person A: My landlords do not approve of dogs in my house so I had to leave my dog with my parents.
person B: That's too bad. I can't have dogs in my apartment either. Why won't they let you have one?
person A: Everything is new inside_comma_ I guess they are afraid a dog would destroy something.
person B: Our second family dog died last year. She was the runt of the litter_comma_ so it was a surprise since she was a small dog.