Gibson's checking the clock. He knows it's meal time! With the arrival of Daylight Saving Time, it's important to keep in mind that while we Hu-family members think we can get an extra hour of sleep, our canine pals don't really care about that - their internal clocks are what drives them. So if they are used to going out at 5 AM, they will most likely be getting you up at 4 AM (like one of mine did) because to them, it's really 5 AM! Here are several helpful safety tips that we should all do/check when we turn back the clocks: If your pets are on specifically timed medications, i.e. seizure meds (like our boy Gibson), at least for the first day of the new time change, stagger the dosage times. If your pet typically takes his medications at 8 AM and 7 PM, for today, give the AM dosage at the new fall-back time of 7:30 (true time would be 8:30, a half hour later than usual), and give the 7 PM dosage at 6:30 (true time would be 7:30). That way, while their intern...

As you can tell, Halloween in the FiveSibe household really is some howling good fun! We are going to close out this frightfully good day with a video of the Sibes' (well, four out of the five) doing what they do best, followed by some pics of them enjoying their treats, and then finally, one of our jack-o-lanterns featuring a running Husky (stencil compliments of Tales of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue !) We hope all Huskies, canines, pets, and Hu-family members had a great Howl-oween!          Treats!!! Chloe digs right in... No, Gibson and Chloe, (the hungry mungries of the pack) it's not food... Bandit doing what she does best...stealing... Chloe, after giving up on eating it, gets all cozy with the stuffed jack-o-lantern... Wolf happily guarding his pumpkin so his sis, Bandit, doesn't steal it too... Gibson, still trying to eat his. No, Gib, not pumpkin like what's in your dinner! Harley doing what she does best.....

October is National Fire Safety Month and along with all the firefighters and fire trucks that have been rolling out to community schools to teach children about fire awareness and safety, it’s also a good time to think about fire emergencies for our pets.  Launched this month is “ Bark10-4 ,” whose goal it is to help fire departments nationwide obtain the much needed pet oxygen mask.  Pictured here, Harley our blog “fire dog” model, is all dressed and ready to assist in spreading the word about pet oxygen masks. According to Bark10-4, “ More than 500,000 pets are affected by fires each year; and over 40,000 pets each year die of smoke asphyxiation.”    Let’s try to lower those numbers. To do so, I’d like to expand upon the topic of pet CPR that I touched on several blogs back. Let’s run through this I-hope-it-never-happens scenario: There is a fire emergency and your pet is overcome by smoke inhalation. You’ve performed CPR and the fire department has arrived. Her...

We hope you enjoyed the FiveSibes' little slideshow to launch us into the spirit of Halloween and all the "tricks or treats" this weekend will bring. While this is a fun time of year, here are just a few safety reminders to ensure that all of our pets remain happy and healthy during the Halloween season:   Keep chocolate and all Halloween candy away from where dogs can reach them. So many of these “treats” are toxic to canines.    Be careful of toy treats as they could become choking hazards.   If you dress up your pet in a costume, keep the pet where you can see him/her at all times. Costumes can catch and hurt your pet’s limbs, and some fabrics that tie around the neck can also get caught on something or tighten, thereby choking the pet.   When the trick-or-treaters come ringing your doorbell, keep your dogs safe by keeping them in another room to avoid anxiety, as well as minimizing the possibility of their escaping out the front door.   Be sure t...