I didn't think this story could be real, but I actually found a reference, and apparently it's a well-known story in Missoula.
https://archive.umt.edu/montanan/w05/letters.shtml
And it's not even the only time something like this has happened!
I found an even better documented story of a crow that hung out for a while at an Oregon elementary school, also ordering around dogs.
https://apnews.com/article/oregon-education-birds-grants-pass-9d5c3bba3853449eaafe7dc268f2fa8f
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