In our house the chain of command works out as ,dog bosses husband ,cat bosses dog & I boss the cat.
Reminds me of the old song dad used to sing One grasshopper jumped upon another grasshoppers back ****
The dog on top is showing off and the kitty on the bottom is the strong one.
A top dog! I was expecting to see a kitty up there on top, but a balancing dog is good. That's a fun design