Why is my Corgi bossy towards other dogs?

When we go to the lake and there are other dogs i have to put a leash on my corgi because she tries to boss some big dogs that are 2x bigger than her and i don't want her to get hurt. It seems like she really does think shes a big dog.

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on December 19, 2009 at 9:44pm

Corgis tend to be bossy by nature since they were bred to herd livestock and keep critters out of the garden. You can train her not to behave rudely to other dogs by correcting her when she does it. Obedience classes help a lot. Beth recently posted a cool video of a corgi herding cattle which illustrates the behavior of a good working corgi.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on December 19, 2009 at 10:49pm

Here's the video. :-)

http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/if-you-want-to-know-why-your

That is why your Corgi is so bossy. As to whether or not to tolerate it, I would judge the other dogs' reactions. A lot of big dogs enjoy rough play and don't mind being bossed around. If they all seem to be having fun I would probably let it go. If the big dogs seemed annoyed, I would correct the Corgi or remove her if she would not stop.

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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on December 20, 2009 at 10:53am

Corgis are herding dogs, with proper training and gifted instincts, they will stand up to a cow, maneuver out of their kick zone and "boss" them around. Unless the other dog is aggressive and the owner don't mind, I won't worry too much.

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Permalink Reply by Elaine on December 27, 2009 at 2:20am

Penelope is very bossy when we are at the dog park. If labs or other big dogs are running around out of order she gets so loud and bossy. Yet, she lets a small beagle hump her and she just sits there and takes it. I don't mind her being bossy and most of the time the other big dogs don't mind. I just worry about the other dogs owners getting annoyed by her. Like others have said, good training and time will help with the bossiness.

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Permalink Reply by Mikaela and Freckles on December 31, 2009 at 3:02pm

My cousin come over with her silkie yorkie and oh my goodness the hairs on Freckles's back stood up i had to put her up I felt bad because she wasn't with the familey. my cousin said she'll be fine but her little silkie decided it wasn't he charged Freckles i didn't know what to so so grabed Freckles by the collar and dragged her back to my room on the way there she was grawling and her lips were curling. I wasn't worried about Freckles getting hurt but I was worried about the little dog i new it would be bad if she got a hold of him.