McCoy glances up from a young man whose badly burned hand is benefiting from a generous round with his dermal regenerator, and takes in the attractive young lady who has brought in a big bag of kibble. Sometimes, he thinks, there are other perks to charity work.

"Yeah, I'll keep an eye on it," he replies, straightening up and brushing the dust off his jeans. "Hope you won't be gone long; I'm only one man and these dogs are hungry."