Any pet owner who has lost a dog to cancer knows the heartbreak it brings. To watch your beloved pet suffer is awful, such a feeling of helplessness. Or sometimes, like in Logan’s case, it sneaks up and you never even see it coming. Either way, losing a pet before their time is devastating.
This Saturday, October 24th you can join in the fight against cancer by participating in the K9K Pet Cancer Awareness Walk. Registration is only open through Oct. 22, so don’t delay!
The New York VPI
K9K Pet Cancer Awareness Walk
SATURDAY, OCT. 24, 2009
Check-in at 9:00 AM at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn (adjacent to the base of the Brooklyn Bridge)
Walk begins at 10:00 AM
Help VPI fight pet cancer! In honor of our National Pet Cancer Awareness Month, we’re welcoming all pet lovers and their dogs to join us in a walk to benefit the Animal Cancer Foundation and its efforts in cancer prevention and treatment research.
This 4K walk is open to anyone who wants to support the cause, so be sure to forward this e-mail to any of your pet-loving friends who’d like to join us
Your entire registration fee will be donated to the Animal Cancer Foundation and includes a commemorative event T-shirt, a bandana for your pet(s) and post-event refreshments.
If you have any additional questions- please contact us via email.
Thank you for supporting Pet Cancer Awareness. We hope to see you at the K9K!
* Thanks Annabelle for barking to me about this event.
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Would you switch your auto insurance to another company if they offered coverage for your dog? A few insurance companies decided to think outside the box in order to attract the millions of dog lovers out there.
Progressive was the first insurance company to offer pet auto insurance back in 2007. Originally they offered $500 worth of coverage but in March increased it to $1,000.
Saikou and Kozette are as safe as dogs can be when they go for car rides. The border collie and boxer are always strapped in tight, says Lonnie Olson, 55, of St. Helen, Mich.
Still, Olson says, when she heard that the auto insurance policies offered by Progressive now include coverage for pets injured in vehicle crashes, she decided to move her business to the company.
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To lighten things up a bit here’s a list of unusual pet names complied by VPI Pet Insurance, if this doesn’t make you laugh I don’t know what will.
Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), the nation’s oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance, set out to find the most unusual cat and dog names from among its more than 465,000 pets insured nationwide.
Dogs
1. Rush Limbark
2.Sirius Lee Handsome
3. Rafikikadiki
4. Low Jack
5. Meatwad
6. Peanut Wigglebutt
7. Scuddles Unterfuss
8.Sophie Touch & Pee
9. Admiral Toot
10. Spatula
I think Copper should have been named Princess Toot, the girl can clear a room. In some cases there is actually a reason behind the name. As in the case of Low Jack, her owner Lisa Lazzar chose that for her Corgi mix because he’s so low to the ground.
If you want to read the pet owners’ stories and the complete list of 100 unusual dog and cat names grab your leash and run on over to VPI.
* The cutie above posing as Low Jack is Gizmo.
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