[yorkietalkjilly]

My Tibbe is the same way - loves to be touching me or on me somehow. I think most terriers are "people dogs" and want to become very personal pets. They want to live your life right along beside you. My Tibbe thinks when the phone rings it is for him - gets excited and gets right in my lap and tries to engage in the conversation, so excited! He usually does get to "talk" to the caller if it is a friend or family member! He loves it and he is typical of what a Yorkie is like. Watching TV, reading, working on the computer, talking on the phone - they are in your lap. If you bathe or shower, they want to be tubside. Cook? They would like to be at your feet in the kitchen - watch out because you can spill hot liquids on them or drop a knife, fork, food they shouldn't have and which a Yorkie will scoop up before you can blink your eye! They become your shadow.

One thing you want to be careful of is that your dog is well-socialized and spends time around others and with other dogs, too, in order to keep him from becoming dependent upon you. A dependent dog becomes very nervous and unsure when his owner leave the house or when left with others while you are traveling, etc. They often cry and bark uncontrollably, whine and fret, chew on anything they can get their teeth on, including their own paws or bodies at times and pee/poop is undesirable places out of frustration and nerves. It's fairly rare for a dog to suffer severely with these behaviors but it can happen in some cases. Just watch him to be sure he's not becoming so clingy that it is uncomfortable for you and others. If you see that happening, start to crate him once or twice a day or put him in another room for five minutes at a time while you are home to start working up to an hour or more so he can learn how to stay quiet by himself and sleep rather than raising a ruckus by not being on or near you when you are in the house. Later, practice crating him in the same room with you. In time this can teach a clingy, dependent dog that he can learn how to remain calm when you are home but separated.