2010 Cancer Calendar
I have heard from my friend Erich with 2Dogs2000Miles and we have a lot of working to do to make this years CANCER CAN'T KEEP A GOOD DOG DOWN CALENDAR as good as it was last year, or hey. What the heck. Let's make it better.
So I told my friend that I would do some blogging about the calendar (you know my "sis" Daisy was last years cover girl and raised a lot of money.... but don't worry, she won't be "running" this year, so YOU can win) But to be in the calendar, first you just have to send in a submission and even though it is summertime and everyone is really busy, I know you can do this.
I asked Mr. Erich (and of course the Big Dog, Mr. Luke) if I could just copy some words from their Blogging and they said Sure.... Go Ahead..... Cut and Paste your little paw off. They are such jokers, those two. So here is what they wrote about:
Last year we published our first Cancer Can’t Keep A Good Dog Down Calendar. We received 82 submissions and because of its success, we were able to donate $1,100 to the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) in support of their Canine Cancer Campaign. MAF is one of the leaders in funding comparative oncological studies.
Going forward, we want to recognize other institutions and individuals who work tirelessly for the advancement of companion pet cancer research and this year, we've designated two that have played an important part in 2 Dogs 2000 Miles:
Tufts Veterinary School Harrington Oncology Program.
Not long after Malcolm was diagnosed with osteosarcoma I spent months trying to understand canine cancer. I met two pivotal people at Tufts, Shelly Rodman and Dr. John Berg who not only provided me with the latest research articles, they gave me insight into how I could one day help.
And here is exciting news. One of our wonderful Dog Walking Clients (Ms. Teresa is their very special dog walking person) lives not too far from my home, and they sent me a copy of the calendar submission they sent to Mr. Erich for their wonderful dog, Schultz.
Here is what Schultzie's parents had to say about him:
Our sweet boy Schultz was suddenly taken from us in 2008 by Hemangiosarcoma. Everyone who met him loved him. People, who had never before considered owning a Great Dane, adopted them after meeting him. But all of this was after he was clean and healthy. We loved him first when he came to us 6 ½ years ago as a dirty, smelly, skinny shelter dog who my friend guilted us into adopting by saying she thought he would die in the shelter. After 6 months in the shelter he was 98lbs, but it was taking a long time to recover from the brink of starvation. 3 year old Great Danes should never be 78lbs, but that is what he was when he arrived there, having lived outside his entire life. His first day home, he promptly claimed a dog bed, which he had never had in his life – apparent from the sores that never fully healed – and peed on the huge basket of toys! We knew we were in for a ride! He sat on that bed just looking at my husband and me and our 2 Ridgebacks like we were all a little crazy. He did not seem to understand a single word. That evening my husband said we had to name him "Sergeant Schultz" because he looked like he "knew nothing." It was not until later that we found out his former owner spoke Bolivian and he just did not understand English! We cherish the 5 years we had with him.
Christina and Aaron Correira
Waterford, VA
And this is how gorgeous (and big), our Schultzie was.
I bet he is really giving Daisy a run for her money up at The Bridge. HA!....
Do you have questions about the Calendar, How to Get Into the Calendar, or where the Money is Going when it is earned by the votes that the Calendar Dogs (and kitties?) will be getting?
I wanted to know about Comparative Oncology. What do you think that might be? It sounds very important, does it not? And you know me, The Best Reporting PitBull in the Whole World, Extra Ordinary. I like to understand the facts. And I like to share them.
So this is what the important words are saying, but in case you need a translation, basically, you must know that when we can fund research like this and studies like this and Clinical Trials like this, then everyone will be better for it. Us dogs (and kitties) will be helped by the very most up to date ideas for our care and treatment, but 2-legged people will benefit too, because unfortunately we share this very awful disease.
What we want you to know is that if we can find the CAUSE for canine cancer ,
will the CURE be far behind?
So the money we are raising from this year's calendar will surely help the two special, special places that we told you about at the top...... that is Texas AMU and Tufts Veterinary School and their special programs. Would it not be nice to know that a little story about your wonderful pup (or kitty, not to forget the kitties) and a nice picture and then some simple voting, could raise money so badly needed by these two places?
