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Husky Bandit Watching Strawberries

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"Woo! What big strawberries you have there, Mom..." Join in the BlogPaws Blog Hop HERE! If those jumbo sweet berries wet your whistle, check out one of our FiveSibes favorite Canine Cooking Corner recipes perfect for this time of year: Frozen Berry Yogurt Bites, yum! Bon(e) Appetit!

A Very Special Day to Give Thanks: Hu-Dad's Birthday & USA Memorial Day

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Woo! This is one of my favorite photos of my hubby, the Hu-Dad, walking with Gibson, that I've shared before, but there's no other photo that quite captures the strong caring silence as this one. Hu-Dad keeps things going smoothly here at our FiveSibes Husky homestead! From building special needs ramp to constructing a deck roof just to keep the weather off the Huskies so they can still enjoy being outdoors, to carrying the pups when they had surgeries, to sharing his pizza crust, not asking what the latest vet bill was, and being a super-pooper-scooper! We are so thankful for him all  he does. He is the best and loved by me and his furry "kids!" Today is also Memorial Day - a day for us to remember and honor the fallen soldiers - both human and K9 - who gave the ultimate sacrifice so we may enjoy the freedoms we have today. We thank you and we will never forget.  

When the Sun Shines on a Flashback Friday

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There's a whole lotta hopping going on! First up, we are flashing back a few years to one of my favorite memories of my  now furangel Gibson, who was enjoying his rehab walking after a period of time where he was dealing with a weak hind end and a torn CCL due to side effects of his epilepsy medicine. During a rest, he raised his head toward the sunny sky, closed his eyes, and looked so blissful, I just had to snap his photo and pair it with the amazingly true quote. I look at this photo often and smile. Always a champion, Gibson truly enjoyed every minute of life. He was, and will always be, an inspiration to me, and remind me that even during tough times, be sure to take a few minutes to embrace and appreciate this wonderful life we have. Happy Flashback Friday!   Do you have a photo from  your pet's past that you'd like to share? Come stroll down Memory Lane with us here at FiveSibes and join in our Flashback Friday blog hop (we are open all week)

The FiveSibes (Red) Nose Knows!

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  Of course a dog's nose knows...well, almost everything! There is not much these Husky noses miss! Including the fact that today is Red Nose Day - a day to don a red nose in support of ending child poverty. We here at FiveSibes are loving the idea of hosting a Red Nose Day #FiveSibes Facebook Fundraiser and for doing so, according to RedNoseDay.org, "the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will MATCH every donation earned, up to $1M!"   Woo! That is so wondeful! Please visit our FiveSibes Facebook Fundraiser HERE to make a donation up until June 8, 2017, and help put an end to child poverty, and feel free to share, too, so we can reach even more people to help the children! Together, we *can* make a difference, one red nose at a time! Thank you!   Exciting News!!!  I am so proud and pleased that my photo poster for Red Nose Day received the Dog Writers Association of America's  prestigious MAXWELL MEDALLION for "Excellence!" In the words of my F

We're Baaaaaaack!

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"Woo! Wait until you hear what happened to Mom and us!" Wow...it feels good to be back. We've been unexpectedly away for a few weeks due to health reasons, both me and three of my FiveSibes. I am not sure how many of my dear readers know that I was diagnosed with degenerative Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Fibromyalgia (FM) about six years ago now. Learning to adjust life to an auto-immune disease is something I am still trying to do. My head says "hey, let's do this and this and this..." while my body says, "um, nope." I always looked, and still do, to my Gibson for inspiration, who lived with Canine Epilepsy for most of  his life. He was truly amazing and as many of you know, he dealt bravely with many side effects of his medications, such as weak hind issues and lethargy. These issues are not much different from some of the issues I deal with on a daily basis having RA and FM.  I think of my sweet, brave furagnel Gibson all th

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Flashback Friday!

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Wooooo! It's party time! Today is Flashback Friday ~and~ Cinco de Mayo, so we are flashing back six years to our fun party with all FiveSibes! I'm also sharing a fun video party from 2011 with some beautiful furpals who joined us from across the world - some are now furangels, so it was so very nice to see their sweet faces once again. "Never underestimate the importance of having fun."     ~Randy Pausch  Have a photo from  your pet's past that you'd like to share? Come stroll down Memory Lane with us here at FiveSibes and join in our Flashback Friday blog hop (we are open all week) ! Just post your pic on your blog, grab our badge & link to our blog, then join the blog hop below so others can come visit and see your flashback photos, too! What a great way to relive past fun times with our pets and kick off a weekend! We hope you'll join us for some Friday fun! (

Welcome Merry Merry Month of May

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"May! Queen of blossoms,    And fulfilling flowers, With what pretty music    Shall we charm the hours? Wilt thou have pipe and reed, Blown in the open mead? Or to the lute give heed    In the green bowers?" ~Lord Edward Thurlow, May   * * * * * * * * * * * Our FiveSibes™ Merry Meme Caption Contest is periodically hosted over on our FiveSibes: Siberian Husky K9 News & Reviews Facebook page featuring gorgeous Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes &  Northern Breed Dogs and clever memes suggested by and voted by on our readers. Would you like to see your Husky or northern breed dog featured in a meme? Post your pic on my FiveSibes Facebook page or Email it to 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 gre