One of my favorite dogs I've had was a beagle. He wasn't the best behaved but he was probably one of the smartest dogs I've ever had. Definitly one of the most human dogs. He was almost 16 when he died. I had apollo during the last year of Booger's life. Booger was the boss. No doubt. When Apollo would get on his chair, Booger would just glare at him until Apollo got off so he could get on.