Anyone who argues that dogs DON’T think and only react out of instinct, has never owned a dog. I’ve had dogs throughout the better part of my near 60 years and these guys/gals have never ceased to amaze, surprise and impress me with their near-human moods and actions.
Here's one:
When my son was just a baby and on my lap crying because he was hungry and his Mom was upstairs getting his bottle ready. My Shiba Inu came up to my feet looking up at me, and cocked his head and then ran upstairs. He returned moments later with his rubber bone in his mouth. He jumped onto the armrest of the chair and dropped the rubber bone onto the baby’s stomach then jumped down again. It was like he was saying, here Dad, give him my bone, that will get him to stop crying.