Corgi goes nuts at night!
Our Corgi is in her kennel during the day. My husband and I both work full time. When we get home at night, she runs around the room like she is posessed and plays rough. We try to calm her down but we notice that the older she gets, the more hyper she is. We have to watch her non-stop so she doesn't get into anything, as she bites and chews on almost anything. She is pretty fearless, too, nothing scares her! Anyone else have a crazy hyper dog? Most of the time she is pretty mellow!
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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Since she is kennel during the day, does she get to go outside and release her energy (like a long walk) when you two are home?
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Permalink Reply by Erin on
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I can't walk her yet because she does not have all of her shots...we take her out on our deck and play with her for about 3 hours, then she falls asleep again for about an hour, then we play for another couple hours, then she goes to bed. She does seem to tire easily, but she's a puppy so I suppose that is to be expected. I can't wait to walk her though, because I am used to walking every day.
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How old is she by the way? Sounds like she is really young and very curious to explore her new environment. A tired corgi is a good behaving corgi :) Remember they're herding dogs.
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She is only 7 weeks old. I thought maybe I'd be doing her a favor by letting her have freedom to run around the bathroom while we're gone, but maybe I need to wait awhile to do that...
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Permalink Reply by Sam on
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Never too young to start walking. You just need to be mindful of "where" you walk her. If they have not been fully vaccinated yet finding a place that is not heavily populated by other dogs works quite well. Her expenditure of energy is quite common. She is a pup and she has spent many hours cooped up. She needs a good energy release several times a day. Pups usually tire quickly so many short sessions will be better than several long ones. Her stamina will increase with age. Most pups are going to do exactly what you describe. Providing an appropriate outlet for her energies (both physical and mental) will help her be a more mellow girl.
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Permalink Reply by momto3ltlgrlz on
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I know that when we let Lily out of her kennel in the backyard, she runs like the wind for a few minutes then settles down. She has so much fun investigating the yard. Once we found the place where she escaped recently and fixed it, she has free reign again. She hates her kennel because she thinks it is a jail, which I would think that too. Hope that you are able to find a place to walk her soon, I know Lily loves her walks too! Good Luck!
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Permalink Reply by alynne on
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i found the best thing is to play in the morning and when you get home, the winters get really cold here and we couldn't walk our puppy for awhile (i didnt even let her out to pee when the windchill was deadly) so we set up a obsticle course throughout our house, (very short things since you dont want her hurting herself) and it would tire her out within and hour haha..maybe try that in your yard? sometimes my dog still runs around the house like crazy even if she has had her walks and has been played with..she just needs to get the energy out.
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Permalink Reply by Erica on
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My corgi does the same thing even though he is not crated all day. He is so excited to play, we take him to the park and let him run around. If there are any baseball fields that are gated in so he cant get out, let him play inside one of those with a big bouncy ball. Wyatt absolutely loves the bouncy ball. Corgis are high energy dogs.
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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on
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Sidney does this even though he's not crated during the day. Sounds like a classic FRAP session! Last night he included his stuffed bunny in his FRAPping..he's so crazy!
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Permalink Reply by Charlie on
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Awww! Sounds like you have a wonderful, perfectly normal puppy. : - ) As others have indicated, the more she can play, the more she will sleep, so running all the energy off is a good thing. You can focus her energies by making sure she has a good variety of differenct shapes and textures of toys. Playing toss with her is a good interactive game that will help exhaust her and teach her appropriate chew toys.
Keep some treats in your pocket and start basic training. When she sits down say "Good Sit!" and offer her a treat. Same with when she lies down, "Good Down!" and treat. She'll start associating her body movement with the rewarding word, then in a week or two you'll be able to start using the command to get her to sit or lie down. At this age, treats treats treats for every good thing she does. She'll start looking to you trying to figure out what to do to get the treat.
I would also be inclined to not take her out on walks in public until she has her shots. Start leash training indoors by clipping a leash to her that she can drag around and get used to the weight. Watch her so she doesn't get tangled up on anything. Pick up the leash from time to time and follow her around. Don't let the collar/leash get tight on her throat.
In public places, you don't know if unimmunized or sick dogs have just passed through, however, Puppy Kindergarden is a fun and safe thing to do. They won't be letting any pups into class who are not current on shots, so your risk of disease/illness is very low. Also if you have friends with healthy immunized and well-behaved dogs, playdates on their property or yours are a good way to get some dog socialization time in before she has finished shots.
When she plays to rough with you, stop playing, stand up turn your back on her until she calms down. You should only have to ignore her for a few seconds, but puppies hate to be ignored and will associate it with something they've done wrong (like playing too rough). When she settles, give her a "Good girl!" and a treat. She'll learn that you only play when she "plays nice".
Good luck! Welcome to puppy ownership! : - )
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