Luna’s Lockdown Diary

A Dog’s Life... Luna’s Lockdown Diary

Something's changed around here lately, but I can't put my paw on what it is... the Hoomans that I live with are ALWAYS HOME – I mean, ALL OF THEM, ALL OF THE TIME! Hooman Dad used to leave the house every morning and then come back again at feeding time at the end of the day but now, instead of leaving in his car, he walks up to the end of the garden and goes into what looks like a huge, wooden kennel – I think I've heard them call it the 'offi ss'? Dunno, just looks like a big posh kennel to me! He comes back into the house for feeds occasionally during the day and sometimes I go up there to see him and ask if he wants to play but he usually just tries to get me to lie down in the kennel while he does whatever it is that he's doing – boring! I then whine for a bit until he lets me out – doesn't normally take long. Walks are way more fun at the moment though! We all go together – Hooman Dad, Hooman Mum and the two smaller Hoomans (although sometimes they don't seem to want to go and they make loud, whining noises which seem to make Hooman Mum and Hooman Dad a bit cross). But anyway, off we go, to all my favourite places like the fi elds or by the river. We used to stop and meet other Hoomans and their dogs along the way but now we seem to give everyone else that we see a wide berth... I mean, I know I sometimes smell a bit but I'm pretty sure it's not that bad?! So, all in all, home life is pretty good – I'm getting loads more attention! Before 'the change', a lot of the time it was just me and Hooman Mum at home. Her 'offi ss' is in the house and when she would go in there, I would just go and have a nap somewhere

nearby (sometimes on the sofa when she wasn't looking). She seems ok but I think the two smaller Hoomans can be quite disobedient and they ask for food way more than I do! They ask for something called 'a snack' A LOT during the day... Hooman Mum sometimes lets them have one but this is usually accompanied by an eye roll and some muttering under her breath which I can't understand but it sounds a bit like 'for duck's sake' – I don't know what ducks have to do with snacks but I've seen them down by the river before... maybe they're always hungry too? Hooman Mum seems to cheer up when she opens a big bottle of something red. I don't know what it is but her and Hooman Dad often sit and have a few glasses of it in the evening when the smaller Hoomans have gone upstairs for the night (although they do sometimes come back down and ask for another snack and then the eye rolling starts up again). One thing I am a bit sad about though is the change when someone delivers something to the house... I used to love hearing a knock at the door because it usually meant there was someone new to meet and sniff and get a fuss from but now, no one stops long enough to say hello or pat me on the head! I'm a Labrador for goodness sake – I have an unfl appable desire to be everyone's friend but I can't even get close... I have heard the Hoomans use the words 'social distancing' a lot lately and wonder if this is what they mean? Whatever it is, I hope things go back to normal soon before we all go barking mad... Woof! Luna x