Velcro dog (see Jessandme above) is the term commonly used. I have one, Jeff. He always has to be touching me if resting (right now he's lying on the sofa next to me with his head pressed against my thigh) and doesn't go far when out and about, coming back and bumping my calf with his nowe every couple of minutes. Annie is a bit more independent, but still objects to being a different room if we're home. They are fine left alone though, as long as they know we've gone out properly. When they first go into the hallway they bark until they hear us lock the back door, then realise we're definitely going and stop, so don't appear to suffer from separation anxiety.
