Haha yeah but my husband does weird things with my cat (like stuffing him in his shirt while feeding him butter?? & “inspecting” his teeth by opening his mouth for no real reason?), and I think that’s pretty hilarious, so bench pressing a pet is definitely on my list of super-funny/cute things I can imagine my own husband doing to a pet. 😉

I hate the fear mongering on most prepper sites. I feel like it’s detrimental to prepping; it just distracts you from what you should be paying attention to: striving for self-sufficiency, getting ready for natural disasters, being financially ready in case you lose your job.. the same “worst threats” from yesterday are going to continue being the worst threats today (the Ebola scare was so stupid..). But I know I’m in the minority in that respect.

Yes I 100% can relate to your goal of being as self-sufficient as possible. My husband’s actually pitched the idea of living on a boat to me before, he’s always liked the idea. Still haven’t because I think I’d be too anxious, especially without even having been on a proper boat like that in my life before. Maybe one day! We’ll see 🙂

And so glad you like the name KittyClysm! 🙂 I thought it was fun 🙂

One of my FB friends posted a picture of a kiddie pool with turf inside so their pup could potty in the garage. If I had room for such a thing on the boat (and a way to get square of turf) I’d try it for Honey.

If you ever DO face an emergency, you might find yourself really glad for Rye’s “flexibility” with house training. 🙂

That picture of my husband bench pressing the dog is just plain weird and we both know it. 🙂

Checked out your prepper site–minus all the fear and pessimism I see in some prepper sites, the site is a good fit for sailors. 🙂

Living on a boat, we try to be as self-sufficient as possible. Even doing coastal cruising means that we can’t just hop off the boat to get engine parts to make a repair or pick up a gallon of milk when we run out. I would never call myself a prepper. But I find that taking responsibility for our lives is a very conscious way of living.

From some of your posts, it sounds like you can relate.

BTW, Kittyclysm is the best name ever!

These tips are some of the best I’ve read on pet preparedness! I’m a prepper myself (even share a survival blog with my husband over @ MoreThanJustSurviving.com) and so I find posts like this not only informative, but really important for getting positive messages related to being prepared out there.

I think the world would be a safer place if more people planned for disasters to happen *just in case*, even if nothing bad is likely to happen. So thank you for putting this together and sharing it with your readers! 🙂

Hopefully if a bad storm ever comes your way, Bailie the alert dog will help you take action before things get serious.

“Lucky for us we were smart enough to be born in one of those safer areas of the country, and stay here.” As soon as I read that, I knocked on wood for you.

Apparently I’ve become very superstitious since becoming a sailor.

I saw a few friends who dug up grass to put in the garage for their pet before the hurricane arrived. I suspect Mr N would expect no less from you. 🙂

Squirrels are tricky little critters, aren’t they? I bet they’re just waiting to pop out when you’re practicing with Elsa.

Oooh, yes. Good one, Christ. How could I have forgotten “STAY?”