Both my girls are like this - At meet-ups they turn into total mama's girls and HAVE to be held - usually it's only around crowds they are like this - this just shows me they need to get out a bit more -
In the house they are always with me & will play all over the house.... but know exactly where I am at all times.
the weird thing is - take them on a window shopping trip to Petsmart and they skip thru the aisles