A Mothers Day Dog Lovers Poem For fondly telling stories of my antics as a pup, And for knowing yummy dog treats are the way to cheer me up... For cleaning all the mud when I forget to wipe my paws, And for taking time to scratch my ears and cuddle “just because,” For comforting my worries when we’re driving to the vet, And for giving me the words of praise that others may forget, For showing me you love me in so many different ways — I’m wishing you the happiest and best of Mother’s Days! ~Author Unknown   I'd like to wish my own mom, the FiveSibes Hu-Nanny, who is 92-years-young, a very Happy Mother's Day! I am truly blessed to have a beautiful, amazing mother who taught me so much about loving and caring for animals. Here are a few photos of Mom with a few of her beloved dogs. And a Happy Mother's Day to our Alpha Queen and surrogate pack mom, Harley! And Gibson, who as ...

Icebound Trailer from API FILMS on Vimeo . I was very sad to learn of the April 21st passing of Daniel Anker, a great filmmaker and producer, and someone I had the privilege of interviewing and getting to know a bit over the recent years as he kept me up to date on a very special movie project of his , Icebound , the documentary movie about the 1925 Serum Run in Alaska, featuring survivors and narrated by actor Sir Patrick Stewart.  Production still courtesy of Icebound. It's taken me pretty much the better part of this week to think about how I wanted to say "goodbye" and pay tribute to this talented man, an award-winning documentarian (including an Academy Award nod), and creative visionary I was lucky enough to have been able to get to know through our love of sled dogs, history, writing, and film. When the message came in from my "The Sibe Vibe " co-host and producer, Robert Forto, telling me of Daniel's passing, I was just stunned. Daniel was...

In a flashback to last year's fun photo collage (we loved it so much we had to reuse it!) - we hope everyone has a (p)awesome day (filled with treats, of course!)

Supporting Awareness All Year Long! As part of our "Live Gib Strong K9 Epilepsy Awareness" campaign, Gibson and I continue to share information and resources on seizures and Canine Epilepsy to hopefully help others. This video contains excellent information on the causes of seizures from Dr. Karen Becker of Healthy Pets, presented by Mercola , including the connection between collars and seizures, among so much more, including numerous causes as well as treatments. This is a must add for any pet parent's library! Feel free to share the link to this FiveSibes blog post to help share this valuable information.

We are so ready for the weekend...(especially Gibson!)...how about you? Any special plans? Once things settle down here a bit more, we will return to our "Flashback Fridays" and hope you'll all come back and join in again! We just love looking at those pics! Quick Survey Question : Many of us who blog love to have comments left to our posts (which are always great to read), and sometimes they read posts, but don't comment, and that's okay, too.  Some bloggers do post a "reply" to each of the comments visitors leave, and some bloggers don't. Inquiring minds here at the FiveSibes dog house would like to know what you like...if you could leave a comment with your thoughts, that would be great! Just choose from below and leave it in a comment! Thanks so much! Let us know by commenting with an A or B, indicated below: A. - I would love to have a reply to my comment!  or B - I don't subscribe to comments, so whatever you like! Than...

The Lost Dogs of America announces the first National Lost Dog Awareness Day (NLDAD), which is being held on April 23. According to a statement posted on lostdogsillinois.org and on lostdogsofwisconsin.org , the directors of Lost Dogs Illinois and Lost Dogs of Wisconsin - Susan Taney and Kathy Pobloskie - created the "canine-centric holiday" in order "to bring attention to all dogs that are lost each year. On a happier note, NLDAD also celebrates the thousands of lost dogs successfully reunited with their families." Their slogan "Not all stray dogs are homeless" is to remind people that the dog they see alone and roaming the street or field may very well be someone's lost dog. Taney states on lostdogsillinois.org , “When a dog goes missing, many families give up looking for their lost pet. National Lost Dog Awareness Day was created to give hope to the families still looking for their dogs and remind the public that not all stray...

Happy Earth Day! It's a good day to think about all the ways we can help show that we love our Earth by taking good care of our environment and doing some "Acts of Green." We strive to keep ourselves and our pets healthy, and we need to also keep our planet healthy. Here's some tips an excerpt from my article published in the Volume 2/Issue 2 of American Pet Magazine to help everyone "think green" when it comes to our pets and their pet care, and help to reduce not only our carbon footprints, but their carbon pawprints as well: Walk your dog whenever possible instead of going by car. Use recycle shopping bags when going grocery shopping for your supplies and food. Feed your pet their food in a stainless steel dish. Make your pet's snacks whenever possible. Recycle pet food containers and cans instead of throwing them  in with the trash. Recycle pet medication containers (check with your vet, pharmacy, and acup...