The Dog and The Cat had been chatting for an hour when nature called. Although The Cat was trying her best to pay attention to The Dog, it was clear that she had to go. Now.
"Excuse me", said The Cat. "I must relieve myself."
"Of course," exclaimed The Dog, "but how will you get out? The Owners are away."
"Go out?" asked The Cat, walking towards her litterbox. "I never go outside."
The Dog realized what was happening.
"Please, continue", said The Cat, stepping into the litterbox.
The Dog turned, ears drooping, and muttered, "Animal. You disgust me."
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The proper dialogue from animals is funny and sells the tone. I don't think you need to capitalize "The" every time. There is some wordiness here and there that could be cut, allowing room for expansion in other areas (the set-up is where I see this, especially).
"The Dog realized what was happening" isn't nearly as concrete as your later sentence, "The Dog turned, ears drooping, and muttered." Can you mirror that image to make it as concrete for your reader?
That last line is perfect. I could hear the tone of the dog when he spoke.
I thought this was really funny. I can picture a really cute cartoon! I wonder if too often after you wrote a sentence, you always wrote who said it. EXAMPLE: Asked the cat, said the cat, exclaimed the dog- I think I would have been able to follow it just as well without it being told after every line. Just food for thought. I love when the dog realized what was happening after the cat said she never goes outside- it was like an ah ha moment for the dog! Very funny :)