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

"Hike!" is a very important word in the Husky world vocabulary. In musher-speak, it means to get going, but today I'd like to talk about a different hike - the upcoming Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue's (TOTTSHR) annual "Tails on the Trails" Husky hike and fundraising event that will take place on Saturday, September 29 - and this year marks their 10th anniversary! In the past, my FiveSibes and I have participated as remote hikers, and we will be again (see our fundraising button below)...but...I am really excited and honored because this year I was invited to be part of their 10th Anniversary hike! Woo! So if you are going, be sure to stop by my tent in the vendor section where I will have copies of What's Wrong With Gibson? Learning About K-9 Epilepsy books on hand to sign and sell (and a percentage of proceeds still goes to the Canine Epilepsy Resources center), as well as some "Live GIB Strong" awareness bracelets, t-shir...