Does anyone else have a dog who will do silly things to get your attention?

My jack russell, paws at your hand and wimpers. If you don't finish your food on your plate, he will start to whimper and then bark at you until you either put the plate away or eat the rest of the food.

My dog does the most adorable things to get my attention. He is a dobey so he is pretty big. He tries to talk, sometimes it sounds like he is saying momma. He also thinks it is his duty to sit with us while we go to the bathroom. This is really funny and awkward, I guess he figures that we take him out to go potty and he should return the favor.

Arn't dogs wonderful! My dog is mostly shepard and he has to greet each of us when we arrive home. He give out a woof that sort of sounds like woowoo. He lets me know as soon as someone drives into the drive. If the person is someone he doesn't trust then he gives out a gutteral growl. My dog's favorite past time is playing with a tennis ball. He will actually toss it at the person he is playing with or drop it in their lap. We call it spit ball or slime ball. If his ball gets tossed into the dirt he will drop it into his water bucket to rinse it off. We play various versions of fetch and we include two balls. He will follow command to fetch the one we just threw and he runs out and drops the one in his mouth and brings the ball we sent him out for. He will continue to do this for about ten laps and then the game gets old. Tec also has teddy bears and monkies that he loves to play with and all his toys are kept in a basket in my bedroom. He really is my angel.

wow, our booger of a doxie (mix im sure) Joey, looks a lot like your Jackie! he does that stand up pose too! or the even cuter manuever....lay his front half down (on his side) on the floor with his rear still standing in the air and put one front paw over his eye...he knows that is the ultimate cute move and that he will just about always get attention when he does it! the only time Joey makes noises (other than barking at somethng) is if he has gotten into trouble..he will backtalk at you under his breath as he slinks away after a scolding! its the funniest thing! sometimes you can hear him grumbling to himself under the bed about how he has been unfairly scolded!

That is so cute. Well when my dog wanted to go outside and go to the bathroom she would come over and start spinning in circles. If she wanted your attention she would sit in front of you and stare at you and wag her tail every few seconds. If that did not get your attention she would come up to you and either lean on your legs or stick her head under your hand and pry it up to pet her. She was such a smart dog, I miss her so much.

My dog will lay on the back of the couch and when arent looking at him he will whine. Then when you look at him he will wag his tail and raise his head. Then when you look away he will lay his head down and whine again. Then he will scoot closer to you and lay there and whine until you look at him again. He is 12 1/2 years old. My pug will sit there with his chin on your leg until you look at him and then he will nudge you and put his chin back on your leg. Then if you still dont pay attention to him he will go get a toy and come up and nudge you. He will try all sorts of different things to get attention.

That's so sweet! I don't have a dog, anymore. But my cats will do weird stuff like step in my food or on my keyboard if I ignore them too long. So, I have to take time out of my day to spend with them as if they were my children. Cause in my heart, they are!

we have 7 dogs, most of the time they are competing with each other for our attention... If i pat the first dog's head, the other dog will come towards me and lick my hand, seems like they are saying to me that i should pat their head too..

oh that is so sweet. my little chihuahua does the same thing. and most people dont understand why i say she helps me when im depressed and feeling bad, but i know at least you understand. she will talk to us sometimes also and dance around on her 2 hind legs like a person. she just a little ham like yours.

My dog Pixie will also sit in that "pretty sit" or "begging" pose to get attention. She is a JRT X. She also looks very cute when she tips her head to one side and I'm sure she just does it to look cute!!