That white muzzle at dawn is less a love letter than a well-run cue system. The room is still. By nudging a sleeping hand, barking, or placing a paw on the bed, a Samoyed performs a behavior whose payoff has often arrived with regularity: attention, food, or the first walk. The trick is ordinary.Affection is real, but the routine deserves more credit than sentimentality. Dogs learn through operant...More