[In terms of weight, they might be nothing. But Knuckles is just going to assume that no-one wants a steel reinforced boot jammed in their ear.]

WWWWWOOOOOAAAAHHHH!

[Knuckles could run pretty fast, but this giant dog thing was faster than he was without the aid of an item or a boost pad. That coupled with the comparatively minor amount of time that the creature needed to accelerate. Jock wasn't exactly Sonic the Hedgehog, but considering Knuckles was expecting a leisurely trot? This kind of blew his mind.]

You are AWESOME, big dog guy!