With the arrival of warmer weather, we want to once again give a friendly reminder to give your yard a good safety check and remove any dangerous or poisonous items and mend any broken fences, gates, etc.  OUTDOOR SAFETY : With the unveiling of pools and grills, be sure you have safety mechanisms in place so your beloved pet can not get burnt, drown, or get hurt. If you have an in-ground pool, even if you have it gated, be sure you have a pet ladder so if they accidentally fall in, they have a way out. KEEP PET'S PERSPECTIVE: Get down to your pet's level and see it from their perspective. Is there anything dangerous lying around that was hidden under snow, water, or mud? Any "escape" holes? Any places where wildlife or insects can build a home? Any salt or poisonous winter items around where they can now get to them?    KEEP 'EM COOL : Invest in a kiddie pool or two now before they ...

We hope everyone had a fun St. Patrick's Day yesterday! Our Flashback Friday is of my beloved FurAngel Gibson who was getting his Siberish on last year! He was such a dapper gent!    Meanwhile his little brother Wolf was feeling like a lucky leprechaun with his long distance romance with beautiful Irish Princess "Faith."  And of course, all of our FiveMcSibes were feelin' a bit Siberish (with a little help from JibJab!) Don't forget to join us for our special Purple Day for Epilepsy Blog Hop on March 26 we are co-hosting with Confessions of a Rescue Mom ! Our Blog Hop badge is at left, and just link up to us on March 26 when we will be posting the link-up code! And check out our Facebook Purple Day Online Event ! Lots of Canine Epilepsy info, my "The Sibe Vibe" episodes, Epi-dog pics, videos & more! We hope you'll join us for this special Purple Day of #LiveGibStrong Canine Epilepsy Awareness. #LiveGibStrongForev...

According to the United States Army, "In January 1942, members of the American Kennel Club and other dog lovers formed a civilian organization called Dogs for Defense. They intended to train dogs to perform sentry duty for the army along the coast of the United States. Aware of this effort, Lieutenant Colonel Clifford C. Smith, chief of the Plant Protection Branch, Inspection Division, Quartermaster Corps, met with his commander, Major General Edmund B. Gregory, and suggested that the Army use the sentry dogs at supply depots. Gregory gave his approval to an experimental program, and on March 13, 1942, Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson approved Gregory's application and created the K-9 Corps." Did You Know?   Siberian Huskies and their cousin the Malamutes, were among the working breeds who served as war dogs during World War II?  * The War Dog Ambassador was a Siberian Husky named "Buck?"  * ...

It's that time again to spring ahead into spring! Sunday morning at 2 AM we welcome Daylight Saving Time (DST) here and in many areas of the world...which means...we will have "longer" lighter days to have more fun doing things outdoors with our pets! Daylight Saving Time is also the time of year I like to reshare with everyone some very important seasonal health and safety tips: PET MEDICATIONS TIME : If your pet is on specifically timed medications (like our furangel Epi-Husky Gibson who was on meds for Ca nine Epilepsy that he had to take 12 hours apart), you can help reset your pet's internal clock for these medications by staggering them by a half-hour starting on Sunday. Example : If your pet had been receiving their dosages at 7:30 AM before DST, then under the first day of the new time, give it to them at 8:00 AM*; then do the same for the PM dosage. On the second day, you can return back to the norm...