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Quarantine

Issue Recap

“Our dogs truly

make our lives

better especially in

times of

uncertainties.”

JUN SUNGA

SUBERIAN HUSKY OWNER /EXHIBITOR

HOW DID YOU PREPARE AS
A DOG OWNER AND
EXHIBITOR FOR THE ECQ?

I wasn’t prepared because I was out of
town but thank goodness my kennel is
stocked up with dog food for months so
at least we got the basic needs down
HOW DID THE NEW
NORMAL AFFECT YOU AS A
HOW DID YOU COPE WITH DOG OWNER/EXHIBITOR?
THE ECQ? Well, you miss the community a lot We shifted
We (the kennel team) instantly went and just the whole dog show environ- to once
on survival mode. Lessened the ment but it also shifted my perspec- a month
expenses and luxuries and prioritized tive and in all honesty, I get to enjoy and
the basic needs. We used to bathe spending time with my dogs even limited
and groom once a week. We shift- more. It’s a different feeling and it their
ed to once a month and limited their took me back to the roots of being a outdoor
outdoor play to the minimum. Once pet parent first and exhibitor 2nd. Our play to the
the basics were met I worried less dogs truly make our lives better espe- minimum
about our kennel situation and fo- cially in times of uncertainties. Valuing
cused on family, generating in- the simplicity of caring and loving my
come for the survival of our whole dogs is what matters the most, ev-
household which includes our ken- erything else comes 2nd, this is what
nel team. It was a lot to take in all at I’ve learned from this pandemic.
once so we took it a day at a time.
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