LOCKDOWN STORIES
Lockdown with my dear friend Woody What would we do where we had to appear on a zoom call with a hat during lockdown and a pet. Woody slept most of the day in the corwithout our pets who ner and did not appear to want to take part in any offer us so much challenge! With the support of my host family, I comfort and love managed to hold him for ten seconds in my arm for during times of uncertainty and stress? the call. When I arrived at my Mai 2020: During the host family’s house weekends, I spent time on the 2.9.2018 and revising for my A levheard Woody barkWoody and me els in my room. Howing behind the door, ever, Woody had difmy first thought was to return to Germany immediferent plans. As soon ately! Woody is a Bichon Frise and despite his as I thought I could small size, I quickly learnt that he was the alarm study in my room in system of our house. No one could come near the gate without Woody noticing the intruder! Howevpeace, he was outside er, after a few months of suspicion, Woody and I my door and made it started to get used to each other and even became clear that he wanted to friends. It was hard to say goodbye to him when I “Please open the door for me!” come in. My room at left to study at Eastbourne College. my host family’s house This lockdown diary is based on experiences I had has a small balcony and Woody loves going on with Woody, my host dog. After I started College, I there to bark at the neighbours. He did not leave the regularly visited my host family until the first lock- balcony and after some time I locked the door as I down. In March, I lived with them again as remote could not bear the noise anymore. Woody was not learning began. happy! March 2020: Remote learning started, but Woody June 2020: Lockdown continued and each day, still took his job as our “burglary detector” very se- there were new challenges for humans – and dogs. riously. He normally sat on my host mother’s chair There are two words which Woody clearly underand watched the window. As soon as someone stands : ‘vet’ and ‘bath’. As soon as my host mother walked past, he would bark. I kept my audio on mentioned that Woody needed a bath, he woke up mute during online from his sleep and classes, but most jumped to his feet. He teachers and my wanted to run down the classmates started to staircase, but my host notice Woody in the mother quickly got background. hold of him and April 2020: During our weekly house meeting, we had to complete different challenges. One of them was the “pets and hats” challenge
brought him into the bathroom. Afterwards, Woody took his revenge as he jumped completely wet on my host mother’s chair.
