Ra's Statements About 2D Entities

[Monica]

I think an animal wanting to escape captivity is natural rather than naughty. The fact that it hasn't always behaved that way I consider immaterial.

I don't think it has anything to do with captivity, in the case of loved, well-cared-for dogs like Loki, though that may be true in many cases of animals escaping. Dogs are pack animals and consider their humans, and all members of their household (including the cats!) part of their pack. They just like to get out because they're curious, bored or mischievous. My neighbor's rottie gets out all the time, runs around, stops by to say hi, and then crawls back under the fence.

Dogs have the intelligence of a human toddler, and a similar disposition! Having a dog is like having a child who never grows up! Maybe that's why they're so endearing.