Our beautiful blue-eyed alpha queen Nanuk "Harley" Mari turns 12 today!  Wow! I can hardly believe it was a dozen years ago she first entered our hearts and home as a 7-week old pup! My daughter always wanted a Siberian Husky, and I have to thank her for introducing me to the breed! We drove an hour south of where we live to check out the stunning black and white, blue-eyed puppy and it was instant love between her and my daughter. I remember on the ride home, it was a torrential downpour! But Harley didn't mind. She climbed up by  my daughter and fell asleep as the water came down in sheets against the rear car window! Twelve. I think someone has not told Harley her r eal age, for (thankfully) s he thinks and acts like she is still a pup! What's age after all , but just a number? Full of sass and Husky attitu de, Harley is an exceptionally smart dog.   Sometimes too smart! She loves to sit and listen to our conversat ions and will join in occasional ...

Miss us? We sure do hope so! We all missed you! First up, we are all okay...now. But, we've had a rough time lately. I needed to take a step back from blogging to focus on family as there have been some serious health issues with two of our family members, and sadly, one of them, my father-in-law, who suffered from two strokes has now been diagnosed with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has just begun aggressive chemo treatments. Then, one of our FiveSibes, our alpha queen Harley, had a sudden health setback that I hope is now under control, which I will be blogging about in an upcoming post. For now, please know we are back! There are a lot of things coming up to share, including a recap of Harley's recent episode, plus some exiting news, as well as our 3rd Annual FiveSibes™ #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Purple Day® Blog Hop where I hope you will join us and "go purple"then link up with us, our two co-hosts, and others across the globe on March 26 in supp...

"Will you be my Valentine?"   Check out my  article, "7 Simple Ways to Shower Your Dog With L-O-V-E"   HERE for some great ideas!   We are joining The Cat on My Head for a Valentine's Selfie Blog Hop!

My beloved Gibson Always and forever. Today is International Epilepsy Day. For us here at the FiveSibes, it is a day to pay tribute to Epi-dogs and Epi-angels, true warrior dogs who inspire(d) us with their love and zest for life as they live with Canine Epilepsy. To read more about this and my inspirational Epi-angel Gibson, please check out my post HERE .  For important Canine Epilepsy resources and information, please check out my books at ArcticHouse Publishing (with a link to Amazon.)  A portion of sales from both books is donated through my #LiveGibStrong campaign to the Canine Epilepsy Resources/Epil-K9 Foundation's "Emma's Seizure Fund" through the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Neurology Department. I also want to remind folks that House Woof Dog Bis cu its formulated a special wholesome treat specifically created for the canine epileptic and named "Gibbie Snacks" after my ...

Post Game Activity: In case you missed it, be sure to check out my #TackleEpilepsy post!  

We here at FiveSibes are joining Coach Jerry Kill, who as partnered with UCB and EpilepsyAdvocate,  in his #TackleEpilepsy social media campaign to help spread the word about Epilepsy Awareness. On the Big Game Day - February 5 - UCB will feature an ad in the Super Bowl program advocating for Epilepsy Awareness. From now until then,  you can join in by posting pics of your (and your dog's) "game face" as your Facebook profile pic, tag some friends, and also share your pic on all of your social media with the hashtag #TackleEpilepsy. That's it! And... "UCB will donate $26,000 to the Epilepsy Foundation in honor of #TackleEpilepsy participation!" In memory of my sweet Epi-dog, Gibson and our continual #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Campaign, I have my purple-for-Epilepsy-awareness game face on and we are in! Will you join in, too, for both K9s and humans living with Epilepsy?  And since it's our Flashback Friday blog hop...my photos are ...

Woo! Today is all about the sled dog and our Siberian Husky lovin' household invite you to share in celebration of today by enjoying the following wonderful music video by award-winning singer/songwriter Nancy Simmonds who featured my FiveSibes, along with my "The Sibe Vibe" Dog Works Radio show executive producer and lead musher of Alaska's Team Ineka's sled dogs, in her music video "Husky Dog!" What a special honor for us to have our Siberian Huskies: Harley, Gibson, Wolf, Chloe, and Bandit star in her video set against the awesome song she wrote and performed! So turn up the volume and enjoy the ride!