The Alpha Dog Battle: Sophie vs. the New Foster Dog

In the first panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, The foster dog stands on a tree stump and tells Sophie he is the king of the stump.
In the second panel, the foster dog doesn't want to get off the stump because then Sophie would become king of the stump. Sophie wants to know what the point of being king of the stump is?
In the third comic strip panel, Sophie says its an empty title. It doesn't give you jurisdiction over anyone. The foster dog tells Sophie to give it a try.
In the final comic strip panel. Sophie gets on the stump and says she feels like a queen. She asks where the foster dog is going? The foster dog says he's going to stand on the other stump.

One thing I love about foster dogs, especially the young ones, is how smart they are without knowing how smart they are.