[yorkietalkjilly]

Here are some thoughts. Kissing and getting in between us and our activity is one of their "endearing" little ways of demanding attention be switched and kept 24/7 on them! hehehe. First of all, disagree with that behavior and stop it with a firm "Uh oh" and push him away, keeping constant eye contact with him and tell him "Lie down". Then keep that eye contact and your outstretched pointed finger toward him until he does back off and lie down. He will be back and you will repeat until he gets the message that you and you alone determine play time with him. Stand up to make the point if you must each time he tries it again. And keep that eye contact and stand over him once he lies down to follow-up the message to him that you are serious if he doesn't at first comply. Don't be cranky or scary - just matter-of-fact and using eye contact and body attitude and the "stand down" as his mother or alpha leader in the wild would do to push him back from seeking attention. Once you send a firm-enough message and stick by it, he will learn over time. But be patient as this is a teaching moment and that is what you will be doing, teaching him to stop one behavior and do something else you want. And as we know, dogs or people don't learn things that easily when it goes against their wants!

You can establish a greeting and fun time routine for an attention-starved, understimulated, bored dog who's been dying to see you all day so that he gets his loving and attention and lots of fun play to help release all of that pent up anticipation of waiting all day long to see his person; but once that is over, it is over and you get some "me time". But it will take some time for him to learn these things and the order in which they occur.

Some say with younger dogs distracting them at first with kong toys and interactive things will help them keep busy and involved playing while you catch up on your life after getting home, greeting and playing with them, and then, as we all know, it is Yorkie time again once the "me time" is done. But don't be afraid to stop unwanted behavior.

Just first be sure that baby is getting the contact with you, the connection and the interaction that he so craves as a pack animal who longs for companionship and work and involvement - and who's been waiting to see you all day. Working to modify his behavior to learn to listen to and obey you by training him at simple obedience and shape his responses to you to be more appropriate and immediate, will help, too.