I once owned a black Labrador retriever, (or he owned me I’m not really sure; I’m sure in his mind he owned me), for fourteen years. This dog was very smart, and he was extremely well-trained if I do say so myself. I had a two and one half acre lake in my backyard and I could take him to the backside of the lake and instruct him to stay. I would walk all of the way around the lake back to my house, go inside and fix a glass of tea and go out on my deck and he would still be sitting there waiting for his next command . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/avoiding-consequences/