They assure me they will forage for food when hungry. They assure me there is enough dog food and cat food and rabbit food and chinchilla food to last until I am returned. I hope so. I can't stand the baleful look I get from the dogs when my sons forget to feed them. Or the excavations the dogs present me with in revenge.
Big dogs can extract a lot of revenge.
They went back to bed. I made my escape. I got to hang out in the airport for ninety minutes. I insist I am going to carry my garment bag. My black velvet dress and its counterpart, a deep purple one, are carefully strapped in.