Same with my dog, it is a mixed breed and intelligent enough to learn quickly, but also intelligent enough to have "you want me to sit, out of the blue? nah I d

Same with my dog, it is a mixed breed and intelligent enough to learn quickly, but also intelligent enough to have "you want me to sit, out of the blue? nah I don't care". So we had to build loads of trust with it. Now it trusts me and my partner that if we ask it to do stuff we mean it and there is some reason for the behavior like watch out for a stranger or other dog or it something interesting will follow.