Pets

You were nice to him. Maybe not something he had a lot of experience with. You smelled of dog. Not sure how long Dunc has been absent, but the scent couldn't have been completely fresh, so the sheepdog decided to take ownership. Tried, or perhaps succeeded?, in marking you as his, then invited you to come and play with him. You weren't required to mark him back. It was clear who was to own who. But you probably should have jumped the fence and played try and grab the squeaky toy. Just stay away from the doll house. That, too, freshly marked so as to allow no misunderstanding, belonged to the sheepdog.