That's pretty much exactly what it's like with Bunny.

[Jack chuckles and pets Spot's chest, distracting her for the moment.]

Yeah, I did. Don't ask how, cause I don't know. I think naming her helped, somehow. Oh, and look...

[He picks the Meowth up gently, holding her to the camera.] I've got my own, now, you don't have to loan me yours anymore.