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Originally Posted by Teresa Ford  Practical Advice.
Mia is not getting enough exercise or interaction with her people. Since you are the PLP (Parent/Provider, Leader, and Protector) It is up to you to change things, you are a family. Compromise if you can. Rigid rules seldom work well with Yorkies and small children. Being a happy family is really you goal right ?
If possible try a dog walker, doggie day care or find some one who comes into your home a few hours a day to play and be with your dog. It will take effort and money to make this happen. Things are not working, so change is needed. Your Yorkie is used to a lot of attention and now she is banned to a closet most of her life. Even people that use an exercise pen, in a sunny kitchen with patio doors for the dog to see out side would have an unhappy dog given your schedule.
Would you consider allowing her to sleep in your bed room even if it not in the bed ?This would be much better than returning her to the closet. In a dogs mind sleep time counts, as together time too.
Hope this helps, Teresa |
Give the lady a Cupie Doll!!! TF has offered SOUND ANALYSIS and workable solutions. I would think if NONE of these options offered are agreeable to you and fiance, then perhaps you need to think about rehoming the little baby. She is clearly miserable in the current situation....but I personally think if you put YOUR foot down, try and solve the issue with suggestions given, and if they do not work, just help fiance understand this little dog wont hardly take up much space at all in the bed....and on those "special nights", Mia can be in her playpen in your room until "special" is over, and then she can come back to bed!