More chuckling at that. "My, you are so possessive of my ears."

He's just going to assume that her compliments are because he's her pet. Like how a parent would think their own child was the best, the bias holds true for pet owners as well.

He looked over at his own tail. "My tail could use a good brushing." And really it was hard for him to reach some areas when he was doing it on his own.