new facebook group

I don't know if I'm allowed to do this or not, but I wanted to let people know that I've started a new facebook group called "Corgi's gone crazy!" It's for people who have corgi's with difficult behaviours and their owners are frustrated and need ideas. I am one of those owners! I have posted my difficult Tilly problems and no one seems to be able to help me. I've got unique problems apparently. But I bet I'm not alone in these struggles. Tilly has been by far THE most difficult dog ever that I have owned. Oh my goodness! I have been creative for some of her problems, and some of her problems I have resorted to using a bark collar, which doesn't necessarily need to be turned on any more. Lots of people don't believe in using a bark collar, but they have not been as desperate as I have been. The idea is to enjoy your dog, and not about wanting to kill your dog, which of course I would never do! The idea of this new group is to share our problems and solutions and not be critical of things that we have tried. Desperate people do different things. So, if you want to join, that would be great. If you want to share my group, please do. If you have a different breed of dog and you need some input you may also join.

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Permalink Reply by Holly on September 2, 2015 at 4:02pm

From the few comments you posted about Tilly I get the sense she is not a lost cause but certainly very smart of course. I am only guessing of course, but the things I have read give me the sense you try several different approaches and switch tactics when one isn't working. In behavioral terms that is called intermittent reinforcement, which is the strongest type of reinforcement you can use. Unfortunately if you are trying to stop a behavior, barking for example, and you decide to ignore the barking and reward her the s cond she is quiet she will eventually learn to be quiet whenever you say quiet. If, however, you ignore her barking for two weeks then respond with words and attention even once when she barks you have taught her that she needs to bark more for a much longer time to get the response. If you find it almost impossible to be consistent there are classes that people rave about. As for the barking, Sully recently started barking at the door a LOT after a steady stream of workmen were in and out of the halls. I can sympathize with you. I nearly went mad. I kept a jar of treats at the door and gave her a treat after I checked the door and said "ok, good quiet." It took awhile, seemed like weeks, but she now barks twice and sits for a treat. It is easy to won,t to yell out "quiet! Stop!" But that would have been self punishing. I hope you find solutions soon!