Submissive Behaviour - Suggestions? - MyCorgi.com2024-03-28T22:14:33Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/submissive-behaviour?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A818397&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm careful about taking my c…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-12-13:1150197:Comment:8183972010-12-13T07:50:13.002ZDonald Tillhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/DonaldTill
<p>I'm careful about taking my corgi's to a dog park. My dogs are not submissive. They run up to other dogs barking and sometimes nipping. They try to control other dogs - doesn't matter how big the other dog is and that's what I am concerned about. These just aren't "passive" dogs and they annoy passive dogs and passive dog owners. On the other hand they lack "street smarts", ie - they aren't big enough and certainly aren't vicious enough to handle themselves around more aggressive dogs. …</p>
<p>I'm careful about taking my corgi's to a dog park. My dogs are not submissive. They run up to other dogs barking and sometimes nipping. They try to control other dogs - doesn't matter how big the other dog is and that's what I am concerned about. These just aren't "passive" dogs and they annoy passive dogs and passive dog owners. On the other hand they lack "street smarts", ie - they aren't big enough and certainly aren't vicious enough to handle themselves around more aggressive dogs. In fact, at times, I think they must have a death wish. My daughters 6 year old female always was better adjusted around other dogs but even she had a bad problem with a border collie at a dog park she doesn't go to dog parks anymore. Dog parks seem stressful for my dogs and are for me, so I rarely go and when I do it's for very short visits. Be careful! </p> I think she's showing these d…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-12-09:1150197:Comment:8160272010-12-09T06:54:46.615ZJuliahttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JuliaChurchill
I think she's showing these dogs who she is. A wise move. My Lilliput is a fairly dominant dog, and greets dogs well. She corrects rude dogs and puppies. But sometimes she reads something in a dog that makes her either lower herself as she sniffs the mouth, or roll over. I don't know what those signals are, but she sure does. I don't think you should try to change her, as she is reading the dogs she meets, and reacting to them appropriate to her level of "dominance." She is probably reading the…
I think she's showing these dogs who she is. A wise move. My Lilliput is a fairly dominant dog, and greets dogs well. She corrects rude dogs and puppies. But sometimes she reads something in a dog that makes her either lower herself as she sniffs the mouth, or roll over. I don't know what those signals are, but she sure does. I don't think you should try to change her, as she is reading the dogs she meets, and reacting to them appropriate to her level of "dominance." She is probably reading the situation better than you are. If another dog, not so well socialized, takes that as an invitation to pick on her, or attack, it's time to move on quickly into the path to another part of the park. I just found this post lookin…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-12-08:1150197:Comment:8157412010-12-08T22:47:16.180ZLindsey Corkernhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/LindseyAshley
I just found this post looking for an answer to the same question. Leia (8 months) has never submissively urinated, but she greats dogs just like Casey does. She gets very insecure at the dog park when there are big dogs there. I don't want to take her to the small dog area (we usually end up there at some point though) because there is never any dogs in there and we take her to the dog park to socialize. I would love to help her become more confident as well. Please post again if you have any…
I just found this post looking for an answer to the same question. Leia (8 months) has never submissively urinated, but she greats dogs just like Casey does. She gets very insecure at the dog park when there are big dogs there. I don't want to take her to the small dog area (we usually end up there at some point though) because there is never any dogs in there and we take her to the dog park to socialize. I would love to help her become more confident as well. Please post again if you have any progress/luck with this issue. My previous corgi Buffy was s…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-10-22:1150197:Comment:7815722010-10-22T19:27:11.977ZBev Levyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/BevLevy
My previous corgi Buffy was similar to this. Unfortunately some other dogs will find this behavior unsettling and view it as a reason to attack. Consequently it is very important to protect her from dogs that are aggressive. I found that doing some agility and obedience classes with Buffy really helped make her more confident although she never was as out going as the two I have now.
My previous corgi Buffy was similar to this. Unfortunately some other dogs will find this behavior unsettling and view it as a reason to attack. Consequently it is very important to protect her from dogs that are aggressive. I found that doing some agility and obedience classes with Buffy really helped make her more confident although she never was as out going as the two I have now.