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Dog Art Episode 4: Painting Spring Flowers With Mishka, the Siberian Husky Therapy Dog

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  W oo! Spring is in the air and with this being the month to celebrate Dog Mom's Day and Mother's Day, there's so much love and beauty around us.  Why not show it in a painting you did with your dog?! Okay, while some of you new here may be saying, "Excuse me? Dogs can't paint." But, yes, they can! And this is our fourth installment of Painting With Mishka, the Siberian Husky Therapy Dog! Just think of how much fun you and/or your kids can have fun painting with. your dog. And, oh, how much fun watching your dog paint!  The artwork we show here you will proudly want to grace your walls or displays. As always, I recommend having a parent supervise children for safety, but I bet everyone will want to join in the creative fun, too. Here at FiveSibes, I've once again enlisted someone furry special who inspired this series... Mishka is very special "pawtist"—a beautiful Husky, who along with her devoted hu-mom and handler, Mickey, have become dea...

"The Sibe Vibe" Celebrates 5th Anniversary on Air With Therapy Dog Team & Book Giveaway!

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  "If it's about a Siberian Husky, we'll chat about it!"  ~The Sibe Vibe Intro  I am so excited to be celebrating the fifth year of being on air with my Dog Works Radio show, "The Sibe Vibe!" I'd like to say "thank you" to my producer and co/host, Robert Forto! Via modern technology, we are able to span the globe to speak with our guests! Over the five years, we have chatted with wonderful guests all about Siberian Huskies, northern breed dogs, and health topics for all canines such as Canine Epilepsy. Our guest have all have shared their expertise, special and interesting stories, important information, fascinating books, exciting movies, and fabulous songs! If you haven't tuned in,  you can check out my catalog of shows HERE .    This month on my show, we highlighted Back-to-School time, and welcomed Cathy Armato, a writer and blogger with Dogs Luv Us And We Luv Them , where the focus is pet safety, animal welfare, . She and her...

Fighting For Frankie: A Community Helping a Therapy Dog Who Has Helped So Many Others

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"Frankie" Ekberg of The Husky Brothers Here's a story about a beautiful red and white Siberian Husky boy named "Frankie." Frankie is one of four Siberian Huskies from Long Island, New York known as The Husky Brothers, who are part of the Facebook group, The Empire State Snow Dog Club,  a group I'm proud to say I'm a member of! The Huskies also have their own Facebook page called The Husky Brothers, and older brothers Frankie and Cain have their own book, penned by their mom, Jodi Ekberg! The Husky Brothers are pretty well-known around the Long Island/New York City area. Frankie is a certified Therapy Dog, bringing lots of smiles and good wishes to ailing hospital patients. Frankie and Cain helped their hu-mom, Jodi, through cancer diagnosis, treatments, therapy, and depression, giving her the will to live and keep on working to get better...until one day, she did! Jodi was a guest on a past episode of my show "The Sibe Vibe" on Do...