[PennyO]

Hi everyone, this is my first post on YorkieTalk and it has been a great resource so I thought I try and post something to get some questions answered. I just got a 7 month old Yorkie who arrived on a plane from Missouri to California. I have had her for a week and overall she seems really timid, she is ok in a crate at night and even travels with me in a doggie bag without a peep. Within this week I noticed that she has a BIG addiction to me, more like separation anxiety. If people are home, she just can't be alone..but when you add me in the picture..she follows me everywhere. Even when walking in a group she will have to wait for me to walk before she does. It's all cute now, but I am worried. She is super friendly and I have tried to socialize her with other dogs..but what is strange is with the bigger dogs she learned to nip at them. I am not sure if this is because I brought her to the dog park and she got nipped by another dog that she learned this. But I notice she will nip at bigger dogs that come my way. Maybe this is jealousy? I also have to leave her about 8 hours during work and from what I read from others it is ok and all they do is "sleep". However, I set up a webcam and she howls and barks a lot. My friends said she is probably traumatized by leaving her breeder at 7 months and then sent on a plane..so now she is attached to me and scared to be left alone. But all said she will get used to it and stop. Does anyone have any suggestions?