As a final experiment I thought that using Myrna's collar would make them friendly if I'm wearing it, but even that is not the case, which was incredibly disappointing. So far I don't think the encounter is properly finished and I feel that the dog collar should play a bigger role in going through the defenses.
Which reminds me...
What is the collar supposed to do (or being used for), exactly? I don't remember ever finding any proper use for it except when I pressed a button that made it vibrate on one of the tower's floors. And I wouldn't really call that an useful discovery, anyway...