[ s q u i n t s

Okay, she'll stoop down to his level, studying him intensely. ]

Either you can understand what I'm saying with moderate human knowledge of speech, or I'm sitting here having a one-sided conversation with a Pomeranian.

[ okay, so, maybe this dog wasn't a shikigami....? But if he was, he must be separated from his master. Maybe that was why he couldn't talk. ]

If you can understand me, bark three times.