Harley with our gifts for German furpals Sammy & Buddy. During this past holiday season, one of highlights was when we joined the Santa Paws Christmas Gift Exchange organized by Jazzi's World's Mom. We came on board late, and feared we had missed what sounded like a fun holiday event. Fortunately, a family in Germany had been looking to partner up with someone, even though they have not gotten their blog off the ground yet. I hopped at the chance as my mother is German, my daughter studied German, and I had written some chapters and a synopsis for a book for a lovely woman who resided in Berlin some 15 years ago. All roads seemed to lead to Germany, so when this came along, I thought "perfect!" Well, I did not know just how wonderful of an experience it would truly be.  Our new furpals Sammy and Buddy from Germany! I was teamed up with the lovely Anni, Hu-Mom to two adorable fox terriers: 4-year-old Sammy and 5-year-old Buddy, and we have all become fast...

  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. Wishing all of our furpals and their hu-families a very happy and healthy 2012!  

  Wolf below our wall of furpals' greetings! Wow! We have had so much fun with participating in the Blogville Christmas Card Exchange! This was our first time joining and I have to say, getting all those great holiday cards made the season even brighter and I loved getting to know each of you a little bit better through your lovely photos, cards, notes, and Email greetings!  Here is how our story goes... Gibson was excited to see all the cards arrive! Each card was so beautiful! Harley loved seeing her furpals! Chloe loved seeing all the cute designs!  Harley was excited to start displaying them! Bandit loved looking up at all the greetings! Wolf & Bandit: "Woo! These are all for us!" Chloe drifted off to sleep dreaming of her furpals! Our wall of beautiful cards from our wonderful Blogville furpals!   We love our cards! Thank you, everyone! A giant round of a-paws and a million thanks to our Blogville's Christmas Card Exchange coordinat...

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Merry Christmas to all of our furpals and their hu-families! We wish you all the merriest the season has to offer and the brightest of new years. While we reflect back on this year, let's all celebrate how lucky we are to have our furbabies in our lives. Let us also take a few moments to remember the many furpals who are now celebrating Christmas in the big, beautiful snowy meadow beyond the Rainbow Bridge, and those who are homeless. May animals everywhere get their wish this Christmas for a warm place to sleep, bowls filled with food, and hugs by humans whose hearts are filled with love. We are all so fortunate to have forged wonderful, caring relationships here in our pet community.  Thank you to all who joined in our Christmas Canines & Friends Sleigh Ride! The FiveSibes and I had so much fun putting our sleigh ride together and meeting so many gorgeous furbabies from across the globe! So after the presents have been opened, gather your hu- and furfamily around and enj...

Gibson, all snug on the rug with his stocking. A Husky’s Night Before Christmas FiveSibesMom's adaptation of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas   by Clement Clarke Moore The night before Christmas all shared a warm vibe   Not a creature was stirring, not even a Sibe;   The stockings were hung on the stair rail with care, In hopes that Santa Paws soon would be there. The Huskies were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of squeaky toys danced in their heads; With Harley on her blanket, and Gib on my lap, Wolf, Chloe, and Bandit all settled down   for a long winter's nap.   When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, the FiveSibes wooed as to what was the matter.  Brothers Wolf and Gibson searched out the cause,   When who should appear – why yes, Santa Paws! Santa Kathleen from our vet's office!   A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he left rawhides for all five in the pack. He spoke not a ...

Each year, I love to add new ornaments to my collection on our tree. Each ornament, some hand-crafted from my daughter as a child, some passed down from my youth, some representing a special moment in our lives, and then there are my pet-themed ornaments. This year, I ordered custom designed porcelain ornaments of each of our Sibes, as well as our kitties Smokie and Binx. The awesome creations were done by fellow blogger, The Magic Sleigh.   I also added a cute little penguin family (last year it was a polar bear family) to our tree this year representing each member of  our Husky family. What type of ornaments do you put on your tree? Do you have favorite ones? Ones that hold special meaning? I'd love to hear about them! Here is a little slideshow of some of our pet-themed ornaments. Hope you enjoy it! And Happy Tree Trimming to you and yours!   Music by Kenny G.