Agression issues... kind of long, but I need HELP!!!
I need some help out with Lola's most recent issues. She's gotten very aggressive with some other dogs lately. It always seems to start when food comes into play. But it only seems to happen with dogs smaller than her.... she literally pounces on them & gets 'snarly' with them (growling, biting, ect.). I have to pull her off of the other dogs!! And then once she's off of them, she goes charging back at them!
Here's a little history on her interactions with other dogs... she's been around bigger dogs most of her life (a Rotty, Lab, and a German Shepard) and she gets along with them just fine (she's had to been put in her place by the bigger dogs & she's learned from it... she doesn't mess with them any more!!) My in-laws have a beagle & a cocker-mix that she gets along with great. She's gone to the dog parks many times & she gets along just fine (she's always rolling on her back to submit & be greeted). She also will be the first to greet other dogs when we're on walks or at the park.
This has happened with 3 different dogs, one is my best friends dog, the other is a friend of a friends' dog & the other is my mother in laws. From what I've noticed, the dogs she goes after are smaller dogs (they're all chihuahua mixes). These dogs are all mainly lap dogs, where their owners hold the dogs most of the time, the dogs don't seem comfortable with the normal butt-sniffing routine, their 'parents' seem very wary with the dog, Everything is ok until some food gets brought out. The first time was when treats were given out among a few dogs (not a good idea, but that wasn't my doing). The second time was at our house & one of the dogs got near Lola's treat ball... then the last time was tonight. We were at my MILs & things were fine (Lola was just hanging out while my MILs dog was hiding under a chair), but once it came to us getting dinner, Lola got 'snarly' on their dog in the kitchen!! They weren't even being served food nor was there food for them to eat (Lola does NOT get served any food except in her food bowl). On each occasion we broke the dogs up, but Lola would go after them again... She mainly does the aggressive stuff & the other dog cowers... But I did notice with 2 of the dogs, they would cower behind their 'parent' and quietly be growling at Lola & showing their teeth way before she would go after them.
Anyone have any idea why she would be doing this?? I sort of have a clue, but I wanted to get an idea from others & see what I can do to deter it from happening. This issue is going to cause a lot of problems with hanging out with my friends & I want to take care of it ASAP. Thanks!!!
Here's a little history on her interactions with other dogs... she's been around bigger dogs most of her life (a Rotty, Lab, and a German Shepard) and she gets along with them just fine (she's had to been put in her place by the bigger dogs & she's learned from it... she doesn't mess with them any more!!) My in-laws have a beagle & a cocker-mix that she gets along with great. She's gone to the dog parks many times & she gets along just fine (she's always rolling on her back to submit & be greeted). She also will be the first to greet other dogs when we're on walks or at the park.
This has happened with 3 different dogs, one is my best friends dog, the other is a friend of a friends' dog & the other is my mother in laws. From what I've noticed, the dogs she goes after are smaller dogs (they're all chihuahua mixes). These dogs are all mainly lap dogs, where their owners hold the dogs most of the time, the dogs don't seem comfortable with the normal butt-sniffing routine, their 'parents' seem very wary with the dog, Everything is ok until some food gets brought out. The first time was when treats were given out among a few dogs (not a good idea, but that wasn't my doing). The second time was at our house & one of the dogs got near Lola's treat ball... then the last time was tonight. We were at my MILs & things were fine (Lola was just hanging out while my MILs dog was hiding under a chair), but once it came to us getting dinner, Lola got 'snarly' on their dog in the kitchen!! They weren't even being served food nor was there food for them to eat (Lola does NOT get served any food except in her food bowl). On each occasion we broke the dogs up, but Lola would go after them again... She mainly does the aggressive stuff & the other dog cowers... But I did notice with 2 of the dogs, they would cower behind their 'parent' and quietly be growling at Lola & showing their teeth way before she would go after them.
Anyone have any idea why she would be doing this?? I sort of have a clue, but I wanted to get an idea from others & see what I can do to deter it from happening. This issue is going to cause a lot of problems with hanging out with my friends & I want to take care of it ASAP. Thanks!!!
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Permalink Reply by alynne on
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i dontk now i have the same problem, neeka will attack a dog until they bleed over food..it doesnt matter the size, except of course the big dogs just put her in her place.im looking into classes so i can control her around food
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Permalink Reply by Laura & Lola on
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I hope it helps out!!! I don't want to worry about her food issues when we have kids!
