Sniffy

Woof!
"There, Sniffy, good boy."
"Ruff!"
"You and Workman did good today, so you get some chicken!"
"Woof!" Pant-pant.
Sniffy feared nothing, according to the regiment.
So they were quite abashed to see him and Workman run away from this kitten, not even a proper adult, called Adele, the mascot of the Van Doos
Adele, precious bit of white fluff she was, was as idolized by the Van Doos as Workman and Sniffy by the Fusiliers, if st half the dize of sniffy, and small enough to be carried in flight by Workman, as the burly warcorvid was a native species of Urdesh, and would have outtussled a redtailed hawk on Terra if any still survived.
Workman was used to Adele, regularly sharing food and leaning discarded feathers as toys for the kit.
Sniffy's relationship was more contentious, Adele felt she was clearly dominant to the beagle, even if the logic there wasn't readily apparent (later growth spurts would reveal Adele's Ur