"I can work with that," she replied to the 'not saying no' deal. "Means we'll have to be creative, though. Instead of no, we can say 'I don't think that's a good idea', or 'I would prefer this or that'. Or my personal favourite, 'Just bugger off already'."
She was in the midst of swallowing a bite of food when Gidget found his way to the counter. She pointed her fork at him. "Now I didn't get this for you. However, I did come prepared." She put down her fork to go into her bag and pulled out a cookie. It looked good enough for her to eat, but it was made specially for dogs. "Luckily, there's a pet store near the curry place. I didn't think you'd mind me distracting him from dinner."
She unwrapped the cookie and moved it close enough for Gidget to get a good whiff, then stepped away from the counter. "Here Gidget, on the floor to get your cookie!"