[interfixus]

In some formal scheme yes. In the actual situation no, it could not easily. Or we can reduce the question to a squabble of semantics: Alright, the dog's actions were not conscious and actively planned, but then neither are ours. I fail to see the fundamental difference, and have never really heard a coherent case made that there is one. You are of course right that argument from own lack of imagination is no proof of anything.

[randallsquared]

> Alright, the dog's actions were not conscious and actively planned, but then neither are ours.

Well, some of ours are. At least a few. It's not clear that any of the dog's actions are consciously planned, is it?

[interfixus]

I should think it fairly clear, unless you propose some definite, qualitative difference between the dog and the rest of us. It's not clear that such a difference exists, is it?