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We are excited to announce the International Tripawd Awareness Day is coming soon! On 3/3 we will be hosting the official Triday for the first time. While we've been celebrating Triday for years here at Tripawds, March 3, 2022 will be the first official Tripawd Awareness Day. And we need your help spreading the word! We promise to make it fun for you too...
Triday = 3/3
Join us in celebrating pet amputation awareness and honoring three-legged heroes and angels everywhere on International Tripawd Awareness Day. The first official Triday is March 3, 2022.
“Triday” is the official International Tripawd Awareness Day to raise awareness about limb amputation for our beloved pets. Born with three legs and a spare, amputation is sometimes the best way to improve quality of life for dogs and cats affected by limb cancers, congenital challenges, or injury.
Why Celebrate Triday?
Because three is a magic number! On March third – 3/3 – we honor three-legged pets everywhere and the people who care for them. Find fun ways to spread the word below.
Every year on March third (3/3), Tripawd Awareness Day – aka: Triday – honors animal amputees and the people who care for them by celebrating pet amputation awareness among pet lovers and the veterinary community. Whether an animal is born with a limb difference, or undergoes amputation for any reason, 3/3 is the best day of the year to showcase the resilient ways that dogs, cats, and other animals face limb loss and life on three legs.
Join the Fun on Tripawd Awareness Day
Check out the Triday Website for complete details about Tripawd Awareness Day. Then get your Tripawd featured on the site. It's this simple:
- Download your My Tri Placard and fill in the blank.
- Hold the sign with your pawesome three-legged pet.
- Share pics or video everywhere and tag #mytri.
Get a head start by showing the world what your Tripawd means to you! Submit your photo to @Tripawds on Facebook and/or @TripawdsCommunity on Instagram. We may include it in the banner on the Triday site. Once we receive enough pawesome pics, we'll add them all to the #mytri gallery coming soon.
Want to really help?
Tripawds needs your help spreading the word. We have big plans to get everyone showing off their Tripawds on Triday. But we need assistance and must get started now. Please contact us now if you can help Tripawds with this important media outreach project.
- Submit Triday (3/3) to online "holiday" calendars.
- Send the Triday FAQs to your local media stations.
- Share the Triday Ribbon on social media and tag @Tripawds.
- Coordinate a Tripawd Party on 3/3 and invite the media.
- Pitch the Tripawds story to media, and follow up to get coverage.
Together, we can continue to help Tripawds and their people everywhere! Are you on LinkedIn? Please share this announcement with your colleagues and tag Tripawds or the Tripawds Foundation.
LEARN MORE AT TRIDAY.PET
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
We just created this fun video for #Triday. Feel free to share it with friends and family!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
So exciting!! You two are always taking things to the next level around here! This is yet another example of your creativity while always keeping your eye on raising tripawd awareness!😎
And love that it's FUN !!!👍
PS....downloaded and just tried to "write" on the placard. No go. Is this android/tablet/dummy "friendly"?
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Thanks Sally! Well we hope the campaign gets the word out wide and far.
Hmmm. Interesting about not being able to write on it. Admin's suggestion: take a screenshot of it, then "write" on it with your tavlet app. We will make it available as a .jpg photo file later today to make it easier for folks to do stuff like this. Thanks for thinking of it!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
Got it! THANKS!!!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Awwwwww!!!! Thank you so so much Holly! This is just so cool! We are gonna share this everywhere, it's the purrfect way to get the word out.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
HOOOOOOOLLLLLLLYYYYYY👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
ANother Holly and Purrkins one of a kind masterpiece!!!!!😎😎
I dont know why I'm still over the moon in awe at your creativity, your heart, your passion, your commitment dedication and devotion. To everything Tripawd. I mean, I should be used to it by now, right? But you NEVER cease to amaze me on so many levels!
This is absolutely brilliant.....PURRFECT and brilliant and so effective!!!👌👍
Much love always♥️
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Thanks, Rene & Sally glad you enjoyed it! 😁😁😁 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I stumbled on that song and could not believe it. PURRFECT! They have a copyright claim but are allowing me to use it. Said it might play commercials on it 🙄🤞🏻
Loads of love💝💝💝
That is one of my favorite songs! I'm glad it was available.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
WOW! We can't believe that the big day is almost here. The Triday stories have been coming in, and you will 
them! Here's one example:
This is our first Triday with our beautiful perfectly imperfect Penny! She is a Tri due to a horrific experience with humans but she is living her best life now. She is the definition of resilient. After a year long recovery from extensive injuries, she loves every single person she meets, always greets them with this smile, and is so happy and excited about the smallest things. She is perfect and we are so lucky to be in her life. Her past and physical trauma doesn’t define her, her resiliency and love for life does.
Thank you!
Lindsey & Dustin (Pawrents of Penny)
Meet Penny!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
Oh wow! This just in from Dog's Monthly Magazine, with big thanks to our friend Amy Moses for making the pitch!
Triday – Tripawd Awareness Day
By Claire Horton-Bussey -3rd March 2022
Today, 3/3, is Tripawd Awareness Day – aka Triday – when animal lovers and the veterinary community honour animal amputees and the people who care for them.
Whether an animal is born with a limb difference, or undergoes amputation for any reason, 3/3 is the best day of the year to showcase the resilient ways that dogs, cats and other animals face limb loss and life on three legs.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
HAPPY TRIDAY!!!
This is front legger tripawd Frankie showing how he masters the part of chewing a bone. Frankie says "Needing two front legs to chew a bone is overrated". Frankie had been in a shelter for a year as a tripawd. I brought him into my home and my heart six years ago♥️
Next picture is front legger tripawd Cash. His one front leg is pretty much fused at the elbow. The photo shows the "stump" that was removed by the shelter. Cash was at the shelter for over a year. I brought him jnto my heart and home five months ago♥️
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Awww has it really been six years since Frankie joined us? WOW! It's been non-stop entertainment ever since!
And Cash, wow, what a hoppy boy 
He won the doggie lotto by landing in your pack, Sally. They ALL did, all the critters that cross your path. And we lucked out too, because Hannah brought you to US! You have the hugest most loving heart of anyone I've ever known. Thank you for all you do for the pups and Tripawds everywhere 
Hoppy TriDay!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
This just in from Reo's people:
Our wonderful vet introduced us to Tripawds the day our Reo was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Reo has been a “TReo” now for four months and doing great. That first day after her diagnosis I downloaded the ebook from Tripawds called “Three Legs and a Spare “ and read the entire book that day. It helped us make some big decisions quickly. The Tripawd Foundation continues to provide great information and answers as we continue this journey. Thank you Tripawds for all you do!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
tripawds.com | tripawds.org | bemoredog.net | triday.pet
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