Yeah, you and me both. While business wasn't exactly booming at home, I hesitate to leave a dog at the office for too long.

[ Even though he's no mere paper pusher, Dante's profession doesn't allow for pets. Demons could easily rip a dog to shreds and despite his best efforts to keep the Devil May Cry vermin free, demons can sometimes sneak past his security measures. That's one of the reasons why he was so against having Patty stay with him years ago but Morrison convinced him otherwise.

The girl was the safest with him when those nasty demons came hunting for her. ]

From what I can tell, there's no such thing as a bad dog---only bad people.

[He doesn't even want to get into some of the horrific things he saw people do throughout his life, especially towards animals.]

I'm sure all the dogs at the shelter will get a second chance at least, especially if they're half as cute as Taro here.

[Mentioning Taro, the pup is already back to pawing at his leg.]