After catching the sound of the creature from the bushes, Horace was frightened, and jumped into your arms panicking. He did not know what was in the bushes, but what you saw didn't look menacing enough to scare you. The creature that was rustling in the bushes, was small, and was soft enough to cuddle with a ton of fur.
Horace changed his tone, after he got off of you, and noticed the eyes on how cute this small alien was. This alien looked awfully cat like, but had the tail of a squirrel, and the ears of a rabbit. Basically all 3 of a dogs preys when they notice them, and begin to attack. Horace was absorbed by how adorable it was, and suddenly the small cat like alien meowed, as it turned around, and sprayed at both him, and you like a skunk. Only instead of a bad smell, the it smelled like sweet perfume.