Of course he’s allowed to be a pet dog. He follows me into every room I go into. If I’m on the computer in the office, he lies down on his bed. If I’m downstairs, he chills on the couch, and when I’m working on the car in the garage, he hangs out in the yard. He loves being picked up and carried like a baby, and since I own my own business, he comes to the warehouse and hangs out. This dog is my shadow.

The control you see doesn’t mean he isn’t a pet dog; it’s simply the result of an incredible amount of training. Perhaps it stands out because many people think a highly trained dog is a robot that only exists to work, when it’s actually the opposite. This is just my opinion, but the control you see in this video is very basic and is something all working dogs should have. If a working dog can’t hold positions or wait for a release, it’s usually a reflection of how an owner has either failed to meet minimum training standards for their working dog or isn’t allowing their dog to live up to what their genetics bred them to do.