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Courtney Pochin

Thousands left heartbroken over lonely dog who's really had enough of lockdown

If you've been on social media in the last few days, you might have come across Big Poppa.

Big Poppa, real name Pop, is a three-year-old English bulldog who lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Pop is owned by 38-year-old costume designer Rashida Ellis and the pooch loves playing with the children in his building.

However due to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, the bulldog hasn't been able to see any of his friends as they're all social distancing.

As a result, Big Poppa has been feeling pretty down lately, sitting on the balcony, watching people from afar.

Earlier this week Rashida snapped a picture of her dog looking pretty miserable and the photo quickly went viral after she posted it on social media.

She shared it on Twitter, writing: "Big Poppa has been so sad today, I think he miss playing with the kids in the building. He just watches them from the patio."

So far more than 662,000 people have liked the tweet and over 73,000 have retweeted it.

The touching photo is breaking hearts and people are vowing to do anything they can to help cheer up Pop.

One person said: "I would throw myself in front of the virus if it meant Big Poppa could go play with the kids."

Another posted: "My COVID-19 priorities have now shifted to whatever is best for Big Poppa."

A third added: "Don't mind me just crying about Big Poppa all day today."

And even celebrities are fans of the adorable dog.

Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams replied: "Not being dramatic but I would literally die for Big Poppa."

Ellen DeGeneres also said: "Stay inside. Flatten this curve. Do it for Big Poppa."

Others shared photos of their own dogs looking sad, to let Pop know he wasn't alone.

Pop's owner Rashida spoke to Buzzfeed about the photo and why people are finding it so moving.

She explained: "I think when people look at that photo, we can all relate right now. We can't do the things that we used to do, we can't hang out with our friends.

"I think it just happened to be this dog — and not only is he so sad and cute and you want everything to change for him, but you want everything to change for yourself, too, because we're all in this situation."

Do you have a touching lockdown story to share? We want to hear about it. Email courtney.pochin@mirror.co.uk

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