Okay. He could do this. He could get Mr. Wigglebottom to notice the milkbones if only he put his mind to it. Zack crouched down by the door, not quite feeling comfortable with the idea of walking into Ino's room uninvited, and tried making little kissy sounds to get the puppy's attention without waking up the lady he was napping on.

Anything? Little buddy?

Well, there was a puppy whine and a pair of perked ears. Even a little tailwag. That seemed promising.