"No dog mouth is going on my things," David answers, although it's kind of offensively sweet, how cute it is when the dog sort of burrows into Patrick's chest. "What's he going to get for me, a roll of quarters from the bank when we run low?"

Actually, that would be kind of useful. Not to mention a cute dog would be a great mascot for the store. People love cute dogs and he bets they'll get way more people coming in just to see one. Then they'll buy things David talks them into.

"So... is this a good dog?" he asks Patrick. "I honestly have no idea what we're looking for here."