Dogs are so funny! We don't have children, so the dogs are "children". WQhen Tiger, the hound was little he would climb up on the dining table and hang out until he got caught. No food, he's just one of those hounds who likes to be up. He still gets on the picnic table out back to lounge.
We also have a black husky mix who's 15 or so. We are facing the dreaded decision in a year or two. Hate it, but I'm not going to dwell on it.