[It's better when she steps back, though he's still got the dog in his space pressing her whole weight against him as she's been trained to do. She's not paying any attention to the other human in the alley, she has her job to do.]
Did you catch it?
[Yes, let's focus on the cat rather than anything else, that'll make things better.]
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Did you catch it?
[Yes, let's focus on the cat rather than anything else, that'll make things better.]