All of this is 1000% okay with me and I would not do anything with any of this unless I had permission from players/mods first. I will totally pinky swear that right here and now!

/pinky swear activate!

Also, for the dog, the dog is completely normal and free of infection. It's actually a puppy she was given at her previous game and she's had with her ever since. There's really nothing special about him other than she's teaching him tricks to be a great hunter/protector.

I hope that covers everything for you!