Our girl "Bandit" and her mini-me Bandit! Please Note:  This post contains an affiliate link for the item I purchased and other selections. By clicking on the link, I will receive a small compensation *at no extra cost to you*!  T hank you!     Bwah-hA-HA-HA-HA!   And...there are Cute choices! Including  🎃Siberian Husky  🎃Labrador  🎃Dalmation 🎃Beagle   And a little fun with hu-brother's  jack-o-lantern ball! Pretty cool, isn't it?! We bought this at Hannaford! And, of course, we can't forget the purple pumpkin for Canine Epilepsy Awareness! Our Thursday Throwback photo is of our dear furangel Gibson with his purple pumpkin that we keep always in his memory.      WANT TO GET A PURPLE PUMPKIN? CLICK ON OUR IMAGE BELOW!  Never heard of purple pumpkins for epilepsy? Check out our video here to learn all about it, starring many of our furfriends, too! My article on The Purple Pumpkin Project and why...

Flashback Photo: Gibson, October 201 5 Gibson, in a favorite photo, 2015, going for the treats!   Since Halloween is right around the corner, I thought it was perfect today to Flashback to when my Epi-Warrior, Gibson, was here and we celebrated with purple pumpkins! Why purple? As part of the Epilepsy Foundation's Purple Pumpkin Project, one of our pumpkins - Gibson's - was purple for Canine Epilepsy Awareness to get people talking about dogs living with seizures.  Flashback Photo: October 2017           We continue to show Gibson's purple pumpkin in both his memory, and for our FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness & Education Campaign and #Paws4Purple program with Purple Day® for Epilepsy & The Anita Kaufmann Foundation to show others that these amazing dogs can live a happy life doing whatever non-Epi dogs do, and, like Gib, they love and embrace life so much, it leaves us all truly inspired. So, how did t...

It's March 26th - and that means it is Purple Day® for Epilepsy Awareness, and here at the FiveSibes, I highlight awareness for Canine Epilepsy and the dogs who live with it (Epi-dogs). I'd also like to say "Welcome!" to our 4th Annual FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong Purple Day for Epilepsy Blog Hop! I'm so pleased to announce that two other amazing Canine Epilepsy advocates have returned to co-host with me: Kimberley Matchem and her Epi-warrior "Rolo" of Confessions of a Rescue Mom , and Jeanaann Barnaby and her Epi-warrior "Olivia" of Knotty Toys for Good Dogs . Please be sure to pop by their blogs for more info on Canine Epilepsy. I know it's a long post - but it's our annual one, and so important with lots of info, so bookmark us and come back if you need to take a break!  Be sure to read on to learn about our  exciting news about the debut of our partnership program-- #Paws4Purple program! Here's a HUGE hint about the ...