I ' m very honored to have my latest book,   Wolfie, What Is The Rainbow Bridge? l isted as a recommended read by the  Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement (APLB).    "You will find books that cater to all age groups and backgrounds, as well as professional and educational works." ~Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement (APLB) I f you're not familiar with this supportive bereavement organization for pet parents, let me tell you a little about them. What is the APLB?  The APLB was formed in October 1997 by Dr. Wallace Sife, and became a non-profit organization in 1999. According to APLB.org, Dr. Sife "Set up the APLB after losing his beloved miniature dachshund, Edel Meister in 1987. He was devastated and found his training as a psychologist of little help. Several years later. Dr. Sife created and established a practical model for the stages of grieving unique to pet loss derived and modified from the work of Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross on human...

   FiveSibes #Flashback ~ "Harley" Our Mother of Huskies ~ 2016   Today's #FlashbackFriday is in honor of beautiful alpha Queen "Harley" ~ the "Mother" of our Huskies. While she was spayed and not a blood-relative to our other four, she took on the role as "momma" to our three Pupsters immediately (and my Gibson's true love). And oh, what a great surrogate momma dog she was! Tomorrow, September 13th, 2019--six years ago--our beloved Harley earned her furangel wings . It still chokes me up to remember that day. It was her time, past her time, but after two placed and cancelled phone calls to the vet, the date was set. Our vet came to our home, where Harley took one last zoomie lap around the yard, gave each of the remaining Pupsters  Wolfie and Bandit  a nose nudge (with Harley, it was always more of a jab!), then laid down on her bed, tearfully hugged by my daughter and me, as she peacefully made her journey to north of the Rainbow Bridge...

  "Within hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, thousands of rescue workers from across America deployed to ground zero to help in the search and rescue efforts. Joining the endeavor were dogs specially trained in search and rescue, police work, therapy and comfort. It is estimated that more than 300 dogs took part in the search, rescue and recovery efforts at ground zero."   ~9/11 Memorial & Museum Staff           9/11 will forever be forged into memories. Next year will mark 25 years-a quarter of a century-since that horrific day in history. Babies born then are now adults. A whole generation does not even know the once-infamous New York City skyline with the Twin Towers proudly standing rising above it.   We will always remember the stories of those who left for work that morning, or boarded flights, like any other typical morning, never to return home. We will always remember being shocked and horrified when we saw the images of...

 #FiveSibes Flashback ~ Bandit ~ 2012 T ime sure flies! With the arrival of Labor Day and the kids going back to school (here, today was the first day back), Summer is unofficially over...Wow! You can sure tell how quickly time flies when the new school year rolls around. Today's flashback is back to a school season 13 years ago! I remember setting up this back-to-school photoshoot with our BandaBear girl like it was just last year. It's surreal to think it was 2012! Oh, our crazy, lovable Bee...doesn't she look so sweet, like she is seriously hunkering down to study?! Memories truly are visits for my heart. What is one of your fond memories of your pet(s) during Back-to-School time?  While most kids have now started back to school, I'm resharing my 2022 FiveSibes tips to help your pup adjust to the new schedule. (Click on Bandit's image below to read the tips!)    💙  Memories Are Visits For The Heart   💙   JOIN US! The Linky tool below for the Blog...