Ed Bond had been in journalism for 25 years, working as a staff and freelance reporter, copy editor, page designer and college journalism professor. He also co-wrote the story for an episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" and patented a board game called MetaCheckers, which is available on Amazon. When he and his wife, Amy, were living in Los Angeles in 1997, Dr. Alson Sears saved their dog Galen from canine distemper. Sharing Galen’s story on the Internet led to more dogs being saved. In 2008, Ed  launched the Save Dogs From Distemper campaign to spread a message of hope.