He lets out a bright laugh at the question, flickers a rueful smile.

"She does have a lot of that. Samoyed's have thick double coats. When she sheds in the summer I could brush a whole dog out of her. Some people use their fur to make wool, it's a little like angora."

Lily, oblivious to the fact that she is the topic of conversation, pads around to investigate Simon more closely now he's sat down. He smells interesting! Which means of course she must push her face into his lap curiously.

"I'm actually a community officer, though! Lily sometimes helps me. She's not particularly well trained yet, but she's good at calming people down. People are more relaxed around a fluffy dog."