Our dog was older, but still had some years left in terms of life expectancy. He had gotten really sick. My girlfriend and I wrapped him in a blanket and carried him to the car where he sat on her lap. We drove to the emergency vet's office and my girlfriend was crying the entire way there. It was raining heavily and I was trying to drive quickly, but not too fast and lose control of the car. We arrived at the emergency vet's office and it was still raining. We took our dog out of the car and carried him in. There was nothing that I could do to help him. We only wanted him at least to be as comfortable as possible when we were transporting him to get medical treatment. For a moment, I thought that I wouldn't mind if the rain stopped or if I had a large enough umbrella to cover my girlfriend and our dog as we brought him into the vet's office. The vet gave him some medication that alleviated his symptoms. There was a girl at the vet's office crying when she was on the phone. She had brought in a large dog. She was crying on the phone to another person that she didn't have the several thousand dollars to pay for the emergency surgery her dog needed. She was also already stressed enough with her dog being sick. We wanted to help her, but there wasn't much that we could do. The vet held our dog overnight for observation. We saw him the next day and he seemed much better than the previous day. We brought him home and fed him steak and cottage cheese. We thought we were out of the woods. A few days later, our dog got sick again. We brought him in to be seen by our regular vet this time. The vet gave our dog a similar class of medications as the emergency vet and held him for observation. We received a phone call several hours later to come in. Our dog was not responding to the medication. The vet had pushed the medication to the maximal limit for his bodyweight, but our dog was barely responding. The vet told us that we would need to keep the medication at those levels to maintain the current state that he was in. We were brought in to see him and my girlfriend immediately burst into tears. He would not respond to us or our presence. He would not respond to the sounds of our voices, so we made the decision. He was put to sleep in my girlfriend's arms. Years had gone by since the passing of our dog. We later adopted a puppy. He loved going for walks. One time we took him for a walk in the woods and it started to rain. Just a few drops of rain fell onto his back and head and he started whining and fussing and didn't want to walk anymore. I had purchased a golf umbrella, the Blunt Sport umbrella, and had it with me and we tried to keep him covered as much as possible, but he didn't want to walk anymore so we scooped him up and carried him back to the car. He contined to grow and get older and we eventually bought him a rain coat and it helped. He didn't mind the rain so much and loved walking provided that the rainfall wasn't too heavy. I bought the Blunt Sport which was the largest umbrella that Blunt carried. The reason why I picked out this particular brand and size of umbrella was because of the high-quality and coverage. I bought it for my girlfriend and I to walk in the rain when we really needed to go for a walk. I also had it in case we needed it when we were out and caught in a rainstorm. It was big enough to have sufficient rain coverage for two adults. My two favorite umbrella brands are Blunt and Repel. Both are great, but the Blunt umbrella is more wind resistant and stronger. I found that there are really two types of rainstorms: light rain and gale-force rainstorms. If the rainstorm is of the former type, I would use the Repel or Blunt. If it was the latter, I would always use the Blunt. I like the Blunt a lot because of its strength against strong winds and it feels be well-made. It is one of the sturdiest feeling umbrellas I have ever owned. I was in the market for a slightly larger umbrella. I had to choose between the Blunt Sport or the Blunt Executive umbrella. I felt it was worth it to go with the larger Blunt Sport golf umbrella. Golf umbrellas provide excellent rain coverage compared with other umbrella styles, but come at a cost of being big and bulky and a little more unwieldly in strong winds compared with smaller diameter umbrellas. If I am ever in the city and walking around in a rainstorm, I am extra careful around other people. I would raise the umbrella as high up as possible if I were near other people with umbrellas. There are times I would tip the umbrella off to one side away from people if I were coming up near other people. I am lucky in that I don't have to go into crowded parts of the city during rainstorms. This umbrella is good for coverage, but not good for being in crowded areas. If I were ever using it in crowded areas, I would try to walk to the edge of the walkway as best I could and tip the umbrella away or raise it high up to avoid hitting others. I am glad that the tips and points of the umbrella are blunt to maximize safety for other people. I don't know of any other umbrella company that does this. This is actually one of the things I love about this umbrella. It is strong and has a standard manual open and close mechanism, but the tips at the end of the umbrella ribs at the diameter are blunted. It doesn't revolutionize umbrella technology, but it does innovate on it a bit and I love this particular innovation. Some umbrellas have a push button open and push button close mechanism. This umbrella has a standard manual mechanism where you have to use both hands, holding the handle with one hand and pushing the slider/runner out with the other hand to open or pulling in the slider/runner to close. It is not as cool as other umbrella mechanisms, but it has a substantially sturdier frame and structure because of it. I was once caught in a strong and windy rainstorm with snowfall while heading to an appointment and the wind was blowing me all over the place causing me to stumble while walking. The Blunt Sport umbrella never gave in and never collapsed or