[kjc]

Hi and Welcome to YT!

Hmmmm... where to start???

Okay: You are not blind, you do see where the current state of affairs involving this Yorkie is not optimal, and that what you all are doing is not working.

Just an observation: Throughout your post, you repeatedly refer to the Yorkie as 'it' and your intended as 'the fiance'. I see this as possibly a problem with commitment.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, at least you came here asking for help.

And for advice... a bit more history on your Yorkie would be helpful. But I can offer some thoughts on generalities.

I am assuming Winter Break is coming up, so maybe you both will have a block of time to get a handle on your situation. Graduating soon... is that months? or years?

First, you both need to fully commit to owning and helping this dog. And I mean this dog stays and has a home no matter what. If you both cannot make this level of commitment, your Yorkie will sense it and may continue to act out accordingly. You described a 'sneak attack' ... that was her trying to show you love, Yorkies don't 'attack' with their tongues. This tells me she is too intimidated by you when you are awake, so she tried when you were in a less frightening position, (laying down, eyes closed).

Your fiance needs to accept you completely as co-owner, and must be willing to let you be an active part of this dog's life. You must both be on the same page with the dog's schedule and training methods.

I am going to stop here, and wait for your feedback, as I feel I may be wasting my time, if you all can't agree on what I've said so far. If that is the case then I would recommend turning her over to a Rescue organization, not a shelter or the pound. Rescues retrain them and prepare them for new homes, many, but not all shelters and pounds just pass the dog on with the same problems to another unsuspecting family.

I will tell you this. The behavior you are describing is a direct result of this dog never bonding emotionally with her human(s) and vice-versa, when she's out, she doesn't know right from wrong, and is greatly confused as to what is expected of her. Yorkies are very different than other dogs, and your techniques that may have been successful with other breeds will not work with her.