Stavanger Bay 'Cause I'm a young man built to fall

His jumping was soon interrupted as the presumably slayed thief stood and roared at him. The sudden change startled the golden pup, and he froze in place, hackles raising as he watched the adult stagger around. When the man came crashing down in front of him, Pheiros tried to stumble back but was stopped by a weight across his body; he was pinned to the ground by a large grey paw and completely lacking the strength to pull himself free. 

He stopped struggling after a few seconds and stared at his captor, face angry and determined. With what he thought was a ferocious growl, he whipped his head around and began snapping his baby teeth at the paw holding him down, hoping to grasp on tightly to whatever toe he could reach.