Color Gibson's Howl-oween Pumpkin Purple for K-9 Epilepsy Awareness!

 

  
Woooo0000-Boooo0000! It's that time of year again...time for ghosts, ghouls, tricks, treats, and purple pumpkins! YeS! Purple ones!Why purple pumpkins? For K-9 Epilepsy Awareness! And...this year we have a special treat (no tricks) for you, my NEW Gibson Howl-oween Coloring Page for you and your kids/grandkids to color his pumpkins purple! Simply click on the coloring page above, and you can download it absolutely FREE! The only catch - send us your colored picture so we can show it off here!

FiveSibes #Flashback ~ 2014 ~ Gibson & Harley
The actual photo that inspired the coloring page!  
 
Why Does Gibson's Pumpkin Purple Represent Canine Epilepsy Awareness?
 
In a pumpkin shell—as many of you already know, our Gibson was diagnosed with idiopathic Epilepsy shortly after his third birthday, and purple is the official color of Epilepsy awareness. The Purple Pumpkin Project, an initiative of the Epilepsy Foundation, was developed so that when you put a purple pumpkin out, whether it is one you painted, or one you bought (like Gib's in the photos above), it will encourage others, especially Trick-or-Treaters to ask, "Why is Gibson's pumpkin purple?" And...in the spirit of awareness, we would answer, "For Canine Epilepsy awareness."
Can Dogs With Epilepsy Enjoy Life?
 
Absolutely! Dogs are amazing. While Gibson had epilepsy, he never let that stop him from having fun, especially on Howl-oween! So each year, I still put up purple pumpkins in his memory, and remind others that dogs with epilepsy can ~ and DO ~ live happy lives for however long we are blessed to have them. Even living with seizures, they never let that stop them from enjoying life, the same as any other dog.
 
So in the spirit of Gibson and Howl-oween, I wanted to share the above new updated coloring page with you all. Color it in and put it on display! Then, paint a traditional pumpkin purple, or create one of your own, or even buy one (like Gibson's above, or like my crystal one) and when folks come a trick-or-treating and ask you why you have a purple pumpkin out, you can tell them all about Gibson and how dogs with epilepsy (Epi-dogs) enjoy life and healthy Howl-oween doggy treats, just the same as any other dog! 
  
What is the Purple Pumpkin Project? 
Check out our FiveSibes video below!
 

 

 
 Need A Purple Pumpkin?
 
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1. Color in our Gibson art page above and display it! 

 (Click on image for FREE download!)   

2. Get a pumpkin like Gibson's to fill with treats for your dog or trick-or-treaters! 

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3.  Buy a pretty purple crystal one to display! You can read more about this little sparkling beauty on a previous post HERE.

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  4.  Buy an artificial 7.5" purple pumpkin to add to your traditional orange ones!
 
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5. Paint your own wooden pumpkin, like our furangel Epi-dog pal, Ruby!

(Click on image to see the How-To post!) 

 

 Have a safe and Happy Howl-oween!

(And don't forget to send me your finished Gibson's coloring page to FiveSibesLiveGibStrong(at)gmail(dot)com!)

 

And may your Epi-dogs #LiveGibStrong! 

 

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