He wasn't quick enough to prevent the chain from wrapping tight around his neck. The best Cloud could manage was to grab the length of chain and try to yank it out of the other man's grip, though his strength was quickly draining away with his restricted airway.

The sudden presence of a rather ...Cloud was only going to use the word eager, because anything else was just unsettling. Eager, that was what the dog looked when he loomed closer. The blond's eyes widened hearing the words that followed (what was that man thinking?), and Cloud began to thrash about on the ground, legs kicking out desperately not wanting that dog to get any closer than he was. He shouted, no particular words beyond either "no!" or "get the Hell away from me!" but all were uttered without much air to them and resulting in several choking coughs.