Still having problems

Chloe is still having problems with resource guarding. I got tagged the first night trying to break up a fight. Now tonight we had another one over a rawhide that was under my chair that I didn't realize was there. Chloe went for Riley as he tried to go for it after leaving the rawhide she already had. It's the since biggest issue we've had with her. So now everyone in the house has had an injury; Me, Riley, Chloe, and Brandon in that order. I keep trying to make sure there's nothing to fight over, but it's still present.

Brandon thinks that Chloe will eventually realize that it's okay to share things in the house. I have my reservation, but still hopeful. My mom (the owner of 4 corgis) is worried that it's something she'll never get over. But it's just hard because I see them playing most of the time.

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Comment by Kimberly Ann on May 3, 2009 at 9:02am: Yesterday was a rollercoaster. Severe panic when I left the house for work, which I managed somehow to pacify. After work, I took both for a walk and did beautifully. We even met 3 little girls who asked all sort of questions about them, and Chloe didn't mouth any of them. 10 minutes after getting back from our walk. We had the worst fight yet. I couldn't pull them apart, yelling didn't work, my foot didn't work, throwing a water bottle down at the floor by them didn't work. It took the worst paniced scream I've ever let out to finally break it up. Chloe slinked off to the bedroom and hid under the bed. I was so furious I shut the door and left her in there for a while to cool down.

I checked over Riley to see if he got hurt at all. Nothing, just tired and scared. Chloe took some coaxing and lifting the bed to get her to come out. She had a tooth nail her above her right eye, but she was otherwise intact, It was a huge setback for me. There wasn't a cage or a rawhide to fight over; nothing.

...this may not turn out the way I had planned.

Comment by Kimberly Ann on April 29, 2009 at 7:10pm: Very nice advise. I've been interceding when either does a lip curl or growl, I've been showing them that I am the giver of the food and I can just as easily take it away until they're good. I just have to keep working with both of them really. She's dominant; it's his house first. :) I'm keeping in good spirits and Chloe is catching on little by little. She even let Riley sniff her kennel today, which is an encouraging sign.

Comment by Bev Levy on April 29, 2009 at 2:17pm: Do you ever watch the dog whisperer? You can rent his DVDs too. They are just trying to figure out who is in charge and it needs to be you. I intercede as soon as I see the "stare" with a firm NO. If it continues the toy goes away for awhile. If an altercation starts I separate them and take the toy. If it continues somebody gets leashed and joins me where ever I go for a while. We have added three different dogs to my very dominant male corgi so I have had to do it a few times. So far it has been going well at our house. I wish you luck and don't think this will go away all by itself.

Comment by Kevin, Gabby and Toby! on April 29, 2009 at 4:45am: My parents had this issue with there two dogs as well. What she did was hold the aggressor of the two down or still as the other played with a bone in front of her/him, the whole time giving praise. It didn't take at first but every time the aggressor would become hostile my mother would put her down on her side and make her become very calm until she got the hint it just wasn't okay. Corgi's are a smart breed give it a shot see if it'll work for you . Just be very dominate.