Corgi or Devil?
Hello everyone,
This is my first time posting on here. I have an eight month old tri color pembroke named Zeus. He is extremely cuddly and sweet, but he often gets a little rough when playing and then growls when you try to settle down and pet him. He will bite at your hand and, unfortunately, today he barked/lunged at me while playing and hit me in the face. His problem is that he tries to play but accidentally hurts you. I think it may be due to his still young age, but are there any training tips or advice? I also have three cats and they are not too fond of him because two are ten years old and the other is around fifteen and he wants to play with them while they are hissing and growling at him. He doesn't realize they are not playing. Surprisingly, the oldest cat tolerates him the most and will even let him lay beside her.
Thank you for any advice on training(?) him to leave the cats alone..will he just need to learn on his own because only one has her claws and it's the oldest? And will the overly rough playing just need to be worked on over time?
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Permalink Reply by Jay Vladoiu on
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I would agree that the cat is trying to get him to play...except he'll come over and start meowing and batting at the dog while the dog was laying down on the couch. When I got Zeus, I thought he would get along with the cats and maybe they would even like him, but I guess he'll have to get a little older before they get along.
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Permalink Reply by Holly on
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I have not read any of the tips written but I can guarantee most of what you read here is great advice just wanted to say welcome.
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Permalink Reply by Chelsea Meredith on
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It sounds like your puppy hasn't learned your pain tolerances yet. Everyone here is giving the right advice, especially the "act like a dog" method. YELP when he's biting or playing too rough and then REMOVE yourself from the play and ignore him until he's settled down. Kenneling or confining until settled down if he's a wild child is a good idea, too. This worked GREAT for my Pem. He's the most gentle play biter in the world now at 1.5 years. I got him at 7 weeks, so he learned very early on in life not to bite or play too rough. I just adopted a 6 month-old Cardigan and she has yet to learn my pain tolerances, but she's doing well with the yelp and ignore method (or sometimes I rattle a can with kibble in it to startle her before I remove myself from the play). My Pem is doing a great job of teaching her to play politely, too. Other well-trained dogs will teach good life lessons!
I have an 8 year-old cat and it took her a whole year to get used to my Pem when I got him at 7 weeks. She hissed and gave him a good swat when he was being annoying (he just wanted to play, play, play) and that eventually put him in his place in the pack. She also hid from everyone for the first few months it seemed. She still has all of her claws, although when my Pem was a baby I did put those soft claws on her just in case she swiped him too hard. They're great together now! They greet each other when they've been apart and sometimes chase each other. Otherwise they just simply coexist and are happy about that. However, my Cardi still needs to learn the ropes and my kitty has gone into hiding again. I have no doubt that they'll work it out between themselves in time. It also REALLY helps having a variety of comfy high places for kitty to hop up onto where the dogs can't reach. Good luck!
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Thank you for the advice, I hope he learns soon enough about biting or, rather, not biting. But I'm sure he will get it.
It's good to hear about your good fortune with your cat eventually welcoming the corgi because I believe that my cats will start to like him or at least tolerate him in the future.
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Permalink Reply by Vicky Hay on
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It takes a lot of time. Remember: cats are not human; dogs are. ;-)
Seriously, from a human's point of view, cats are much stranger critters than dogs, and dogs are plenty strange. It seems to cats longer to get used to bizarre new circumstances (such as dogs) than you'd expect. Just try to be patient. And be sure each room has at least two places that the cat can jump up on to get out of doggy reach. Also, be careful, because a cat can inflict a serious injury on a dog -- don't let poochie harry the cat until it loses its temper altogether.
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