Contrary to what you might think the man actually trains the owners.While pets can understand commands they also sense how you are feeling and react accordingly.
I'm pretty sure some of those things wont go away. My dog doesn't necessarily want to play fetch at 2am, but I'll roll over after waking up, eager to just get back to sleep and who is there in my face? my 6yr old golden retriever panting, as if to just say "hey."
I was working on some wiring under the truck, went in the house for a few minutes........
Came back out to find that my boy had been helping! Small job turned into a BIG JOB.
But you just have to love them.
In this world a man must either be anvil or hammer.