Yes, our little guy has been running our house for 13 years now. Poor fellow has a cancer growth on this lip, and his hearing is going, so I don't think he will be with us for much longer. Hubby and I will mourn him greatly, as he has been a wonderful companion for our family. The first ah-roo did it -- we were his slaves immediately after that.
We have a Corgi/Sheltie mix. She is pretty smart, but vain as all get out. I had her out at a huge outlet shopping center when she was three months old. While the wife shopped me and Hope would walk or lounge outside the shop. Well almost everyone going by would stop and pet her and talk to her, but anyone that walk and did pay her any attention she would bark at them as to say “Didn’t you see me standing here being cute? Where’s the LOVE?”