Thanks to the generous support of our donors and supporters, Wild Blue Dogs has been able to provide fully funded cancer care for the following dogs and hope for a cancer free world.

Charlotte

Meet Charlotte! She just turned two years old on January 14th. Charlotte came into our lives in March of 2019. We found something special within Charlotte. We became “foster failures” and adopted her. Charlotte has been a guardian angel within our family. She has been our token therapy dog, helping Amanda through the loss of her grandmother, a time when animals almost seem to hold healing components that give you comfort and joy.

Charlotte Rose has been an inspiration with her adaptability and strong will. Being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, she lost her left back leg. We were told by the vet that Charlotte was standing up and ready to walk around right after surgery. Nothing can stop her now from running after that squeaky ball! 

Charlotte loves to go for walks, swim, chew, play tug, fetch, help the cats clean their faces, watch Disney channel, carry her stuffed animals around, and is notorious for “petting you back” with her paw while getting pet. Her favorite spot in the house is in the middle of the bed, where it’s much more comfortable. She loves to be the alarm clock for Dad and watch Mom do her makeup. Nothing has slowed her down; she still wins at tug of war, even with 3 legs. 

Charlotte has been such a huge part of our family. She has brought us so much joy, comfort, love, and inspiration. We are always reminded of how grateful we are to have her. We know osteosarcoma is a serious diagnosis, but we maintain faith each day that she can continue to live her best life for many years to come. We are forever grateful for the helping hands of Wild Blue Dogs. We are deeply touched by the entire Wild Blue Dogs community.

Max Foreman

Max was just a tiny puppy when he was found wandering the streets of Houston, Texas. Lucky for Max, some kind-hearted South Lake Tahoe residents who were visiting on vacation found him and took him from the mean streets of Houston back home with them to Lake Tahoe, where he found his forever home with DeAnn Forman. She saw Max on a rescue website for animals, and it was love at first sight.

The goofy puppy from Houston fit right in. Not only did DeAnn adopt him, but the entire neighborhood fell in love, taking turns visiting him when they had spare time to walk and exercise the energetic puppy, and checking in on Max when DeAnn was working long shifts.

DeAnn first noticed a mass when she took 18-month-old Max to get him neutered. After the surgery, Max continued to spot pale red-tinted urine. DeAnn knew her perfect, fun-loving puppy needed to head back to the vet’s. At Sierra Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Monroe diagnosed Max as having Transmissible Venereal Tumors, a canine STD that produces cancerous tumors. Left untreated, this cancer would spread and end Max’s short life (he's not even 2!).

Enter Wild Blue Dogs, a canine cancer non-profit that provides funding for treatment and research. We are funding Max’s chemotherapy treatment, and his prognosis is EXCELLENT.

Two and a half years later, and Max is doing better than ever and still remains CANCER FREE!!

UPDATE: 06-11-2020

Max and his mom moved away from South Lake Tahoe to take care of Max’s grandma. -What a good boy! 

Maurice Gillen

Maurice is a miniature poodle owned and loved by Ms. Kandy Gillen in Culver City, California. Maurice has been Kandy’s constant companion through thick and thin for 14 years. Sadly, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in early November 2018, and he and Kandy are now fighting for his life.

Maurice has always been a little social bug! When Kandy and Maurice are out and about, he will approach any person willing to show him some love. Any opportunity to wag a tail, right? He will also take any chance to chase something that he sees moving! Squirrels? You bet! ducks? Why not? If it runs away, it’s all fun and games to Maurice! In fact, one time when Kandy and Maurice were at the park, he couldn’t help himself when he saw the ducks in the pond and dove straight in to say hello!

Trojan Bautista

Trojan was only 8 weeks old when he was thrown to the curb (literally) by his former abusive family. A kind-hearted man found the helpless puppy and brought him home for his daughter, Jennifer Bautista, as a gift. They have been together ever since

Trojan demands to be the center of attention at all times. (Can you blame him?) He enjoys charging incoming waves and biting them right as they break the surface! He once lived with a pet chicken that he would not only share his food with, but if he noticed that her bowl of food was empty, he would tap it until someone would come fill it for her!

Jennifer began suspecting something was off with Trojan when he woke up with what appeared to be bloody mucus coming out of his nose, along with swollen lymph nodes. He was immediately taken to the vet for blood work and antibiotics. Everything seemed to go back to normal until two weeks later, when he started displaying lethargic behavior. Jennifer knew that something was not right with her baby, so he was taken back to the vet’s office. Trojan was diagnosed with Lymphoma Cancer.

Trojan was taken to The Veterinary Cancer Group in Woodland Hills, where they met Dr. Valerie Wiles and began discussing treatment options. He was given an injection that would help with the swelling of his lymph nodes, which was making swallowing difficult and painful.

Thankfully, the injection made the swelling of his lymph nodes diminish along with the bloody mucus (YAY)! The following week, Trojan was ready for his chemotherapy treatments, and Jennifer needed some financial help from Wild Blue Dogs.

Wild Blue Dogs has fully funded Trojan’s care so that Trojan and Jennifer can focus on fighting cancer.

Trojan has bounced back incredibly. He has returned to his happy, energetic, and loving self. His chemotherapy continues, but he is tolerating it very well and is enjoying a great quality of life. With the help of the Veterinary Cancer Group and Wild Blue Dogs, Jennifer and Trojan are getting more time together and are looking forward to continued successful treatment and a happy holiday season.

Update: 12-14-2017

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that Trojan Bautista passed away yesterday, December 13th. Trojan's passing was very sudden and unexpected. He was involved in an accident and had to be put down.

He was handling his treatments very well and was having amazing progress. Trojan had so much personality and life to him. There's no doubt that his very strong will kept him, as well as his family, optimistic about his recovery. Wild Blue Dogs is filled with sadness to have lost such an incredible member of our family. We will always love you, Trojan. Rest in peace, buddy boy.