Yes, dogs are cool! My dog keeps track of me she followa me around and has favorite places to lay depending where I am. She knows when I should be coming home, she also knows when I need to leave. She does not mind watching me into the night. I don't sleep well before one or two in the morning. If I am not in bed by about one she comes and tells me I should be in bed, but accepts it if I am not going. She is a large black lab. Her daddy was/is as big as a pony!