A Commentathon to Benefit "Live Gib Strong" K-9 Epilepsy Awareness in Honor of The Mighty Quinn's Gotcha Day!

Today is a very special day for our fellow Epi-furpal, handsome Quinn, of the beautiful White Dog Army (WDA)...it's his Gotcha Day! And to celebrate, they are doing something pretty awesome over at the WDA blog...they are holding a Gotcha Day Commentathon to benefit our Live Gib Strong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Campaign, which benefits the Canine Epilepsy Resources site, which is home to the Epil-K9 list and supports Emma's Fund, and it is provided by the Epil-K9 Foundation.
The handsome Gotcha Day boy, Quinn.
For the first 30 comments left on the White Dog Army's 2/26 and 2/27 blog posts, the WDA will donate $30 to our campaign, and as an added bonus...they will donate another $10 for every ten comments after the first 30! Wow! Just how awesome is that?! We are so thrilled by this generous and so thoughtful event! So please, stop by and leave Quinn some Gotcha Day wishes and help promote K-9 Epilepsy Awareness and help Epi-dogs worldwide at the same time by leaving a comment on their blog (not ours)! Thank you!
One day...there will be a cure.

 
 
"Woo! Happy Gotcha Day, Quinn! Thanks for celebrating with a Commentathon to benefit my K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Campaign. Together we can show the world just how awesome we Epi-dogs are!"

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 Reminder: Epi-Dog Story Submissions Due!

Just a friendly reminder that all Epi-dog stories and photo submissions for inclusion in my upcoming book is almost here! This book will tell the stories of these wonderfully courageous dogs who live/have lived life to the fullest, even with Canine Epilepsy and/or seizure disorders, and how they capture(d) our hearts and fill(ed) them with love. A percentage of proceeds post-production costs will be donated to the Canine Epilepsy Resources site, which is home to the Epil-K9 list and supports Emma's Fund, and it is provided by the Epil-K9 Foundation. 
Please submit your stories, photos, and permission to use to ArcticHousePublishing(at)gmail(dot)com 
by/on March 1, 2013. 
This will be a wonderful tribute to these brave dogs and help educate folks about dogs living their lives even with Canine Epilepsy. The book is due out later this year through ArcticHouse Publishing.

*Comments are disabled for this post as we want to direct folks over to the White Dog Army's blog today to leave comments and Gotcha Day wishes for The Mighty Quinn there! 
 

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