Memories of Snowstorms Past on a Flashback Friday, Last Call for Bids & Photos & Daily Epi-Tip

S-n-o-w! Is there a better word for a Siberian Husky to hear? With the forecasts calling our area's first "snow" of the season, accompanied by arctic-like weather caused by the polar vortex, one can only think of snow! While I'll confess that the Husky kids are going to be a bit more excited than me about the snow, I do have some worries this year with Harley having a new diagnosis of arthritis in her rear right leg and Gibson having his continued hind end weakness, a ramp covered in slippery snow does cause some concern. But I know when the beautiful fluffy flakes of sparkling white fall from the sky in a beautiful silent world, I will enjoy it the beauty and the peace. This photo is a flashback to two years ago when all 20 paws were happily and healthily on the ground together enjoying a fresh snowfall!



 

 

Tomorrow - Saturday, November 15 - at 8 PM EST, our FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness online auction will close! So hop on over and check out more than 150 beautiful new and handcrafted items, just in time for holiday gift giving and all the profits will be a split donation to Canine Epilepsy Resources Epil-K9 Foundation's "Emma's Fund" through the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine ~AND~ The Wally Foundation for Canine Epilepsy. We gave you peek at some of the fabulous items in yesterday's post HERE, and here's a few more...so come on over to our host's AFA - Auction for Animals page and jump in for some bidding on some fabulous items, many of them donated all in support of Canine Epilepsy Awareness!




A Husky AND Chocolates! En route from Germany! 
Hard to find here in USA!
Plus...


And much, much more! All new or hand-crafted with love!
Auction HERE
 






And Saturday is also our deadline for those Purple Pumpkin pics in support of Canine Epilepsy Awareness! You can pose your pet (Epi, non-Epi, furangel all welcome) with a pumpkin painted purple, decorated in purple, or add a purple pumpkin graphic to an already existing photo! Why a purple pumpkin? You'll have to read our post all about it HERE!


 
And joining us this week is our new co-host, those beautiful Sibes and their mom from Love is Being Owned by a Husky blog!

To catch up on past FiveSibes Flashback Fridays and see what all the fun is about, visit our list HERE.



 

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  1. Brian's Home BlogNovember 15, 2014 at 7:34 AM

    Brrrrrrrr! We know you sweet ones love the snow, us not so much. If we get any we'll gladly send it to you!!!

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  2. UnknownNovember 16, 2014 at 5:02 PM

    We got some snow today!!! but you know what?? It melted away in hours!!! :( UGH!!!! Soon!!
    ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!

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