"Well, I'm open to all suggestions."

He gives the puppy a last, encouraging scratch under the chin before approaching the desk and beginning to leaf through everything -- taking a deep breath and then grabbing a pen to start filling it out.

"Guess it shouldn't be too cute in case we need to call her back in-front of some bandits or something."

Yelling for Fluffy to sit or stay might not inspire the right kind of mood, after all.