Jing, jing, jing-a-ling..."It's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you!"  Now that Christmas Day is past, before Santa headed back up to the North Pole for a long, deserved rest before he starts to plan all his dog toy making for next Christmas, he had a whole bunch of our beautiful furpals from around the world join us with him on a fun and festive sleigh ride! One of my favorite FiveSibes & Friends videos from the holiday seasons 2011! Sit back, kick your feet up, grab a peppermint stick and hot cocoa, some healthy minty dog treats, snuggle in with your furpal(s), and enjoy our Sleigh Ride! And now that Santa is back home getting ready for Christmas 2015, and before he takes a nice long rest ~ what better way to relax than a sleigh ride with not his reindeer, but his other favorite animal - Huskies! (Of course Santa knows how to travel!) And to sum up the season is this beautiful photo graphic by Brad Johnson, Northern Lights Sled ...

Gibson having some pre-Christmas fun! He makes such a handsome Christmas tree, doesn't he? Harley sure thinks so! And the stockings were hung from the bannister with care in hopes that Santa Paws would soon be there! Darling Chloe looked every bit the Christmas princess all decked out in the tree skirt while "helping" decorate the tree! Harley kept busy snoopervising all the tree trimming and wrapping of presents! Wolf assisted with the wrapping and Hu-Dad's was extra special - it had FiveSibes wrapping paper on it!  Bandit loved playing one of Santa's reindogs! She didn't mind the antlers at all! Anything for Santa! Woo! Harley and Gibson are excited that it's time to open all our cards from our Blogger furpals! "Woo! I see one more!" says Harley, checking the mailbox. "Woooo! We received so many fun and beautiful cards from our furpals across the globe! I love getting cards...

‘Tis the season for … Treats! Cakes! Chips!  It’s a dog’s dream come true! One of the donated items to our recent #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness online benefit auction was a treat bowl filled with Sassy's Goodies . Now we’ve heard some great reviews about these doggie goodies that we decided to give them a FiveSibes taste test ourselves! Harley stepped up and volunteered to be the first to try out these goodies! Sassy Sassy’s Goodies, named after the business owner’s very own Siberian Husky “Sassy,” is an online store, but are also carried in several retail stores located in Missouri. (To find out where, click HERE ). Sassy’s Goodies Owner, Baker, Siberian Husky Mom, and a United States Military wife, Nanette says the company is still in its infancy stages and something to help with income after her husband returned from Afghanistan and Iraq. Nanette’s previous Husky, Nala, was diabetic and three years ago while her husband was in Iraq, Nala passed awa...

Gib's dreaming of a White Christmas...   Woo! When is he coming, Mom? When? This week we are flashing back to Christmas Eve 2012 when the FiveSibes kids were patiently waiting on the arrival of that jolly ol' elf to bring them bones, toys, and treats! In just five more days, it will once again be Christmas Eve and all will be waiting for Santa's arrival...wait...I think I hear jingle bells... I'd like to thank you for stopping by, and please do visit our new co-host Love is Owned by A Husky , and be sure to tell them Santa's FiveSibes elves sent you!

Woo! Woo! Woo! Santa Paws Gibson is busy packing up some special goodies for a holiday package for our newest FiveSibes honorary pack member - the very handsome "Odin!" Odin is our sponsor Sibe from The Siberian Husky Emergency Life Line (S.H.E.L.L.) rescue!  Odin We are so excited to be "sponsor parents" once again this year by participating in S.H.E.L.L.'s annual Sponsor-A-Husky for Christmas program! Last year, our sponsor Sibe was Bruce , and this year, it's Odin! It's such a great way to help make a Husky have a very happy howliday! This year S.H.E.L.L. has 22 Huskies in rescue/sanctuary and this helps to make their season bright.  S.H.E.L.L. is a non-profit organization located in Ohio that rescues Siberian Huskies from high-kill shelters and then rehabilitate them to adopt out to loving, forever families. The mission of S.H.E.L.L. is to educate the pblic about the Siberian Husky breed and advocate for adopting rather than buying H...

Oh, do we LOVE Christmas cards! Pictured above is our boy, Wolf, with just some of the (p)awesome cards from furpals across the globe as part of Blogville's Holiday Card Exchange! The FiveSibes kids get waaaaaaaaaaay more cards than us hu-family members! But it's so much fun to see them all come in! This photo flashes back to Christmas 2012 (I believe the finally total tally of FiveSibes cards was 88 that year! Us humans? About 18!) They have been coming in via sled mail and Email and we are so excited to start opening them this year! The card exchange is truly a highlight of the season!    How About A Little Christmas Card Trivia?! The origins of greeting cards began in the 14th century as wood-block printed New Year’s cards from Germany.   * The first Christmas greeting cards, called "Christmas Pieces," were of made by English schoolchildren in the 18th Century to bring home to their parents. * The modern Christmas card as we kn...

Gibson getting ready for his distance Reiki treatment A s many of you know, I recently held an auction for Canine Epilepsy Awareness. One of the many items so generously donated was a 30-minute Reiki session with animal massage therapist and Reiki practitioner Marta Banat of All Paws Massage in Vancouver, Canada, who as you recall, was also my wonderful guest speaker on “The Sibe Vibe” back in August.   I bid on the session – and was thrilled when I won! Marta's room in Canada.   Now I’ve always been intrigued by the practice of Reiki. I have a friend who became a practitioner years ago, before alternative therapies such as this were in the spotlight, and I always wondered about it. Quite honestly, when she told me what she did, and explained she healed through her hands, I thought it was a bit, well, hokey. But, fast forward about five years. Gibson has his first seizure, and then five more a month later and was put on anti-seizure meds. Then, three years ago ab...