Sorry, his manners are still lacking.

[Seeing that the danger is gone, IV releases his Rockruff. The canine stands perfectly still, then checks to see if his 'rival' is still anywhere around and then trots right back to Mai to beg for more pets.

IV straightens back up and sighs.]

.....as he's proofing right now. Rockruff, heel!

[The pokemon ignores him.]

Shark is the other monster in my current deck. A fish.