Not Interested In Her Cheeseburger
They found the reaction of the dog puzzling. Even though they left the cheeseburger there, the dog simply backed down and retreated to the car once more. They were shocked by the disinterest. In their experience, the dog should have come for the food no matter how scared it must have been at the time.
Scared & Wary
In general, dogs value hunger over fear. For some reason, however, this dog had been willing to starve instead. This was enough indication for them to figure out just how scared it was. Loreta could not believe it when she saw the dog turn down the cheeseburger. But did they plan to do after this failed?