Oh my...thank you for the info Erin but that sounds like a lot more than we're dealing with here. Riley just yelps/screams and carries on when he get's bumped or scared like today when the vacume handle fell in his direction...it scared him. He's very uptight around little kids but kids older than 3 or 4 are fine. He's fine around other animals, people and he walks fine on a leash but he seems pretty dependant on either me or Jo...he's comfortable with us...he's o.k. with my husband but would rather be with one of us. He's not afraid of storms or things like that...maybe he's not as bad as I thought! I don't follow Ceasar's advice per say...I just remember him saying that in one of his shows. I never allow my boyz to be in harm's way and I wouldn't hesitate to step in if it ever did happen...I'm very protective of them...it's my job as a Yorkie Mom!
Thanks for the advice/info and good luck with Loki.