"Oh my god, you are so spoiled," Russell complains under his breath, in between shushing Chad some more.

He finally hits on a theory why the dog's being more stubborn than usual, and he leans into the house to search for a slightly-less-busy member of the family to ask, "has he ever stayed away from home for multiple days, before?"

Because he's not sure if this is panic at possible abandonment, it's not like Chad's a rescue dog, but if he's never stayed at a sitter's before...