Dedicated to raising funds and awareness
for dogs and cats diagnosed
with heart disease.
Wanda and Cosmo
By Christy Drackett

… are ready for their walk!

Sent by Anne Marie in Dallas, TX. Keep sending pictures everyone, we love them!

Friday Fun 6/10/11
By Christy Drackett

Saw this picture linked on Reddit with the following caption:

“All Dogs do go to heaven.”

Dogs At Work Increase Productivity
By Christy Drackett

“Having pooches underfoot might seem to some like a distraction, but advocates of animals in the workplace see quite the opposite. Dogs in the office foster friendlier, more collaborative work environments. At G5, this includes dogs posing as mascots for the company’s various divisions. “Everyone rallies around the dogs,” Hobin says."

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Friday Fun!
By Christy Drackett

For your enjoyment, here is Lucy and our Vice President Melissa’s dog Charlie playing at the Montrose dog beach earlier today! It was Charlie’s first time in the water; we are so proud of him!

Lucy and Charlie At The Beach from Big Hearts Fund on Vimeo.

Pet Heart Disease in Health News!
By Christy Drackett

“Researchers report congenital heart disease is the most common cause of death in newborn dogs and puppies under one.” Read More

The more I read about the prevalence of heart disease in pets, the more I wonder why we don’t hear more about this? Finding this kind of statistic strengthens my resolve to raise public awareness. The more people realize that heart disease in pets is this prevalent, the more pets we can potentially save.