yes, yes he can.. When he has a sign for "I want". I tried to get Sunny out this afternoon to go potty and about halfway out of the breezeway it thundered. He raced back to the apartment door and promptly gave his "I want" sign. When I failed to follow him back to the door and was urging him to follow me he gave the sign again. Okay.. nope not getting him outside. So I let him back inside and he raced to hide in his kennel. Scaredy dog is scaredy.

His "I want" sign is the traditional beg sitting up pose. He usually gives it when he wants to go out of if he wants a treat,toy or when combined with a tongue lick, food/water.