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For sure!When dogs are members of our families we realize more each year how smart they are, how much they know and understand. As you said, they don't actually speak words but they communicate very effectively if wee pay attention.
Wife and I have always had Labs. We are on our 5th Lab. Always from a pup. When our last lab Rem was 12 and sick, we were blessed by chance with a just turned 3 Charcoal Lab named Blue that need a home and some relief from alot of chaos in his life from @Tramguage1 he has become a wonderful addition to our family/home and was a great companion to Rem in his final year. Blue has become my relief outlet to this crazy world and what life throws at me. He makes it all better for me and the people he meets. Im grateful for him and all dogs. They aim to please.Dogs that have been mistreated, abandoned, or dumped alongside a road become very loving and loyal family members when they arrive in a good home.
We have a small spayed female mutt of unknown ancestry that my wife rescued as a puppy from a busy street ten or eleven years ago. I didn't want her but she's still here and she's in charge of our daily schedule. She knows what is supposed to occur at every hour of the day and makes sure we don't forget.