[ He moves the hand and crosses one arm under the other, nodding to himself ]

When they were younger. Mmhm. How big did they get? Runty dogs turn into regular dogs later so your tribe's naming tradition seems kind of mean. I was your size at some point. You'll probably be less runty later. Or you won't! But at least you're tall enough to open doors by yourself.

...Unless it's a tall door.