Now I'm really scared:

Is that true? Has it been checked? Now we need to watch out for our babies too? Sheesh!

Yes. Hong Kong is now quarantining dogs of owners with the virus.

Pet dog infected with COVID-19, Hong Kong authoritie...

They've known this for about 2 weeks

Feb 27th first reported

Pet Dog in Hong Kong Has ‘Low Level’ of Coronavirus

My puppers are old.

I don't think they get it in the way that we do

I think they get a mild version

It’s not at all unusual for us to pass our illnesses to animals

well shit, definitely something to roll into our overall knowledge and planning for the future of this.

This is the 3rd case I've heard of a dog getting it. And then news says you cant catch it from a dog. But clearly we need to better understand this.