Currently, I have been thinking a lot about what I want my dog to be: an agility dog, a service dog or just a normal family pet... And the other question to me which I think I will never have the answer is what kind of dog my dog wants to be...

I have been with dogs for a long time, but neither none of them has been trained in certain way, nor was provided the opportunity to be trained or even exercise, due to lack of knowledge of this in my hometown. Though they looked happy to me or I just couldn't tell their stress back that time.

Now, DouBao is the first dog owned by myself. And I have been reading and researching all kind of things before and after I had her into my life. Just like the first time parent, I've overwhelmed and frustrated sometimes, but still hanging here --- we socialized in the younge age, went to the pupp class as soon as she finished the second shot, went to the advanced puppy class and agility foundation, now is the outdoor agility. The only job I have as soon as she finished her shots was to exercise her after work regardless how tired I was: at least an hour every night, sometimes two hours if we go out early: off-leash hiking, swimming, on-leash walking...I have no any personal life after work (watch movies, shopping till the stores closed...) ever since I have her. I truly understand that a dog is a great responsibility. That's why I have been doing whatever I could to be a qualified puppy mom. In the past, our family did whatever we wanted and didn't care what the dog was doing. Now, it is all about the dog (Of course, I don't live with my family any more). I feel bad if I couldnot exercise my dog or play with her. Due to my work schedule and her young age, I have to crate her while I am at work, which makes me feel worse if I couldn't spend the rest of my day with her. At the meantime of tiring her out, I have been exhausted and ready for bed...lol...


I am wondering whether everybody did the same thing for the puppy. What would your dog do if you don't have time for them? Will they just be quiet and watch you doing whatever you do, sleep by the side when you watching movie? Sometimes, I feel like to take a vacation from my dog...


The other thing is that we have been attending the agility class and practice some agility trick in our small apartment, in which it was real hard. The reason we keep going is that I want my dog to have a job or something she likes to do. She seems quite enjoying at the agility field... However, I got some frustration every time we went since most of the people there had trained agility dog before, they are aiming for some competition and most of them have retired and have more time to train their dogs. Of course, their dogs appear to be more obedient. I know my little one is great, but I feel bad and unfair to her that I don't have that much time and energy to train her as others. Corgis are intelligent dogs and I don't want to waste her talent. I feel like I am disappointing her...Honestly, I'm just learning to train a dog to have a good behavior, and now have to train her to do agility. It is a bit too much for me, but I don't want to be a quiter...



Someone said corgis may not be good for the first time owner. That may be right to me at some point, or maybe I should try harder?


Sorry about all those nonsense feelings. I just really want to be fair to my dog, but I just don't know how --- Would she be happy just lying by our side when we have entertainment, would she be happy to just watch us if we got work, would she be happier to do the agility than normal walking on the street...?

I really hope could read her little mind...