"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."    ~Winnie the Pooh/A. A. Milne T oday would have been another one of those special fun days with my FiveSibes...it's the birthdate of my three Pupsters - Wolfie, Chloe, and Bandit! Oh, how much fun birthdays were with all of them. If you've followed my blog, you know jut how much they all enjoyed their doggy birthday parties! Today, they would be turning 17! While I know they would not physically be here for that birthday, they are always and forever in my heart and I always embrace their special dates, and while I miss them all so very much, how lucky I was to have them all in my life. What a wonderful chapter that was, and in my memories, will always be. 🩷 January 19, 2008 🩵 When the adorable Pupsters first day home after a nice warm bath!      The babies with "Momma" Harley! (She was not their birth mother, but she was such an amazing surrogate mom to them.) Happy Birthday  dear ...

  FiveSibes #Flashback ~ "Bandit" ~  2017   "Because of the dog's joyfulness,  our own is increased. It is no small gift."    ~ Mary Oliver   O ne of the most comforting things to me is when one (or a couple) of my FiveSibes would hop up on my chair, with me in it, and do their Sibe swirl, then settle in for the night on my lap! Here, our 57-pound pupster girl, Bandit, made herself right at home for the night. Now, if only I had trained them to go fetch me a glass of water or a snack! BOL! But then again, I'd never want to disturb them in their comfort zones! I mean, look how content and comfy our sweet Bee looks! Could you disturb her? So, I always tried to have my snacks ready and waiting, and a few for them, too, of course!   Does your dog, no matter the size, love to be a lapdog?   💛 Memories Are Visits For the Heart 💛       Join Us! The Linky tool will open all week for you to join us in the Blog Hop and share ...

    “True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.” ~ Charles Caleb Colton O ur connections to friends in the pet world is huge thanks to social media. And some of us have been lucky enough to forge some wonderful friendships over the miles and years, even decades, with some pretty amazing, caring folks. When we learn of a loss of one of our beloved pets, this "family of friends" steps up to grieve with us, support us, and console with us. When someone welcomes a new dog to the family, we all cheer. When a homeless husky is in need, this family of friends steps up and shares the post in the hopes of helping rescues find a forever home for the waiting dog. Then, suddenly, we lose a member from this special group, and we all feel it. One week ago, this close-knit Siberian Husky commumity lost one such friend—Kerry McBrearty, a Husky hu-mom to three of her own and a rescue advocate, was one of those special, kind and thoughtful folks. He...