Kera looked at Roze with equal intensity. Eventually he placed his gigantic hand up over his head as if to hold his mouth shut and gave her something of an incredible stink-eye. He was not happy with the idea of not getting to spout his superiority to her partners, but he did indeed remember the arrangement.
"If the harness is off, she's off the job," Shannon said, setting the glass aside. The German Shepherd moved from her room inspection to come up and sniff at Roze's hand. She was quite the thorough investigator herself, leaving no stone unturned and quite obviously making sure she knew the lay of the room before she had moved on to anything else. Shannon, meanwhile, had tilted his head in a better approximation of Roze's height — he was no slouch at 6', but damn if she didn't make him feel short already. "You can pet her, play with her, whatever. Don't encourage bad habits. Don't feed her treats or sneak her scraps. Don't contradict anything I tell her."
Shannon shrugged after that. "Those are the basics, should be easy to follow. Handshakes are doable anytime, though," he added, holding his hand out as if to emphasize. He braced himself for the coming comment; he was quite aware that his internal body temperature was way higher than the usual person. Anyone who took even a moment to notice during a first meeting tended to become quite alarmed at the feverish heat he put off regularly.
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"If the harness is off, she's off the job," Shannon said, setting the glass aside. The German Shepherd moved from her room inspection to come up and sniff at Roze's hand. She was quite the thorough investigator herself, leaving no stone unturned and quite obviously making sure she knew the lay of the room before she had moved on to anything else. Shannon, meanwhile, had tilted his head in a better approximation of Roze's height — he was no slouch at 6', but damn if she didn't make him feel short already. "You can pet her, play with her, whatever. Don't encourage bad habits. Don't feed her treats or sneak her scraps. Don't contradict anything I tell her."
Shannon shrugged after that. "Those are the basics, should be easy to follow. Handshakes are doable anytime, though," he added, holding his hand out as if to emphasize. He braced himself for the coming comment; he was quite aware that his internal body temperature was way higher than the usual person. Anyone who took even a moment to notice during a first meeting tended to become quite alarmed at the feverish heat he put off regularly.