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Join Us for Purple Day for Epilepsy Blog Hop on March 26!

Mark Your Calendars! March 26th is Our Annual FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong Purple Day® for Epilepsy Blog Hop! Join Us & "Go Purple!"

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As Purple Day® for Epilepsy Ambassadors since 2012, each year, we here at #FiveSibes in honor of my now Epi-angel Gibson, host a Purple Day® for Epilepsy Blog Hop & Social Media Share in hopes of reaching others to let them know Epi-dogs, with some special care, treatment (traditional, holistic, and dietary), along with lots of love, can--and DO --live happy lives just like other dogs who do not have Epilepsy.     In 20 days, we'll be hosting our 9th Purple Day Blog Hop and you're invited to join in!     How to participate? EASY! You simply have to post a pic of something purple - turn a photo of your dog purple, bake up a batch of yummy doggy or human purple treats, write a poem or short piece about your dog or human who is living with epilepsy, or share a piece of artwork depicting Purple Day - you're the artist, be creative! This Year ~ A Video Slideshow   I am excited for this year's special Purple Day project and I am so pleased at the amazing submissi

💚 Sharing Love & Sibe-rish Kisses on #FlashbackFriday! ☘️

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  "Woo...Kiss me, Faith, I'm Sibe-rish!" says Wolfie in a 2016 Flashback. Oh, my FiveSibes were always up for some fun and were forever my favorite subjects! If it was about a party, or treats, or fun, they were all about it! Here, is one of my many fave photos of Wolfie celebrating the wearin'o' the green for St. Paddy's Day with my dear friend Jeanette's beautiful girl, Faith, and just perfect for this week's #FlashbackFriday with St. Patrick's Day being this Sunday. We always had so much fun with these two and us proud mommas dubbed them girlfriend and boyfriend...and they actually FaceTimed each other, several times! So much fun! Remember, JOY is all around you...find it, and embrace it. Hug your dogs. Enjoy a holiday together - fun or serious. They are our furry best friends and are with us for such a short time...so enjoy every moment!     What fun things did you and your pup do for St. Paddy's Day?   "A good friend is like

Honoring K9 Veterans and Their Handlers on K9 Veterans Day

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  T oday is March 13th ~ K9 Veterans Day! A time to thank our many working dogs and their handlers—from military to police—who are now veterans. According to the United States Army, "In January 1942, members of the American Kennel Club and other dog lovers formed a civilian organization called Dogs for Defense. They intended to train dogs to perform sentry duty for the army along the coast of the United States. Aware of this effort, Lieutenant Colonel Clifford C. Smith, chief of the Plant Protection Branch, Inspection Division, Quartermaster Corps, met with his commander, Major General Edmund B. Gregory, and suggested that the Army use the sentry dogs at supply depots. Gregory gave his approval to an experimental program, and on March 13, 1942, Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson approved Gregory's application and created the K-9 Corps."   Most recently, I wrote an article for 4Knines on our U.S. canine veterans,, and if you follow me, I