This reminds me of one time me & my friends were playing on the EyeToy on my PS2. His dog was getting wound up & grumpy because we were all jumping around & having fun, but not including him or paying him any attention.
Suddenly he just made a funny noise, as close as a dog could make to actually speaking, walked up to the PS2 & pawed the power button, actually turning the PS2 off (not just resetting it).
Then he picked up his favourite toy & dumped it at our feet, like he was saying "Now that I've got your attention, play with me you fuckers!"
It seemed like he worked out what we were doing & accurately pressed the power button to end our game, but surely that was a coincidence & a lucky guess by the dog?
But he so accurately pressed only the power button & didn't also mash the eject button with his paw, it seemed so deliberate...could he have worked out by the direction we were facing what was responsible for us ignoring him & been attracted to the power switch by its glowing light? But why accurately paw it, not nuzzle it like dogs usually do, unless he knew...