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hen ECQ happened, we wereW
REBECCA

prepared with dogfood readily in

stock at home, as I was able to order

from royale canine a week before

the hard lockdown last March 2020.

I had an intuition that something

was going down. It was about a

month and a half worth of dogfood

for all 17 adult dogs. We were good,

SAN GABRIEL
or so we thought.

All was well, and nobody really

expected it would last that long. A

month in the lockdown, we knew we

had to do something, human food

was easy, but our dogs, being used

to kibbles, we had found an

alternative since we only had a few

bags left. So we had to properly

ration the kibbles and added boiled

chicken meat and some vegetables

and rice to their meal. We survived

the shortage of dog food, but we

had to adjust, and the dogs had to

adjust. Their daily routine didn't

change much as we were lucky our

village had vast amounts of bare

land where our dogs can continue

about their daily walks, exercise

and such. Our kennel helpers were

GOLDEN RETRIEVER also stuck with us, so that was also

helpful. So nothing really changed
OWNER/ EXHIBITOR

except for their food. We had to

adjust financially, which was the

biggest challenge for us, we had to

continue business from home since

we keep spending, but no money

was coming in.

Honestly, my years of collecting

rare plants, and connecting with

people who are in the same

business, helped us financially

through the crisis. My husband’s

construction business was severely

affected, and my families restaurant

was directly affected and had to lay

off employees.

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