Place it just before the approach shot, let the animal's reaction play next, then follow with the Awkward Crickets Sound Effect for a walk-away or the Shocking Sound Effect for a sudden lunge.
About this sound
This 1.75-second voice clip is a single excited, drawn-out delivery of the line 'Can I pet that dog.' It feels funny and reckless at once, starting sweetly curious before sounding like a terrible decision in progress. It spread as a meme through short-form edits pairing the line with cute-looking animals in clearly unsafe situations.