One of the most endearing things that Callie Golden Retriever does is our “good morning” ritual.  When she realizes that I’m awake, first thing in the morning, she walks over to my side of the bed (life has been better since Brian Lee suggested Callie not sleep on our bed), snuggles up close, and sits on her haunches waiting for me to scratch her chest.  Sometimes she “snorts” out a gentle “good morning” message, too.

Our “Doggie Affection Poll” shows that “Staying Close to Me” is the #1 way that dogs express their affection for their humans.  I guess Callie is being 100% consistent.  It’s sure flattering to think that you are the first thing your dog thinks about in the morning — and that he, or she, wants to be close to you to start the day.

The #2 way that dogs show their affection is “By greeting me when I come home,” which is a similar idea.  Once again, dogs are quick to let us know they care about us.

If you haven’t taken the poll yet, click here to cast your vote, and see how the other answers fared.

I”m finally getting caught up with posting MP3 files from the “My Doggie Says…” talk show.  We’ve had lots of great interviews in the past few months, but since early July, I haven’t been able to upload the files to this blog, so they haven’t been showing up either here or on iTunes.  It’s been a really difficult technical problem, and it’s not really fixed, yet, but I found a “work-around,” so we’re back in business.

The “My Doggie Says…” radio show interviews are available, free,  as podcasts — so you can download them to your iPod — on iTunes.  Just go to the iTunes store, click on “podcast,” and search for “my doggie says.”  Hope you enjoy!

Dogs have different ways of showing affection.  They may have their own way of expressing their feelings, or you may have — knowingly or unkowningly — trained your dog to express affection in certain ways.  How does your dog express its love and respect for you?  How does its dog personality affect your dog-human relationship?

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You can select up to three answers.  Come back in a few days and see if the results have changed.

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Callie Golden Retriever