Hera

Hera is one of the Samoyeds on the planet. She lives in a towerblock of flats. She likes to get up on the chair and watch the view from the marble windowsill.
It makes perfect sense , its the same thing dogs do in the wild, high vantage point.

i cant find the link to the book where i read about it but this should spook you out :

http://dogs.about.com/library/glossary/bldefdoog.htm