Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston (opens in new tab) used the persuasive powers of two very cute dogs to encourage their followers to wear face masks in a video posted on Cox's Instagram Sunday. Cox's spaniels, Harley and Hopper, engage in a heated debate about wearing the masks: according to the caption, one says, "Just put it on!" while the other holds back. Eventually, the reluctant pup complies, prompting the first dog to reply: "I've never been so attracted to you." The video ends with pictures of Cox, Aniston, and the masked dogs. Cute and compelling!

Aniston published a similar photo of the two of them wearing masks to accompany a chilling story about their mutual friend's experience with COVID-19. Sharing a photo of her friend Kevin in a hospital bed hooked up to a breathing tube, Aniston wrote that he used to be "perfectly healthy, not a single underlying health problem," and added, "This is COVID. This is real. (Thankfully, she shared that this photo was taken in April and that Kevin has since "mostly recovered.")

"We are not naive enough to think we can get through this: ...... If you want this to end, and it will," one step we can take is to PLEASE #wearadamnmask. Think of all the people suffering from this horrible virus." For their families. And most of all, for yourself. Covid affects all ages."

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