Oh boy. [ His hands were stroking Spot soothingly, and his eye narrowed, before he beamed a wide smile. ]
No, see, embarrassing is when you do it to yourself. When you had no control over it, it's just inconvenient. Have you been trying to keep away from him for long? Hungry? Thirsty?
[ Let them get the needs covered, they were going to see where to go from there, after that. ]