Hi There
I have a seven year old male 15 lbs yorkie. He has a clean bill of health and is neutered. He has been house trained since I adopted him at 10 months.
I got married 5 months ago. One year and Nine months ago my now husband and I moved into our home bringing my yorkie with us. Shortly after that we purchased a golden retriever puppy who will now by turning two at the end of May.
My yorkie has always loved my husband. They hit it off instantly. It was as if he was my husband's dog and not mine. We didn't have any issues introducing the new puppy to our little family either. Smooth Sailing.
Now, almost two years later, our yorkie seems to be rebelling. A couple weeks ago he peed on my husband's pillows in our bed. I changed the bedding and threw out the pillows. He has always slept in our room whether it be in bed or under it. While we are out he had free reign of the house. We started keeping our door closed so that he didn't have access to the bedroom. The door was left open for a matter of minutes while getting ready for bed tonight and he peed on my husband's side of the bed again, this time on the mattress and comforter.
Our retriever is also house broken but is crated at night and while we are out. Being full size though now I've noticed he's started to play more with our yorkie. The retriever seems to now be the dominant one of the two dogs. They both compete for attention, pushing each other out of the way when it comes time to get love and cuddles.
I'm just wondering if this is a dominance thing? Is our yorkie upset that my husband is spending time with the bigger dog? Is there another cause? Has anyone dealt with this before? Any suggestions on how to handle it? Any suggestions on how to clean my mattress?
My husband is upset and feels that the dog is disrespecting him which results is us fighting about the dog. I really don't know what to do here. Thanks in advance for your help.
