" This is whose always waiting for me when I go home. If anything ever happened to him. I would never be able to replace him. Only pet I'm going to have. "

There was a reason he was closed off to a certain extent.  Protective of the animal, hurrying home when he could. Living countless years gaining and losing people he held on closely to what he had. Gaining the dog before high school.  Making time even when he took on the mantle of being a Kamen Rider.