Wolf joins in the worldwide "Howl." April 23.  A very important date. It is the anniversary date of the vigil for the slain Whistler 100 sled dogs. Whenever we hear of them, our hearts break and tears fill our eyes. Last year, I, along with the rest of the world, heard the news reports about the shocking slaughter of a reported 100 healthy, hard-working, innocent sled dogs in British Columbia that came to light. Not only were they slaughtered, but some who were badly wounded were allegedly chased down and murdered in front of the other dogs just waiting for their turn to be killed. Last February, in a blog post titled, We Must Never Lose Our Humanity , I wrote about this horrific story and tried to understand how this could have happened. I still do not understand. The old adage says "Out of something bad, something good always comes." While nothing can erase the abominable visions I have in my own head of these dogs,..and while it chills me to think of what ...

  Happy Husky New Year! by Dorothy Wills-Raftery     H uskies are beautiful with eyes so bright. A nd they are intelligent and very sprite. P ulling sleds or P ulling apart toys        Y ou will love them all; girls and boys! H owling is their native song   U nderstanding where they belong.   S pirit guides speaking the unspoken   K eeping us safe by their side   Y et always willing to work and to ride.   N ome owes the Sibe since twenty-five   E veryone knows their story and pride;   W hether snow or ice, never they hide.   Y ou can’t keep a Husky from running   E ven then they are truly stunning.   A ll they want is a Hu-family to love;   R eal fur angels sent from above. Wishing all of our furpals and their hu-families a very happy and healthy 2012!  

PLEASE SPONSOR A PLEDGE IN THE FIVESIBES' NAME!   The FiveSibes™ are wooing with excitement as we are once again participating in the annual Tails on the Trails fundraising event to help raise funds for homeless Huskies!  Hosted by the Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue (TOTTSHR) , this event that takes place on September 24 is a fun-filled day of walking, games, and sled-pulling demonstrations. Folks with or without dogs, are welcome! You can even volunteer to walk one of the TOTTSHR's furpals!  If you can't attend, you can help by sending in pledge in the name of the FiveSibes™ either by check or money order payable to TOTTSHR, Inc. (Email us for address), or on our Hike Paypal Pledge Page . No amount is too small! You simply click on the "Submit Pledge" button under our photo and story (not above) for it count for us. We will be "remote hikers" and walking around our own neighborhood to raises funds and awareness about rescue Huskie...

Ice is waiting for her new Hu-Mom. Blind "Skye" has a new Hu-Mom waiting for her! The FiveSibes are asking all blogger friends to help these two beautiful Huskies, who are in need of reaching their new forever homes, by reaching out to friends and followers to answer the universal call of animal assistance. There are two beautiful female Siberians – Skye (who is blind) and Ice - who are in desperate need of being rescued from being put to sleep due to extreme overcrowding in the facility they are currently housed in. The fantastic news is that forever homes have been offered to both of these beauties, but the new adoptive Hu-parents need a little help with transporting the gals from the shelter in California. According to the one adoptive Hu-Mom, Nena, “We need a person that could pull both dogs, possible hold, then deliver to Van Nuys, California airport. We are starting to look for cross-country transport and are hoping NOT to have to use a major ai...