Happy Birthday, Harley! Come Celebrate & Enter to Win a Signed Copy of our Book!!

Today is a very special day...it is our beautiful alpha queen Harley's 7th Birthday! Harley is our first Siberian Husky and is my daughter's #1 girl! She knows she is the leader of the pack and enjoys "girl talk" time with my daughter and I, just hanging out on the chair or couch and giving us the occasional nod or mouth movement as we discuss everything from the day's events to movies to just how beautiful Harley is (she knows when we say "beautiful!") 

Harley is amazing...even though she was the first Husky to rule our household, she welcomed Gibson in a year later with open paws, and then when the three Pupsters came, she took them all under her wing and became a wonderful surrogate momma to them. She loves her ratty blue Peep stuffed animal and her treasured pink ball, and gets so excited to play Fetch! and Tug-o-War, and loves to "polar bear" and body slam us and the other Sibes while playing! She can run like the wind, and smiles so brightly as she does! She enjoys rides in a car and has even patrolled the highway in a police cruiser! Harley can say more with a look than a person can in a whole sentence. What she has added to our lives, words can not fully describe. We love her so much and will be celebrating today with the rest of our Husky family with toys, games, and of course, the traditional ice cream cake!

We want to thank everyone for helping us celebrate our girl's special day by hosting another drawing for a personalized copy of my FiveSibes™ Tale where Harley is, of course, one of the main characters in What's Wrong With Gibson? Learning About K-9 Epilepsy, a children's book illustrated by the talented artist Michelle Littler, whose work can be seen at littletoad on Etsy. Please be sure to complete the Rafflecopter below for your chance to win! The drawing will run from today until midnight on March 14th. We will post the winner's name in a future blog post along with some of Harley's party pictures! Good luck to all!





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Here is a video slideshow we hope you will enjoy that highlights some of our favorite photos of our Birthday Girl since she joined our family seven years ago, bringing so much love, joy, entertainment, and devotion to our family! 


♥Happy Birthday, Harley!♥
Here's to many, many more years of love, fun, excitement, cuddling, playing, talking, singing,
 "polar bearing," and joy! 
We love you so!

Comments

  1. BaileyMarch 10, 2012 at 1:57 AM

    Happy Happy Birthday, Harley!! I hope you have the most amazzzzing day!!

    Big woofs & hugs to you! <3

    ~Bailey (Yep, I'm a girl!)

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  2. YasMarch 10, 2012 at 2:34 AM

    Happy Barkday to you!!!
    May it be filled with LOTS of LOVE, HUGS, TUMMY RUBS, TREATS and here's to many more!!!

    Cheers,
    Maxx and family

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  3. HoundDogMomMarch 10, 2012 at 6:33 AM

    Happy Birthday Harley! We hope you gets lots of treats, snuggles and belly rubs. Sniffs, The HoundDogs

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  4. SissySeesMarch 10, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Happy birthday, Harley!! Wishing you all the good stuff - and enough of it to share.

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  5. Frankie Furter and ErnieMarch 10, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    HAPPY HAPPY BIRFDAY TO YOU QUEEN HARLEY. I hope that bones and snacks and toys rain down on you today.

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  6. Two French BulldogsMarch 10, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Happee Birthday Harley
    Benny & Lily

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  7. The ThugletsMarch 10, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Happy 7th Birthday Harley!

    Loved the video slide show. You are such a gorgeous girl.

    Have a fabulous fun filled day

    Big Nose Pokes
    The Thugletsx

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  8. Golden Daily ScoopMarch 10, 2012 at 10:29 AM

    Happy 7th Barkday, Harley!!! Have a wonderful day!!!

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  9. SageMarch 10, 2012 at 10:40 AM

    What a special girl you are, Harley! I hope you have a very fun-filled birthday.

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  10. Brian's Home BlogMarch 10, 2012 at 10:56 AM

    Happy Birthday handsome Harley!

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  11. ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥March 10, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    Happy Birthday, Harley! You are one very beautiful, special, and loved girl! We hope you have a wonderful day and many more birthdays to come.

    Woos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning

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  12. K9 KatastrophieMarch 10, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    Happy Birthday Harley!

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  13. Cherie K. MillerMarch 10, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    I L-O-V-E huskies - they are the friendliest of dogs - happy 7th birthday Harley. May you have many, many more. Love the book idea!

    Stopping by on the blog hop today - have a wonderful weekend.

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  14. The Joke PuppyMarch 10, 2012 at 1:25 PM

    With a waggly tail, sloppy puppy kisses, and my puppy love too,,,Happy Birthday, Harley,,,Best wishes to You.

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  15. AnonymousMarch 10, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    happy birthday,beautifull little lady!
    hope,you will get lors of toys and snacks and kisses on your special day!
    have a wonderfull birthday
    love the foxbrothers and te momma anni

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  16. JenMarch 10, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Happy Birthday, Harley! And Many More!

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  17. Brando and BogartMarch 10, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    Happy Birthday Harley! Hope you had a great day!

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  18. 2browndawgsMarch 11, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    Happy Birthday Harley!

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  19. Peggy FrezonMarch 12, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    Happy Birthday! You deserve lots of hugs today!

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  20. ScooterMarch 12, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    Hey Harley!
    Wow, happy happy barkday to you! You are a wonderful pooch and a great pack leader. I'm adding your drawing to the BCCalendar and also entering right away! I hope you had a great day and got lots of cake!
    Grr and Woof,
    Sarge, COP

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  21. TimberLoveMarch 12, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    Happy birthday huskerboo!!!!

    RA, Isis & Nanuk

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  22. Dachshund NolaMarch 12, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    Happy happy birthday Harley!
    Dachshund Nola

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  23. BassetmommaMarch 12, 2012 at 2:18 PM

    Happy 7th Birthday Harley!!

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  24. FiveSibesMomMarch 12, 2012 at 8:53 PM

    Harley says "Thank woooo!" to all you great furpals for the wonderful birthday wishes!

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  25. White Dog BlogMarch 12, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    Sorry we are late but our feeling are no less sincere, harley. We hope your day was wonderful and that your new year is filled with health, fun adventures, great friendships, a loyal giving pack, pampering, and always, love!

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