"Awww, Blueberry's made a new bestie," Cathal said when he returned and spotted the chocolate lab and Kaden hugging together on the floor. "She's a good girl, that one. And her brother is trouble," he added, grinning at Coconut.
He put their filled food bowls down on the ground, and suddenly the dogs were far less interested in the attention of these new people than in their dinner.