BY: BOHDI THE RESCUE MUTT INSTAGRAM: @ADKUNSOLICITED (CONTRIBUTOR)

My name is Bohdi. I was wandering on the streets of Venice, CA when I was in a rescued by my person. That was in March 2013. For the last seven years my person has taken me on a walk, usually 2-3 miles, every morning where I get to see my friends. I also get to see my person's friends who moved here from Australia that he has coffee with almost every day.           

  When the pandemic hit a lot of my friends' person stopped taking long walks or simply took my friends out to do their business…then right back home.  

  I haven’t seen one of my best friends, Maddie, in a long time. When she would see us coming, no matter how far away we were, she would stop in her tracks and sit down to wait for us. That was because my person is the "King of Treats."          

Another good friend is Roxy. Roxy spent her mornings tied to a post outside a Peet's coffee shop while her person was inside talking with his friends. Whenever Roxy would see me and my person approaching she would get up and walk to the middle of the sidewalk and sit down. She knew my person always had a treat for her and wanted to make sure he didn't miss her. People would take a wide berth around Roxy which I found funny because Roxy wouldn't hurt a fly.

A new friend that used to come over with his person is Big, not so big. He's very cool. He was attacked by a coyote awhile back, but has completely recovered. Because of the pandemic and stay at home decree around the state I haven't seen him in over a month. I miss him.

The truth is that being a dog during a pandemic has some pluses – one being that their person or their family is around a lot more and can play with them. But, the big minus is that they don't get to see their dog friends, where they get to play and more importantly sniff, a favorite of all dogs.