Flashback Photo ~ Wolfgang ~ November 2021   "I believe in love at first sight and hindsight." ~Richard Madden I love this photo of Wolfie. I feel like when I was photographing him down at his height, we really could connect. On this particular day, I can't recall exactly what caught his attention, but I'm going to guess my grandchildren came running into the yard. After all the others in his FiveSibes pack family had earned their wings, Wolf really missed them. Thankfully, the love of my very young grandchildren brought him out of his grief.  The bond he formed with them, my grandson in particular, brought Wolfie so much much-needed joy. And Wolfie in return, brought so many moments of joy for the kids. My grandson bonded with Wolfie as well as Harley, Chloe, and Bandit from infancy. So Wolfie already had a bond, but when he was solo dog, it was if that bond became something magical. I can still hear the giggles of the kids from playing with him. Wolfie may have bee...

"Let life surprise you!" If you know about Siberian Huskies, they can be real characters! Silly is their middle name, and they love to interact with each other and their humans. T oday's Flashback Photo is from July 2017, when an unexpected visitor photobombed the FiveSibes, who were pretty unimpressed! Only Harley was happy to see the old toy, a favorite of her love, Gibson's. Perhaps she recognized it? Or, the girl just wanted to have some fun playing with it! Wolf thought it was all pretty silly, and Chloe, well, nothing gets her up out of bed except food! BOL! Do your pets like surprises? Come join in our weekly stroll down Memory Lane in our weekly FiveSibes Flashback Friday Blog Hop! Whether you share a photo of your pet (fave family, vacation, and landscape flashback pics welcome, too) from yesterday or yesteryear, let's have fun looking back over the amazing lives of our pets and past memories! What a wonderful way to kick off the weekend...

Woo! While every day is Dog Day here at FiveSibes, who are we to argue with a national holiday just for canines, right?  I mean, what dog wouldn't want extra hugs and some special treats, and doesn't that all just go paw-in-paw with it being a holiday?! Today, we are enjoying the "howliday" by just lazing on the shady deck poolside enjoying the beautiful breeze together, which is a real treat since the weather had been so steamy and humid the past month. So this is a real treat!  National Dog Day was created by lifestyle expert and pet advocate to encourage people to Colleen Paige, who also is tops in our books as she also created some other pretty special bark-worthy howlidays, including  National Cat Day, National Puppy Day, National Mutt Day, National Horse Protection Day, National Kids & Pets Day and National Specially-Abled Pets Day, and one I just did an article on for 4Knines, National Beach Day ! "National Dog Day celebrates all breeds...

Our FiveSibes Pupsters! Ahhh, is there anything sweeter than puppy breath? Today, we are fondly flashing back to when our Pupsters, who are now 10, were just little two-month-old pups! The bond they formed as puppies and have kept over the years is just amazing. What a joy to see these siblings always have the love and security of each other, never to be separated! They warm my heart today just as they did when they first joined our family! What a joy! "Happiness is a warm puppy." ~Charles M. Schulz "Joy is raising three puppies together!" ~Dorothy Wills-Raftery I have heard folks say "you shouldn't raise littermates together" - and I say hogwash to that! It has been one of the greatest experiences for my puppies and me! As a matter of fact, I just recently penned an article called "Puppy Power: Yes, You Can Raise Littermates Together" in my monthly column over at 4Knines blog. You can check out my tips HERE!  ( Just in case y...

(Click to enlarge image) An Oldie, But Goodie! This Fourth of July Patriotic Pets on parade slideshow is still one of my favorites featuring beautiful pups all decked out in the  Red, White & Blue!

