What have my FiveSibes™ characters been up to? Last week, I was so excited to learn from humor writer Carol E. Wyer, who is the author of Mini Skirts and Laughter Lines, Surfing in Stilletos , and the creatively funny force behind the Facing 50 With Laughter blog , that I was tagged for a feature entitled "The Next Big Thing." This weekly feature, where each author passes the torch on to five others for the following week's "The Next Big Thing," is all about writing and what "The Next Big Thing" writers are working on. What a great way to learn more about an author and discover some new reads. At the end of my session, I'll be tagging five other authors, so be sure to read along! So much fun! Many "woos" from the Sibe kids and a huge "Thank You" from this FiveSibesMom to Carol for selecting me! I shall carry the torch with pride. Here we go... What is the working title of your book? Getting Healthy With Harley ...

Our FurAngel Chelsey with puppy Harley, circa 2005 I was flipping through some photographs and came across some from when Harley and Gibson were pups! What a pleasant surprise to find these - like jewels - that slipped out from between the pressed pages of a book. With everything being digital nowadays, having an actual photograph to look at versus checking one out online or on our phones is actually quite rare. I was still shooting with a film 35mm camera when Harley and a while later, Gibson joined our family, which consisted, at the time, of just one dog - our rescue German Shepherd/Akita, Chelsey who we adopted as a puppy. Reminiscing over the photos, I thought, "Wouldn't it be fun to do a 'Flashback Friday' every Friday featuring pics of my furbabies when they were pups?" They grow up so fast; it will be nice to take time to reflect upon the joy these puppies have added to our lives by featuring a different photo each Friday. Days go by so fast, som...

Wooo-Woo! All Aboard the Blog Book Tour! Gibson and all of us are excited for today's stop is with RumpyDog! Please be sure to stop over to Rumpy's blog and check out the great interview, where we talk about Canine Epilepsy, Gibson, and my illustrated children's book the FiveSibes™ Tale, What's Wrong With Gibson? Learning About K-9 Epilepsy .  Canine Journalist Extraordinaire! A huge round of Husky woos to Rumpy, who asked some very important and key questions about the disorder. We are sending out big thanks for joining us on our Blog Book Tour and for joining us in the all-important Canine Epilepsy Awareness.  RumpyDog , you're a great canine journalist!     * * * * * * * * * *   A percentage of proceeds from What's Wrong With Gibson? Learning About K-9 Epilepsy will benefit the Emma's Fund at the Canine Epilepsy Resources center, a valuable online site filled with information, resources, articles, and home of the EPIL-K9 lis...

  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CLICK HERE FOR OUR PLEDGE LINK And just a little friendly reminder that we will be walking to benefit the homeless Huskies at the Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue as part of their "Tails on the Trails" Husky hike and fundraiser.  (See our previous blog post all about it HERE ). We are asking our furpals and hu-parents to consider sponsoring us by pledging a donation to the TOTTSHR right HERE (look for the FiveSibes photo). No donation is too small! It is via PayPal and all donations go directly to the rescue. On behalf of Tails of the Tundra, many thanks and woos!

September 11, 2001. Eleven years ago the unthinkable happened. A day that will never be forgotten. Today is dedicated to all those  - canine and human - who  responded to the call of duty that day, and the days following, at the World Trade Center in New York City, in the Staten Island landfill, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC; and in the Pennsylvanian field.   Last year on this date, Jersey City’s Liberty State Park - directly across the river from Ground Zero - was the site of a recognition ceremony organized by the Finding One Another (FOA) and held in honor of the Search and Rescue (SAR) K9 heroes who responded to a call for help that day and the ensuring weeks that followed  9/11. While a majority of the dogs of 9/11 have now journeyed across the Rainbow Bridge, the ceremony highlighted highlighted the diligence, loyalty, and devotion of those working dogs.  “The most important thing for America to know about ...

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too."  ~Samuel Butler, 1912 Shadow Shot Sunday 2