How does your dog let you know......

[Taz_Zoee]

Zoee will sit at the door and whine or whimper. If we aren't paying attention she will give a small bark. Or if we are in the office she'll come in there and whine then when we stand up she runs to the door.
She does the same to get back in the house. Whine or whimper, then BARK! Because it's not as easy to hear her through the door.

[caseysmom]

Both of mine will just go stand by the back door.

[WELOVESPUPPIES]

Duke and Champ used to come over and lie their head in my lap and stare up at me with big eyes. Now they have a doggie door so they have unlimited access to our fenced in back yard, they come and go as they please. Chopper has a potty box to use if he needs to.

[kittycats_delight]

Artica literally bounces off the door. She runs to the door and tries the handle first. We have to keep the door locked at all time cause she can open them. We have lever like handles. When she realizes she cannot open the door. She walks back into the hall and runs and launches herself at the door and bounces off with all 4 feet.

[pitc9]

Buddy wants to go outside once an hour I SWEAR!
He'll sit at the door and stare at me, but when I ignore him he'll run full speed at me and pounce and give me a low long "wooooof". I tell him to lay down and he will for about 10 seconds. Then he'll come back to me and give me a huge and very startling BARK. Then I know he means it. As soon as I start to get up he RUNS to the door and bolts through the door once it opened, makes a quick lap around the yard, waters a few trees and runs back in the house. (this happens at about 1am and again at 4:am every night) I think he takes his security job a little to seriously.

Sierra almost never asks to go out becuse she goes out everytime Bud does, (goD forbid he isn't in her field of vision for 30 seconds ) But once in a while she'll ask. All she does is lay her head on my lap and looks up at me with sad puppy dog eyes.

[Rachel]

Hannah uses a variety of the methods already mentioned.

Coming into my office an staring at me.
Throwing herself up againg the front door (which isn't the door she goes out).
Standing by the back door (which is the door she goes out).
Standing by the back door and barking.
At night, she jumps off the bed & shakes her head to rattle her collar tags.

[GiantSchnauzer]

Eika will put her head in your lap, pace from the door to your lap, nudge the door knob, and/or stare at the door. When you ask her if she wants to go out she'll bark and whine. Lily will sit at the door when she wants out. Whens she's asked if she wants to go out she spins in place.

[Seravieve]

Zeke rarely lets us know that he needs to go outside.. He holds it forever.. and then when he goes.. he REALLY goes.. "marathon pee-er" is what we call him.

Bunny will sit in the doorway between the living room and kitchen (patio door is in Kitchen) and just stare at us. If that doesnt work, she'll sit by the patio door. We'll be in living room.. and wonder where she is.. Ahh hah.. Potty time.
Eli will generally stand by the back door.. or stand oddly in the living room. (Instead of cuddling or playing, etc..)

They all answer to "You gotta potty?" and "You need to go outside?".. they'll run circles and rush to the door when either is said.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Mine don't let us know at all, ever. We just let them out periodically throughout the day.

[beeniesmom]

During the day...
Beenie stares at me until I ask her "what?" and then she jumps and runs for the back door.
Frankie will sit near the back door and look over his shoulder to see if anyone "notices" he is there.

At night...
Beenie will rub her back on you, if that doesn't work, she starts pouncing on you or face licks until one of us is awake.
Frankie will sit near the back door and whine until someone hears him.

Sometimes I think Beenie was a cat in her last life.

[elizabethann]

Fenway sits and stares at me.....just stares and stares and stares.

[cyber-sibes]

Star will find me and stare at me, then turn & start towards the door. she'll look back, if I'm not coming, she'll come back & stare again till I get up and follow her. Jack just goes out whenever Star does.