Moonspear diamonds in his pockets

He tried not to let on how disappointed he was. He would've liked to have wowed her with his worldliness, but apparently, he was the only one around here for whom Cosmo was the first dog they'd met.

"They must be," he said, shaking off his misstep. A new angle, then — "Since me'n Kat are both part dog, and from two different sides of the family."

He squinted at her.

"Got a problem with that?" he asked, moving along to the next scent marker. "Oh, this one here: this is Treepie."

His face warmed under his fur as he recalled the last time he'd seen her. He really ought to seek her out for another tracking trip.