Thanks for the responses! My last yorkie slept with me and it was one of our favorite things. When I talked to an animal communicator, my Yorkie said he missed that more then anything. The only dominance issues we had are because I did nto socialize him with other dogs enough and train him better outside but inside...he knew who was boss when it came down to it. It was "his" house but he knew that topping him was me but he loved me so much that he would do anything to please me. He didn't want to see me upset so he wanted to be trained in the house. Not that I was mean...because I'm not. He was strong...yet babyish if that makes any sense. A great dog. Just great. So, when my new yorkie was housebroken, I was going to let him sleep with me too. I"m doing clicker training this time around. I like the positive reinforcement. I'm hoping it will help us with our outside training. I also LOVE to teach tricks and I think that helped to build a bond between my last dog and me.
suzie |