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Gibson: Celebrating A Very Special Dog on His Birthdate
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#FlashbackFriday ~ Gibson's Birthday ~ January 6, 2014
The gorgeous face that melted my heart.
Today will always be a special day in my mind and in my heart as it is my beloved Gibson's birthday...what would have been his 17th. And those birthday parties? Oh, how much fun we had! Gibson's birthday was right after Christmas so birthday pics and ice cream cake for all FiveSibes to enjoy in front of the tree just seemed magical. Now looking back, or "flashing" back, I am so happy for those wonderful memories and making their birthdays so special. When I would pull out the bone-shaped cake pan to make their ice cream cakes, they knew it was a party! As soon as they heard me open the cabinet, all five would come running into the kitchen woooing with Gibbie doing his excited hip-hop dance! There was just so much joy spent with them. And Gibson was such a large character~both in size and in personality~you just had to smile.
Cake Time! All join in!
#Flashback ~ 2014
Now, it's a bit surreal to know they were once here and spent a decade (give or take a few years) with me, and now they are all gone. To think that my big fluffy boy— if here—would be turning 17, and while I know in reality he would not be here with me today any how, it is comforting to remember those wonderful days of past and think of him eagerly hip-hopping and saying "Ice Cream" like he always did (yes, he said "Ice cream" and "I love you" quite often)! Now he is hopefully celebrating his life up there in the forever snowy fields north of the Rainbow Bridge with his love Harley and Pupster siblings Wolfie, Bandit, and Chloe; all enjoying some wonderful frozen snow cream cake, having some awesome zoomies, and feeling my eternal love for him..my hu-mom print forever on his big ol' loving heart.
Gibbie loved presents! (To chew and rip apart, that is!)
#Flashback ~ 2014
Flashing ahead a year now to a fun video from Gibson's ninth birthday in 2015 and the "party" (like we had every year) that they and I always enjoyed! All now precious memories for this FiveSibesMom's heart for little did I know that was to be his last birthday with us as he passed 11 months later. Although he was diagnosed with epilepsy shortly after his third birthday, Gibson never let that stop him from loving life! He truly was an inspiration. Gibson's big yet gentle polar bear pawprint will forever be on my heart and he will forever be my spirit animal.
Love you for always, my sweet G-man. đź’ś
“A life lived in love will never be dull.”
~Leo Buscaglia
But, today is a day of remembering him and celebrating Gibson's life. And that party, well, it was a great one and I know he took all these loving, fun life memories with him on his journey to eternity. Hope you enjoy this birthday video! I know he would have loved for you to have been there!
Come on, Gibbie, let's go party!
#Flashback ~ January 6 2015
So, dear readers, enjoy your dog's life—celebrate those milestones and every day in between. Make those birthdays extra special. Go ahead and play silly games with your Birthday dog, make a special dog-friendly cake, enjoy lots of hugs and wet doggy kisses, and take those kazillion photos and videos. One day, you'll be so glad you have those special keepsakes to look back on, and for the briefest of moments, bring you right back in time for one more special visit for your heart.
đź’›Memories are visits for the heart đź’›
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Happy Birthday in heaven, sweet Gibson! I love your video, it's terrific. I love that shot of all 5 noses in the ice cream cake LOL!! That's priceless. We had a birthday party recently for Icy, who turned 13 this year. I really wish I had thrown birthday parties for her and Phoebe each year like you did for your beautiful snow dogs. You're such a great dog mom!
Oh my, what sweet memories! I just LOVE the video of all the them enjoying the birthday cake. So, sweet and precious. I know they are celebrating and zooming in the snow over the rainbow bridge. You make me think I need to do a better job of documenting Henry's special and even not so special moments. While I always celebrate his birthday in some manner, I've never thrown him a birthday party, which he'd love. I need to up my game. Thank you so much for sharing this special day and special memories. Big hugs to you, Dorothy!
Happy Heavenly Birthday Gibson, I hope you had lots of ice cream cake and ripped open your gifts. What a beautiful memory and thank you for sharing as you were so blessed to have all of them in your life and those memories are heart warming as they are always with you and the photos and videos are priceless
Aww what a sweet video of Gibson and his siblings all sharing his birthday cake. You said it so well. Cherish every moment to preserve the memories down the line forever. You are such a great dog mom. All your pups are wagging their tails from Rainbow Bridge looking on. They definitely live on in our hearts forever!
FiveSibes #Flashback Photo ~ Gibson & His Purple Pumpkin ~ 2014 W oo! Or, should I say Booooo! It's that time of the year when pumpkin hunting and carving is fun thing to do! And, while we are all busy carving and displaying our artworks on the gourds, did you remember to make a purple pumpkin? "Woo! What's in my purple pumpkin? Treats?!" ~Gibson/FiveSibes A Purple pumpkin? What?! If you've been a FiveSibes follower, you know how important the color of purple is to us, and why Purple Pumpkins are a staple here.If you are new to us here at FiveSibes, I initially joined in the Purple Pumpkin Project because we made our pumpkin purple for my Epi-dog Gibson. So, you might be asking yourself, Why was Gibson's pumpkin purple? For Canine Epilepsy Awareness! You can read more about it in our video further down in this post, or by visiting a previous explanatory post HERE. Follow the Purple Pumpkin Project on Facebook! In a pumpkin shell—as m...