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Permalink Reply by Charlie on
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It sounds like food aggression, which seems to be fairly common with Corgis. Charlie snarled and growled at me the first day I brought him home...at 10 1/2 weeks! I put a stop to it immediatedly by picking up his food and hand feeding him for 3 days, then holding onto his bowl while he ate for a few days, then making him lie down and wait for a "free" command to eat. He no longer has food aggression toward humans. He has shown some snarly, food aggression with other dogs though. I accidentally dropped some treats out of my bag one day when we had finished walking with our neighbor and her dog. Her dog went toward the treats and Charlie growled and snarled at him. Since he was on leash, I corrected him with an "Uh Uh!" and stepped him back away from the food. I put him in sit and let my neighbor's dog eat the spilled food. Charlie got one more verbal correction for snarling again. When he calmed down, laid down and relaxed, I gave him some treats.
Last month I brought home a 3 year old Cairn Terrier. She and Charlie have been able to eat together several feet apart without any incidents until yesterday. I take them out on the patio to eat. Usually I make them both lie down, then put the bowls down at the same time. Desta vaccuums her food up in 15 seconds and Charlie takes about 3-4 minutes to eat. Yesterday, Desta ran out into the yard after a bird or something and when I called her to eat, she didn't come. I put Charlie's food down and he started eating. Desta realized she was missing out, but I got her food down late and Charlie finished before Desta. He then decided he wanted her food too, and snarled, growled and snapped at her until she ran away from her food. I said "Uh! Uh! Leave it!" and picked the bowl up. Unfortunately Charlie managed to suck down most of her food before I took it from him. I got Desta some more food, and put her up on top of a folding table I use for grooming so she could finish eating. Charlie didn't growl or grumble with her eating in a place he couldn't reach. He was Mr. Smiley Face again while she ate on the table...silly dog. That was our first food incident between the two.
Anyway, you (and I) will have to work on impressing our Corgis that we are in charge of everything, including food around other dogs...and that fighting is not allowed ever. I never have left the dogs alone to eat, and I certainly never will leave them unsupervised with food around!
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Yes, she needs to know that my husband & I are the boss... I think some training classes will be a good way to implement that we're the pack leaders. I appreciate hearing everyone's advice or their own tales of aggression. I really want to take care of this issue soon!
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Permalink Reply by Sam on
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Usually if a person has a problem with a corgi you can bet food is the likely place it will begin. Charlie has a great idea for you regarding hand feeding her from a bowl. Taking an obedience class will be most helpful so she can learn the basic commands which you can use in your daily routine to establish that there are rules and she needs to follow them. Half the battle is solved since you know what the trigger is. I would suggest until you get better control that when visiting dogs that have the propensity to trigger her that she be kept on lead while visiting. This will give you the ability to prevent any sort of attack as well as correct her immediately if she starts to posture. I personally would never feed a possessive corgi in the company of other dogs. The attack can happen all too quickly. Each time it occurs it reinforces the behavior. Mine are all separated in crates or different rooms at meal time. Bowls are picked up immediately after they are done. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Katie on
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Thank you for starting this thread. I've just had this issue come up this past weekend...my female corgi that I've had for one year (adopted as a 4y.o) and my newly adopted male corgi (4y.o.) that I've had for just 2 weeks. I knew my female had a problem with smaller maltese type dogs but so does he! It was quite frightening to have to take them off of my mother's dog.
They've gotten into a few fights themselves (1x over a chew toy) mostly it is just a look that they give each other...but I chalked that up as them trying to figure out the pecking order among themselves.
I've decided that some training for all of us is in order- just in case I may be contributing to the chaos.
My male is about to start HW treatment, and I think part of his problem is that he has been neglected and he just doesn't know what to do with all of the attention...he is very submissive to me but he is just too big to be uncontrollable.
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I really think this has A LOT to do with it. I am trying to get my friend to discipline her dog some more (like not letting it jump all over her & guests or even to walk on a leash correctly), but since the dog is small (like 7lbs small) people don't seem to think proper training is needed!
Lola & I start our new training classes next week, so I'm hoping that will really help me to correct her actions easier. I can't control someone else's dog, but I would like to control my own!! :)
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Permalink Reply by Corey & Holly's Mom on
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I have a four year old corgi and a 6 mos. old corgi. I found a couple of things to be great.- 1. eat first before your corgi's & I even pretend to eat out of their bowls first. 2. I put them into their crates to eat.
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