Absolutely essential?

Siberia came to visit today.  I told Cooriedog that we had been advised that only essential travel should be undertaken and there was much debate on the radio about what might constitute essential travel.  No-one covered dog walking.  I explained to her that, in my view, we could not consider the Cooriedog walk as essential.  She disagreed.  So, having taken the necessary precautions off we went.  It wasn't much fun for one of us.