When Lily spoke, she got Porthos attention and he had always been a very friendly pup. Before Trip could stop him, he hopped over and started to say hello to her too.

Trip just laughed. "Nah, I don't think so. But damn am I glad ta see him." And he was. Sure, he would have preferred Porthos' owner but it was nice to have someone from home, even the Enterprise's unofficial mascot.