Hmm... Stores are going to run out of food after a while, hunting will only go so far, ZQN can't be eaten...
Yep! That dog is gonna get real hungry after a while and eat our protagonist. Especially since that boy is weak and can easily be run down and overpowered by any four year old child, much less a big dog with sharp teeth.
Oh, wait... The author gave that boy some hunting skills, didn't he? Maybe the dog will be the one who gets eaten.
Well, that's fine with me... I prefer cats to dogs anyway. Isn't that right, Peepers?
~Pervy's cat, Peepers, looks up and meows as if to say, "Yeah, yeah... Just make sure that you fill my food bowl on time or I will have to jump up on your groin with my claws fully extended. Now leave me alone, slave. I'm trying to take a nap."~