[tinyterroriers]

I've had Scooter and Jilly for over 7 years. When I got Scooter, I had another Yorkie, Roxy, who was her BFF. Roxy died from anaphalaxic shock from a bee sting. Scooter really never got over her death, and it as if she blames me for Roxy "leaving." I think whenever she goes out for a walk, or goes to Petsmart, that she's looking for Roxy.

I got Jilly to keep Scooter company, but the hate each other. They do nothing together, and won't play together, or socialize in any way.

Now, they have become increasingly standoffish. They have never been overly loving, but they act like all they want from me is food. They got so fat that I had to put them on a diet, and they're really not happy with the small amount of food they're getting.

They don't want to play; they don't want to go for a walk; they just want to sit or lay around -- and ignore me. I have tried cuddling them, I talk sweetly to them, I love them, and I try to show it.

Jilly at least stays in the same room with me. She has beds and pillows, she has steps to climb up to a bed on the sofa with me, but Scooter goes into the bathroom and lays on the bath rug until she decides she's hungry again and then she stands in front of me to let me know she wants to eat. At night, Scooter sleeps in a bed at the bottom of my bathroom closet, and Jilly, although she has a bed right beside mine, usually goes under the bed. Sometimes, she asks to come up and sleeps at the foot of my bed.

And wetting! They were both trained to go out the doggie's door. I send them out through the porch door after they eat. They are let out first thing in the morning and last thing at night by their daddy. This morning, Jilly peed on the kitchen carpet before I could send her out. When I called them to go out, they both took off. I checked the carpet on the back and saw the wet spot. It appears she often does this and I just discovered it.

Last week, I took Scooter to PetSmart with me for an outing. She acted like she was being put upon. They both HATE going to the groomer, and when they come home they act like we tortured them. I give them a bath during the week, and afterward, you'd think I tried to drown them. I'm very careful with them when I bathe them.

Are they just lazy? Bored? They're not sick; they're both healthy. I don't know what I'm doing wrong with them. I have always had dogs -- all breeds -- and I have loved them all so much. But with the other dogs, I could tell it was mutual. They loved me, too. I don't think Scooter and Jilly love me back unless I just don't understand them.

I'm open to any and all ideas that will get them interested in life again.