Dog ahead of reporter in this story

The dog in this story knows better than the reporter who covered the event.  The video shows an actor wearing a Pluto suit playing on all fours with a Poodle service dog.  The story is presented as if two “dogs” were playing.  Obviously, the Poodle could smell the Pluto to be a human and the engagement is nothing out of the ordinary for a human and dog play.  The reporter just presents the story as if the interaction were based on the dog suit.