One of the things that our dogs look forward to is their daily walks. They get to go out of the house and meet their dog and human friends. My dog knows exactly if it’s time for his daily walk. Whenever it’s four in the afternoon, my dog starts going crazy, and he would even bring my walking shoes to me and have his leash in his mouth.
If I’m taking my time and too slow to put on my shoes, my dog would judgingly look at me and make me feel guilty. It’s really adorable how excited our dogs get whenever we get ready to take them out on a walk. However, things became a lot harder because of the pandemic we’re currently facing.
Pop or Big Poppa is an English Bulldog who loves to go out and play with the kids in the apartment building where he lives. Every day, Big Poppa would spend a lot of time outside playing with kids as well as other dogs. Big Poppa is very social and loves making new friends. Big Poppa’s mom, Rashida Ellis, knows precisely how the stay-at-home and social distancing order is affecting her fur baby.
Rashida works as a costume designer for movies and TV shows being filmed in Atlanta. Rashida usually brings Big Poppa with her to work where he gets to meet and play with a lot of people. However, because of the quarantine, all TV and movie productions have been postponed. Rashida had to work at home by making clothes she can sell on the internet.
As a consequence, Big Poppa had to stay home as well. Big Poppa has no idea what’s going on, and he spends his time watching people from the patio. The situation affected Big Poppa, and he’s acting sluggish and isn’t as happy or excited like he usually is.
Just like any dog parent, Rashida would still take photos of Big Poppa and post it on her social media account. One particular photo caught the world by storm, and Big Poppa instantly became a celebrity. The picture showed Big Poppa sitting on the patio looking really sad. However, he still looks so adorable.
Rashida didn’t think of her post too much, and she only expected a few people to like and comment on Big Poppa’s photo. However, when Rashida checked her phone the day after she posted Big Poppa’s picture, it was already blowing up with notifications. Big Poppa’s photo went viral and was re-shared countless times.
Even celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and Game Of Thrones Star, Maisie Williams, commented on the photo and shared it. Ellen DeGeneres also commented on the photo advising people to stay inside and flattening the curve for Big Poppa. Big Poppa unofficially became the face of the quarantine, and a lot of people can relate to how Big Poppa feels. Here’s an adorable video featuring Rashida explaining how her photo of Big Poppa became viral.
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