Jealousy: Is your Corgi jealous? And of what?
I love observing my dogs' behavior and trying to figure what goes on in those little busy brains. My latest point of consideration is jealousy. Both my dogs get jealous, but of totally different things.
Jack, our confident bossy male, is terribly jealous when my husband and I show each other any affection. At the first sign of a hug, he will run off and gather some toys, then come stand behind us and woof and grumble and make monkey noises, and generally do all he can to remind us that he is being horribly neglected in all of this fussing. Jack is not at all a cuddler and shows his desire for attention by asking to play, endlessly.
However, he is not at all concerned when we give attention to our other dog, Maddie. I can pet her, brush her, clean her teeth, and he's perfectly fine. Since we had him first, we were told by just about everyone that he might be jealous of a new dog, and since he was jealous of our interactions with each other, I thought he would be too. But, that is not at all the case and he only is bothered if he thinks there might be treats coming; he makes sure he's nearby then!
Madison is just the opposite. She came into our house only about a month ago, as a nearly-five-year-old, so it is true she is not as bonded to us. Still, she is a cuddler and greets us with exuberance when we come home. She follows us all around. But she pays not one bit of attention when Shawn and I are affectionate with each other. She could not care less.
But if I go near Jack? She's right there, trying to nose her way into the middle. I need to push her away if I do anything with him. If attention is being paid to a dog, she thinks it should be to her.
I am curious about other people's Corgis. Are they jealous when you pay attention to other dogs? To people? If you are engrossed in some sort of work? Or do they not really care one way or the other?
Jack, our confident bossy male, is terribly jealous when my husband and I show each other any affection. At the first sign of a hug, he will run off and gather some toys, then come stand behind us and woof and grumble and make monkey noises, and generally do all he can to remind us that he is being horribly neglected in all of this fussing. Jack is not at all a cuddler and shows his desire for attention by asking to play, endlessly.
However, he is not at all concerned when we give attention to our other dog, Maddie. I can pet her, brush her, clean her teeth, and he's perfectly fine. Since we had him first, we were told by just about everyone that he might be jealous of a new dog, and since he was jealous of our interactions with each other, I thought he would be too. But, that is not at all the case and he only is bothered if he thinks there might be treats coming; he makes sure he's nearby then!
Madison is just the opposite. She came into our house only about a month ago, as a nearly-five-year-old, so it is true she is not as bonded to us. Still, she is a cuddler and greets us with exuberance when we come home. She follows us all around. But she pays not one bit of attention when Shawn and I are affectionate with each other. She could not care less.
But if I go near Jack? She's right there, trying to nose her way into the middle. I need to push her away if I do anything with him. If attention is being paid to a dog, she thinks it should be to her.
I am curious about other people's Corgis. Are they jealous when you pay attention to other dogs? To people? If you are engrossed in some sort of work? Or do they not really care one way or the other?
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on
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Seanna is the most jealous when I pay attention to the other dogs. She is bossy anyway, so she always gets all the toys no matter what. But when I even look at another dog or cat, wow. She is soooooo cuddly and kissy, and vocal...she couldn't care less about me any other time (except when there's treat or a leash involved, or she's scared)...
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Permalink Reply by eric potempa on
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i have a little girl sadie who seems to have bonded with us and when i kiss Christina(my fiance) Sadie will run between us and jump and bark and try to get in between us. she is really jealous of that, however we will pick her up and both of us will show affection to her in an attempt to remind her that she is part of our family. not sure if it works but she loves it
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie on
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The best way to get Bear to come to me if he's being a stinker and doesn't want to leave the dog park?
Sit down on the ground and pet another dog. He comes racing to me :)
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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I think Wynn is at times jealous of my newest rescue! I don't know if they're trying to figure out the order or if when he got here he was also an unneutered male even though he is now fixed . Or maybe Wynn knows he's competition until he leaves in 4 weeks??????
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