QuickSilver, what you say does make a lot of sense. Let me explain a little more. This little dog follows me everywhere! If I get up from my chair and leave the room, she gets up and follows me. ALWAYS. If I take a shower, she will patiently lay in my bed (off my bathroom) and wait. Sometimes, it is a pain, but mostly I like her loyalty. But, you make me wonder if I am her security blanket. She gets seperation anxiety, but not to the point that she is ever distructive. When someone else is holding/playing with her, her attention is on me and what I am doing. When I leave the house, she will attach to whoever else is home, and I believe also the Min Pin when no one is there, and if we are going to be more than about an hour, she is in her kennel. I take her in my car and have left her for very short periods with no problems whatsoever. She seems to love that.
Now, she is what I call very submissive. When I walk up to her she immediately rolls over and shows her belly, and it is not for a scratch. She is very playful and I often get on the floor and we play tug o war and such. When "I" am tired, she gets in my face (comes along and rubs me) then plops over and shows her belly in front of my face. (I am laying on my belly on the floor). Is this what you mean by lack of confidence? Because I can see that now that you say it.
Also, when I scold her I raise my voice and am very stern. This seems to scare her and she then hides. She walks close to walls and furniture and hold her tail in tight like she is looking for an escape. This is what I call sensitive. She tries and wants to please. She was one of the easiest dogs ever to house break. I don't want her to be afraid of me. She sort of acts like a dog that has been abused, but I can assure you, we've had her from a young puppy, and she is not abused. Compared to the Min Pin, when she is scolded she takes it with a grain of salt and goes on with life. The problem is, my min pin is becoming a prisioner to the underside of the sofa and I have to figure out a way for her to realize that she doesn't have to compete for me.
Last evening, I spent a lot of time holding the Min Pin, and petting the yorkie. She wanted to snap, but held her composure pretty well. When she started to show aggression, (she has an if looks could kill glare) I raised my voice a little and said no. When she stopped, I pet her again.
Sorry for the book, but I cannot let her rip up on my Min Pin, and I don't want the Min Pin to live a life under the sofa. The nerve damage already in her bum leg won't be repairable if anything happens to it. |