Woooooo! It's officially summer in the Northern hemisphere...a time of splashing in pools, barbequing delish foods, romping in the fields, playing in the surf, going for car rides, exploring on vacation, catching frisbees in the park, chasing bugs, eating ice cream, burying bones, snoozing in front of the fan, watching fireworks, and lazing in the shade.  It's also a great time to photograph our beloved canine companions doing what they like best doing the great Summer season. So let's have some fun together! Snap those great shots of your dogs and enter our "Summer Fun Canine Photo Contest!" We have some fab prizes and award certificates for our lucky winners! ( We apologize to all our kitty friends, but this one's for the doggies! )   Here's the Submission Rules: We'd love for you to follow (if you don't already) our blog here, our FiveSibes: Siberian Husky K9 News & Reviews page , and our Twitter page (@FiveSibesMom) ,

"Love you, Momma!" ~ "Love you, too, Bandit!" "Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives." ~C.S. Lewis  Shadow Shot Sunday Participants  

We are thinking of our beautiful Blogger furpal, Thunder, of The OP Pack who is not doing well. I'm sure by  now you've heard the heartwrenching news that Thunder may have cancer and IMHA. If you haven't had the chance yet, please stop over to visit the Chronicle of Woos to get the latest update and leave them a message of love and support during this very difficult time. We send loving woos and prayers to Thunder and hu-family along with the hopes of healing comfort and strength for Thunder in the days ahead. Thunder, we love you! And, yes, we believe in miracles. We are sending you lots of woos and positive wishes. Here our Wolf and Harley are sending their woos to you, Thunder. Stay strong, Thunder.

"Woo, the water's fine...won't you join me?"

Wooo! Friday, June 21st is the 15th anniversary of Take Your Dog to Work Day! Now, the FiveSibes are among the "working breed" dogs...but they like to do lots of things besides sledding...they are: Official Taste Testers of all thing snacks,  Quality Control Officers for testing toys,  Professional Snoozers and Lickers,  Assistant Editors for my book projects (Bandit, pictured here, really likes those red pens for chewing, I mean editing!),  TV Specialists (they prefer Animal Planet),  Water Quality Testers (they check out the pool water for temperature and fun-ability), and Linguistics Experts, having perfected the Husky "woo!" They also love to take turns spending time with us in our home office, provided we have a good supply of treats, toys, and oh, yes, a comfy bed! "Woo, Gib, how do you spell Epilepsy?" Pictured here, Bandit has joined Gibson as part of my editorial team. She is proofing lots of stories sent in for my latest book

We are joining Blogville in sending furpal Benny of Two French Bulldogs lots of woos and wishes to stay strong, be healthy, and  "Fight Like A Frenchie" against his diagnosed liver cancer. We are so sorry to hear he is battling this monster and join with other Bloggers in supporting him and sending him, Lily, and their Hu-Mom our heartfelt prayers and power of the paw and forming a Pawcircle of Hope and Healing. Stay strong, Benny. We love you! Thanks to Jazzi's Hu-Mom for sharing  this cool image! To donate toward Benny's extememely expensive treatment, please visit this "Go Fund Me" site:

Our Harley girl hanging out poolside with my  honorary grandson, Hunter.

❤ Gibson and Hu-Dad ❤

Harley & Gibson - Summer of '06!  When the love birds were just babies!  Harley at one-and-a-half years old,  and puppy Gibson was just six months old! Summer Love by Leah Harlow   Summer love A new flame Bright but fades Time well spent Summer love Early sunrises Late night fireflies Bright afternoons Summer love Every second spent Thoughts race around Chances well taken Summer love Soggy sand Cool water Warm hands Summer love The newest joy Most awaited part Let loose Summer love Take a chance Take a dive Take it in Summer love.  Happy Flashback Friday!  Grab our badge and join in!  Share your blog, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram #FlashbackFriday photo and mention the FiveSibes ™  with a link back to here and leave us comment so we can come visit your Flashback, too!  To catch up on past Flashback Fridays, visit us here:   Flashback Friday #29: Puppy Originals Flashback Friday #28: Hidden Treasures of Our Lives Resid

Epi-Husky "Gibson" of the FiveSibes says, "Thank Woo!" for helping us to raise funds for Canine Epilepsy Resources. Wooo! Gibson and I are so happy to announce that we recently raised $180 more through our "Live Gib Strong" K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Campaign for the Canine Epilepsy Resources ' EPIL-K9 Foundation for "Emma's Fund" bringing total contributions to date to $250! The campaign is on-going and a percentage of proceeds from my book will continue for the life of the book, so hopefully, our donations will continue to add up! The campaign consists of a percentage of proceeds from my children's book, What's Wrong With Gibson? Learning About K-9 Epilepsy, awareness bracelets, t-shirts, and straight donations. Our "Gib Check"  So a huge "Thank You!" to all of you who help us promote Canine Epilepsy Awareness by purchasing my book and "Live Gib Strong" K-9 Epilepsy Awa

"You can observe a lot by just watching." ~Yogi Berra Shadow Shot Sunday 2  

Our "The Sibe Vibe" monthly radio show is doing really well and my co-host Robert Forto (of Dog Works Radio and Team Ineka ) and I have been having lots of fun with it and every one of our guests has been terrific and full of information about Siberian Huskies and all things canine! Of course, we have you, our dedicated readers and listeners for making it so successful! We've had lots of fantastic guests on (check out our Dog Works Radio page HERE and our The Sibe Vibe blog HERE for a complete listing of previous shows you can tune in any time to listen to on your computer. I've been a little tardy in posting stories since we've been away from blogging as much as I used to because, as many of you know from previous postings, I've been focusing on healing our two Huskies, Gibson and Harley, through Conservative Care Management for torn CCLs, and it slow and time-consuming, but that's okay! Slow and easy is our motto right now for them. But, I hope to c