[colleenlagasse]

I am beside myself and not sure how to handle this situation. I have a 2 year old male yorkie and a 1 year old female yorkie (brother and sister from different litters). The female has extreme anxiety and is consistently shaking and jittery. She needs to be the center of attention at all times and when not getting human attention she latches onto her brother like glue. She follows him everywhere and lays on him when he lays down. Obviously this is a concern for me but moreso I am concerned that she will continually eat her own (and her brother's) feces. The babies are paper trained so if I don't immediately pick up the poo from the paper or if I am not home to do so, she will chew on it, drag it onto the couch, across the floor, leave a trail, etc..... I have read that this may be a sign of anxiety and I am not sure how to deal with it. I don't want to reprimand her if it is anxiety, but I also don't like coming home and having to do a poo scan of my carpet and couch..... I don't know how to address the situation and I am concerned about her high level of anxiety.
Noteworthy to mention also, when she was born she was in a litter of three. She had a sister and one brother, but the brother died during birth. Could this be a factor in her anxiety????? Help!