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Earth Day: 45 Years of Caring for Earth; Be a Leader, Reduce Your Pet's Carbon Pawprint

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Our FiveSibes Earth Day Poster     We are going "wordy" for today's Wordless Wednesday as we are sharing in the Earth Day celebration! This year marks 45 years of the Earth Day Network caring and promoting for the care of our Earth - everyone's backyard. States EarthDay.org, "Earth Day 2015. The year in which economic growth and sustainability join hands. The year in which world leaders finally pass a binding climate change treaty. The year in which citizens and organizations divest from fossil fuels and put their money into renewable energy solutions. These are tough issues but we know what’s at stake is the future of our planet and the survival of life on earth. On Earth Day we need you to take a stand so that together, we can show the world a new direction. It’s our turn to lead. So our world leaders can follow by example. In 2015, let's redefine what progress looks like. It’s Our Turn to Lead ." We here at the FiveSibes have thought ...

Squirrel Watch on a Merry Meme Monday

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It's Merry Meme Monday and today we are kickstarting the week with this great photo by You Know You Own a Husky, When with the perfect caption by Oh, the Life of Olivia ! They both are beautiful furpals and Olivia is a fellow Epi-dog! Please stop over and visit their Facebook pages, and be sure to tell them we sent you over! We hope our meme poster brought you a few smiles today and a great start to hopefully a wonderful week! "It's just another Manic Monday..."  ~The Bangles Our FiveSibes™ Merry Meme Caption Contest is periodically hosted over on our FiveSibes: Siberian Husky K9 News & Reviews Facebook page featuring gorgeous Siberian Huskies and clever memes suggested by and voted on our readers. Mondays have you down? Come join us each week for some Merry Memes and lots of smiles!

Fond Memories on a Flashback Friday

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Today, I'm flashing back to 1991, when my daughter was three and playing out in the yard with our sweet boy, Sandy, who we adopted as a puppy from our local SPCA. Note the matching beautiful smiles! Such fond memories! "A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. " ~Honore de Balzac Flashback Fridays are brought to you by us - the FiveSibes - and our new co-hosts, Love is being owned by a Husky , each Friday. We hope you'll find a photo or video from your Memory Lane, post it, and link up to our blog hop each week! If you don't catch it on Friday, you can link up any time during the week!

Blog the Change: Pet First Aid Awareness

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Harley with my First Aid book from class. Do you know how to help your pet in case of an emergency? Are you certified in First Aid...for your pet? Do you have a First Aid Kit all stocked and ready? April is National Pet First Aid Awareness Month , and today for Blog the Change for Animals ,  (which is part of Be the Changes for Animals, or BtheC4Animals , where bloggers share their "cause" quarterly to help benefit the welfare of animals worldwide), we here at the FiveSibes homestead are talking about Pet First Aid Awareness. To kick it all off, we are starting with a brief pop quiz to test your knowledge on recognizing and responding to a pet emergency. Now come back here...no one likes quizzes, but this one could save your pet's life... Ready? Here we go... 1. Your dog has a seizure, what do you do? 2. How do you know if your pet ingested/inhaled, or absorbed a poison? 3. Do you know the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke? 4. What to...

Monday, Monday...Merry Meme Monday!

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It's Monday and there's nothing like a good cup of java or tea to get us going...or a great FiveSibes Merry Meme! Here's this week's Merry Meme featuring Donna Kilmetis' beautiful Sibe from Husky Tales , and Cheryl Jarman's great winning caption, to bring smiles to everyone on this Monday! Enjoy! "Oh Monday, Monday Oh Monday, Monday..." ~The Mamas & The Papas Our FiveSibes™ Merry Meme Caption Contest is periodically hosted over on our FiveSibes: Siberian Husky K9 News & Reviews Facebook page featuring gorgeous Siberian Huskies and clever memes suggested by and voted on our readers. Mondays have you down? Come join us each week for some Merry Memes and lots of smiles!

A Circle of (Puppy) Love on a Flashback Friday!

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The Pupsters arrival at home at just eight weeks old. "My siblings are my best friends."   ~America Ferrera Flashback Fridays are brought to you by us - the FiveSibes - and our new co-hosts, Love is being owned by a Husky , each Friday. We hope you'll find a photo or video from your Memory Lane, post it, and link up to our blog hop each week! If you don't catch it on Friday, you can link up any time during the week!

FiveSibes #GetTough on National Dog Fighting Awareness Day (NDFAD) & Giveaway

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Bandit says, "#GetTough!" Today is National Dog Fighting Awareness Day (NDFAD ) and we have joined the ASPCA , who has teamed up with professional wrestler and animal lover AJ Lee to "ask animal advocates across the country to get tough on dog fighting ."  According to the ASPCA.org , "Dog fighting occurs in every part of the country and in every type of community. The ASPCA is working to ensure that canines are safe from this cruel sport. Our responders save animals from abuse and build cases against abusers. And at the end of every case, our placement specialists ensure that animal abuse survivors find loving homes." Harley, Gibson, Chloe & Wolf join Bandit on the #GetTough Team! States AJ, "Growing up, my family and I lived in very poor, very dangerous areas and dog fighting was prevalent. My dad, who has the biggest heart in the world, would open our home to pit bulls that had been rescued from fighting. We fostered four...