explored conventional therapies and alternative & holistic treatments. Nothing was too outlandish for me to think about
and believe me, there are some crazy sounding cancer ‘cures’ out there. Beanny became my personal guinea pig – I wanted desperately to cure him,
or at least give him longer to live than Puma had (he died 6 months after diagnosis). And so our journey began. To read our story click here.

About Us

As we publish our initial version of this site in late February, 2007, we hope to become truly a one-stop place to obtain or be linked to the information you need. We will be
constantly updating and adding to the site so check back often. Please contact us with any suggestions – we’d appreciate your feedback for how to make this site more
useful. Click here to give feedback.

If you are visiting this site because your dog has cancer, I’m truly sorry and understand the difficult time you are going through. I hope this site will help you by providing the
tools you need to choose the right path for you and your dog. The path is not always clear and you may be confronted with choices to which the right answer will not be
known. This is but one of the heart wrenching realities of cancer. My advice is to get a caring veterinarian(s) that is knowledgeable about cancer and the various current
treatments available, get second or third opinions, be open to clinical trials and alternative therapies, and learn to trust your own instincts. God Bless.

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Cherish and Blake were adopted from Best Friends
Animal Sanctuary in southern Utah. If you are ever
in Utah. If you are ever in the Grand Canyon area
of the west, I highly recommend a visit to Best
Friends. It's truly a very special place and the work
they do for homeless and helpless animals is
inspiring.

Blake is currently battling advanced liver disease.
He was given 2 weeks to live in January 2007 and
miraculously is still with us and doing well after more
than 2 years. With the help of some wonderful
conventional vets and medications, holistic vets and
complementary therapies & herbs, I have been
blessed to have more time with my sweet boy.

Snuggy was a 'foster' dog who quickly melted our
hearts and become a permanent member of our
pack. Sadly, he passed over the rainbow bridge in
April 2009 after bravely battling lung cancer. His
spirit lives on with us.

Thank you for visiting the website and for reading
our story.

Beanny and Weenie in front of the Washington
Monument in Washington, D.C. at sunrise. They
loved living the capital lifestyle. Both fought
osteosarcoma.

Information and
Inspiration when you
need it most

Blake, Snuggy, Cherish, and I on vacation in northern
New Hampshire.