"Oh, beg your pardon." Dillon says at the misunderstanding. "Now that, I don't know about. I'm way too busy maintain an animal as a pet or potential ghoul. When I decide to practice talking with them, I usually try a stray. Strays are more wary, but most animals are curious about two-legged creatures that they can actually understand."
He throws in a little shrug. "You might get one to follow you home."