Somebody sure beat Kirby up before he came to me :-( - MyCorgi.com2024-03-28T21:01:27Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/somebody-sure-beat-kirby-up-before-he-came-to-me?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A1503413&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noPoor little feller! Just keep…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-09:1150197:Comment:15034132012-04-09T05:31:39.281ZCiara Radhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/CiaraRad
<p>Poor little feller! Just keep working with him. It's all about trust and will take quite awhile.</p>
<p>Poor little feller! Just keep working with him. It's all about trust and will take quite awhile.</p> It seems like his previous ow…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-07:1150197:Comment:15021902012-04-07T12:14:11.978ZLudihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/LudivinedeRavel
<p>It seems like his previous owners being generous with vocal chastising is a possibility. Usually it should roll off like water from a duck's back but Kirby appears to be a very sensitive little soul who probably took those punishments to heart. Nevertheless, you're already doing wonders for him and he can only get better. :) Best of luck! And make sure Franklin keeps him in line! ;)</p>
<p>It seems like his previous owners being generous with vocal chastising is a possibility. Usually it should roll off like water from a duck's back but Kirby appears to be a very sensitive little soul who probably took those punishments to heart. Nevertheless, you're already doing wonders for him and he can only get better. :) Best of luck! And make sure Franklin keeps him in line! ;)</p> Oh man that is so sad, he is…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-07:1150197:Comment:15022672012-04-07T04:12:58.800ZPriscilla, CARLY, and Frankiehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/priscillababbitt
<p>Oh man that is so sad, he is a darling though and im sure youll have him trusting humans before long with your tender love and care...</p>
<p>Oh man that is so sad, he is a darling though and im sure youll have him trusting humans before long with your tender love and care...</p> Poor guy! At least you can ta…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-07:1150197:Comment:15023442012-04-07T03:51:31.507ZLaurahttp://mycorgi.com/profile/LauraFacchin
<p>Poor guy! At least you can take comfort in the fact that he's now with a great mom who will make him whole again. =) Keep up the good hard work, I know it takes a while but the day will come when his past will just be a distant and fading memory to him!</p>
<p>Poor guy! At least you can take comfort in the fact that he's now with a great mom who will make him whole again. =) Keep up the good hard work, I know it takes a while but the day will come when his past will just be a distant and fading memory to him!</p> This has nothing to do with K…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-07:1150197:Comment:15020052012-04-07T01:13:32.138ZEllen Andersenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/EllenAndersen668
<p>This has nothing to do with Kirby, so I am sorry, but Beth, your post about the broom reminds me so much of the old 'Wonderful World of Disney' movie ..."Little Dog Lost"...features a corgi named Taffy that's terrified of a broom. Very happy ending though, of course. </p>
<p>This has nothing to do with Kirby, so I am sorry, but Beth, your post about the broom reminds me so much of the old 'Wonderful World of Disney' movie ..."Little Dog Lost"...features a corgi named Taffy that's terrified of a broom. Very happy ending though, of course. </p> in addition to his behavior I…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-07:1150197:Comment:15020972012-04-07T01:12:36.853ZMelissa and Franklin!http://mycorgi.com/profile/Melissa919
<p>in addition to his behavior I have found a line of bumps on the ribs on his left side that the vet thinks may be healed fractures. I just felt them recently and had my vet at school take a look at them today. Its definitely a bone abnormality and you can feel a small dent and then a bump across about 4-5 ribs. He doesn't have this on his right side and Franklin's ribs are totally smooth. Of course the only way to confirm this would be with x-rays but I don't really care to know for sure what…</p>
<p>in addition to his behavior I have found a line of bumps on the ribs on his left side that the vet thinks may be healed fractures. I just felt them recently and had my vet at school take a look at them today. Its definitely a bone abnormality and you can feel a small dent and then a bump across about 4-5 ribs. He doesn't have this on his right side and Franklin's ribs are totally smooth. Of course the only way to confirm this would be with x-rays but I don't really care to know for sure what it is. He freaks out so much when you try to examine or restrain him that I would never put him through that just to satisfy my curiousity. I know that sometimes a dog that is shy or not socialized may show many of the same traits but so many things are popping up that are consistent with abuse or mistreatment. Doesn't really matter what the cause of his behavior is since whether it is abuse or just a personality quirk I will likely be addressing it in the same way, just trying to build his confidence and trust in me.</p> Keep working on it and your d…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-07:1150197:Comment:15020022012-04-07T01:07:56.674Zsteve smithhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/stevesmith
