Update on Gibson: Today was Gibson's in-home K-LaserUSA therapy treatment and he had lots of kisses for one of his fave vet techs. After a little rest, we took a brief walk and relaxed together on the front lawn. He can only walk a very short distance, but this is such a huge achievement, it just swells my heart!  Back story for folks who may not know: Gibson lives with weak hind end issues as a side effect of his epilepsy meds, and Christmas Eve he slipped on ice during a snow storm and went down, became lame, and has CCL tears. He was on meds, in a leg brace, a lift harness, supplements, and continuous in-home laser treatments. After a month-and-a-half, the leg brace came off (okay, he chewed it off), and we have continued with the lift-harness and laser herapy sessions. To view previous posts on Gibson's journey, visit HERE , and a little later on HERE . Just a few weeks ago we hit a big milestone as he was ready to start on brief solo walks sans harness! ...

Just recently, my heart swelled with joy to see 20 paws back on the ground at the same time. The last time all FiveSibes were running together freely like in the above flashback photo was the summer of 2012 before our Chloe blew out both her legs due to CCL and meniscus deformities her vets and we suspect she had since birth due to poor genetics. As many of you know, her brother Wolf underwent the same imbrication surgeries - twice - as both of his over the course of a year also blew out. And big brother Gibson, who diagnosed with Canine Epilepsy at age three and has lived with hind end weakness as a side effect to his medication, had a bad fall on the ice during a sudden snow storm last Christmas Eve that caused him to become lame. I had been rehabbing him since, and he is now miraculously walking brief distances on his own! So to once again see them "20 paws on the ground" is indeed a joy. While I know they will now not be able to all run wild and carefree again like in...

Faith DaBaldo Faith. In addition to the religious definition, "faith" also means : “Confidence or trust in a person or thing” and a “belief that is not based on proof.”   Faith, the name, also means confidence, trust, belief. Confidence. Trust. Belief.  Three simple words that can shape the decisions we make and the lives we lead. Faith is something our pets place in us, which is an honor and a privilege. We sometimes embark upon a journey with an unclear path, armed only with the faith that we are on the best path for our situation. Today, I’d like to share with you an inspiring story about embarking upon such a journey, where confidence, trust, and belief play key roles, coincidentally with a beautiful Siberian Husky girl named “Faith” and her hu-mom, Jeanette.  "Starbucks, Mom?"   Her name and the definition have joined together as partners on a journey of health and possibilities. Faith, whose beautiful face reflects that of youngster...

My kind of day!

"Best Birthday cake everrrr!" The FiveSibes here...this is one of the times during the year we sneak into Mom's writing studio and take over her blog! For today's Flashback Friday, we'd like to post a few pics of what Hu-Mom says was "the best Birthday cake everrrrr!" from last year! It featured cool custom-made Huskies of each of us)! It was soooo good (Mom shared a bit of the inside with us. She also kept all of the cake Husky figures, shellacked them, and they are in her curio cabinet)! And here's the music video we did for her flashing back a few years. We hope you'll enjoy our song and this very special Flashback Friday from us! And thanks for all your friendship and support over the years! Woooo! We think she's coming, so we better run off so she doesn't see our surprise! Thanks for joining us! We sure hope you will join us once again in ou r weekly strolls down Memory Lane with our FiveSibes Flashback Friday ...