"Hey, Mom, is our yard all safe for us to play in?" March is Poison Awareness Month, with the third week being Poison Awareness Week (Happy 50th Anniversary to the Poison Prevention Week Council !) While this is the end of the month, Poison Awareness is something we all need to be vigilant about every single day of every month throughout the entire year.  So let's use this annual reminder to double-check our pets' surroundings and keep them safe and healthy. First and foremost, keep your vet's, veterinarian emergency hospital's, and poison control numbers up-to-date and readily posted by our landline phones and in our cell phones. And...Pet Poison Helpline now also has a "Pet Poison Help" iPhone app for just 99 cents! With Easter just around the corner, please keep children's Easter baskets that are filled with yummy things for kids high up out of reach of the family pets. Chocolate, little plastic toys, button batteries in talking book...

Today is an important day - it's Purple Day - a day to spread awareness for Epilepsy for humans and canines. As many of you know, this is a cause near and dear to my heart as my six-year-old wooly Siberian Husky, Gibson, was diagnosed with Canine Epilepsy when he just turned three.  I have just been received exciting news from the Purple Day Partnership Executive, Michelle Caplan, than I have been named "Purple Day Ambassador" in my city and will be listing the FiveSibes™ blog in the media contacts! Gibson and I are very excited and proud to be part of Purple Day! We are joining paws with Team Epilepsy to continue our campaign of awareness and thank all you who have supported Gibson, our book and Blog Book Tour, Canine Epilepsy Resources , and I every step of the way! Our hope is that one day, there will be a cure! Until then, it is important to share awareness and stay connected to offer each other support and information. Please be sure to search "K-9 Epileps...

Here's our boy Wolf keeping good company with his shadow! Me and My Shadow "...Like the wallpaper sticks to the wall Like the seashore clings to the sea Like you'll never get rid of your shadow ...you'll never get rid of me Let all the others fight and fuss Whatever happens, we've got us. Me and my shadow We're closer than pages that stick in a book We're closer than ripples that play in a brook Strolling down the avenue..." ~D. Dreyer, A. Jolson, B. Rose; Recorded by Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. 1962 And to keep the shadowy fun going, here's a little "Winnie the Pooh" video featuring non other than Piglet and his shadow...and check out Eeyore...if our Gibson could talk, this would so be his voice!  Happy Shadow Shot Sunday! Visit Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Gibson is so happy his book is helping others! Today, we are so excited to bring you to our next two stops on our FiveSibes™ Tale: What's Wrong With Gibson? Learning About K-9 Epilepsy Book Release Blog Tour! First stop is the Don't Mess With My TuTu: Two Doggy Divas Journey Through Life . We are so honored to be part of their "Thorsday," which is held in honor of the late Thor, a "gentledog giant" (you can read all about him in the blog)...what a sweet way to pay tribute to a furpal and we are happy to be part of his special weekly day.   We are also so happy to be part of Gretchen and Sissy's mama's blog - our second stop is over at Chan Knits, where she also talks about how Canine Epilepsy has touched their lives.   Gretchen, today's Book Tour hostess! We had so much fun answering their questions and are so pleased they joined us in spreading awareness of Canine Epilepsy. A special "woo" and "thank you" goes out to ...

Today, March 20th, marks the first day of spring, and Gibson is enjoying a nice run, welcoming in the spring season...which, translated for our Sibe kids, this is pretty much how the warmer days' schedule goes: Breakfast Time. Play Time. Pool Time. Naps in the Air Conditioned House. Snack Time. Snuggle Time. Pool Time. Early Morning Run Time. Pool Time. Snack Time. Naps in the Air Conditioned House. Snuggle Time. Late Evening Walks. Dinner Time. Pool Time. Play Time. Snuggle and TV Time. Bed Time in the Air Conditioned House. Sure sounds good to me. Happy Spring!

The FiveMcSibes! ☘   ☘  ☘   ☘   ☘   ☘  ☘   What's St. Patty's Day without some food and drink? Well, the FiveMcSibes are ready for some fun, that's for sure! And to celebrate the "Wearin' o' the Green" day, here's a special recipe for homemade shamrock patties for our furkids to enjoy that look so good, I want one! The recipe is from a reader on DogTipper.com, so be sure to stop over to see a great pictorial of this recipe and others: ☘   ☘  ☘   ☘   ☘   ☘  ☘ St. Patty's Day Patties ☘   ☘  ☘   ☘   ☘   ☘  ☘ 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 4 strips bacon, cut into small pieces 4 cups green peas, drained (about two cans) 2 tablespoons water Wolf is ready to "Sham Rock" and taste test this recipe! So here we go! Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix dry ingredients. Fry bacon and reserve drippings; cool. Put pea...