It's very likely that Verity will be trained long before the puppy is. But that's the way it's supposed to be, isn't it? Puppy seems to think so. She's not going to complain about getting to live with someone attentive and affectionate.

"I have no idea. She was brought to a shelter as a puppy, but nobody's sure where she came from. But I'm pretty sure she's 83% cute, 15% stripes, and 27% fluff."