It's 2009...it's February and it's a cold, sunny day as our "originals" Harley and Gibson, ages four and six, are having some Husky fun roughhousing and playing bitey-face. As you can see from this video my daughter shot, Harley has always been the "take command" alpha Husky, while Gibson, totally in love her, enjoys every single moment! Happy Flashback Friday! And joining us again this week is our new co-host, those beautiful Sibes and their mom from  Love is Being Owned by a Husky blog! Be sure to pop by on our Flashback Friday Blog Hop and say "hi" to our co-hosts! To catch up on past FiveSibes Flashback Fridays, visit our previous posts here:   Flashback Friday #45: Puppy Kisses Flashback Friday #44: Snow in October? Flashback to Snowtober! Flashback Friday #43:: Feelin' Free & Welcome to New Co-Host Flashback Friday #42: FiveSibesMom Birthday on a Flashback Friday Flashback Friday #41...

Who doesn't love puppy breath and puppy kisses?! For today's stroll down Memory Lane, here is a precious flashback to my daughter when she was just a little girl getting sweet kisses from our local SPCA rescue pup, a beautiful German Shepherd/Akita "Chelsey." These two would grow up together and be best friends for life. Chelsey would always watch over and protect my daughter. And when she grew older, her choice play to nap was on my daughter's laundry pile in front of her window in the sun spot! Flash-forward 13 years, and here's a very grown-up Chelsey getting sweet puppy kisses from our Harley! Chelsey taught baby Harley everything she knew! And to this day, Harley has a few habits that we know she learned directly from her furry teacher! Awwww...puppy kisses...is there anything sweeter?! Happy Flashback Friday! And joining us again this week is our new co-host, those beautiful Sibes and their mom from Love is Being Owned by a Hus...

--> We love our Vet Techs! We really do! We are so fortunate to have a great team of talented, caring professionals at Kingston Animal Hospital who really love the animals they care for and truly respect the pet parents. I enjoy visiting my veterinary office and so do my FiveSibes! My Huskies know the way to the office, and my Gibson looks forward to visits from the vet techs (and getting in a whole lot of Gibbie kisses!)  In honor of National Vet Tech Week, we put together this video of some of our wonderful vet techs as they give K-Laser treatments to Gibson, and Harley, and you can see just how much Gibson enjoys all the attention! For him, it's "Spa Day" with some very special ladies!  And we here at the FiveSibes say, "Thank You!"  and  #WeHeartVetTechs! Visit NAVTA HERE

November is right around the corner, and with it people begin to think about the fun and exciting winter holidays we wait all year for to return complete with turkey and stuffing, visiting family and friends, Christmas decorations, lights, candles, lots and lots of food, and in some areas - snow! But I'd like to take today's Blog the Change for Animals (#BtC4A) and talk about celebrating something else - the canine epileptic, also known as the Epi-dog. As many of my readers and "The Sibe Vibe" listeners are aware, one of my Siberian Huskies, Gibson, was diagnosed with Canine Epilepsy shortly after his third birthday in 2009. We have since embarked upon a #LiveGibStrong awareness campaign that dogs can -- and DO -- live full, happy lives with Canine Epilepsy. Over the years, through our campaign, my first children's book What's Wrong With Gibson? Learning About K-9 Epilepsy (ArcticHouse Publishing), and through social media, I've met so many wonderful pe...