Woo! While every day is Pet Day here at FiveSibes, today, April 11tth, is the official National Pet Day, founded by Colleen Paige, a pet and family lifestyle expert and animal welfare advocate.  "Make a Shelter Pet's Day ~  Visit, Foster, Adopt, or Donate!"  ~Dorothy Wills-Raftery, Author & FiveSibesMom One of my fave FiveSibes pics How did we spend the day here at FiveSibes? Just hanging out together! We reminisced about the days when my boy Gibson was here and the fun pack family shenanigans that took place, with his talking "I love you!" while doing his famous Gibbie Hip-Hop dance! Harley, Wolf, Chloe, and Bandit munched on treats. Their ortho beds had a nice spring cleaning. And, as you see pictured above, we packed up a bag full of new and very gently used dog toys that we donated to our local shelter to bring a little joy to homeless dogs in our community. It's important on days like this especially to think of the pets who are ...

"The cold never bothered me anyway." ~Elsa, Snow Queen of Arendelle, Frozen Brrrrr.... so Mother Nature has decided to play a very dirty trick on us! After a typical January of snow and winter temps, came February, when she teased us with some unseasonably warm days. The past several days have been human-heavenly...sunny, lovely spring-like 70°F days, where we joined our FiveSibes in lazily lounging on our deck, dreaming of summer...(well, at least us humans were dreaming of summer. I am sure our Huskies were dreaming of snow)! Then today, we are kicking off March like a lion as we are in the middle of Winter Storm Riley, and apparently a "bombing out" as the weather folks say, for Riley is undergoing a "bombogenesis into a strong Nor'Easter with damaging winds." As I am writing this, I can hear the heavy winds as they are wildly gusting all around our house, eerily moaning out a tune in concert with our outdoor wind chimes that are now spinnin...

Thanks to everyone who posted a caption for my photo of Harley, Wolf, Chloe, and Bandit eyeing a slice of pizza posted on Wordless Wednesday, and for joining us in our FiveSibes Merry Meme Fun Caption Contest! It sure was fun! The winning caption was written by Kerry Mc Brearty and selected by the majority of "likes" on our FiveSibes: Siberian Husky K9 News & Reviews Facebook page ! Do you have a great photo of your northern breed dog (or your dog with a northern breed dog!) that really speaks to you? Maybe your dog is doing something funny, or looking really cute, or being silly or creative? Do you think a great caption could really bring the photo to life? Want to join in a community of dog lovers having some fun coming up with a great caption that when married to the photo, would make a fun meme? If so, Email it to us at FiveSibesHuskyNews(at)gmail(dot)com with "Merry Meme" in the subject line, and with your name (the photographer)...

Pre-FiveSibes, our family (and daughter's first) furry best friend was an Akita/German  Shepherd mix we adopted from our local SPCA. Or rather, she adopted us! When we saw her, it was love at first sight - for all of us!  My daughter was just five, and this little puppy started following her all over the shelter, right into our hearts and lives! Chelsey and my daughter grew up together, the very best of friends. She was the best trained dog, always listening to her commands, and always, always right by my daughter's side.  "No symphony orchestra ever played music like a (little) girl laughing with a puppy." ~ Bern Williams Chelsey was about 12 when Harley and then Gibson joined our family, and she was able to engage in a few games of fun with them before she started showing symptoms of canine Alzheimer's. Once the symptoms increased, she retired to resting in sunbeams under my daughter's bedroom window until it was time for her to leave us. It's ...

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Surrogate Momma Harley joins in for some nom-noms! What a party it was! Check it out... Gibson once again stopped in from The Rainbow Bridge to visit his  younger siblings for their birthday!  ~Once FiveSibes: Always FiveSibes~ Since I'm posting at the end of the day Thursday on the Pupsters Birthday, I'm tying it in with our Flashback Friday!  In addition to the Pupster's flashback photo from 2008 when they were just mere pups, here's another special Flashback Friday photo from four years ago of all FiveSibes, including big brother furangel Gibson, enjoying the best part of the day...cake time...at the Pupster's 5th Birthday party! Flashback Fridays are brought to you by us - the FiveSibes - and now also our co-hosts, Love is being owned by a Husky each Friday. We hope you'll find a photo or video from Memory Lane, post it, and link up to our blog hop each week! If you don't catch it on ...