Corgi jobs? - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T08:54:47Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/corgi-jobs?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A308349&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHopefully one day Carly will…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-24:1150197:Comment:3302442009-02-24T18:10:20.005ZLizhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Liz51
Hopefully one day Carly will learn to pick up her toys! She is just learning that when we're playing fetch if she drops the toy before bringing it all the way back to go get it. But she is only almost 5 months.<br />
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Thanks for the help!
Hopefully one day Carly will learn to pick up her toys! She is just learning that when we're playing fetch if she drops the toy before bringing it all the way back to go get it. But she is only almost 5 months.<br />
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Thanks for the help! My dogs will do anything, and…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-20:1150197:Comment:3252812009-02-20T13:47:22.337ZPattihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Patti
My dogs will do anything, and I mean ANYTHING for food! so we've had fun with that. Luna's first job is to let me know when the cat wants inside in the morning - she whines and "talks" at the door - that way I know that the evil cat has returned. Luna loves her first ice cube - it used to be a treat, but Kai, again is in need of gastric bypass surgery, just kidding - so we've switched to ice cubes for rewards. The dogs have many jobs thru the day, but the best and most useful is I taught them…
My dogs will do anything, and I mean ANYTHING for food! so we've had fun with that. Luna's first job is to let me know when the cat wants inside in the morning - she whines and "talks" at the door - that way I know that the evil cat has returned. Luna loves her first ice cube - it used to be a treat, but Kai, again is in need of gastric bypass surgery, just kidding - so we've switched to ice cubes for rewards. The dogs have many jobs thru the day, but the best and most useful is I taught them to pick up their toys. They play very heartily and there will be toys all over the place, and I'm tired of picking them up, so a "where's the toy" "basket" "drop it" and "leave it" and I now have a clean floor, healthy back, and two very happy corgis. A couple of times my horrible…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-20:1150197:Comment:3250842009-02-20T05:57:35.031ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
A couple of times my horrible old Windows machine has gotten so full of viruses or cooties that I just had to wipe the hard drive and reinstall. I HATE that tedious job, so I let Gwynnie & Al do that. They like the Mac better, too, but dogs are realists, they do what needs to be done.
A couple of times my horrible old Windows machine has gotten so full of viruses or cooties that I just had to wipe the hard drive and reinstall. I HATE that tedious job, so I let Gwynnie & Al do that. They like the Mac better, too, but dogs are realists, they do what needs to be done. Scout's "jobs" are mostly sel…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-11:1150197:Comment:3148452009-02-11T19:30:21.830ZAnn B., Scout and Summerhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/AnnBlanton
Scout's "jobs" are mostly self-created, but are so funny! He does circles around anything that has a motor: ie, vacuum cleaner, lawn mower, and he does circles at the fence when we leave in the car. I think he is herding us away! He was very afraid of airplanes (we get some low fliers from Air Guard base) when he was a puppy. Then he started to "chase" them when they fly over the house! Now he will hear them coming, even when he is in the house. I say "airplane", and he runs outside to chase…
Scout's "jobs" are mostly self-created, but are so funny! He does circles around anything that has a motor: ie, vacuum cleaner, lawn mower, and he does circles at the fence when we leave in the car. I think he is herding us away! He was very afraid of airplanes (we get some low fliers from Air Guard base) when he was a puppy. Then he started to "chase" them when they fly over the house! Now he will hear them coming, even when he is in the house. I say "airplane", and he runs outside to chase them away, barking all the time! My husband says he is very successful, we have never had one land in the yard! Other "jobs": he has to go with me to "get the mail" every afternoon; this is his favorite job, since he gets fed right after! Scout also likes to "take a shower" with me or my husband--he doesn't actually JOIN us, but "guards" us, lying on the bathmat. I think jobs are very important to corgis; they like to keep busy!<br />
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Obedience training is very important! And here are some good books, recommended by our trainer: "Don't Shoot the Dog" by Karen Pryor; "The Culture Clash" by Jean Donaldson; and "The Body Language and Emotion of Dogs" by Myrna Milani, DVM. I think most of our corgis jo…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-10:1150197:Comment:3135542009-02-10T18:42:57.283ZLaurahttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Laura6
I think most of our corgis jobs are innate. You'll figure out the funny things corgis do especially if you have more than one animal in the house. Geordi's job is to enforce the house rules. He knows the cats aren't allowed on the counters or to eat our dinner leftovers. Geordi will bark to let us know someone is breaking the rules. He'll also bark if someone is stuck somewhere or wants to go in or outside. Corgis do well in households with animals that they can boss around, you could try this…
I think most of our corgis jobs are innate. You'll figure out the funny things corgis do especially if you have more than one animal in the house. Geordi's job is to enforce the house rules. He knows the cats aren't allowed on the counters or to eat our dinner leftovers. Geordi will bark to let us know someone is breaking the rules. He'll also bark if someone is stuck somewhere or wants to go in or outside. Corgis do well in households with animals that they can boss around, you could try this with his toys. Maybe start a ritual where he has to collect his toys and put them in a box somewhere. He'll get in the habit and enjoy the routine! hehe, I actually blogged abou…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-08:1150197:Comment:3119302009-02-08T23:15:20.495ZKellyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Kelly58
hehe, I actually blogged about this <a href="http://corgibutts.blogspot.com/2009/01/job.html">here</a>...but yeah, they need a job :) Gibsons is to be guard dog to me and our house!
