Your answer would have to he A. Noun..
because if "puppy" is underlined then its dealing with a person 'person' 'place' or 'thing' but in this category its a 'thing'. (:
I think you have a really good question I just don’t think it’s that important.
Only use colons after statements that are complete sentences. Don't use it after a sentence fragment. It may be used between independent clauses when the second sentence explains the first sentence.
Ex: He has three favorite movie genres: action, comedy, and drama.
My say would be yes. You should always stick up for yourself