0_Apprentice
Do you have any pets? I love dogs!
1_Wizard
I do, a cat! Over the last few decades in Japan, we've started to adopt pets as more than utilitarian and more into our family system.
0_Apprentice
Yes, my little doggy is like a family member to me! 
1_Wizard
I bet! Dogs were actually the first species to be domesticated, before even cats!
0_Apprentice
Wow, dogs have been bred into so many different breeds as well.
1_Wizard
There's 337 pure dogs breeds. Imagine how many mixed breed combinations there are!
0_Apprentice
That's a lot! Now there are so many popular mixed breeds with popular breeds like the poodle out there.
1_Wizard
Poodles are such cuties. They win top honors at all kinds of dog shows, too.