Going back a few years my wife and I were sailing with our bull terrier. Put into a marina to take on fuel and a young man (who worked there for the summer) came over to chat after we finished fueling. He was intrigued by our dog and wanted to know (kidding of course) if he could borrow our "cool" dog commenting he would make great "chick bait"!
Did you lend him the dog or tell him to tape a sausage to his leg?