Now, lets not misunderstand ... you once told us a small story ~~ re "You wanna fly this plane? ... Here! It's Yours.."
(So I don't want any confusion re wives, dogs being *cough* "imputed" OK? :-0)
But it does seem to be a case of an Interested, alert canine-Being ..who is listening to the human-type,
either complimenting or criticising ?? said canine-Being's er, recent maneuver? ... dunnit?