I t's been a Siberian Husky dreamworld here as another snow storm came and dropped about eight inches of the fluffy white stuff, just enough for the FiveSibes to have a blast in!  It's amazing to see the sheer excitement that fills their eyes when they know they are going to run on their "play" side of the yard - but add a mass of snow to that, and well, there were just beautiful Sibe smiles abounding!  J ust a few reminders for some safety and health tips for us all to keep in mind for when our canine companions are busy romping in the snow:  Never run them on a full stomach. We wait a good hour to two hours before letting them run. By the same token, don't feed them dinner right after a good run. Give them time to rest. Again, we always wait about an hour to two. Our feeding schedule is a split of their daily intake into two feedings on in the AM and one in the PM, and exercise in the middle of the day, if possible. Running them on a full stomach or right bef...

T oday is my Gibson's fifth birthday and he celebrated it in style with his Hu-family and his Sibe family! There were presents and singing and even his all-time-favorite...a bone-shaped all-natural vanilla ice cream cake! G ibson Les Paul of Mystic Mountain (yes, he was named after the guitar by my musician daughter!) joined our family in April of 2006 when he was almost four months old. After giving him his first bath, he slept on my lap the whole first night he was home. He is my very intuitive boy. He understands everything from a mere look to the spoken word. We have a very special bond.  H e is, has been, and always will be totally in love with my daughter's Sibe, our alpha queen Harley (since the day he came home and she beat him up)! They are inseparable. He is also a really good big brother to the three pupsters, his younger siblings, and the best canine companion I could ask for. When we first added the three pups to our family, I had a dog whisperer come to visit ...

Bandit and Chloe buckled up and ready for a car ride! M ark your calendars! Today, January 2, is National Pet Travel Safety Day ! Harley and Gibson love car rides! I am very pro-pet safety belts. In both my November blog post and in October's post I have talked about buckling up our Sibes anytime we go for a car ride. Well, National Pet Travel Safety Day takes that one step further by promoting the safety of pets not only by automobile travel, but also by plane, water recreation, and even stays at a hotel. The mission of National Pet Safety Day is to bring public awareness to keep our pets safe no matter how they travel. Wolf and Bandit buckled and ready to go! C olleen Paige, pet lifestyle and safety expert , and former LA paramedic with over 20 years experience in the pet industry, is the founder of National Pet Travel Safety Day . Among her credits, she is an animal behaviorist,  Editor-in-Chief of Pet Home Magazine , author of Dog Drool and The Good...

 Happy Husky New Year! by Dorothy Wills-Raftery H uskies are beautiful with eyes so bright. A nd they are intelligent and very sprite. P ulling sleds or P ulling apart toys        Y ou will love them all; girls and boys! H owling is their native song   U nderstanding where they belong.   S pirit guides speaking the unspoken   K eeping us safe by their side   Y et always willing to work and to ride.   N ome owes the Sibe since twenty-five   E veryone knows their story and pride;   W hether snow or ice, never they hide.   Y ou can’t keep a Husky from running   E ven then they are truly stunning.   A ll they want is a Hu-family to love;   R eal fur angels sent from above. We wish you all a very happy, healthy 2011!

"We win! You win! Woos!" S o here we are on New Year's Eve, the last day of the year, contemplating where we've been and where we are going. Before the year ends, we would like to say thank you to all the wonderful friends we've made here, thank you to the awards bestowed upon us, and for some prizes we've won along the way. "My turn to read it next!" T hanks to Pets Blogroll , we were the recent winners of a great book, The Dog Who Couldn't Stop Loving , by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson. Currently, we are enjoying the read. Thanks, Pets Blogroll! If you haven't checked this site out (where you can win prizes! Yay!), please do so soon!   I 'd also like to take a few moments to pass on the Stylish Blogger Award I was given by Facing 50 With Humor . Please stop by her site for some really funny, thought-inspiring writings! You won't be sorry you stopped by. T o accept the award, I need to select blogs I deem worthy of the Stylish Bl...