I'm not sure how to answer this.
They all solicit attention, physical contact, etc regularly. And the boys are orbiters if they are off leash - Pip doesn't even like to get out of sight, Squash will a little bit but he always comes and checks in.
But they can all entertain themselves, too, if you rebuff their advances or tell them to go away/go lay down, etc. So kind of yes and no?
Yup that ^ applies to my dogs too. Yes and no for my crew
Cynder is Miss Jealous Pants. If another dog is getting any kind of affection or attention, she throws herself dramatically at you amd weasels under your arm/in your lap and looks uber pathetic. But she is completely happy to lay in a corner and do her own thing 99% of the day.
This is Leia. She is a jealous little thing. If either of the other dogs are getting attention she is always there trying to weasel her way in. She is also great at looking uber pathetic while doing this. Often giving a "What about me?! Don't you remember me?! The cute puppy?!" look.
But she can also be pretty independent. She is more than happy to abandon me to go play by herself or with the other dogs. She is also deeply in love with Morrison and when they are not playing they can almost always be found snuggling together on the couch.
She is also not a fan of my phone, laptop, or booking that I am currently reading. She will abandon her post with Morrison when I get any of the three out. She is then up on my lap trying to peer around or climb on what ever object is in my hand or on my lap.
Morrison is a big baby and can be needy at times. Nothing major though. He is very demanding about dinner time. He knows every day at 5:00 SHOULD be dinner time. And around that time the creepy "feed me" stare kicks in (and the little dogs often follow suit). And then if for some ungodly reason dinner time is any later he whines when then leads to barking/howling depending on how "late" dinner is put off.
He likes to cuddle but is not a velcro dog like he once was. He actually has come a LONG way from the SA ridden dog he was when he first came to live with me. But he does love his comfy furniture and will often pout and pace if every spot is taken up by a person. God forbid he sleep on the FLOOR :yikes:.
He is one of those dogs that if you start petting him it is hard to stop...Not because he is so adorable...But because he physically won't allow you to stop. He is will paw at and head bump your hand until eventually he creeps into your lap
. He loves taking advantage of guests that way.
Fae is can be needy. She is probley the closest to a velcro dog because if she could spend her life in my lap she would. But she also good about giving me space when I ask for it. She is not above laying/sleeping on the floor. She is also good about entertaining herself with toys.
She does not like me out of her eyesight (really none of them do, I walk around this house with three extra shadows). She is not very confident about going outside and will flat out refuse to go if I don't follow her out the door and off the porch. Only when I do that will she chill and enjoy the yard. If I give any hint that I am heading to the porch or door she is right on my heels with terrified "Your not leaving me out here are you?! A big ole hoot owl or hawk may swoop down and carry me away!!" eyes lol.
