my dog used to sleep outside the door of my room when I was home (but not when I wasn't) and everyone else went off to work, or school. This was back in my undergrad when the rest of the fam was out the door by 8am.
Like clockwork he'd always get up from where ever he was in the house at 4:15 to wait for mom at the door.
He knew to go to the back door and let people know he had to go out
He had the ability to problem solve, understand when he was in trouble, when he did good, and if I was to ask him to do my favourite trick, he'd give me his paw, if my brother asked the same question he'd lie down.
When I spent a summer in Montreal my dog used to sleep on my bed, but never at any other time did he ever get on my bed unless he was specifically told by my mother it was ok (he trusted her above the rest of the clowns in the house, again smart), the reason for being scared to get on my bed is a funny story for another time
So are animals self-aware? Yeah I think so.
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