clever girl

i think wombat is one of the smartest dogs in the world but i am a little bias 8) last nite she was curled up on the couch sleeping. i got up to get ready for bed and i asked her several times if she needed to go outside (usually if she needs to go, she'll get up and run to the back door when you ask her about going outside). she just ignored me. i went and opened the back door (sometimes she'll get up when she hears the squeak of the handle). no dog. i went back to the lounge room and she was laying with her head proped on the arm of the couch so she could see me. i asked her again "do you need to go outside or do you just want to go to bed?" she stared at me for a few seconds then got up, stretched and trotted off to the bedroom. i went in to praise her for being a good girl and she was up on our bed where zac was reading. zac took her collar off and i walked out of the room. when i came back in a few minutes later she was all tucked in under her blanket fast alseep. zac said that after he got the collar off and gave her a cuddle he just said "ok, now you go to your bed" and she got up, jumped off the bed and curled up on her own bed (and zac tucked her in). usually if she goes on to our bed when she goes to bed it requires a lot of pulling and struggling and resistance to put her on her own bed (and usually after several minutes and failed attempts we give in and she sleeps with us all nite). she's very smart and she knows what to do when she wants to do it.