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"We're getting questions from our members, some hysterical, about whether people can be exposed to the coronavirus by petting a dog or cat," said David Emanuel, a board member of the dog advocacy group SFDOG in San Francisco, where a citywide shelter-in-place order allows dog-walking.As with so much related to the coronavirus, there's no simple answer, though experts say there is no reason to keep your paws off your own dog if you have no symptoms of sickness.Things are a bit less clear when it comes to others' dogs. One dog in Hong Kong tested "weak positive" for the virus that causes covid-19, in a case city officials said was a likely case of human-to-dog transmission. But the dog showed no symptoms, and researchers say that single case is not strong evidence that dogs can catch the virus. There is no indication dogs - or any other pet - can transmit it to humans through droplets, according to the World Health Organization.
