[...Were it a female, he'd allow the ribbon, but since—wait. He hadn't been able to really tell from where he had been sitting, but is it a male or female...? Distracted by this sudden question, he leans over to try and verify, but the dog is beneath him and on its belly so he can't easily tell. Hm.]
What if it doesn't want to live with either of us? Regardless of what we think, it's still up to the dog on who it chooses to be with.
cuuute little pupstace~~
[...Were it a female, he'd allow the ribbon, but since—wait. He hadn't been able to really tell from where he had been sitting, but is it a male or female...? Distracted by this sudden question, he leans over to try and verify, but the dog is beneath him and on its belly so he can't easily tell. Hm.]
What if it doesn't want to live with either of us? Regardless of what we think, it's still up to the dog on who it chooses to be with.
[Such a Eustace-like answer.]