Pictured: the happy sibling trio - Pupsters "Bandit," Chloe," and "Wolfgang" in 2016   "Those we love don't go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear." ~Unknown  T oday is another of those bittersweet days...it's my dear Pupsters (sisters Bandit and Chloe and brother Wolfie) 18th birthday.  And with it, brings back so many memories of those special days of watching them grow up together from puppies to senior dogs and all the wonderful days in between. They, along with Gibson and Harley, are always and forever in my heart and I always embrace their special dates, and while I miss them all so very much, how lucky I was to have them all in my life.    And, as always, they sent me a sign...snow! Right at 12 noon, shortly after I posted this! And no snow is in the forecast. They sent me birthday snow! 🌈❄️🐕🐕🐕💞 Thank you, my dear Pupsters!      Waiting for me finish t...

  FiveSibes #Flashback ~ 2020 ~ Pupsters "Bandit" & "Wolfie" S now will forever remind me of my beloved FiveSibes! This week, while it has been snowing here (since early December), I'm flashing back to the Winter of 2020, when our remaining pupsters "Wolfie" and sister "Bandit" explored our snowy backyard to our new place for the first time! While we sure missed our other three, and things were all new here, including our routines, it was very cathartic and healing to have new adventures with these two pupsters. So many sites and sniffs for them to enjoy and help them with missing their sibling Chloe, big brother Gibson, and surrogate momma Harley. Now, as I sit looking out across our snowy backyard, it brings back bittersweet, but fond memories of when our beautiful senior snow dogs enjoyed their first snow in our new place.   "The first fall of snow is not only an event,  it is a magical event."    ~J.B. Priestley   ❤️ Memori...

I personally don’t make resolutions, but I do make a checklist of things I try to achieve in the fresh, shiny New Year , and that can be exciting to think about. As always, when the New Year starts out, we all tend to think of ways to feel happier, healthier, get more exercise, and maybe even shed a few of those holiday pounds.  And, when I had my beloved FiveSibes, I would plans ways of making their New Year healthier and happier, too.     "Let's all review our checklists, put our plans into action, and most importantly, remember to be grateful and enjoy every moment spent with our beloved dogs—the true gifts they are—all year through!"   Here are a few of my top tips to help put the Happy in your dog’s New Year:   Step It Up! Even if you are an avid dog walker now, it’s fun to think about new and exciting ways to get more steps in, for both pooch and parent! If you walk the neighborhood, why not switch it up and go to a new neighborhood to take in new sigh...

FiveSibes #Flashback ~ 2021 ~ "Wolfie"   C hristmas has passed, and with the packing away of the tree, ornaments, lights, and decorations, we also pause to cherish the best gifts of all—memories of holidays past shared with our loved ones who are no longer with us. We carry those precious gifts of memories with us into the new year , always tucked safely in our hearts...forever.   "T he most beautiful things in life  are not just things, they’re people and places, memories and pictures, they’re feelings and moments, and smiles and laughter." ~Author unknown     💚 Memories Are Visits For The Heart ❤️       ***NOTE: If you have to post Anonymously, be sure to add your name/blog name in the comment so we know who you are!*** JOIN US  for our weekly #FlashbackFriday Blog & Social Media Hop! The Linky tool below for the Blog Hop will open all week for you to join us and share pics from yesteryear or yesterday! Please include our bad...

 My all-time favorite birthday pic-turned-painting of my beautiful boy - Gibson.   M y beloved Epi heart dog, Gibson, would be 20 years old today! Woo! December 16, 2025 marked the 10-year anniversary of him earning his furangel wings , and although I have never stopped missing my sweet, big wooly boy, I feel him by me every single day since.     My sweet boy when he first came home at 4 months old! Gibson was a warrior! He was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy in 2009, shortly after his third birthday. He torn a CCL, which healed via Conservative Care Management, he had a almost deadly reaction from bromide toxicity when the compounding pharmacy suddenly changed the capsule formulation (and did not notify the vets nor the public) which brought on a severe case of ataxia, which thankfully, I caught right away and my vet was able to successfully detox him, thus saving his life.  Gibbie went on to have GI issues and a weak hind end (from the Epi meds), and...