If you want to have more information about the 2010 Calendar and how much good that our friends Luke, Hudson and Murphy are doing with their walking, you can always ask me, Bob, Blogging PitBull Extra Ordinary, or you can click on any of these links and find out a lot more.
erich@2dogs2000miles.org
Home: http://www.2dogs2000miles.org/
Blog: http://puppyup.blogspot.com/
Blog: http://2dogs2000miles.blogspot.com/
find me on yahoo at: woofer51
join 2Dogs2000miles.org on Facebook, Dogster & ZooToo
follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/2dogs2000miles
So that is my IMPORTANT NEWS for this morning. I have been a bad, bad Blogging PitBull very recently cause my Mom has me at the back of the burning stove again, but I have been doing a lot of searching for important things to tell you about, and you know ---- now that it is July, and once the FireWorking Day is over, we'll be able to be blogging a lot more.
Love and LIcks,
Bob
Your Best Boy and PitBull ExtraOrdinary
................. and SEND IN YOUR PHOTO AND STORY. Now. Do It. Thanks
So I told my friend that I would do some blogging about the calendar (you know my "sis" Daisy was last years cover girl and raised a lot of money.... but don't worry, she won't be "running" this year, so YOU can win) But to be in the calendar, first you just have to send in a submission and even though it is summertime and everyone is really busy, I know you can do this.
I asked Mr. Erich (and of course the Big Dog, Mr. Luke) if I could just copy some words from their Blogging and they said Sure.... Go Ahead..... Cut and Paste your little paw off. They are such jokers, those two. So here is what they wrote about:
Last year we published our first Cancer Can’t Keep A Good Dog Down Calendar. We received 82 submissions and because of its success, we were able to donate $1,100 to the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) in support of their Canine Cancer Campaign. MAF is one of the leaders in funding comparative oncological studies.
Going forward, we want to recognize other institutions and individuals who work tirelessly for the advancement of companion pet cancer research and this year, we've designated two that have played an important part in 2 Dogs 2000 Miles:
Tufts Veterinary School Harrington Oncology Program.
Not long after Malcolm was diagnosed with osteosarcoma I spent months trying to understand canine cancer. I met two pivotal people at Tufts, Shelly Rodman and Dr. John Berg who not only provided me with the latest research articles, they gave me insight into how I could one day help.While walking through Jacksonville Texas last year, we almost had another brush with cancer. Murphy was limping and we got a consult from Dr. Kenita Rogers an oncologist with Texas A&M Veterinary School. Thankfully it wasn't cancer but not only did the folks at TAMU take excellent care of Murphy but they shared their vision of their Imaging and Cancer Treatment Center
You can learn more about how to be a part of the 2010 Cancer Can't Keep a Good Dog Down calendar here.
And here is exciting news. One of our wonderful Dog Walking Clients (Ms. Teresa is their very special dog walking person) lives not too far from my home, and they sent me a copy of the calendar submission they sent to Mr. Erich for their wonderful dog, Schultz.
Here is what Schultzie's parents had to say about him:
Our sweet boy Schultz was suddenly taken from us in 2008 by Hemangiosarcoma. Everyone who met him loved him. People, who had never before considered owning a Great Dane, adopted them after meeting him. But all of this was after he was clean and healthy. We loved him first when he came to us 6 ½ years ago as a dirty, smelly, skinny shelter dog who my friend guilted us into adopting by saying she thought he would die in the shelter. After 6 months in the shelter he was 98lbs, but it was taking a long time to recover from the brink of starvation. 3 year old Great Danes should never be 78lbs, but that is what he was when he arrived there, having lived outside his entire life. His first day home, he promptly claimed a dog bed, which he had never had in his life – apparent from the sores that never fully healed – and peed on the huge basket of toys! We knew we were in for a ride! He sat on that bed just looking at my husband and me and our 2 Ridgebacks like we were all a little crazy. He did not seem to understand a single word. That evening my husband said we had to name him "Sergeant Schultz" because he looked like he "knew nothing." It was not until later that we found out his former owner spoke Bolivian and he just did not understand English! We cherish the 5 years we had with him.
