When my husband travels on business I will put him on the speaker and when he calls our dogs name he comes crashing into the room. Our dog sits by the phone and tilts his head side to side its so cute.
If we leave him at the pet resort they actually post a daily journal online so everyone can see what their day was like. Sometimes they post photos too I swear we worry about our boxer like he's one of our children lol, I know its sad isn't it!