https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/02/why-the-bay-areas-pets-are-behaving-strangely/ > Has your normally stand-offish cat become clingy? Has your dog started barking incessantly at the humans in the house? There’s a reason for that, and it has to do with the coronavirus quarantine. > Lately I’ve had a few readers ask me about unusual behavior they’re seeing in their pets. One woman’s cat has become so needy that he must sit in her lap and meows constantly when there is no lap provided. A co-worker’s dog has started barking at everyone in the house, for seemingly no reason.