@staika: At least their intentions aren't malicious.
It is well known that our oldest dog is...well...eccentric. He's half blind, half deaf, and entirely stupid. The younger two dogs are very good at exploiting this fact to their advantage.
Let's say that I am petting my oldest dog and one of the other two become jealous (happens more often then not actually). One of them will just softly bark while standing near the window. This will send the elder into a barking frenzy and he will rush outside to defend whatever honor he has misplaced upon himself.
Then the other dog will take his/her place by my side. It's really quite manipulative.
Dangit, I just realized I'm the only one in my family not home for the holidays yet.
CURSE YOU FINALS!!