While today was supposed to be our FiveSibes Flashback Friday post, we had an emergency here today with Gibson. He was his perky chipper self all day today, even prancing around the back yard, just being a happy Husky! After dinner, he was out lounging on the deck with his Sibesmates, and suddenly took ill this evening. He was lethargic, wouldn't move, and spacey. At first, I suspected a seizure and he was in post-ictal, but he had none of the typical signs.  We rushed him over to the ER hospital. He has spiked a high fever of 106 and they are having a hard time getting to come down. It ranges between 104.7 and 106. He is wrapped in cool blankets, on an ice pad, fan on, IV of fluids, and they are starting antibiotics and fa ever reducer medication. Tomorrow (actually today in about three hours) he will be transferred to our veterinarian hospital and a discussion on exploratory surgery will be had. After many tests, Xrays, sonograms, the ER vet believes it is not Epilepsy related,...

To round up November's (Canine) Epilepsy Awareness Month, I'd like to highlight my very special and amazing boy, Gibson. He is the continued inspiration and namesake of my #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Campaign, where we help share information, resources, links, and fundraisers to promote education about the positive and realistic side to living with a dog who has been diagnosed with Canine Epilepsy. Gibson and I have traveled this journey. We live it. He lives with it. I have written about his journey and will continue to do in the hopes of helping others who may now find themselves on the same journey. We are here to say - Epi-dogs are amazing! Is it easy...no! Is it scary? It sure can be. Is it worth it? Definitely yes!  So today, my Epi All Star is the boy who started me on this journey and has filled my heart with so much love.  My boy , Gibson.   Gibson has taught me so many things over the years. First, there's love, trust, and a b...

Happy Sunday from Gibson and our FiveSibes family! It's Columbus Day weekend here and we'll be doing a little BBQing and playing at home - what are your plans with your pups for the weekend?

Awooo, Mateys! Pirate Gib here t' put a wee bit of fun in yer Sunday!  'Tis me dressed 'ere in me pirate's hat from a past Howl-o-ween! Shiver me wooly fur, this pirate stuff be fun!  (Wooo...Mom's coming back, I better get off the laptop! Before I go, I'll leave you with this fun video clip I'm sure a lot you will remember! Check out the pirate at :39, he has a hat like mine! Woo! Have A Happy  "Talk Like A Pirate" Weekend! For more Pirate trivia & fun visit "Talk Like A Pirate Day" site!  

Puppy "Gibson" in 2006 before he grew his beautiful long, fluffy, "wooly" coat! Did Gibson always looks so fluffy?  In a word, no! In this photo of Gibson pictured above - which flashes back to 2006, when Gib was just a pup of six months with his short summer puppy coat, there was no hint of the big, almost 100-pound super fluffy wooly boy he would grow into! Aren't Husky coats just amazing? Here's some more fun fast facts about a Siberian Husky's coat (traditional and wooly): 1) Blowin' in the Wind.   They blow their undercoats out twice a year. And if you've ever seen the snow furries from a shedding Husky, you know just how major of an event this is - there's so much fur that you can make a life-size fur model from the shedding hair! The good news is that when they are not shedding, they really don't shed! I have a blue cordouroy couch to prove it! (However, with five Huskies, one is always at a point of shedding, meaning some Hu...