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VIRUS DIARY: In pandemic, a forlorn dog finds new purpose

by Associated Press
| April 18, 2020 12:03 AM

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — “This feels like a good time to get another dog to help us get over the loss of Surfer,” the Professor announced in her FM radio-ready voice. Even though my heart didn’t feel quite ready, I knew she was right, and not only because she really is a smart professor.

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