inverted. In fact, in all the years that I have owned the Blunt Sport, it has never failed in a rainstorm. I would use this umbrella mainly for walks in really wide ashphalt footpaths or in parts with gravel paths and really wide walkways. In this case, the umbrella's isn't really cumbersome or bothersome to other people. A few times, I had to use it in the city, but there was a heavy rainstorm and there weren't a ton of people walking along the sidewalk, so it worked out fine having such a large umbrella. I prefer using larger umbrellas because of the coverage and added resistance to strong wind gusts. This is especially true for windy rainstorms when the rain can come at you almost sideways. I walked in a rainstorm once with a compact umbrella and I was pretty much drenched after 10 minutes in the rain. I liked the large diameter of the Blunt Sport umbrella because I can use it to keep my girlfriend covered if she was loading anything into the car and I could keep her covered when she was getting into the car. Final Thoughts: If you are deciding on umbrella diameter, I would recommend going with the largest diameter you are comfortable with. A larger diameter means more coverage. It is not enough that the diameter covers you and your clothing. The reason being is as you are walking rain doesn't fall straight down. It will get on your shoes and bottoms and even higher up on your person depending on wind. A larger diameter minimizes this. A larger diameter also means that the umbrella is more unwieldy and cumbersome and can get in the way and can also get caught in the wind more easily. It is also bulkier and more difficult to manage when closed compared to a small diameter compact umbrella that you can tuck into a bag. Personally, I like to use an umbrella with as large a diameter as possible and being mindful when walking around others. I am very happy with the Blunt Sport.

We had taken my dog to the vet's office to get his vaccine. We hadn't taken him for a walk in a while, so we took him to a nearby conservation area and parked the car. We put on his lead and harness and walked away from the parking area towards the trailhead. We were walking along and our dog seemed fine and also very happy and excited. We then came across an older lady. She was by herself and she seemed somewhat composed, but also somewhat frantic. She asked if we had seen a large white dog. I said, "Sorry, we didn't see any other dogs." She then turned back and went somewhat off the trail. We proceeded further along and came across a man who was also looking for a big white dog. We had gotten halfway through the trail and my dog started getting tired. He is normally very athletic and full of energy and ready to do zoomies at the drop of a hat. It must have been the vaccine that was causing him to get weak and drowsy. We were moving slowly now and our dog didn't really want to walk anymore. We scooped him up and carried him on the trail. The sky was a dark blue and purple with dark orange punching through. It wasn't dark yet, but the sun was definitely setting. Our dog was still whimpering a little bit. He had to be carried in a certain way because it seemed one of his legs was sore from the vaccine. He would let out a whimper every now and again. I had this sensation that we were being followed. I guess the sounds our dog was making was drawing some attention. I looked back and didn't see anything. We proceeded along the trail and were about 1/3 of the way out. I had my Surefire Fury DFT with me and I shined the light back and I spotted a coyote further back behind us. I pointed my light directly at it and started walking towards it. It just stared at me. I walked towards it with my light still on it and started shouting, making noise, and kicking up gravel, and it walked away slowly and headed into the bushes. I turned forward and we kept walking towards the end of the trail with our pace a little quicker than before. We kept walking along and finally made it out of the trail and to the parking lot. We took our dog and put him into the car and drove out of the area. He fell asleep on the drive home and when we got home, we put him on the bed and he kept sleeping. It was an exciting little trip, but I would probably avoid taking him out again after getting a vaccine. I like Surefire because of their reputation for reliability and durability. I love this flashlight, the Surefire Fury DFT, where the DFT stands for dual-fuel tactical. This means that this flashlight can be powered using two C123A batteries or a single rechargeable 18650. It comes with a single 18650 lithium ion rechargeable battery that has a micro-USB port for charging. The battery is sometimes referred to as an 18*650 where the 18 means 18mm in diameter and 650 is 650mm in height. The flashlight has simple operation where you can click the switch at the back to turn on and click it again to turn off the light. When you turn it on, it will turn on at maximum brightness. This is how I prefer most of my lights. I have direct access to full power when I turn on the light. It has an orange peel reflector so the beam pattern is even and smooth. It has a good balance of spill and throw. I love the tint. It is actually the best tint out of all my flashlights except for my HDS high-CRI flashlight. This flashlight has improved my life because I like having a reliable light source whenever I am in the dark. It is also one of my brightest flashlights. I like how it has excellent throw so that I can use it to spot things at a distance. I like the quality and durability of it. It has not had any issues for the entire time I've had it. My equipment sometimes gets banged around and the flashlight has been functioning without issue. I have not torture tested it, but I feel that it is solidly built and will last me a long time and will be able to handle years of use. I feel that the only weak point with this is the battery. You have to make sure that the battery is fully charged before use, but also the battery can fail, so it is a good idea to carry spares and backups.