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Maximum’s Courage - A story of canine courage and strength
Cancer is a disease that has affected thousands of peoples’ lives in one way or another. When you hear the word cancer, instinctively, you think human, but this killer lies in wait for not only humans but our most beloved companions as well. In large and giant breed dogs, Osteosarcoma , also known as bone cancer, is a very common and very aggressive killer. As in humans, canine cancer is merciless and has no boundaries. Both the young and the old are affected and in the canine species, the younger dogs are at risk for the most aggressively spreading cancer.
19 months earlier, if you would have told me I would be on this journey with my best friend and most loved Black Labrador, Max, I would never have believed it.
His journey has not been ordinary and he has had many hurdles. If not for the wonderful doctors at The University of Madison Veterinary Teaching Hospital, his chances of being pain free and having good quality of life for any period of time would be nonexistent. With their help and support, as well as the support of our many Tripawd friends, we have chosen a path for Max that will allow him to live comfortably until the cancer no longer allows it. Today we are dedicated to Max’s quality of life and cherish every day that we have with him.
Canine Cancer needs awareness and research, and I pray that Max’s story will bring hope to those people and their dogs that are also being affected by this horrible disease. We have been blessed to have Max in our lives and have learned many things along the way.
Since the day Max picked us as his forever family he has always been a very active and energetic dog...
After the loss of our beloved eight year-old Labrador retriever Gator, my husband and I were devastated. Only pet lovers can understand the feelings of loss and sadness when you lose a pet who is a member of your family.
We lost Gator on my husband’s birthday. John adored Gator just as much as I and we took his passing very hard. The day after our loss, John and I went for a ride, we cried, and spoke of all our beautiful memories.
My husband was questioning how God could take something so precious away from us way so soon. We adored our dog, so did our neighbors and our family. Through our tears while driving home, we observed a huge beautiful rainbow overhead. John had remarked that he didn’t remember the last time he had seen a rainbow and it ended in the direction of our home. In that moment, I remembered a poem called Rainbow Bridge that was given to us when our Golden retriever had passed away many years ago. MORE --->...
Santa Paula, California – May 17, 2008 – Today, the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF), the organization that provides the most highly trained canine-firefighter disaster search teams in the nation, announced that it has secured a $4.1 million 122-acre ranch site in Santa Paula, California, to build the first National Training Center of its kind. The National Training Center (NTC) will allow SDF to help strengthen America’s vulnerable emergency response network by training more teams to ensure that no one is left behind when disaster strikes.
“There’s nothing more basic than having the resources needed when human lives are at stake,” says SDF Executive Director Debra Tosch. “The National Search Dog Foundation’s ability to deliver highly trained teams at no cost to fire departments is especially important as emergency budgets are cut and resources are strained to the limit.”
Miami Valley Labrador Retriever Rescue The Miami Valley Labrador Retriever Rescue is a small group of volunteers from the Miami Valley Labrador Retriever Club (an AKC licensed specialty club in southwestern Ohio) and other caring community members. We are dedicated to the Labrador Retriever breed and support the rescue and referral of Labs in need of new homes in our geographic area.
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For the 17th straight year the Labrador Retriever ranks as the most registered dog breed in America. The 2007 AKC registration figures show that Labs beat out Yorkshire Terriers by a wide margin. This isn't necessarily true on a city by city basis, where Yorkies are found to be more popular in places like Orlando, Florida. If you are interested in finding out what the most popular breeds are in your city visit the AKC's Top 10 Most Popular Breeds in 50 Largest US Cities.
Some dog breeders are only interested in breeding Labrador retrievers that look exactly like the AKC standard; they are not concerned with breeding labs that act like sporting dogs. If a Labrador retriever completes the ARC championship, they are not able to use that title until they have also completed and passed a working test called Field and Hunting trial training. Although the testing itself is not difficult, the Labrador club traditionally makes it difficult for a regular person to manage the testing.
When the Labrador is in testing they do not have to stay steady because they can be held by the judge on the line until the judge is ready to send them. Once the judge releases the lab they have to retrieve a pheasant, then enter the water and retrieve two other animals. One of the hardest elements for an owner to teach their Labrador retriever is for them not to be gun shy. Any grown Labrador retriever that has never heard gunfire before will not respond well if the first time they hear such a loud noise is in the middle of their field and hunting trials. Therefore, it is important to begin working with your lab at a very young age to get them use to loud noises.
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Meant to Be – A Gator tale
Santa Paula, California – May 17, 2008 – Today, the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF), the organization that provides the most highly trained canine-firefighter disaster search teams in the nation, announced that it has secured a $4.1 million 122-acre ranch site in Santa Paula, California, to build the first National Training Center of its kind. The National Training Center (NTC) will allow SDF to help strengthen America’s vulnerable emergency response network by training more teams to ensure that no one is left behind when disaster strikes.
For the 17th straight year the Labrador Retriever ranks as the most registered dog breed in America. The 2007 AKC registration figures show that Labs beat out Yorkshire Terriers by a wide margin. This isn't necessarily true on a city by city basis, where Yorkies are found to be more popular in places like Orlando, Florida. If you are interested in finding out what the most popular breeds are in your city visit the AKC's 
Some dog breeders are only interested in breeding Labrador retrievers that look exactly like the AKC standard; they are not concerned with breeding labs that act like sporting dogs. If a Labrador retriever completes the ARC championship, they are not able to use that title until they have also completed and passed a working test called Field and Hunting trial training. Although the testing itself is not difficult, the Labrador club traditionally makes it difficult for a regular person to manage the testing.
