Yes, well, there are a few subtleties of canine communication Andrew tends to miss. None of the dogs ever snarled at him like that, and the creatures who have have tended to be ones intent on eating him. Of course, knowing that Daine will get all apologetic if he acts startled just might teach him to act startled whenever she tries to scold him.

"If you could please take me over to that workbench..." suggests the Andrew atop Daine, suddenly much more polite than he has been in a long time.