Suddenly laying down on walks?

Appa's been going on walks for a couple weeks now since she's up on all her shots finally. She loved it for the first week and a half and now she's started being stubborn on some of them and plopping down on the sidewalk refusing to move. I either have to pick her up and carry her or wait forever, tug a bit and she'll get up--walk a little way--and then lay down again.

I've been checking her paws to make sure they're not hurt afterwards and taking her once every 3 days or so for 15 minutes-ish each time to get her used to walking a lot on pavement and such. So I don't think it's that her feet are bothering her. Any ideas why she's doing this? Should I start using treats again or try a different type of collar (just using her collar and a leash right now)? Any suggestions or info is welcome!

Thanks! :)

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Permalink Reply by Appa and Iroh on June 20, 2012 at 7:31pm

oh how I wish! lol, I'm originally from the mountains of North Carolina--El Paso is severely lacking in the grass and quiet wooded areas, much to my dismay ;)

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Permalink Reply by Appa and Iroh on June 20, 2012 at 7:33pm

Thank you all for being so helpful--this site is the best! :)

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth, Hermione and Luna on June 23, 2012 at 10:22am

Leah, you've gotten good advice, but I think it's useful to know that some corgis just seem to do this as pups.

Our Luna did, (but our 'Mione didn't.)

I posted about it, and got a raft of responses from folks who had the same issue- one member called it "flatdogging" (a term which I loved and still use to this day.) Luna is our "special" girl, by which I mean she is our stubborn, bull-headed, and sometimes not as quick corgi, and so I think she was the one who was most willing to just let me know that she was DONE.

I learned to do short walks and get longer and longer as she got more stamina.

But the prevalence of this makes me think it's completely normal. You just have a flatdogger. If you don't let her train you to carry her home every time, it will work out! : )