I nspired by my own Epi-dog (dog with epilepsy) "Gibson," I became  an official Ambassador for  Purple Day® for (K9) Epilepsy in 2012. Each year, on Purple Day (March 26th), I like to bring you something new to help dogs living with seizures. (My 11th Annual #LiveGibStrong Purple Day Blog Hop &. Media Share is happening on the 26th, too! be sure to read more about it HERE or at the end of this blog post.)   This year, I' m so very excited to announce "Gibson's Coffee"  a limited edition coffee by  Husky Coffee Company!   And, for each bag of Gibson's Coffee purchased, Husky Coffee Company will  DONATE $5  to  The Wally Foundation-Canine Epilepsy!      And, for each subscription, they will  DONATE $15  to The Wally Foundation!   I am so thrilled and honored to have my beautiful boy, Gibson, on a coffee brought to you by the Husky Coffee Company, whose founder excitedly jumped right in to join our #LiveG...

   Woo! So thrilled to hear that in closing out 2025, this FiveSibes blog has been ranked #1 Husky Blog for 2025 by Feedspot!   While FiveSibes has topped their list consecutively this year, wrapping up the year as #1 is a thrill. I think my FiveSibes would be wooing in joy.    As a career photojournalist, I began this blog back in February 2010 to begin journaling and sharing life with my five gorgeous, fun-loving, amazing Siberian Huskies (a/k/a FiveSibes): Harley our alpha queen, Gibson my fluffy big epileptic wooly boy who was in love with Harley; and Gibson's younger siblings little brother Wolfie, and his sisters Bandit and Chloe. Sharing life with these five amazing dogs was such an honor and so much fun. Yes, there were many trials and tribulations--especially when Gibson began having seizures and Chloe blew out both CCLs at once, followed by Wolfie blowing out his. Yes, we did have four CCL surgeries and yes, Chloe was carried in the surgeon's as both o...

   Epi-Star, "Bohdi"     by Dorothy Wills-Raftery       I t's November, that means it is also  National Epilepsy Awareness Month (#NEAM) and here at FiveSibes, we are kicking off our official 4th Annual #LiveGibStrong #Epi-Star Features!   It's a special month here at FiveSibes. While this is the official fourth year of my series, there were, of course, "Epi-Stars" I highlighted along the way in early years, before the debut of this series. Their stories are also listed on my Special Series page HERE so you can read about all of our fabulous canine stars!   A brief recap for those new to my blog: I was inspired by my beloved Gibson, who was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy in 2009 shortly after his third birthday.   I began the #LiveGibStrong Canine Epilepsy awareness and education initiative, and also authored the multi-award winning EPIc Dog Tales: Heartfelt Stories About Amazing Dogs Living & Life With Canine Epile...