"Hunting dogs, not nearly so fierce as the Anders themselves. Until given reason. She is playful as anything now, but when she is on a mission, she is my trusted partner."

Which might be hard to picture when her tail is running so fast, and she bounds around Adelaide to entice a chase.

"You don't mind a little bit of dog in your life," he teases. "Come now, who can say no to faces like that and truly mean it?"