"I-- you what?"

Never mind that dogs are hardly worth the time or effort, slobbering suck-ups that they are. They're one of the most common animals to be found in cities and homes; how could someone never see one?

"You're not really wrong here, but really? You've never seen one?" He pauses for a moment with a frown only to stick his nose back in his book.

"Don't bother. All they do is whine and beg."