Friday, June 19, 2009

CFDs or, Canine Flotation Devices

So much for shopping local. Lifejackets at the Beaches Bark and Fitz were about $80 each. For the same price I could get one of those small fancy inflatable lifejackets for myself. The human lifejackets onboard the boat are a collection of hand-me-downs and rag-tag spare parts, but they all do the job. I was not paying $160 for two dog lifejackets, so it was time to risk certain bullet wounds, get in the car and head deep into Scarlem to Petsmart. Ira and Sadie looked like two tasty little snacks in a store crowded with Rotweillers and Pit Bulls. Having secured our personal canine flotation devices for $20 each, we got the hell out of dodge, but not before a biker with a Bull Mastiff asked me on a date...