ARKANSAS!!!
And so after travelling more than 350 miles over 3 months and overcoming countless challenges, Texas, in all her glory and greatness, finally let her native sons pass.
On Saturday June 7th we acheived our first major milestone by crossing the state line into Arkansas and within six weeks, we'll be in Memphis. Thanks to everyone who has helped make this possible. Nothing is going to stop us now!
If you're just finding out about 2 Dogs 2,000 Miles, here's how the story behind our walk from Austin to Boston began. In 2006 I lost Malcolm, my Great Pyrenees to metastatic bone cancer. Though he wasn't my blood, he was my boy and his loss devasted me. And it became the inspiration behind the 2,000 mile journey that I'll be taking with my two other Pyrenees, Hudson and Murphy.
Our Mission: Discovering the Cause of Cancer not Finding a Cure
There are many cancer foundations whose mission is finding a cure and while we applaud their efforts, we want to know what's causing it. The funds raised from the walk will finance the first ever nationwide epidemiological canine cancer study.
It's More Than Just About Canine Cancer
The implications of this study are even more far reaching. Scientists have discovered that the vast majority of cancers found in pets are the same types in humans, which make the dog an ideal model for research. Not only will pets benefit from this study but people,
too. There is another reason, too. By using dogs with pre-existing cancer for studies, it reduces our dependency on lab animals.
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Safe travels
Hudson, Murphy, and the Big Dog
