Leaving my dog out in the cold.

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Like a lot of you, we are expecting a snowstorm Friday and Saturday. We have been warned snow could get up to 10 inches with sleet and ice (some places will get a foot). The last time we got an ice storm my power went out for 4 days, and I stayed with my dad because their power did not go out. Talking to me this morning, my dad first said if you need to get sick enough to go to the ER, do it today or tomorrow. And, if you’re going to send me out to get you something you need, do the same thing. I reminded him haughtily I rarely send him anywhere. I also asked if my power went out, did he want me to drive to him, or would he rather get me? He then asked what I was going to do with my dog….Huh? I know he doesn’t want a dog in house and Diana doesn’t want a dog on the couch she just bought new, but who leaves a dog in an apartment with no heat in single digit weather? Repeatedly, I asked him if he was kidding (I can’t always tell). When he wouldn’t give me a straight answer I calmly told him I would never leave my dog behind. If my dog stays in single digit temps so will I. And if you won’t let me bring my dog in weather that bad, I’ll get on Facebook and tell everyone my dad was willing to leave me and my dog with no power in freezing temps. He then started laughing and quoted a Bible verse that basically said someone who sees someone with a need they can fill, and doesn’t do it, isn’t worth much. I took that to mean he’d let my dog and I stay with him if my power went out. *He got attached to one of my dogs decades ago, when he died, he swore them off because he got so sad. Periodically, he’d let Sadie come over briefly if I stopped by until Diana bought a new couch and didn’t want a dog on it.