"Wolf dogs," Patience said. "Not necessarily an actual wolf breed, but something that's large and... wolf-like. Maybe even something that could come running with us once you can transform too, on the full - but that might be a bad idea, I don't know."
"And I don't want something that's been bred," she added. "We could go to a shelter and see if they have anything, not too old but mostly grown into their adult size, already housebroken, though they wouldn't have to come inside much. We've got plenty of room on the Manor grounds for a big dog or two."