Hurricane Irma

One of the big news items in the world is Hurricane Irma.  She has already laid a path of destruction in the Caribbean, and she is headed now for the US.   And she appears to be BIG. I hope all of my readers in Florida stay SAFE. Hurricanes are NOT fun.  We had one here in Nova Scotia back before MY time - in 2003,  and it caused EXTENSIVE damage.  And IT was ONLY a Category 2 Hurricane.  Irma looks like she could be a 4 or IF Florida is LUCKY, she could be a 3.  The predictions seem to change minute by minute.  Right now, they appear to be preparing people for the worst - better safe than sorry.

Obviously we dogs need to be considered in any emergency planning.   If people are planning to stay home, they need to be sure we have clean water, food and any medicine we may need.  Just like humans.  My human saw one website that suggested you could get a kiddie pool and put sod in it, in the house, so we dogs would have a place to pee and poop while the hurricane is going on.  In this house,  all it would take would be one of us boys to pee on furniture and all of us would follow.  Who needs sod? But not exactly a desirable option...

The other big thing in any impending emergency is to be sure we dogs have proper identification in the event that we are separated from our humans.  If we are microchipped, that is one way, or having a collar with our ID is another.  My human actually just ordered a tag for my collar - that identifies that I have seizures and  need my medication.  Heaven forbid I go bunny chasing one day and get lost.  If someone were to find me, they would know that I need immediate medical attention. I already wear a collar with my name and my human's phone number, and I am microchipped, but she figured the seizure alert tag would be a good idea too.

According to my Google searches, there has never been an actual Hurricane Viktor, Hurricane Elroy or Hurricane Frodo.  My human said they already exist here in Nova Scotia - spinning, churning and  causing turmoil and destruction if left alone for any extended amount of time.  Ha.  Ha.  Not funny.

Anyway, I sincerely hope all of my dog and human friends say SAFE.  And MAYBE the weatherman will be wrong!   Heavane knows , it wouldn't  be the first time!

Take care, stay safe have good one, peace and paws up.