[Colonel gives a quick sniff before prancing around, running back towards Ion and then around him, quickly tying him up with the leash.]

Oh, we've had Colonel for about a year now. He showed up as a puppy right around Christmas... [He's trying to de-tangle himself, but Colonel is having none of it, skipping around excitedly.]

[And then he darts back towards Cliff with a very enthusiastic Such tall! which has the unfortunate side effect of pulling Ion down to the ground with a yelp. Well, at least he can finally sit down.]

...he's a bit more of a handful than he was back then.