Real-life Animal Farm

I've been composing this list for a while now.  One day this summer, Rocky looked at me and it was as if he was speaking to me through his eyes.  This was right after I read Ishmael which is an amazing novel about a gorilla who is a teacher, but doesn't communicate with words but with his expressions.

I sometimes feel like Rocky is becoming more human than animal.  So, I started this list of all the human things my dog does on a regular basis.

• He gives me a kiss when I put out his breakfast and his dinner.  Every time.
• He "sits like a man" as Mark and I call it.  If he didn't have such long upper legs, he'd be sitting just how a human sits.  It's especially weird in the car; I want to buckle him up sometimes.
• He knows very-well when he is in trouble.  Before he is in trouble.  He gets ashamed of himself, and we can see it all through his body. 
• He smiles.
• He frowns.
• He knows what we want him to do, doesn't always do it, but he understands what we are saying to him.  Everything we say to him.  
• He loves popcorn.
• He watches TV with us.  Not just Mark's silly hunting shows either; he really likes Lie to me* :)
• He wipes after going number 2
• He picks favorites
• He is an amazing listener.  It's almost like he knows exactly how we are feeling and feels it with us.  His eyes are forgiving, empathetic, and comforting.
• He sleeps on a bed. With a pillow.

Anyone else feel like they're in the twilight zone?

Gotta go, Rocky just told me he has to pee :)