That's truth right there. A night off to them is punishment, not a vacation.
Funny story I forgot. The kids were waiting for the bus one day playing with our dog. A neighbor drove up to say hello. Our dog went between my son and the car, blocking him, and gave this eerie growl. The neighbor was afraid until my son patted him and said ok. Then it was all tail wags, bright eyes, and perky ears.
Amazing breed. But they are happiest working.
If I get another dog it's very likely to be a German Shepherd.
My mom tells this story about me and a very smart dog; when I was maybe 2 years old, we lived in Germany. Our housemates- an older couple who owned the home- had a long haired German Shepherd and she'd just had a litter.
One evening they were in the kitchen upstairs chatting when the dog came to them, started whining and going back and forth between them and the top of the stairs. My mom says she laughed and said it sure seemed like she was doing a 'Lassie' and trying to get them to follow her- so, just for fun, they did.
They followed the dog downstairs and into the laundry room where her litter was-
And there I was, sitting in the basket, holding one puppy by the tail and another by a back leg, while they were crying and wailing at the mistreatment.
Clearly, the dog had come upstairs to get my mom to come deal with her own damn puppy already!
LOL