Welcome Liz!!!! I am so happy you decided to join Pet Talk. My name is Alyson and I have a cat, poodle, and wh fox terrier/poodle mix. Your dogs are ADORABLE! What sweeties. Yorkies and poodles are two of my favorite breeds. Both of those mixed into one must be QUITE the personality! Petey reminds me a little of my wirehair fox terrier I used to have who a lot of people mistook for a bedlington. Max's little face and expressions really remind me of my poodle, Reece.

I've been through the MASSIVE seperation anxiety thing with two dogs in the past 6 months. They both still have it, but we are at the point where it is extremely controllable and there is no more yelping and howling, YAY If your dogs are still suffering from it uncontrollably, I can give you some things to try.

Have you tried any basic dominance exercises with the dogs? This may help to keep them a lot more under control, especially on walks. Most all terriers need to be put in their place with dominance issues. Lolly is the only terrier I've seen that doesn't need that, but her shy, submissive personality comes from 5 years of severe abuse. If you need suggestions on dominance exercises, I can give you some of those too.

The good news is your dogs are no longer depressed, homeless dogs but now are confident little guys who probably feel very secure with you. Isn't rescuing dogs the BEST feeling?

Again, welcome to Pet Talk. You sound like you'll fit in just perfectly here! Full of love for your little pups just like the rest of us And I am so excited to see more poodle mixes Good luck with your training and let me know if you'd like me to elaborate on anything.