Mark your calendars! If you are visiting the Long Island/New York/Tri-State Area on Saturday, July 18 , be sure to stop over at the Garden City Park Petco™ where I will be doing a book signing and handing out information on Canine Epilepsy Awareness at The Empire State Snow Dogs Club 's first Canine Epilepsy Expo & Fundraiser !  Vendor Space Still Available!  Contact snowusin(at)gmail(dot)com! At my booth, I look forward to meeting everyone and will have copies of informational handouts from various Canine Epilepsy organizations, as well as my own books available for purchase, which I'll be happy to sign! EPIc Dog Tales: Heartfelt Stories About Amazing Dogs Living & Loving Life With Canine Epilepsy , a 264 page beautiful color coffee-table style book filled with personal stories of 124 amazing dogs with Canine Epilepsy, plus a vast resource section.   ~AND~ The FiveSibes™ Tale What's Wrong With Gibson? Learning Abou...

  Today is the very first International Epilepsy Day, and we here at FiveSibes, continue our awareness of Canine Epilepsy, and also for people who have Epilepsy. International Epilepsy Day was created by the International Bureau For Epilepsy (IBE) and the The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) "This world day for epilepsy will be a major step in improving epilepsy awareness in every region of the world, and will also highlight the urgent need for increased research into epilepsy.This joint initiative of the IBE and the ILAE will be a major event celebrated across the globe in the 138 of countries in which IBE and ILAE are represented. With both IBE and ILAE in official working relations with the WHO, and with IBE in Special Consultative Status in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, this will make International Epilepsy Day the most prestigious epilepsy event in the world."   ~International Bureau for Epilepsy ...

Wooo! We are SO pleased to announce that from our very first #FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness online benefit auction, hosted by AFA - Auctions For Animals , we will be donating $1,277 EACH to the Canine Epilepsy Resources ( www.canine-epilepsy.com ) Epil-K9 for "Emma's Fund" through the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine ~AND~ The Wally Foundation- canine e pilepsy ( www.TheWallyFoundation.com )!!! THANK YOU to all who generously donated items, bid on items, and shared news of our auction! And THANK YOU to Kerry Stacey and AFA for partnering up with me and hosting the event! Together we can and DO make a difference in the lives of #Epidogs ! #paws4purple #CanineEpilepsy (**Gibson's beautiful custom bandana was one of the auction items made & donated by Laurie B Creates !**)   Well, the month sure has flown by! This is our 30th (and last) daily FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong Epi-Tip in conjunction with ...

My boy Gibson reading about fellow Epi-dog, Cory. I learned about Cory's Story while writing my own book, EPIc Dog Tales: Heartfelt Stories About Dogs Living & Loving Life With Canine Epilepsy. I knew I wanted to read it. Right out of the gate, from the first word, I was hooked. The reader is willingly drawn into the DeMers family and Cory’s World. I laughed and cried and trembled with fear, and laughed again through all the experiences Sandra DeMers shares in such an easy, well-written manner, that I never left my spot in my chair until I turned over the very last page. As an Epi-dog parent, Sandra’s tale of Cory’s experiences I could feel first hand. Cory as a pup had me laughing (without giving it away, you’ll see when you read about Cory and the potato chip bag!) I mean, is there anything more lighthearted than puppy hijinks?! The presentation of the book is also very nice. It’s small in size and very easy to pop into a purse or backpack to take along to ...