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4 Paws Dog Walk    

Games, music, magic, and more!

Saturday October 22
11 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

CityCentre Plaza
800 Town & Country Boulevard

Benefitting the Gabriel Institute, a 501(c)(3) engaged in developing new treatments for canine bone cancer. As a special bonus, every dollar raised will be matched by our generous major sponsor in a donation to MD Anderson's children's bone cancer programs.
After the short dog walk, there will be a dog costume contest, children's carnival games, music and strolling magicians, face painting, a dog "nail salon" (where folks can have their dog's nails trimmed for a donation), an animal communicator (wouldn't you like to know what your pet is thinking?), vendor booths, concessions, and much more.
Info Rules
• Registration includes a bandana and a "doggie bag" • No retractable leashes
• $20 per dog advance registration online • No more than two dogs per adult walker
• $25 per dog walkup registration begins at 10:30
• $15 for sleep in supporters. We'll mail you a bandana!
• Carnival game tickets are $1 each or 12 for $10 (buy now)
• Extra bandanas for $5 on day of event
 
Donate Now 		Questions? Contact Carol Snowden:
   [email protected]
   Phone: 713-963-0464

Sponsored by:
PetTalk Magazine MD Anderson Cancer Center Doody Calls
Texas A&M Institute for preclinical studies Texas Veterinary Cancer Registry
Gabriel Institute

The Gabriel Instutute

The Gabriel Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded by Stan Stearns after his St. Bernard friend Gabriel gave him a dramatic introduction to canine osteosarcoma in January of 2007. The purpose of the institute is to initiate and support research in the hope of finding a cure for canine bone cancer.

Over 10,000 dogs succumb to osteosarcoma each year. It is our hope that the tools and knowledge we develop in trying to prolong the comfort and lives of our pets will ultimately benefit the 400+ children in the U.S. that are diagnosed with this vicious disease every year. Toward this end, many of Gabriel's friends are already participating in the activities of MD Anderson's children's osteosarcoma programs.

We have conducted clinical trials at Texas A&M University's Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS), the University of Missouri, and Oregon State, and we have reason to hope. New tools have been developed to localize the delivery of concentrations of chemotherapeutic, radiochemical, and radiation therapies. State-of-the-art PET/CT imaging technology is also critical to the process, and to that end, we have purchased a mobile PET scan machine. (top)