Christina and Aaron Correira
Waterford, VA
And this is how gorgeous (and big), our Schultzie was.
I bet he is really giving Daisy a run for her money up at The Bridge. HA!....
Do you have questions about the Calendar, How to Get Into the Calendar, or where the Money is Going when it is earned by the votes that the Calendar Dogs (and kitties?) will be getting?
I wanted to know about Comparative Oncology. What do you think that might be? It sounds very important, does it not? And you know me, The Best Reporting PitBull in the Whole World, Extra Ordinary. I like to understand the facts. And I like to share them.
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What Is Comparative Oncology?
It has been estimated that there are approximately 65 million dogs and 32 million cats in the United States. Crude estimates of cancer incidence indicate that there are roughly 6 million new cancer diagnoses made in dogs and a similar number made in cats made each year. This large population of pets with cancer provides the opportunity to study spontaneous cancers similar to those seen in humans. Examples of such spontaneous models include non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate carcinoma, lung carcinoma, head and neck carcinoma, mammary carcinoma, melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma, and osteosarcoma. Many factors contribute to the value of these spontaneous cancers as relevant models for human cancer: The value of these spontaneous cancers in understanding and managing cancer in general has been evident to veterinary oncologists and other cancer researchers for many years. More than 30 years ago, optimization of bone marrow transplantation protocols was undertaken in pet dogs with lymphoma. Since then, the work of clinical veterinary oncologists in using naturally occurring cancers in animals to better understand and treat cancer in humans has been referred to as comparative oncology.
Examples of studies using comparative approaches to cancer investigation are presented below. Common to these investigations is the understanding that the study of spontaneous cancers in dogs will contribute to a better understanding of cancer in general. Examples of the use of comparative oncology within the NCI's Center for Cancer Research (CCR) are also presented. In the cancer research community, the awareness of naturally occurring cancer models is relatively limited. Broader awareness of these naturally occurring cancer models is needed, as are greater opportunities for collaboration and interaction between comparative oncologists and the cancer research community. A centralized resource for currently active comparative oncology programs and for investigators not currently involved in comparative oncology is now necessary. |
So this is what the important words are saying, but in case you need a translation, basically, you must know that when we can fund research like this and studies like this and Clinical Trials like this, then everyone will be better for it. Us dogs (and kitties) will be helped by the very most up to date ideas for our care and treatment, but 2-legged people will benefit too, because unfortunately we share this very awful disease.
What we want you to know is that if we can find the CAUSE for canine cancer ,
will the CURE be far behind?
So the money we are raising from this year's calendar will surely help the two special, special places that we told you about at the top...... that is Texas AMU and Tufts Veterinary School and their special programs. Would it not be nice to know that a little story about your wonderful pup (or kitty, not to forget the kitties) and a nice picture and then some simple voting, could raise money so badly needed by these two places?
If you want to have more information about the 2010 Calendar and how much good that our friends Luke, Hudson and Murphy are doing with their walking, you can always ask me, Bob, Blogging PitBull Extra Ordinary, or you can click on any of these links and find out a lot more.
erich@2dogs2000miles.org
Home: http://www.2dogs2000miles.org/
Blog: http://puppyup.blogspot.com/
Blog: http://2dogs2000miles.blogspot.com/
find me on yahoo at: woofer51
join 2Dogs2000miles.org on Facebook, Dogster & ZooToo
follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/2dogs2000miles
So that is my IMPORTANT NEWS for this morning. I have been a bad, bad Blogging PitBull very recently cause my Mom has me at the back of the burning stove again, but I have been doing a lot of searching for important things to tell you about, and you know ---- now that it is July, and once the FireWorking Day is over, we'll be able to be blogging a lot more.
Love and LIcks,
Bob
Your Best Boy and PitBull ExtraOrdinary
................. and SEND IN YOUR PHOTO AND STORY. Now. Do It. Thanks
Posted by Daisy and Bob's Blog at 7/1/2009 11:33 AM 
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