#FiveSibes Flashback #1 ~ Harely ~ 2010 Today is Pet Fire Safety Day and also our #FlashbackFriday blog hop, where you will see our beautiful alpha queen "Harley" above promoting Pet Fire Safety, and below, the special, heart-wrenching, and inspirational story about a family's home that caught on fire with their Siberian Husky "Nanuk" trapped inside. I talked with the family and the heroic neighbor about the disaster, the brave firefighters who helped to save Nanuk, tips on pet fire safety, and about the community that all came forward to help a Husky and family in need.    What is Pet Fire Safety Day? The American Kennel Club (AKC) and ADT Security Services joined together in 2007 when the first Pet Fire Safety Day debuted. This is the Anniversary of this very important awareness day to remind us all about having a plan in place for our pets' safety should a fire ever occur. Our good friend Mickey Padesky's beautiful Therapy Dog, "Mishka...

  #Flashback ~ Hu-Nanny & Gibson ~ 2014    Today's #FiveSibes #FlashbackFriday is a very special one. Tomorrow is the birthday of my dear Mom, the #FiveSibes Hu-Nanny. I so love this photo I captured of my mother getting a kiss from my beloved heart dog, Gibson. She and Gibson passed away almost one month to the date apart from each other in 2015, with my mother journeying to Heaven first. I always like to think that my big fluffy boy, who was always by my side and and in tune with me more than any dog ever was, earned his furangel wings right after Mom passed so he could get to Heaven quickly to keep my Mom company. Knowing my boy the way I did, I know he did that for me. Sending my beloved mother loving Happy Birthday wishes in Heaven.   Gibson, my dear boy and my forever furry best friend, please give her one of those famous Gibbie kisses of yours. I know that will make her smile. You are both missed so very much each and every day.     "When tomorr...

  We here at FiveSibes are sharing this open letter from Julie Nettifee, RVT, MS, VTS (Neurology) at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine (NCSU-CVM), announcing that their Nutrition Service is seeking participants for a Veterinary Nutrition Canine Feeding Study . Please read her letter and if you would care to particpate and fill out their survey, the link to the survey is below.   From NCSU's Julie Nettifee, RVT, MS, VTS:    Dear Pet Owner: NC State Veterinary Nutrition is committed to furthering our understanding of the influences impacting the purchasing of diets for our canine companions, and we hope that you can help us do so by completing a brief online survey for research purposes!  With the increasing diet options for our canines, we hope you will take a few minutes to help us understand factors influencing dog owner’s decisions about what they feed their pet and why. We’ll ask you about what you feed your dog a...