Dog Talk: Pets in the pandemic

For Joseph Chan, having Beary around has made the lockdown bearable. Photo: Joseph Chan

“I’ve been with the dogs constantly for two months 24/7 and before that off and on for months too,” Tan shares. “Bi-Bi and Bei-Bei are senior dogs, and they may feel it’s a bit strange for me to be home all day. Sometimes they give me that look that says, why are you still here? I suspect they want a bit of alone time, maybe.“When this is over, the senior dogs will be OK. They can cope because for them it will just be going back to their own routine.

“When she brings me her toy, I have to play immediately – even if I’m not in a mood to play. It can be irritating and sometimes I snap at her. It’s sheer frustration of course, and I feel awful pretty much immediately and then I have to apologise. She forgives me of course. And as my mum reminds me, Dindi doesn’t understand. It’s up to me to be better.”As Lum’s mum will be 80 this year, and Lum is a Type 1 diabetic, they are super careful about lockdown. For Dindi, this means a new routine.

“Poor Dindi is now two appointments behind so she’s a walking fluffbag,” Lum says. “I have no idea how to groom; it’s a professional skill I simply don’t possess. Brushing her is an unbelievable chore as there are tangles, and she yelps, poor girl.” “On the second day, we were still both nervous. So on the third day, I talked to her, and then she was helpful. I ran the razor through her fur, poor darling, just shaved her down. No style or look. Just home cut from a papa who doesn’t know what he’s doing.”For Joseph Chan, an IT professional in Kuala Lumpur, his companion Beary, a two-year-old Pomeranian, has made lockdown bearable.

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