Okay, so Colette's the one who's more likely to go up to random dogs and try to pet them. That doesn't mean Lloyd can't like dogs, too. He's really just passing by the pub when he sees Repede sitting there. Waiting. All by himself. Maybe a little lonely, which Lloyd can empathize with completely. Being stuck in an unfamiliar city can do that to you.

Never mind what the dog looks like. Lloyd has a skewed sense of what a normal dog looks like anyway.

"Hey there, buddy," he says, tone friendly as he approaches with open hands. "You out here waiting for someone?" What? Dogs are smart! Of course he expects to be understood, on a base level if nothing else.