The point of the hypothetical is to remove specifics so we can analyze human life vs a dogs life in a general sense. That's why looking for specifics that change the scenario is just trying to reframe the question to your favor rather than just answering it straight.
Let's say the scenario is specifically that you have to choose whither a random person dies or a random dog dies. You don't get to see or learn anything about the person or the dog. You just have to choose whether they kill a random person or a random dog. So you know as soon as you make the choice, then they are going to go out and select either the random person or dog to die. But it won't be anybody you know or any dog you've met. It will be a stranger you know nothing about. If you refuse to choose, they just kill both.
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