Perhaps a gift is in order...

You run through some ideas and settle on one that would mark a turning in your relationship. You were going to give her a gift, no ifs, ands, or buts. That would be a pretty confident, dominant move, you figure.

But what kind of gift? Something dog themed, to be sure, but that left a lot of room for options. Gotta pick something that hits the mark, but has some plausible deniability...