Joe Hockey is concerned about his image.
Cuddling seven-week-old Khan at a guide dog training centre in Kew, the shadow treasurer complained: "I'm supposed to be the hard man".
But Tony Abbott was playing it soft on Friday, sticking to a campaign strategy of puppies and guitars.
Proving this political duo are no Jagger and Richards, Abbott and Hockey failed to hit a sonorous note at the Maton Guitars factory in Melbourne.
The opposition leader admitted he couldn't play a tune, as Rockin' Joe clumsily strummed a few chords of some unknown song.
News that makes sense
Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight to your inbox.
Perhaps the Internet Filter Blues.
Or a ballad about the Budget Emergency.
Mr Hockey poked fun at his leader, finding a Seekers poster in the showroom.
"Your favourite band," Mr Hockey joked, before threatening to search out more incriminating props.
Squabbling like Lennon and McCartney during the Beatles' demise, Mr Abbott yelled back: "You'll keep looking for your favourite band, won't you Joe."
"There's no Nickelback here mate," Mr Hockey said of the less-than-cool Canadian rock band, in a direct hit to the coalition's youth vote.
Mr Abbott wound up his campaign at 1pm on Friday with a $2 million pledge to Guide Dogs Victoria, saying he wanted to end on a positive note.
He joked the trainers would have to check love-struck reporters' bags, just in case they tried to sneak away with one of the tiny pupils.
Mr Hockey then further damaged his tough-guy image, when he said how important a strong economy was to charities like the Guide Dogs.
"What we want is a more prosperous nation," he explained seriously, then added: "And more beautiful puppies."
