[yorkietalkjilly]

Here are just some random thoughts to consider and discard if they don't fit.

My dog sleeps with me, right on the pillow beside my head. When I first got him, I did put him in a small airline carrier at night and put that in the bed with me until I taught him to go down the doggie steps from the bed and was sure he wouldn't piddle in the bed. Dogs are pack animals and really do prefer sleeping piled on or near other pack mates - that is natural to them. They stay centered by that closeness, comfort and reinforcement that in the long, dark, terrible wild night, pack mates are near to keep them safe. As dogs grow older and their own personalities and insecurities and the workings of the world complicate things, some begin to feel a little insecure being ostracized from their pack during the long night. As puppies, some will accept most anything as long as they are fed, warm and played with a lot until they are tired. But as they grow and learn more, they want different things sometimes, especially if a little insecure. Dogs are social animals and a Yorkie or other small, personal type dogs, especially terriers, are extremely needy of companionship and high-maintenance, especially when they don't know why they are left out of the picture when the little pack they've grown to love beds down for the long, dark night without them. If left alone at night long enough, he could come to accept this as his lot in life - and many do - or he could become a behavior problem.