My typist has insisted that I inform all non-chat individuals about the dear little canine companion which my dear John Dr. Watson and I have acquired.
He's rather friendly and I'm certain you'll see him running about the mansion from time to time. [Be wary, however. He has a voracious apetite and will bother you endlessly for food.]
And now I shall leave before I am forced to listen to the cooing and mentioning of how adorable he is...