Our sweet Pupsters Wolf, Bandit, and Chloe, all snuggling in their Husky puppy huddle at just eight weeks of age! What a crazy, hectic, fun time it was raising three puppies at once! They would play and tumble and fall fast asleep on top of each other. Always touching. How wonderful it is to see them grow up a bonded sibling family over the years and still to this day, at age seven, huddle together when they sleep, knowing they are safe, protected, and loved...always. Precious memories. "The best things about memories...is making them." ~Anonymous Welcome to our weekly blog hop!  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 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! To catch our past Flashbacks, just enter "Flashback F...

These beautiful babies are just waiting for forever loving homes...could it be yours? Let's Meet Our Adoptable Stars... "Maya" Look at this sweet face! "Maya" is a 5-6 year-old white German Shepherd Epi-dog, whose has some seizures and sadly her family can no longer care for her and left her at the Ventura County Shelter (Camarillo), California. Unknown if she is on any meds. Please, if you can open your heart and home to this beautiful girl, you can consult with your vet to get her on an epilepsy treatment protocol and give her a wonderful loving home! I have lots of resources and info I'd be happy to share with any potential adoptive families. We need to get her out of the shelter and back into a home environment where she can thrive being part of a forever family! Epi-dogs make wonderful, loving pets! Just ask my Gibson! Another photo of Maya is on the shelter website.   Her shelter ID is ‪#‎ A494155‬ .  CONTACT: Ventura Cou...

Wolf likes what he sees...fresh organic strawberries! Oh, it's such a wonderful time of year here for berries! Strawberries are ripened red and huge, as  you can see in this photo with Chloe! And the blueberries are oh-so plump and sweet! If your dog is anything like our FiveSibes, they love some berries mixed in with their food, or a sweet treat made with berries! Since it's almost summer, what's better than a cool fresh berry treat?            Bandit enjoying her frozen berry treat!                        Are Berries Good for my Dog? As with any new foods introduced to your dog, always consult your veterinarian first. Certain berries, in moderation, can be a healthy additive to your dog's diet. According to a University of Alaska study with sled dogs, "Blueberry supplementation did elicit significantly elevated anti...

Today, we the FiveSibes are taking over the blog! Why? Because it is a very special day here at the FiveSibes homestead! It's Hu-Dad's Birthday! Woooo! We're flashing back to some of these pics of Hu-Dad with us over the years! Our Hu-Dad is the best! He builds us cool stuff life a roof over OUR deck (it's once was theirs, but now it's ours)! He wanted to be sure to keep us dry in rainy and snowy weather because he knows how much we love to sit up high on the deck and look over the yard! He carries us when we are injured, and even built us a handipup ramp (for Chloe's recovery from double CCL surgery, and Gibson when he tore his  CCLs and with his bouts of weak hind end), and he used to take Harley with him to court when she was just a pup (she even rode in the police car, but shhhhhh, don't tell the other Sibes!) He loves us lots and we love him! We can't wait to celebrate and eat, oops, we mean give him his ice cream cake! Oh yes, and lots an...

Check out my latest article on Canine Epilepsy in the newest edition of The Sled Dogger magazine! Starting on page 20, I have an 8-page spread about how ‪ seizures do not stop these amazing sled dogs from doing what they love best! My story features the beautiful sledding Epi-Huskies "Nukka" of Pennsylvania, "Meeko" of Ojibwa Kennels in Michigan, and "Jack" from Alberta, Canada.  You can meet these amazing Epi-Stars below! ‪   ***Read it online free HERE .*** "NUKKA" "Nukka" with kisses for hu-mom, Jenifer Maksim. "MEEKO" "JACK"  "Dogs with Canine Epilepsy can, and DO, live full, happy lives."    ~Dorothy Wills-Raftery, the FiveSibesMom #LiveGibStrong K9 Epilepsy Awareness & Purple Day® Ambassador "Don't think, just link!" 

  Today, we hung our Norstar on our FiveSibes favorite maple tree. Norwood's mom knitted these stars and sent out to friends to hang in Norwood's memory. A donation to his little furbrother Seager's rescue in his memory is such a nice way to help another rescue dog. Norwood would have really liked that. And hanging stars is such a wonderful tribute! As so many of us here in Blogville feel, we may not personally know each other, but through our blogs and connection, we share a special bond, sometimes even more special than those we hold with someone we do see in person. Love and friendship comes from the heart; miles between do not matter. We all know how much Norwood loved life, lived life, and will now shine brightly in hundreds of trees and landmarks across the lands. We like to think he'd be very happy and nutty seeing all the sparkling yellow lights knowing they were all for him! Shine brightly, Norstar. Shine brightly. Photo from Norwood Unleashed

Updated May 25, 2026 Today is Memorial Day - a day of remembrance for fallen United States servicemen, women, and canines, who bravely served our country. While it unofficially marks the start of summer in many areas, with family get-togethers, picnics, barbeques, pool time, and more, we can not forget the true meaning of the day and take a few minutes to pay homage to those veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice throughout the years for our country.  Since World War I, canines have played a large part in history. Known as "war dogs," these courageous canines, accompanied by their handlers, have bravely assisted our soldiers in so many ways; from tracking to bomb sniffing. For more interesting facts, videos, documentaries, stamp project information, and much more on the war dogs, visit the United States War Dog Association's website .   Siberian Husky "Buck," War Dog Amabasador     War Dogs: Husky Heroes     Did You Know...?...