hehe, I actually blogged about this <a href="http://corgibutts.blogspot.com/2009/01/job.html">here</a>...but yeah, they need a job :) Gibsons is to be guard dog to me and our house! How funny.. I never realized…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-08:1150197:Comment:3117712009-02-08T19:05:39.451ZLauren + Winstonhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Lauren
How funny.. I never realized that it was a job for a dog to do but Winston will bark when Samson wants back in... Sam usually "knocks" on the door and Winston will immediately run to us and bark and look at the door like, "Hey! Sam wants back in! Get up and let him in!" It's pretty funny. :D
How funny.. I never realized that it was a job for a dog to do but Winston will bark when Samson wants back in... Sam usually "knocks" on the door and Winston will immediately run to us and bark and look at the door like, "Hey! Sam wants back in! Get up and let him in!" It's pretty funny. :D Making sure I get out for lon…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-08:1150197:Comment:3114682009-02-08T05:53:29.165ZGeri & Sidneyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/GeriSidney
Making sure I get out for long walks at least three times a week is Sidney's main job. Soon we will get him into agility training classes, and that will be a new job for him. One job he seems to enjoy (a bit too much) is to "herd" our indoor cats back into the house on the occasions when they sneak outside. He also is good to let us know when one of his doggie brothers is outside and wants in. When we are away, he seems to take it upon himself to keep an eye on the neighborhood from his…
Making sure I get out for long walks at least three times a week is Sidney's main job. Soon we will get him into agility training classes, and that will be a new job for him. One job he seems to enjoy (a bit too much) is to "herd" our indoor cats back into the house on the occasions when they sneak outside. He also is good to let us know when one of his doggie brothers is outside and wants in. When we are away, he seems to take it upon himself to keep an eye on the neighborhood from his upstairs balcony. He makes himself comfortable and surveys his domain, keeping vigilant watch out for strange cats and the dreaded UPS man. I have a small backpack for t…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-08:1150197:Comment:3114632009-02-08T05:49:38.776ZBonnyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Bonny
I have a small backpack for the dogs to wear...that is a job! Any structured activity can be considered a job as long as you are giving the directions and your dog is following. Even going for a walk is an opportunity to encourage a "follower" state of mind from your dog. Throughout the day, you basically have them work for food and affection.
I have a small backpack for the dogs to wear...that is a job! Any structured activity can be considered a job as long as you are giving the directions and your dog is following. Even going for a walk is an opportunity to encourage a "follower" state of mind from your dog. Throughout the day, you basically have them work for food and affection. Chloe's job each morning is t…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-02-08:1150197:Comment:3113602009-02-08T04:20:43.784ZChloe's parent Lizhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Chloesparent
Chloe's job each morning is to wake me up. My husband wakes up first, puts her out to do her business, feeds her, then tells her to wake up Mamma.
Chloe's job each morning is to wake me up. My husband wakes up first, puts her out to do her business, feeds her, then tells her to wake up Mamma.