noun
lapdog
A small dog kept as a pet and often held in one's lap; can also imply a pampered or overly dependent person in figurative use.
彼女は抱き犬をいつも膝にのせている。
She always keeps her lapdog on her lap.
あの政治家は社長の抱き犬みたいだ。
That politician is like the company president's lapdog.