Flossie and Maui Dogs
Flossie, a tropical storm predicted to hit Maui early in the morning finally hit about 12 hours later in the early evening hours before sunset. Lucky for the whole Island including me, my dogs and my dogs in training retreat all is well after heavy rain and losing power, which was quickly restored.
In the hours leading up to Flossie blowing through, what does one do with the dogs?
In the case of Max the German Short Haired Pointer Doberman mix and myself we decided to go for a run. It was good for both of us. It wasn’t the full on run I’d normally do with dogs like Max, but that’s the point of the story; doing something is better than doing nothing and sometimes getting a little creative about it is required.
Because we knew there was storm coming, there was no need to load up and head out into possible danger for major running space. Instead we stayed by the Dog Ohana and ran laps on on the 400 yard long driveway where we live! The neighbors might have thought we were a little nuts, but Max and I sure did feel a lot better.
With dogs and with people, movement dissipates anxiety. A little movement is better than no movement. Instead of choosing to just wait, get those good endorphins moving and have done your preparedness homework early on!
Preparing for Maui Tropical Storms, Tsunamis and Hurricanes
Preparing for Maui tropical storms, tsunamis, and hurricanes is something anyone living on Island should know. As dog owners we should also be prepared for their safety as well.
It is comes under common sense, but still there are things we should have ready living on an island like Maui.
- Water – Drinking water is essential. Make sure to have some for you and for your dog. We have 5 gallon jugs filled with reverse osmosis water on hand but one of our tips was while we were waiting around for the storm to hit, we filled all the mason jars with filtered water. Just an extra little supply in case the water was shut off for a period of time due to flooding.
- Food – Again, living on an Island, water comes into play. In the case of food, a flood could wreak havoc on your food supply so make sure to have dry food storage. Keep a sealed plastic container for your storage and even though I’m a great advocate of real whole food for both people and dogs, dry non perishable food is best. A few days supply of canned dog food will make the space and preservation an easy solution.
- Identification – Have ID on your dogs in the horrible case you should get separated.
- Gasoline – Not a good idea to have a vehicle to get to safer ground but no gasoline. Make it a habit to never have your tank below 1/2 full. Just in case!
- Solar charger – New to the list of disaster preparedness, we operate on cell phones. Text, calls, news, the whole 9 yards. Keep your cell charged if you know a weather pattern is coming but research a good solar charger. You’ll have some connection to what’s going on and your friends and family will be much happier they can at least touch base and find out you are okay.
These are only a few of the full preparedness you should have in place. Find a full list on pet disaster preparedness here.
Are you prepared? is a great website to build your own kits and be ready to do well in the case our Maui paradise, dogs and all find ourselves weathering a huge storm, expected or not.
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