It's National Dog Week (and Pet Blog Hop)! Let's Celebrate!
![Image](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXu8jRVhC1Mct1UFXG-2uTtXs1vNhno4dFq5nyhlah2edftQ00TeaTt6muAH6dkeYvq-ap93HXpWByv_IPybG5iET7wjX-oTWq-bq5PB92o0Uy-A3_ha6KpTHNlOFoPFhoPcTAP7P4F_e/s400/GibWolf2321AWEB+copy.jpg)
Along with welcoming in the crisp, cooler weather this week, we also roll out the carpet for National Dog Week that takes place this year September 19 - 25. While in our humble abode, every day is “Dog Day,” we will be celebrating it in typical Sibe-style: running, playing, eating, and posing for photos. And, for a tidbit of pop culture–the FiveSibesMom (yours truly!) was born and married during this wonderful week! Fitting, wouldn’t you say?! National Dog Week celebrates that special bond between dog and owner; a bond that includes traits of love, loyalty, devotion, trust, forgiveness, companionship. They give us such happiness. They are truly our best friends. According to PetPlace.com , the origins of the phrase “man’s best friend” began with Sen. George Graham Vest, a lawyer from Missouri Vest, who during a closing argument for a client whose dog was deliberately shot and killed by a neighbor, gave such a strong and moving speech to the jury, that the case was won and the spe