My Abbie, who is four years old and 8 lbs, has the strangest way of getting attention. When my husband is watching TV sitting in the recliner sofa, Abbie will get in his lap and just sit up like a ground hog, front paws in the air and stare at him. If he does not look at her then she will punch him in the chest with her paw then sit up again. She will keep doing this until she gets petted and told how pretty she is. If I am at the computer she will also turn and look at me too while she is doing it. It really is funny because she does this every night. If we are both sitting on the sofa she will just take turns getting in our laps doing her trick. Also, if I am sitting at the computer, at least a couple times a day, Abbie will run over to me and start barking and pawing at my legs frantically until I pick her up and give her a hug then she is happy.
Dixie, who is 13 years old like to play mind games when she wants in my lap. When I am sitting on the couch she will start barking to be picked up and she will bounce up and down and when I reach down to get her she will back up, just out of my reach. She will do this a couple of times and then I will have to say in a stern voice "Dixie, get over her", then she will come close enough for me to pick her up. Mind you, Dixie could get on the couch using the step we have by the couch but she would rather use the elevator.
