Dogs can be funny. Friend of our family used to have a black lab. He would park to do and errand and the dog would move right over and "drive" while he was gone.
Friend of mine used to have a setter / lab mix that was a mental explosion. You did not DARE use the word "ride" in a sentence if you were leaning / sitting/ in something that looked like a ride, front porch, picnic table, or even on your bike. That damn dog would be trying to get "in there" with you