atlanta a dog in georgia is believed to have been the second canine in the us to test positive for the virus that causes covid19 health officials saidthe 6yearold mixed breed dog was tested after its owners contracted covid19 and the dog began suffering from a neurological illness the georgia department of health said in a news release on wednesday the dog was positive for sarscov2 the virus that causes covid19the dog was euthanized after the neurological illness progressed officials said the dogs neurological illness was caused by a condition unrelated to the coronavirusguidelines from the us centers for disease control and prevention say that based on the limited information available so far the risk of pets spreading coronavirus to people is considered to be low