Le'ts Celebrate! It's Our 5th BLOGiversary!


Wow! Five years! On this date in 2010, I debuted my very first FiveSibes post for National Pet Dental Health Month featuring our alpha queen Harley! 

My very first FiveSibes blog post in 2010!

It's been such a great ride and I look forward to continuing sharing this written and photographic journey with my FiveSibes with you. Harley, Gibson, Wolf, Chloe, Bandit, and myself just love being part of the Blogville community. As an author and photojournalist by trade, as well as being a former horse trainer and riding instructor, and always a dog parent and trainer, it was a natural segue for me to turn my pen and camera lens to writing about my love of dogs, specifically, my five Siberian Huskies. My FiveSibes are such a source of joy and inspiration (and a lot of chuckles, too, with their Sibe silliness), and I am so thrilled to have this great forum to share it all on. I take a lot of pride in my writing and photography, and enjoy the marriage of my love for dogs with my love of writing, and bringing those experiences into my articles. The FiveSibes and I have made so many wonderful friends over these past five years, and look forward to continued and new friendships in the future. Thank you all for your loyal readership! 

To celebrate (on our second Merry Meme Monday), we are offering a random Rafflecopter drawing for an autographed copy of the latest FiveSibes Tale: Getting Healthy With Harley to one lucky reader! **Just be sure to fill in the Rafflecopter below and leave us a comment on how you originally discovered our blog!**



Enter below and don't forget to leave a comment on how you first discovered our blog!
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Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 23, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    Aroooooo-awooooooo Sibe Tribe! Congratulations on 5 years of blogging! That is pawesome!
    Oz

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  2. Golden Daily ScoopFebruary 23, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    Happy 5 years!! We hope you have many more!!!

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  3. Two French BulldogsFebruary 23, 2015 at 3:38 PM

    Happy Blogoversary
    Snorts,
    Lily & Edward

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  4. ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥February 23, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    Happy Blogaversary and many more to come!!!

    Woos - Phantom, Ciara, and Lightning

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  5. Brian's Home BlogFebruary 23, 2015 at 7:22 PM

    Happy Blogoversary gang, y'all are always rockin' it!

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  6. UnknownFebruary 24, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    Wooowooooo! Happy Blogiversary!!!!!
    Good luck to everyone on the giveaway! It is a FANTASTIC book!
    ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!

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    1. FiveSibesMomFebruary 25, 2015 at 11:33 AM

      Thanks, Jenna! We always appreciate your support!

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2015 at 10:54 AM

    Congratulations! Happy 5 years!!

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  8. White Dog BlogFebruary 25, 2015 at 12:54 AM

    Sorry we are late to congratulate you on this milestone! We wish you 25 more years of blogging in this wonderful blog community. your voice, advocacy, and sharing of your journeys add richness to our tapestry. The White Dog Army

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  9. White Dog BlogFebruary 25, 2015 at 12:54 AM

    Sorry we are late to congratulate you on this milestone! We wish you 25 more years of blogging in this wonderful blog community. your voice, advocacy, and sharing of your journeys add richness to our tapestry. The White Dog Army

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  10. UnknownFebruary 25, 2015 at 3:17 AM

    Found your page via a link from jenna husky crazed i will certainly be visiting fb page regularly for top tips 😊

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    1. FiveSibesMomFebruary 25, 2015 at 11:35 AM

      Thank you and welcome, Christine! So happy to have you come visit! Jenna's a sweetie!

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  11. UnknownFebruary 25, 2015 at 11:30 PM

    Congratulations on the 5 yrs! I grew up with a husky, and you have stunning dogs!

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  12. UnknownFebruary 25, 2015 at 11:31 PM

    I discovered your blog through Blogpaws #WordlessWednesday. Cheers!

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