Nah, he just started following me around! He's a good boy, though. Plays fetch like a pro.

[...A wolf. Gumshoe thinks about that. He's never actually seen a wolf before, so it could be one, but... but his dog is so good, so--]

Maybe he's a wolfdog! That'd explain a lot. [He happily pats the giant wolf on the nose, who in turn wags his tail excitedly. This giant, hulking black wolf with fierce red eyes looks like he loves the attention.]

Your bird looks really pretty, sir. I didn't know you had one! Or are you renting it? Can you rent birds?