Today, we the FiveSibes are taking over the blog! Why? Because it is a very special day here at the FiveSibes homestead! It's Hu-Dad's Birthday! Woooo! We're flashing back to some of these pics of Hu-Dad with us over the years! Our Hu-Dad is the best! He builds us cool stuff life a roof over OUR deck (it's once was theirs, but now it's ours)! He wanted to be sure to keep us dry in rainy and snowy weather because he knows how much we love to sit up high on the deck and look over the yard! He carries us when we are injured, and even built us a handipup ramp (for Chloe's recovery from double CCL surgery, and Gibson when he tore his  CCLs and with his bouts of weak hind end), and he used to take Harley with him to court when she was just a pup (she even rode in the police car, but shhhhhh, don't tell the other Sibes!) He loves us lots and we love him! We can't wait to celebrate and eat, oops, we mean give him his ice cream cake! Oh yes, and lots an

Check out my latest article on Canine Epilepsy in the newest edition of The Sled Dogger magazine! Starting on page 20, I have an 8-page spread about how ‪ seizures do not stop these amazing sled dogs from doing what they love best! My story features the beautiful sledding Epi-Huskies "Nukka" of Pennsylvania, "Meeko" of Ojibwa Kennels in Michigan, and "Jack" from Alberta, Canada.  You can meet these amazing Epi-Stars below! ‪   ***Read it online free HERE .*** "NUKKA" "Nukka" with kisses for hu-mom, Jenifer Maksim. "MEEKO" "JACK"  "Dogs with Canine Epilepsy can, and DO, live full, happy lives."    ~Dorothy Wills-Raftery, the FiveSibesMom #LiveGibStrong K9 Epilepsy Awareness & Purple Day® Ambassador "Don't think, just link!" 

  Today, we hung our Norstar on our FiveSibes favorite maple tree. Norwood's mom knitted these stars and sent out to friends to hang in Norwood's memory. A donation to his little furbrother Seager's rescue in his memory is such a nice way to help another rescue dog. Norwood would have really liked that. And hanging stars is such a wonderful tribute! As so many of us here in Blogville feel, we may not personally know each other, but through our blogs and connection, we share a special bond, sometimes even more special than those we hold with someone we do see in person. Love and friendship comes from the heart; miles between do not matter. We all know how much Norwood loved life, lived life, and will now shine brightly in hundreds of trees and landmarks across the lands. We like to think he'd be very happy and nutty seeing all the sparkling yellow lights knowing they were all for him! Shine brightly, Norstar. Shine brightly. Photo from Norwood Unleashed

Today is Memorial Day - a day of remembrance for fallen United States servicemen, women, and canines, who bravely served our country. While it unofficially marks the start of summer in many areas, with family get-togethers, picnics, barbeques, pool time, and more, we can not forget the true meaning of the day and take a few minutes to pay homage to those veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice throughout the years for our country. Siberian Husky "Buck," War Dog Amabasador     War Dogs: Husky Heroes   Did you know that the Siberian Husky and Malamutes were used as War Dogs during WWII? If you are a reader of my blog, you have read my previous posts about their important role during the war. I also talk about Buck, pictured above. If you are a newcomer,  Buck was the U.S. War Dogs Ambassador, and along with his handler, Vietnam veteran Johnny Mayo, Buck traveled 25,000 miles across the country being the voice for heroic War Dogs who served in Vietnam

Our Flashback Friday is a special one in honor of Memorial Day (Monday, May 25). This patriotic photo featuring our boy Wolf was taken a few years back. On Monday we will feature a special Memorial Day post in honor of our veterans, but today since it's the start to the weekend, we wanted to talk about some safety tips as Memorial Day weekend is also the unofficial start to summer in many areas. It's a time for family and friends get-togethers, barbeques, swimming, and outdoor fun, so we like to take this time to share a few FiveSibes Safety Tips as a reminder so everyone, including our pets, can enjoy the long weekend: Keep pets in a separate room or kennel while guests are arriving and leaving to avoid any escapes and to help quell any anxieties. Keep collar and tags on in case they get spooked or sneak off. Keep a leash nearby for emergency roundups. Keep lit candles and lighters out of their reach. Keep them away from hot/flaming BBQ grilles. Do not use

As we know, bath and grooming days for a Siberian Husky is an adventure! This past Friday was spa time at our FiveSibes homestead and prior to the actual bath time, I posted this pic of our Harley queen reigning over the empty bathtub on our FiveSibes Facebook page , and we had readers comment about how well our Sibes behave during bath and grooming time. For starters are very fortunate enough to have a groomer who does house calls and has become very familiar with my Huskies over the years. Previously, we did a drop-off at a grooming parlor, but it was traumatic for both Huskies, the staff, and me! Gibson even managed to get himself out of their kennel one time and was meandering around the room on his own! A real Husky Houdini! I love having my Sibes groomed in their own home environment, and since my diagnosis of Rhuemetoid Arthritis now prevents me from helping, my wonderful future son-in-law stepped in to help keep our Huskies feeling calm by assisting the groomer and supportin

Samira Mahjoub Tapia's beautiful "Chili" the therapy dog is busy checking out some books for kids in the library with Lynda Cox's (what we think is the perfect) caption! Our FiveSibes™ Merry Meme Caption Contest is periodically hosted over on our FiveSibes: Siberian Husky K9 News & Reviews Facebook page featuring gorgeous Siberian Huskies and clever memes suggested by and voted by on our readers. Mondays have you down? Come join us each week for some Merry Memes and lots of smiles! Would you like to see your Husky or northern breed featured in a meme? Post your pic on our Facebook page or Email it to us at FiveSibesHuskyNews(at)gmail(dot)com and put "Meme Caption Contest" in subject line! We'll post it on our page and the caption suggestion with the most likes, wins, and we turn it into a poster crediting both photographer and caption winner! Lots of fun and a great way to highlight our furbabies! We hope you'll join us!

Our FiveSibes "twins" siblings Chloe and Wolf having some Siberific fun flashing back to when they were just two years old! They loved wrestling matches on the floor (sofa, bed, deck, yard, etc)! It's fun to see that still to this day, all FiveSibes love to engage in some frisky business! "Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun. " ~Nina Dobrev Flashback Fridays are brought to you by us - the FiveSibes - and our invited co-hosts, Love is being owned by a Husky , each Friday. We hope you'll find a photo or video from your Memory Lane, post it, and link up to our blog hop each week! If you don't catch it on Friday, you can link up any time during the week!