David Campbell reveals how he coped when his beloved dog Scully became ill during lockdown  

David Campbell has revealed that he felt ‘helpless’ when his dog became ill during Sydney’s latest lockdown. 

The 47-year-old Today Extra host wasn’t sure how he would get care for the dear pooch, who is called Scully. 

Luckily vets are taking drop-off patients, but he found it harrowing to leave the scared dog behind.  

Sick: David Campbell (pictured) has revealed that he felt ‘helpless’ when his dog became ill during Sydney’s latest lockdown

‘Due to Covid, vets had become a drop-off arrangement and I felt sick myself as I left our scared favourite child (yes, I said it) at the door and headed home to wait for a call,’ he wrote in a column for this week’s Stellar Magazine. 

David explained that the dog had appeared to a serious tummy upset that wasn’t improving. 

‘When the call came saying she’d need some more tests as ‘something was not quite right’, I bravely listened – then catastrophised about what it could be.

Stress: The 47-year-old Today Extra host wasn’t sure how he would get care for the dear pooch, who is called Scully. Luckily vets are taking drop-off patients, but he found it harrowing to leave the scared dog behind

Scary: ‘The wait was agonising. Hour after hour passed and I felt helpless,’ the TV host wrote

‘The wait was agonising. Hour after hour passed and I felt helpless,’ the TV host wrote. 

Luckily, Scully’s condition was not serious, and was taken home where she soon recovered. 

David is very close to his beloved puppy, who even has her own Instagram account. 

Loves her: David is very close to his beloved puppy, who even has her own Instagram account

He shares dozens of photos of the gorgeous dog, many featuring the pair of them together. 

The media personality even affectionately calls himself and Scully, ‘the odd couple’.   

David and his wife Lisa have been married since and have three children, Leo, Betty and Billy. 

Read more: In this week’s Stellar Magazine