Our Mission
The Upright Canine Brigade Inc. educates pet owners on the symptoms and management techniques for megaesophagus (ME). Through education, we hope more animals will be properly diagnosed and pet owners provided best-practices for disease maintenance.
Every year in the month of June in honor of Canine Megaesophagus Awareness Month, the UCB holds a calendar contest. The top 12 pets with the most “likes” receives a month on the calendar. This year we had over 200 dogs and kitties enter our contest. Every pet that entered received his or her special day in the calendar!
The UCB, founded in 2012 and incorporated in 2015, is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization. We provide support and awareness to pet parents with animals afflicted with megaesophagus. We are a “brigade” of concerned pet parents worldwide participating in pet event and veterinary conferences. We have taken our message of “Hope for ME Animals” to social media, news outlets in print, radio, local and national TV.
The UCB Buffy Project is our out-reach program for rescue and shelter animals with ME. Since September of 2017 we have worked with over 100 different rescues and shelters and have provided over $50,000 in life saving feeding chairs, neck hugs, food and medical needs We assist the rescues and shelters with finding suitable adopters for these animals by sharing on our ever growing social media network. We believe every animal deserves a good home. ME animals will return your love 10 fold!
ME Dogs are Making Headlines!
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Where we will be in 2026!
Where we were be in 2025!
Where we were in 2024!
Where we were in 2023!
Where we were in 2022!
July 30, 31 and August 1 AVMA Conference. Philadelphia, PA
Nov 19th and 20th National Dog Show Oaks, PA
Where we were in 2021!
Sept 25, 2021 VAO Woofstock, Voorhees, NJ
Nov 20, 21, 2022 National Dog Show Oaks, PA
Where we were in 2020!
Where we were in 2019!
May 18th All Paws On Board Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
June 1st UCB Family Fun Days Holmdel Park, Holmdel, NJ
June 1st Paws in the Park Hosted by Promises Animal Rescue Triangle, VA
June 6-8th ACVIM Forum Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ
August 3-5 AVMA Convention Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC
September 8th Loudoun Pet Expo Hosted by Promises Animal Rescue Purcellville, VA
September 14th Paws in the Park North East, MD
September 28th VAO Woofstock Voorhees, NJ
October 5th Washington Metro Dachtoberfest Frederick, MD
Where we were in 2018!
Where we were in 2017!
June 8th and 9th ACVIM Forum National Harbor, Maryland
Sept 23rd Woofstock Festival 2017 John Connolly Park, Voorhees NJ
Sept 27th and 28th 117th Penn Annual Conference Wilmington, DE
Sept 30th HOTC Dog Fair Huntsville, Alabama
Oct 7th Dachtoberfest Frederick, MD