Just had to share this fabulous news! Thrilled and honored that our book has achieved this award as Winner in the non-fiction Animals/Pets category, and we just received the medal in the mail! What a thrill, especially for my grandson to share this award with! Thank you to all who have purchased it so far! My grandson and I so appreciate it! We do hope it helps your children/loved one who is about to lose a beloved pet, or who has. This blog post contains an Amazon affiliate link, and that means if you use my link to purchase the book, I could receive a small compensation for a qualifying purchase *at no extra cost to you.*  Thank you! I am busy with a Blog Book Tour, with two stops done, and I have several others in the planning stages. Please be sure to pop over to our Blog Book Tour page and check out the wonderful blogs (Tail Wag Wisdom & Tails Around the Ranch) who have been kind enough to jump right on the tour and highlight our book, and even an interview! Just cl...

National Dog Day, also known as International Dog Day,  was founded in 2004 by  Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert, Animal Rescue Advocate, Conservationist, Dog Trainer and Author,  Colleen Paig e. According to the website, Paige is  also the founder of  National Puppy Day , National Mutt Day,   National Cat Day ,   National Wildlife Day  "and many more philanthropic days to bring attention to the plight of animals around the globe and encourage adoption."   What is the Significance of the date August 26TH? This is the date when "Colleen's family adopted her first dog 'Sheltie' from the local animal shelter, when Colleen was 10 years old." Today, while us dog families believe every day is Dog Day, we join everyone today in the celebration of all dogs! While my beloved dogs have all earned their furangel wings now, they are always in my heart. This video below includes some beautiful K9 friends of us here at FiveSibes that shared their pics l...

#Flashback Photo ~ August 2016 ~ Buddy, the Christmas Husky   Photo of Buddy taken by Lisa Byrd; Courtesy of "Mama Shay" Baillargeon    T here are those special times and people in life you always remember. This #FlashbackFriday memory from nine years ago was one of those special times for me as a dog lover, husky hu-mom of five, and as an author. It's about an extra special dog...a Siberian Husky who we all came to know as "Buddy, the Christmas Husky,"   and the good friends we made because of him.    Buddy was named "The Christmas Husky" because it was on Christmas Day 2011 the life of this sick, starving, injured, and abandoned almost unrecognizable Husky. He wore his pain and illness on his frail, mange-filled body, but was still passed by many cars as he tried to make his way through the snow. It took a Good Samaritan named Geneva to walk out and save him from a deadly fate. She welcomed him into her warm home on Christmas Day, and the rest truly ...