Comments on: Producer's Notes: Fido Fights Cancer

By: Chris Bauer

Chris Bauer — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:47:16 +0000

STORY UPDATE: When my dog Brodie was diagnosed with cancer, the vet described the various treatments and costs associated with them. She also told me the best and worst case scenarios. I was faced with decisions I’d never have to make if my best pal was a human. You weigh the dollars to donuts and somewhere in there you need to make a painful decision. Do you go forward with a treatment that will cost upwards of $6000 and will give him maybe a year more?

Here’s an article from someone who faced the same dilemma-

How I Happily Spent Over $5,000 in a Futile Attempt to Save my Dog- Hard Financial Decisions I Had to Make when My Dog Got Cancer
By Terry Mulligan
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/9157107/how_i_happily_spent_over_5000_in_a.html?cat=53

By: Chris Bauer

Chris Bauer — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:14:25 +0000

Parade Magazine had a nice write-up last weekend about the cancer sniffing dogs at the Pine Street Foundation. You can see it here, along with some video links-

http://www.parade.com/health/2010/06/20-dogs-sniff-out-disease.html

By: Jim Gunshinan

Jim Gunshinan — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:50:54 +0000

Hi Chris,

Ditto to everything you said about dogs (and I don't just "ditto-head" with anybody. And besides, dogs save energy! See:

http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2009/07/10/get-a-dog-and-save-the-planet/

By: Chris Bauer

Chris Bauer — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:22:03 +0000

New report out that Fido's wet licks might hold more than love. They could provide the DNA keys to findings new treatments for rare cancers and other diseases in both dogs and human patients. To learn more see:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100415080857.htm

By: Linda Anderson

Linda Anderson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:54:05 +0000

Hi Chris--I really enjoyed your "Fido Fights Cancer" program. Thanks for doing it with so much care. I want to send you the book my husband and I wrote. It has a wonderful story about Kobi. He was the dog of Maria Rios. Her story gives the viewpoint of Kobi's experiences as a cancer-sniffing dog for Pine Street. I don't think anyone has written about what it's like to be the owner of one of these dogs, and Keno was one of the best and most famous of them. If you write to my email address with your mailing address, I'll send the book to you. It's called Angel Dogs with a Mission.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:36:59 +0000

Hi Chris, I understand your bond with Brodie — I had the same wonderful relationship with my Bryndol. She was my navigator!

Thank you for the informative "Fido Fights Cancer" video – I've posted a link to your information on our Breast Cancer website blog.

Hope is everything!