"So you would want something that would bond primarily with her, and not with you as well. Some birds bond primarily with one individual, but others tend to go with families better," he explained. He smiled, brushing away Neville's apology easily. "We can't know everything. What I know about plants always directly relates to how they interact with animals, pretty much."
"Depends on the dog," Rolf said, steering him over to the canines. "Some of them are higher maintenance than others. And puppies are always going to be harder work, because they're still learning and have the high energy of youth. But we do have a few older ones, a couple of rescues and one fellow whose person passed on. They're a little farther in the back, but we can head that way."