Hurricane Fay has tortured the state of Florida for 3 days. It just does not want to leave! Right now, it has stalled out over Daytona Beach - where it has been for nearly 24 hours. It has dumped up to 2 feet of rain on some communities. Can you imagine?
Rain, dew and moisture of any kind is a particular, peculiar problem for Ridgeback owners. Those that read this blog and have Ridgies know immediately what I am talking about. Those that have not experienced this wonderful breed, well... the majority of Ridgebacks HATE rain. They act as if it is liquid acid falling from the sky. Now mind you, I have one dog that will swim in the ocean, in a lake, maybe in a pool. But when it comes to getting his precious tootsies wet - forget it.
There are some days he will not go outside to do his business until noon. NOON. That means he has held his bladder and bowel for about up to 16 hours. And then, when he does go out, he acts as if the grass were on fire and he can not get his feet high enough off the hot surface.
And even better are the times that they will both willingly go out in the rain... as long as I go with them. Here I am at 6 am, in the pouring rain, holding 2 leashes as my dogs do their business in the front yard. The things we do for these dogs.
On another note. This was supposed to be Finn's show debut up in Atlanta. We have decided not to sow him based on his inability to act like a show dog in the ring. He has only been to 4 handling classes and he still thinks he is there to play! Although judges can be lenient on pups, why take the chance. But, we are still headed to Atlanta for just a fun week-end.
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