I too have a pom that is 6 years old. Every time I have brought home a new puppy, she makes it clear for them to stay away from her. More like a 'Go away kid you bother me' attitude. But she does tolerate them very much now that they are out of the puppy stage. I would give it some more time for your yorkie to get out of the baby stage and into the teenage part of her life. 8 1/2 years is a long time for a pom, to live as the only child. If she does snarl/growl, I would stop her immediately. I don't know if you watch the dog whisperer but he gives great tips on how to stop behaviors. You don't use the word no, its more of a sounds which sounds like he is shh-ing very fast. Does that make sense? And don't use the pom's name when you are correcting; he says not to associate their name with something negative.
Just make the sound when she does it and quickly so you don't lose the moment.
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