Chobi Nishine, patron saint of misunderstood pets.
I'm afraid of dogs myself, but if a dog is as well-behaved as Chobi, or as the dog that went every Saturday to wait for her owner while she was in class, I'm okay with it. In fact, Sasha (the dog that went to my office) was so quiet and well-behaved, we used to joke around saying that she was the best student we had. We even made a fake diploma with her name when her owner graduated.