I've had some people at least try to say "Oh sure a dog can adapt but it's still just a different kind of dog."

Which I can sorta get. I mean it's still wrong, but at least I get why someone can believe in adaptation but not evolution if that's their logic.

And it is hard to argue. We watch bacteria evolve and it's still bacteria.

Of course the answer is "Evolution to change a species takes longer and the fossil record proves this."

But I can see how they're getting the wrong answer.