In February 2020, Christopher had just moved into his new condo in Old Montreal. He had been living in Montreal for almost 3 years at that point, but this was a new neighbourhood and he didn’t know anyone there. One month later, covid hit, masks and quarantine became normal, and the opportunity to meet new people diminished. However, since he was now working from home, it was the perfect opportunity to fulfill a recent wish: get a dog. Christopher adopted Murphy on May 11 and it was a petrifying moment for both. Among the new responsibilities of picking up poo and rescuing shoes from being eaten, Christopher had to take Murphy on walks daily; morning, noon, and night. One morning, when returning from a walk, Christopher noticed someone struggling to get in through the front door of his condo building. He hadn’t been there long and hadn’t socialized much because of Covid, so he was happy to find out that he had an attractive neighbour. He let her in and, under the guise of chivalry, let her take the first available elevator (that was when only one person was allowed to be in an elevator at a time). However, he was really just checking the display to see at what floor she was getting off. It was the first floor. He lived on the first floor. He hadn’t lived there very long, but was pretty sure he would have noticed her by then. So he took the next elevator to first floor and got out to see her standing at his neighbour’s door, holding his neighbour’s dog, Billy, while talking to the neighbour through a small crack in the door. Fortunately, Murphy and Billy were great friends and Murphy immediately pulled toward’s the neighbour’s door. Not being one to disappoint, Christopher didn’t fight Murphy’s wishes and followed his lead to the neighbour. Seamlessly inserting himself into the conversation, Christopher discovered that the attractive woman from downstairs was named Amber and she was there to pick up the neighbour’s dog, Billy, to take him for a walk as the neighbour was in quarantine. And that’s how Amber and Christopher met; once again proving that dogs are a great way to meet women. Now, the story of Amber and Christopher’s first date is a whole other epic.