Hahaha, I like it.
I've found the dog opener very handy..

'Hey, could I get your opinion on something? I bought a new dog today and I cant think of a name. Any ideas?'

You can get them using their brains and discussing it between them by adding 'Im thinking of naming it after a rockstar'

You can then move on to a routine about what's better, cats or dogs. Then later you can go into an emotive 'my last dog got killed by a car when I was nine' routine...