"Have you missed me? I've missed you all!"   My apologies for not being around much in Blogville...it's been a little crazy with rehabbing Gibson from his fall, sudden bouts of his vomiting and overheating, and my meeting the deadline for my next book on Canine Epilepsy. I do miss you guys, and plan to get around and visit your blogs as soon as I can!  Update on my boy Gibson... Gib getting comfy for his laser session! With Gibson being an Epi-Husky (canine epileptic), he is on meds and supplements and we like to say he is "managed." But as any Epi-parent can attest to, it is an emotional roller coaster ride of the unknown. Gibson does go through the occasional setback from the side effects of those meds and supplements that he is on, such as a weak hind and bouts of vomiting and ataxia. Then, this past Christmas Eve, he slipped on a snow-covered patch of ice while playing with is little sister Bandit in the freshly falling snow, and he went ...

Bandit is so excited to send Buddy, the Christmas Husky the first donation check from a portion of sales from my book on him called, Buddy, the Christmas Husky~Based on a True Holiday Miracle. While he is the Christmas Husky (named that because he was found and saved on Christmas Day), his story is for all seasons - how an abused, abandoned, and sick Siberian Husky was saved by a stranger who helped him find a happy home and lots of people across the world who love him! You can read in a previous post all about Buddy HERE . And you can also follow Buddy on his Facebook page of the same name HERE . Be sure to tell him the FiveSibes sent you! We want to take a moment to say "Thank You" to all Hey! Easter Bunny, don't forget me! who ordered my Buddy book, illustrated by the very talented Barbara K. Slocum, and thank you for all the wonderful comments about the book, and for your support of Buddy. We couldn't have made this donation, which we hope is one of many...

So excited! Harley is helping me proof the final printer's blueline to my newest soon-to-be-published FiveSibes™ Tale - Getting Healthy With  Harley, illustrated by the talented Michelle Littler ! We should have the books available for sale soon via our indie publishing site (that is under construction) at ArcticHouse Publishing . A portion of the book's proceeds, post publication costs, will be donated to the Save Our Siberians Siberspace Rescue Fund.   Stay tuned for the announcement of our  book release and Book Blog Tour! If you'd like to get on our mailing and book tour list, drop us a line at ArcticHousePublishing(at)gmail(dot)com and put "Healthy Harley" in the subject line.

Check Out Pets Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Dog Works Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio To close out March, we hope you'll listen to, and share, our very special Purple Day® for Canine Epilepsy Awareness featuring our fellow blogger, Susan Sehi-Smith, author of The White Dog Diary who is the founder and president of the Paws to People: Bridges to Cures organization "committed to furthering comparative studies research in catastrophic diseases (such as epilepsy and cancer) to save the lives of humans and pets." I will also have a more in-depth interview with Sue about Paws to People in a later post, so please check back. I want to thank Sue for an amazing show that is just chock-full of important information. She is doing some amazing work, and hopefully, one day, through comparative studies research, cures for both our two-legged and four-legged loved ones will be discovered. I'd like to dedicate this post to both Sue's Epi-Angel, Quinn, and...

Happy Saturday! Who are you sharing your morning cup of coffee with? One Lovely Morning   by Aiyah De Torres   via PoetrySoup.com Warm smile, fresh air   light talks,   day dreaming.   A toast of love,   a scent of aroma   soothing in my membrane   creamy and sweet,   a perfect moment indeed.

  Today is the international Purple Day® for Epilepsy Awareness and, along with my Epi-Husky Gibson, I am very proud to be an official Ambassador for my third consecutive year. We join in the worldwide effort of bringing awareness, education, information, resources, and support to people about Canine Epilepsy. We also hope to help dispel some of the fear associated with seizure disorders and to let folks know they are not alone. We are here for you and hope we can successfully steer you in the right direction for assistance. Gibson helping me post Canine Epilepsy information. What is Purple Day? According to PurpleDay.org , “Cassidy Megan created the idea of Purple Day in 2008, motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy. Cassidy's goal is to get people talking about epilepsy in an effort to dispel myths and inform those with seizures that they are not alone. The Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia (EANS) came on board in 2008 to help develop Cassidy'...