Large animals typically get put in bulkhead rows. The airline is not letting people sit in bulkhead seats today - due to the virus, I suspect that you can make a case for a bulkhead seat given your situation. Your pup and your should have enough room. Also, since middle seats are not being used, you could take a window seat and your pup could ooze into center seat space on the floor. You could not do that from an aisle seat.
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