All Discussions Tagged 'shadow' - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T15:25:02Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=shadow&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFortie follows me everywhere...I know he's a Corgi, however...tag:mycorgi.com,2016-03-29:1150197:Topic:19410122016-03-29T12:43:26.365ZBea Shttp://mycorgi.com/profile/RebeccaStewart
<p>Hi all</p>
<p>Our Corgi, Fortie, is almost three years old now. We recently moved from an apartment in the city to a country house with a huge garden. But I'm a little worried that he's got issues after the move!</p>
<p>Sometime he's independent, but mostly he will not do anything alone. He sometimes goes out into the garden, but other times he just won't go. Even if I go outside and try to encourage him, he just stays inside the hallway and looks at me like I'm a nutter. Sometimes the only…</p>
<p>Hi all</p>
<p>Our Corgi, Fortie, is almost three years old now. We recently moved from an apartment in the city to a country house with a huge garden. But I'm a little worried that he's got issues after the move!</p>
<p>Sometime he's independent, but mostly he will not do anything alone. He sometimes goes out into the garden, but other times he just won't go. Even if I go outside and try to encourage him, he just stays inside the hallway and looks at me like I'm a nutter. Sometimes the only way to get him to go outside is to take him outside and then leave the doors open so he knows he can get back in. Maybe he thinks we're not going to let him back inside? He is very suspicious and it's difficult to trick him!</p>
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<p>Other times, he'll go out into the garden by himself and then suddenly he'll come sprinting into the house and find me and huddle up to me like he's scared. It's really weird! He's a bit of a scary cat: any loud noises or sudden movements cause him to jump and if he doesn't recognise something he'll get growly/barky at it. Otherwise, he's the loveliest, funniest sweetie.</p>
<p>Also, he's become really needy. I know he's a Corgi-shadow and the thing about being close to us was one of the reasons we wanted a Corgi, but this is getting a bit worrying. For example, he gets his scared look on his face and follows me around. Or he'll just follow me around and sit on my foot every time I stop for a couple of seconds. The best way to explain is that when I'm unpacking the dishwasher and moving around the kitchen to put things away, he follows me every step and our kitchen is 4m2, so it's not a huge distance!</p>
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<p>Has anyone had the same experiences? Would it be because of the move? We try to take him with us to different places so he can still interact with other people and dogs and sometimes friends come over with kids and dogs. I am aware of the typical Corgi behaviour and the shadowing, but this feels like more than that. It's like he thinks we're going to abandon him!</p>
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<p>Any one with hints on how to handle him, let me know!</p>