"No problem, none at all. I'm just doing what anyone else would, aren't I?"

Said in between Kanou burying his face most dotingly in the dog's coat and generally loving on it in a fairly normal manner. Just because his life had involved animal experimentation, doesn't mean he doesn't appreciate all that the little beasties do and are! But his attention's back on the Emperor in time, mostly once they're out of sight from even the nosiest cafe patron pressing their face to the front window.

Then the dog gets lovingly deposited on the ground, and he gestures to its owner jauntily. "So. I have a price~ I have a small request, and I can help you as much as I can~ Are you willing to hear me oooouuuut?"