Building my ark - and filling it with raw food

It is something like the 8th straight day of rain here. I knew we would pay for all of the clear, sunny days of September.

Rooney just called from Mohegan Sun. He called me from the casino floor so I could hear the *ding ding ding ding* of the slots - a reminder of our days in Las Vegas. When I asked if the usual suspects were at the craps table with their scotch, cigarettes, and oxygen-on-wheel, he said "of course, when I walked in here at 9 a.m. the place was full of them."

Anyway, back to the rain. First of all, Lady is frightened by the umbrella, so I either have to wait for a break in the rain, or don my Gorton's fisherman slicker and take her out. Second, we are going through quite a few towels - I have to dry her off everytime we come inside. Third, we havent' really been able to walk as much, so she is a bit rambunctious and, with her bad stick, it really isn't great for her to be sliding all over the floors.

This morning I cut her nails, thinking that might help stop the skidding. BUT, I clipped one too short and a tremendous amount of blood started pouring forth. I mean, a LOT of blood. She then proceeded to walk all over the kitchen, so it looked as though I had cut off a limb - blood everywhere. Freddie looked up from his computer, said "that is disgusting" and went back to work. Thanks for the help man. Luckily, I found a Scooby Doo Band Aid and put it on her foot. I have to get a picture of that.

Having been inside during these wet days, I've done quite a bit of research on raw food for Lady. Looks like, aside from raw meaty bones, Bravo brand gets the thumbs up. So, I ordered a variety of things for the little woofer. Also this week I started giving her raw meaty bones - beef short ribs. WOW, is she a happy dog! Creates a big mess, but she LOVES them. I put in a big order for Bravo today and will also be picking up some yummies from Dr. Feinman's office tomorrow.

So, when the house floats away, I know Lady will have plenty of food. Freddie and I will be stuck eating cereal, falafel, and tuna fish.

(note: Rooney just called again from Mohegan Sun. He had to tell me about the overweight oxygen-inhaling lady at the slots).