<p>Keep working on it and your doing a good job of taking care of him</p>
<p>Keep working on it and your doing a good job of taking care of him</p> Poor little guy. The Dalmatia…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-07:1150197:Comment:15020912012-04-07T01:01:14.321ZChris, Kadi & Brodiehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/ChrisEdson
<p>Poor little guy. The Dalmatian I had long ago had been beaten too. He would flinch and try to hide when I picked up a comb. Took some time and love but he turned into the most trusting and trustworthy dog I have ever had. I'm sure you'll win Kirby over too!</p>
<p>Poor little guy. The Dalmatian I had long ago had been beaten too. He would flinch and try to hide when I picked up a comb. Took some time and love but he turned into the most trusting and trustworthy dog I have ever had. I'm sure you'll win Kirby over too!</p> I guess the reason I am sure…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-06:1150197:Comment:15020762012-04-06T23:19:04.337ZMelissa and Franklin!http://mycorgi.com/profile/Melissa919
<p>I guess the reason I am sure he has been manhandled is that this isn't the only behavior he has shown. He is very reactive to any kind of "scolding", some arm movements, etc and yet he LOVES people and other dogs. He isn't fearful or shy with strange people or dogs (he does submissive pee, but he willingly greets and jumps on people for petting). I can tell he is a very sensitive dog to begin with but he isn't at all shy (generally). Oddly enough he is so outgoing and wonderful when we are…</p>
<p>I guess the reason I am sure he has been manhandled is that this isn't the only behavior he has shown. He is very reactive to any kind of "scolding", some arm movements, etc and yet he LOVES people and other dogs. He isn't fearful or shy with strange people or dogs (he does submissive pee, but he willingly greets and jumps on people for petting). I can tell he is a very sensitive dog to begin with but he isn't at all shy (generally). Oddly enough he is so outgoing and wonderful when we are out on walks, but inside the house he gets very nervous and will bolt and tremble if I accidentally make a wrong move in his direction. After having him for over a month he is only JUST learning that he doesn't have to run anytime I walk near or around him. If i pick up messes the dogs make (torn up toys, paper, etc) he high tails it out of the house and it takes a lot for me to get him back in. He may not have been abused, but somebody definitely put fear of scolding into his head. Most of his fearful/timid behavior is consistent with times when he considers himself to be in trouble. He rarely is "bad" but he gets it in his head he did something wrong and will cower, crawl over on his belly, tremble, etc. I never scold for something I didn't witness (i.e. if he peed in the house or chewed up something he wasn't supposed to), yet when I come home and he has chewed something up he gets SO SCARED and runs outside and sticks his nose under the fence like he wants nothing more than to disappear. Hopefully as he is with me longer and longer and receives no rough handling, he will learn that he doesn't have to be afraid of me. I know with stuff like this it will take time, but it was so sad his reaction to "down".</p>
<p>Also, for the hand gesture, he doesn't react to just the gesture (maybe I will use that for down and no voice command), he reacts to the word "down". I can do the down hand gesture until I am blue in the face and he just looks at me or runs over to bite my hand. My mom brought up a good point that since he jumps on people so much maybe his old owners would yell at him "down" and scold him to get him off of people, where I have always used "off" so didn't even think of that.</p> I don't even want to know wha…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-04-06:1150197:Comment:15017632012-04-06T21:18:22.286ZSam, Gregg & Poopdeckhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/SamWalker
<p>I don't even want to know what they did to him, a throwing in front of a train is not enough! Poopdeck is very sensitive, if I tell him he is a bad boy with a firm voice, he gets Yoda ears and trots off to his crate. I have only spanked him maybe twice and that was for eating Almond Rocha out of the litter box. I am so glad Kirby found a good Mom!</p>
<p>I don't even want to know what they did to him, a throwing in front of a train is not enough! Poopdeck is very sensitive, if I tell him he is a bad boy with a firm voice, he gets Yoda ears and trots off to his crate. I have only spanked him maybe twice and that was for eating Almond Rocha out of the litter box. I am so glad Kirby found a good Mom!</p>