getting several dogs together--questions
HOw about some advice for getting several corgis together? I've got 2 and there are 5 others in the neighborhood. We want to have some playdays but I'm wondering what the process is for introducing several dogs ..do we start off on leashes? I've got 3 acres fenced in for a play area, with a stream, hills, woods, etc.
how do I prevent problems?
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Permalink Reply by Scott Wiley on
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From our experiences, we have a Corgi get together every June, called "Corgis Gone Wild". It is amazing. The first time we went we were very unsure about our dogs getting along with everyone else as our dogs rarely see others as we live out in the sticks. We were hesitant to take off the leashes, everyone said just let them go, so we did, When you let them be dogs, they tend to get along. Pretty soon our dogs were running and playing with the others of their kind and having a ball. Our female tended to cling to my legs for awhile but the male Joey took off and played and you had to go find him. Just like kids. This picnic usually has 60 to 80 Corgis that come and I have never seen a dog fight. You throw a frisbee and 10 Corgis go for it, when they find out that you have treats you all of a sudden have an entourage of short legged friends. We have also been doing a Christmas parade every year when they have to be on leashes as we are downtown. Some of the dogs are not very social when on a leash, I think that they feel that they are being held back or something. If you have a fenced area let them play but have leashes handy incase somebody needs a puppy time out!!!!
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Permalink Reply by christy fry on
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I think I'm a little conservative with new pups and introductions so I perfer some leashe walks first....I like the ceaser idea of that traveling together will help form a pack bond..so they'll get to know each other in a traveling controlled situation first..but on the other hand I take mine to daycare were they enter a gate have their collars taken off and then put in the feild to go play with all the other dogs supervised by their girls.
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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Mine are very used to other dogs but I agree with the leashed walks at first. Dogs do much better together after a nice walk next to strangers.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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ideally you want to meet in a neutral place, have all the owners walk with you side by side, no sniffing, no greeting, just plain walk to drain the initial excitement and energy, then off leash and monitor them closely. However, I've been to several corgi picnic with more than 100 corgis off leash in one place and they get along just fine, i think the longest "disagreement" was over in 20 seconds, here are 2 videos.
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