I'm not a huge fan of dogs, but when I was on the river our hutch dog decided I was "the one" and slept on my bed when I was out, and under it when I was "home". German Shepherd/Husky mix. We had to introduce the hootch girls to him and make nice. If not the gals tended to run off, terrified of Hans.
I've had dogs, cats, a burro and a friendly Fox. A dog can look you in the eye, raise an eyebrow and make you more submissive than almost any woman.
Sally the mascot of the 11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserves. She was memorialized in bronze. Sallie Ann Jarrett - Wikipedia Then there's the English pointer, Judy who earned the Dickin Medal. She saved many lives. Judy: The Dog who became a prisoner of war We humans are supposed to be higher forms of life but we can still learn a lot from good dogs.