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Comment by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on August 6, 2008 at 10:19pm

Wow it seems like so long ago I posted this but really it hasnt. Well we have been working on the doorbell training and he is doing really good. I put him on the leash and have someone(my daughter...good for teaching her patience too hehe) ring the door bell and make him walk calmly to the door and then sit when he gets there. I found him sitting at the door when the doorbell rang and he wasnt on the leash....he's getting it. Little by little....day after day. It is amazing how fast they catch on : )

Comment by Susan on July 28, 2008 at 4:06pm

Our female, Addie, is a nutso! If the phone rings, or the dang doorbell, or if she sees the shadow of the mailman in the front door, all hullabaloo breaks out. We keep changing the rings on our cell phones to fake her out, but after once or twice, she wises up. Sigh....maybe it's just a corgi thing. Sheesh!

Comment by Sam on July 24, 2008 at 2:29pm

Certainly putting him on lead makes good sense. This gives you physical control over him. He should practice that sit/stay or down/stay at any activity involving the door or doorbell. Be firm with your guests that he is in training and let them know they are not to offer any attentions until they are inside and the dog has settled. You may also consider training him to lay or a throw rug placed in a specific area. With practice this can be a conditioned response when ever there is activity at the doorway. Takes consistant training and practice. Clicker training is also an option. Many dogs focus greatly with clicker training. Just make sure you designate a specific response while you are training. When there is a treat involved most corgis learn very quickly. Good luck!

Comment by Katie on July 24, 2008 at 12:42pm

My friend Cheryl says 'our dogs embarrass us all the time" We are lucky we have smaller, smart dogs- it think it is easier to fix. Another friend has two rotties- OMG! it isn't as cute when 200 lbs of rotties attack the front door and jump all over you.

Comment by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on July 24, 2008 at 12:18pm

Katie, When I come in I have always ignored him when I got home, let him out of his crate and did what I needed to do, I got that down no problem. At training they told us aout that and also when you are leaving the house not to make a big deal out of it because they could get seperation anxiety. Luckily us coming and going is no big deal for him, it is the guest that come over when we blew it! Thanks for the advice we definately need to work on that with him, because I cant take it anymore! :)

Comment by Katie on July 24, 2008 at 10:47am

Natalie- I think you need to break it up into a couple of parts. 1) desensitize him to the doorbell. Have someone ring the doorbell and you say "quiet" or whatever word it is you use. When he responds, reward him. 2) have some one come into the house repeatedly...no eye contact, no attention to Lance and say "back" or "down" and when he responds, you reward him. Wash, rinse, repeat!

Also, when you come into the house do you let him get excited or get an excited voice? I used to think this was really cute. I've learned that when I come into the house, I need to act like it is no big deal so that mine don't get excited and jump around and stuff.

Comment by Sarah C. on July 24, 2008 at 10:40am

You might try putting him on a leash when people are about to come over, so that you have more control over him (i.e. he can't jump/get to them until he's calmed down and sit).
We tried the ignore thing with our puppy but it didnt work, mainly because people always say "i dont mind!" when she jumps all over them (even though I DO mind).