Molly lays her head on something nearby and looks at you and will whine ever so lightly. We had taught her to ring a bell to go outside to potty so sometimes when she gets desperate for attention, she will ring the bell. You can tell the difference with the bell ringing by her posture what she wants. If she needs to go out she stands by the bell, if she wants something else she sits by the bell. When it's really bad, she'll do both: she'll ring the bell and then lay her head on the couch next to you and then run back and ring the bell again.