I also show photos of my dogs, and me and my dogs together as I love to hug my dogs and they're very affectionate with me as well as eachother at times. I was able to capture more than one video of Buddy licking Samantha's face and it's always very adorable.
I may also tell them about how I adopted Lucy, I saw her wondering around in a parking lot at work, I held my hand out and said "doggie", she looked at me and started wagging her tail as she approached me and I did the same. I pet her a lot and she at one point laid on the ground so I can pet her stomach, and I obliged.
My plan was to break the ice a bit with her, bring her inside and try to find her owner. She had no collar, no identification chip, and I got tons of shares on lost dog groups, yet nobody responded.
I came to the conclusion that she must've been abandoned, and if that's the case, I'm happy to adopt her, which is what I did. What's your ice breaker?