Pets

And it's also a case of a good dog in the wrong environment. One of my rescues had to be re-homed because she decided that she wanted to be the only dog, and we actually did have another dog at the time. There were stitches involved. The re-homed dog went to a woman who was the perfect situation for her. We always said we gave her the best home she could possibly have - it just wasn't with us. I got to see her at her yearly clinic visits and we had BIG greeting every time. She always ended by returning to Mom and making it plain whom she planned to go home with. Mom and I laughed at her subtlety.

Breed is the way you bet. Individuality can't be discounted. Some shepherds would have been fine. Not this one.

And was the agent in the private quarters where he wasn't allowed to be? If true, that's also a factor.