*Updated March 2022 Our Vet-Approved FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong "Cooling Down an Epi-Dog: Where Do I Put Cold Packs?" Informational Poster Poster Is A Great Resource for: ✔︎ Veterinarian Offices ✔︎ Vet ER Hospitals ✔︎ Rescues & Shelters ✔︎ Dog Wardens & Animal Control Officers ✔︎ Trainers ✔︎ Groomers ✔︎ Dog Walkers ✔︎ Dog Parks ✔︎ Pet Supply Stores & Boutiques ✔︎ Dog Friendly Businesses ✔︎ Police Departments ✔︎ Fire Departments To request FREE* printed copies, simply send an Email with #Paws4Purple Materials in Subject line and what you'd like copies of and how many, to: Debra@AKFUS.org of the Purple Day® Every Day as Presented by The Anita Kaufmann Foundation For More Info on Canine Epilepsy, Please Visit Our #LiveGibStrong Online Library & Resource Page HERE. Here's a great tip, diagram and explanation from Tallgrass Acupuncture Institute as to why ice on certain acupressure poin...
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Original photo by and courtesy of Lisa Byrd; modified by FiveSibes The Rainbow Bridge must be some (p)awesome place to be for it has so many amazing, beautiful angel animals there. My beloved Gibson is there. As is my Chelsey, Sandy, kitty Smokie, bunny Sunny, my fox Ah, many horses, and so many others pets. We have many furfriends who have also crossed The Rainbow Bridge. All of these beloved animals are there...so healthy and happy, with all the dogs enjoying their zoomies and playing Fetch all day in a land that is eternally beautiful. Sounds perfect. Only catch is when our devoted companions are there, we can no longer physically be with them. So while they are in a place where the spirit soars, our hearts are broken as we are missing them here with us. It is a hurt we all as pet parents now way too well. And today, as unbelievable as it seems as I write this, we have to bid a final farewell to another dear furpal, Buddy, the Christmas Husky , who has now earned h...
Born on March 10, 2005, our beautiful alpha queen, pupster surrogate momma, and my daughter's and our first Siberian Husky, turns 14½ today! You may be wondering why are we celebrating her half birthday? Because, as heartbreaking as it is, we now know she will not be here in March to celebrate her 15th Birthday as I once had hoped. Heartfelt thanks to Ann at Zoolatry for this beautiful badge. Thank you all who are sharing it and joining paws for our girl. As amazing and strong as our queen has been, and how proud I have been of how she still could outrun Pupsters Wolf and Bandit, still splash in her pool like a puppy, tear up a dog bed like there's no tomorrow, and chase her tail until the sun sets, our beloved Husky leader has also been dealing with health issues that we have been treating, but are now slowing her down and, heartbreakingly we are preparing ourselves for her journey, that we as pet parents all dread, to the Rainbow Bridge. “Dogs' lives a...
Happy Heavenly Birthday to your special, and always so magnificently handsome Angel ~ Gibson.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday at the Bridge sweetie! We loved your video!
ReplyDeleteWishing your sweet boy a very wagnificent heavenly birthday. 🦴 🎉 🦴
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Gibson! Hope you are having the best celebration! Thank you for letting us celebrate with you. (HUGS) to mom.♥
ReplyDeleteAwww, sweet Angel Gibson, Happy Birthday from your earthly fans.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday in heaven, sweet Gibson! I love your video, it's terrific. I love that shot of all 5 noses in the ice cream cake LOL!! That's priceless. We had a birthday party recently for Icy, who turned 13 this year. I really wish I had thrown birthday parties for her and Phoebe each year like you did for your beautiful snow dogs. You're such a great dog mom!
ReplyDeleteOh my, what sweet memories! I just LOVE the video of all the them enjoying the birthday cake. So, sweet and precious. I know they are celebrating and zooming in the snow over the rainbow bridge. You make me think I need to do a better job of documenting Henry's special and even not so special moments. While I always celebrate his birthday in some manner, I've never thrown him a birthday party, which he'd love. I need to up my game. Thank you so much for sharing this special day and special memories. Big hugs to you, Dorothy!
ReplyDeleteHappy Heavenly Birthday Gibson, I hope you had lots of ice cream cake and ripped open your gifts. What a beautiful memory and thank you for sharing as you were so blessed to have all of them in your life and those memories are heart warming as they are always with you and the photos and videos are priceless
ReplyDeleteAww what a sweet video of Gibson and his siblings all sharing his birthday cake. You said it so well. Cherish every moment to preserve the memories down the line forever. You are such a great dog mom. All your pups are wagging their tails from Rainbow Bridge looking on. They definitely live on in our hearts forever!
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