Social distancing. This is directly counter to our nature.
Hi, my name is Katie, this is my brother Wally, and we are surviving this quarantine as well.
The humans spent a long time apart, I’m not sure why Dad was in the basement and Mom was upstairs, but he must have done something really bad like eating a library book or maybe some laundry.
The largest of the tiny humans spent time with us in the basement, too, but I think she was barking a lot. That’s usually why I get in trouble.
I wish Mom understood that I’m just trying to reach out to my community as they pass by. There are so many of us in the neighborhood, and we have so much to catch up on every day.
We have two neighbors, Wesley and Frank, who really like to talk. They live in different yards. I think, sometimes, that Frank just really likes to hear his own voice.
Sometimes Mom mutters about it when she makes me come inside.
It’s been a really long time since we’ve seen any other humans, and while I usually prefer to just climb up in Dad’s lap, I kind of miss new people. My nose feels really lonely some days.
Wally is really lonely. He loves everyone, no matter how they smell. It’s really hard for him to not have new people around. Even Mom’s old humans don’t come visit anymore.
They say this is because of a virus, and I got scared for a bit, but Mom promised the small people that us dogs can’t catch this virus, so I feel much better. Mom takes good care of us, even if she won’t let me eat Wally’s food.
In my defense, he gets distracted really easily, and I’m an emotional eater.
Mom seems frustrated sometimes, but I think that’s because the small humans don’t give her much space, and Mom is more of an adult social. She loves kids, but she wishes there were grown ups around too.
She really misses Dad when he’s stuck in the basement. Maybe he shouldn’t eat the books.
We don’t know how long this will last, but we do know that even banished to the basement, Dad is home a lot more now and that makes me very happy. He’s my favorite person in the whole world.
Overall, I think us dogs are doing quite well in this human quarantine. I will continue to check in with the neighbors regularly, and I’ll keep guarding the house from the strange lady who keeps leaving bags on the porch. Mom says it’s school food for the tiny humans. I wonder what school tastes like?
Might update again later, Mom is still sleeping and left her phone unlocked. That’ll teach her.
Be safe, humans.
-Katie-the-dog and Wally
Corona Can't Keep Me Down 