We got Nickey at 11 months and have had her for about 2 months and she is a total lap dog. If she cant go 100mph after a ball outside all she wants to do inside is lay on top of you.

Funny this should come up. I was wondering last night if all GSP were like Nickey. The phrase there isnt enough room for you up here just does not compute. She can fit anywhere.

I sit in an armchair rather than on a sofa, so they can't snuggle during the day--but both want to be right next to me in bed.  Chelsea is not demonstrative at all; she has something of a reserved soul.  When she does choose to come over and sit by me or lean against me, it means a lot.    Humphrey is very affectionate. When I put on my shoes he pushes in between my legs with his tail going furiously!  He also loves to be hugged (Chelsea does not) and will wiggle and make funny moaning noises when I make a fuss over him. 

Casey is not terribly affectionate. Although he does enjoy being pet, he won't usually go out of his way to be so. If he does, it usually for a butt scratch. I'm sure he would enjoy cuddling if given the opportunity to do so, but we don't now due to a number of reasons.(He does not lick people either, which I appreciate as I have seem him amazingly stretch around to lick his own bum.)

Yes, I do think he smiles, there are times when his eyes look more relaxed and there are distinct wrinkles around his mouth. It's either that or he's just hot.

Oh Casey has such a nice smile. He sure is a handsome boy.

Our Rocky is a real lover ,lick your face ,lap boy. He also loves to be covered with bankets on his bed in our bedroom on cool nights.

Ryder doesn't stop cuddling......He tries to put his face as close to your face as possible.  My boyfriend's mom consistently asks me what I'm going to do when he is 70lbs and tries to climb in our laps the way he does now.  My response is always: What did you do when your kids were 70lbs and tried to climb in your lap?

Ryder is soooo adorable, yes, he will always be your lap dog, he will just think you shrunk.

After writing the original post, I'm not surprised at how many of you responded.  I am surprised that I have the only dog that is not overly affectionate.  My wife and I have had Sadie since she was 8 weeks old (now 18 months old).  She is in the house about 90% of the time with us and in her outside kennel area the other 10%.  She is playful, has a great temperment, is never mean in any way, but just is not that snuggly.  When not involved in some playful activity with us,  Sadie elects to sleep in her dog bed or on the old chair that she has made her own.  I like to lie on the carpet when I watch TV, but she does not lay with me, even if I try to coax her.  Same thing on the couch or in bed.   Most of the six week grouse hunting season from October 1 to November 14 is  spent camping in the Ottawa National Forest.  Even after a hard day in the field, she elects to sleep in her dog bed on the floor of the tent even though I try to coax her onto my Queen size matress.  She just isn't a snuggle dog.  Maybe she is spoiled by her Orvis memory-foam dog bed that I swear is more comfortable feeling than anything else in the house. Even my mother-in-law has commented numerous times how Sadie doesn't give her "loves" when other family-member dogs do.  Her daily mission seems to be exercise, exercise, eat, sleep, exercise and more sleep.  Even when my wife and I snuggle on the couch to watch a movie, etc., and we invite her up, she just heads for her bed or chair.  Usually in another room completely away from us.  At night, she does the same and will not even come into the bedroom unless she has to wake us to go out to do her business.  She's still a fantastic dog, but not an affectionate one. 

Yes--Chelsea  definitely became more affectionate as she got older, but she's another that gives affection on her own schedule.  And if I hug her, she slightly pulls away!  Yet I know she is tightly bonded to me.   I just accept her as she is.  (Which is easier as I have always had a male snugglebug to go along with her!)

mjbuck- Sounds like what a lot of people have said about their females on the forum about whether posters prefer males or females.  The girls like to do things on their own terms.  Much like women as a whole!

As for the smiling...  Sophie was my previous dog.  She loved the water and boat rides in the pontoon (nothing too fast).  She smiled all the time...

Sadie passed in September, 2010 of Liver Cancer (4-days before Sadie was born).

On the smiling issue. . .I'm not sure if this is a smile, or a smirk.