“A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:  Its loveliness increases; it will never  pass into nothingness; but still will keep a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full  of sweet dreams, and health, and  quiet breathing...”  ~John Keats Happy Shadow Shot Sunday! Shadow Shot Sunday 2  

❤ Puppy Gibson  ❤ We love Fridays! And now even more so! Last Friday, I shared the story of how while flipping through some photos of my furkids when I came across some of when they were babies. What a treasure! I immediately strolled down Memory Lane with my daughter reminiscing about the many adorable, crazy things they use to all do as puppies! Oh, that stage sure does go by all too quickly! So, in honor of puppyhood, I've decided - with great cheers from many of you - to do a Flashback Friday series, featuring puppy pics of the Sibe kids. Please join in! Grab the button, stick it on your blog along with a photo of your furkid(s) and let's all have fun strolling down Memory Lane together! I'm hoping this will be a Blog Hop, so be sure to link up to that as well! Here's two pics for this week - the top one is of my wooly boy, Gibson, on his first day home at age four months! He was such a cute furball. That night, he slept on my lap (he was already a big boy at...

I believe William Wordsworth had it right. Every time I see a rainbow my heart does indeed leap. When we lose a faithful companion, I'd like to think it's their way of sending us a message of their safe arrival beyond the Rainbow Bridge and how they will always be with us...and the rainbow serves as a beautiful reminder of that. Today, we'd like to say goodbye to a Blogger friend of many of ours... Mango , who just Wednesday morning, suddenly embarked upon his final journey to a land where he can run and roll and be...Mango! We also send our heartfelt condolences and Husky hugs to the Mango Momma. Mango was one of the featured Canine Epilepsy dogs in my awareness video showing how being an Epi-Dog did not slow him down in life. You can check out this brave warrior, who beat that Seizure Monster for the last year of his life and keeping it away, never to return, at marker :48. I'm sure Mango is now up in the rolling green hills of the heavens, boldly w...

Shhhh...the FiveSibes here...we took Hu-Mom's laptop when she wasn't looking to share our very special Birthday wishes and woos to her with all our love. ♥ We hope you all enjoy our very special song we did just for her!    Awww, thanks, kids! That was just beautiful! Love you all so much!  ♥ ~Hu-Mom

What have my FiveSibes™ characters been up to? Last week, I was so excited to learn from humor writer Carol E. Wyer, who is the author of Mini Skirts and Laughter Lines, Surfing in Stilletos , and the creatively funny force behind the Facing 50 With Laughter blog , that I was tagged for a feature entitled "The Next Big Thing." This weekly feature, where each author passes the torch on to five others for the following week's "The Next Big Thing," is all about writing and what "The Next Big Thing" writers are working on. What a great way to learn more about an author and discover some new reads. At the end of my session, I'll be tagging five other authors, so be sure to read along! So much fun! Many "woos" from the Sibe kids and a huge "Thank You" from this FiveSibesMom to Carol for selecting me! I shall carry the torch with pride. Here we go... What is the working title of your book? Getting Healthy With Harley ...

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...

Oh my, the look says it all. Change. According to Dictionary.com, the definition of change is, " to make the form, nature , content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone."  According to my boy, Wolf, "change" is a four-letter word. And, well... apparently I did not get the "change" memo, or just chose to ignore it because I decided to do some early Autumn cleaning and rearranged my room, which included moving his bed. Mind you, I only moved it about five feet and it was to give him more room and get his bed away from the heating vent before the upcoming cooler season (I thought I'd get a head start). So my moving his bed really was to benefit him. But as you can see from his photo taken last night when he first went to bed (and discovered it had been moved), his look says he's pretty unhappy with me. Then, he proceeded to get up walk over the my nightsta...

Current magazine cover girl, our Harley! We are so thrilled that our alpha queen Harley was selected as the cover girl for the current issue (Volume 1; Issue 3) of  American Pet Magazine! Woooo! Of course, your Royal Highness, the Queen, is enjoying every moment of her fame! We are having a copy framed, just in her honor! If you haven't checked out this fairly new online magazine (they debuted last summer and currently have three issues in their first volume series), you must do so! It is full of great pet articles and helpful information on dogs, cats, horses, fishes, ferrets, and more! Now, I'm not singing this publication's accolades because I am a contributing writer and photographer, I'm saying it because it really is super magazine jam-packed with info and articles in each issue. Publisher Suzin Karp, along with her four-legged staff of GypsyPrince, MissKitty, and PeanutButter, have brought pet owners a valuable resource delivered in between the virtual pages...

As many of you know, our Gibson has been head-over-paws in love with Harley since the day we brought him home at four months of age, and she was just a one-year-old. One gaze into her blue eyes, and he was hooked! Her body slamming him into the pool, pawing him on his back, and playful Husky bites to his neck hooked this boy and he was immediately smitten with her and, six-and-a-half years later, he is still totally in love with her. Wherever you see Harley, Gibson is right by her side. This photo is of them holding paws as they lay by each other on the deck just enjoying the afternoon breeze. It personifies love...and yes, I believe animals can love and be in love!  Happy Sunday!  * * * * * * * * * Speaking of Love, Please Join Us in Sending Woos of Get Well Wishes to Furpals Suka & Forrest:  Our furpal, "Suka, " who may of you know, has been going through a tough time lately with not feeling good. We have a badge posted here on our left in a continuous #p...