Dogs are smart, and their vocabulary (understanding of it, LOL) is huge. And with multiple dogs, we’ve found they portray many human traits that you’d see among siblings.
On of ours recently had surgery, and had to be taken out on a leash every time he went out, to prevent him from doing too much running. Usually we just let them into the yard (it’s fenced.) So one day, after taking the male out on a leash everytime he had to go out, the female let us know she wanted to go out. I walked to the door and opened it, but she wouldn’t go out. I coaxed a little, still nothing. Then she walks over and noses the leash on the chair, and kept doing so. I put the leash on her and immediately she (guess I should say we) went out. I guess she thought the male was getting some special treatment by having the leash on :)
A friend of mine had three dobies. What one had, the other two had to have too. They are a lot like little kids in that aspect...
That is a very neat story! Thanks for posting it. It’s so true that dogs are insanely jealous of each other.