Hello, I'd like to put a paw on you

When my husky does that I take it to mean that she wants me to scratch her belly/chest.
 

I believe he is trying to convey submission and a calming signal to make you feel at ease. Since both humans and animals convey emotions through touch, I'm sure that also plays into it as well..

Grace does this too. I think it's an affectionate play for attention.  She usually has an open-mouthed smile and she tips her head sideways and reaches out and touches my arm.  It's really sweet.

I was watching TV and eating a cheese sandwich a couple weeks ago and she did this to me (like - I want a piece, Mom).  I decided to put a name to this behavior and kept saying "tap" and every time she gently reached out to tap my arm, I would tell her "good" and give her a little piece of my cheese. 

Trudy pokes me with her paw in the middle of my back every morning like she's saying "Hey, wake-up and take us out!"  Not always so sweet. []

pbarbato,
 
I believe she is trying to train you to respond to her command. It's obviously working. She's good...lol...

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pbarbato,

I believe she is trying to train you to respond to her command. It's obviously working.

 
Like a charm

Pawing is generally something dogs do when they want something.  Attention, go out, food, etc.  If you don't like it, ignore it - it will eventually go away if the dog is not rewarded for it.  If you don't care, or the dog is signalling something you want, such as "go out", then answer by taking him/her outside.  If you want the signal to only mean "go out", don't play, pat, etc.  Just take to the potty area, and if no response, come back in without saying a word.  Once the dog figures out that she only gets to go to the potty area when she paws, she'll stop doing it for other reasons.  Get the idea? []

Ringo did this if he came over and sat next to you for petting and you ignored him. If you continued to ignore him he would throw his head in your lap. If you could withstand that much cuteness he would throw himself down on your foot and lay there staring up at you. Sometimes he would keep doing it even after you starting petting him, but I always assumed that he was kind of trying to encourage us to keep petting him.

My pit bull, Brownie does the same thing.  When she does, I ask her if she needs to go out and she heads straight to the door.  Rocky does the pawing thing too but he usually just wants attention!  Hard to say what dogs really want!

I'm a bit split on this, personally. [8D]

Part of this for me involves the "action" and "reaction" sequence and "who" is directing "whom" and intitiating the contact. But, it also has to do with a dog who is communicating a desire for physical contact by a gentle "asking" for the interaction, and not "demanding" the interaction through a pushy (dominant) demeanor and body language.

Be aware, that maybe something in your own demeanor has invited the dog to interact with you by sharing their paw - which is actually what I'm getting from your post. 
 
So, in your case (although I'm not there to see with my own eyes) your dog is responding (reaction) to an intitiation (action) of physical contact by you in a gentle and appropriate way.

I am a very tactile person with my dogs. They have all learned to use their paws very gently. I've had a couple of dogs who actually loved just holding "hands" with me. []

I can tell with my own dog whether or not she is asking or demanding. She is usually very calm, submissive, and polite, and communicates quite clearly when she is asking. []

With a demanding dog, Spiritdog's advice is very helpful in not rewarding the demanding behavior by reacting to the dog's actions, IMO.

The only time my dog pawed me in a demanding way was when a trainer had us hold treats in our hand to lure a "shake". It was kind unfortunate, especially since my dog already knew "shake", but this was a clicker class, and he wanted us to reteach things with particular steps. I had to unteach that.

Other than that, her pawing is infrequent, soft and inviting, in that "hey, let's do that yummy thing where you pet me!" kind of way.

Cole does this if I am sitting in a chair and petting him.  When I stop, he puts his paw on me.  I think it is SO cute and such a gentlemanly way to ask for more pets.  []

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