What Do I Do When the Tornado Sirens Go Off???

"What Do I Do when the Tornado Sirens Go Off???"

This was the question I got from Dee's Associate Kris this morning, as tornado sirens echoed through Douglas County, the location of the vast majority of our mid-day clients.

The first thing that came to mind, and my subsequent response was "get to where you are safe until the sirens have stopped". A moment later I thought - "Wait, what pups can we get to and how quickly."

OK, obviously none of the Dee's Dogwalking team members are tornado chasers...and we have no death wishes. I saw that movie "Twister" and other than the idea of riding around in a pickup with the MOST attractive Bill Paxton, I found the whole concept REALLY unappealing. However, I knew that there were pups that would desperately afraid, that would soo welcome a reassuring hug from us, and if god forbid there were a disaster - could be in need of medical or other assistance.

But, how do you decide who to go to, when, and in what order...nearest pup to you, or one farthest away and work your way back in? Smaller dogs that may be MOST intimidated by the outside sounds, or the big boys that you know have issues with even a simple rainfall?

And the hardest part, how do you not look back when are leaving them at the end of the visit when you know they want you to stay, so your heart doesn't break & you can move on to the next cutie in need...?