Why not learn from them? They've had this relationship thing perfected for thousands of years. There are many correlations between how dogs naturally act and what we should be doing in our spouse/partner relationships. And seriously, if a dog can do it, we can do it.
Why not make this work for you? "She Loves The Dog More Then Me" digs into the core concepts of what creates and maintains a healthy, cooperative, and loving relationship. In addition, a surprise twist to find God's charge for men as husbands correlates with the exact things women love about their dogs. God put our directions into words. Dogs show all of us how to develop the type of loving relationship we all desire and deserve.