She looks from Mal to the Mabari with a look of mild confusion, wondering if it's a language thing where all animals of a species are assigned a certain gender, such as all dogs being male and all cats female.

"You said his name was Jayne?" Jayne sounded feminine... But she shook her head. This was his dog to name as he saw fit and also a dog that had been formerly owned by Orlesians. She was fairly certain that was the explanation right there. Instead, she turned her attention back to the snow fight, "Ugh, I know, even red would have been better. Anyway, whatever you're interested in doing, I'd be more than happy to help. I think I've sat around the base long enough."