How do you get your corgis always by your side without a leash?
How do you get your corgis always by your side without a leash?
My corgi is still a puppy, so Im not expecting much. But for the other corgi owners, how are can you get your corgis to stay around you when hes outside and off the least?
As a young puppy kobi would always follow me around even if a distraction came close by. But now hes always going after anything that moves, either to say hi or "i just wanna inspect you"
Im pretty sure kobi would stay by my side if we were in a empty park. But other then that, no luck lol.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on
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I just use really high value treats, whatever his favorite food is. I keep them on a regular 6 foot leash, call them and when they look at me TONS of praise and treat, then as they begin to look everytime I call I call and make them come over to my leg to get the praise and treat. When they are on a leash you can encourage them if they aren't paying attention by giving a quick tug. Once they are coming on a regular leash when you call, use a long line, one that is about 15-20 feet. Do the same thing. I usually wait until they are on their way to being distracted to call them and give a gentle tug. Once they are coming regularly on the long line, in a safe area drop the leash and do the same, that way if they ignore you you can still step on the leash. Go to fenced in areas that are safe and let him offleash, and call him over periodically give him treats and let him go play again. I think one of the biggest mistakes people make (or two actually) is punishing a dog that has finally decided to come when called after running away for 10 minutes (the dog has already forgotten the chase game he/she put you through and in its mind is getting punished for coming when called), and also only calling the dog when its time to be leashed up and leave. You will often see owners chasing their dogs all over the dog park because the only time they call them over is to leash them to leave. If you call them over frequently just for treats and play and then release them, they will be more willing to come to you.
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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on
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You don't. No matter how well trained or responsive any dog is, when the leash is off you are always taking a chance.
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Permalink Reply by Sandy Stickney on
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I am not a dog training expert, and barely a novice, but I agree with Anna. We were taught in our puppy training class that you should never have a dog off leash when out and about. It is good to train a strong recall like Melissa has explained, but like Anna has said, you are taking a chance when they are off leash.
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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I am hung up on the "always" and agree with Ann: You don't. If you want tips on how to make it more likely your dog will check in with you frequently when out, then Melissa's suggestions will work, but no dog will always stay by you without a leash.
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Permalink Reply by Lloyd & Elisabeth (Kobi) on
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reason i ask is because my dog always thinks im playing chase with him when i look at him and walk towards him to pick him up.
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I teach my puppies ( at first indoors, then in a fenced yard ) to come, sit in front of me and wait until I put my hand in their collar before giving them a treat. I then release them. Teach come first, sit separately, then combine the two, then add reaching and holding the collar briefly while you give the treat. Never scold a dog that responds to your come command, no matter what he may have done, or how frustrated you may be.
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Permalink Reply by Chris, Kadi & Brodie on
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That game is called "Catch the Corgi". Apparently they all play it when they hit a certain age.
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Permalink Reply by Harrison & Melyza on
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yup and its their favorite one to play.
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I think good obedience foundation will give you a good dog off leash. To me on leash all the time is just BORING and your dog should be trained to respond when off leash. I can pretty much guarantee I will NEVER have a dog bolt out an open front door, never have a dog hit by a car because he ran out of my yard, etc. My family has always trained dogs from day one on recall and off leash basics. An open front door is no biggie to them, my parent's dogs won't leave the edge of the yard. Of course you are always taking some chance, but honestly that chance is very minimal with a well trained dog who has good recall. Franklin's recall is about 99.9%. I can (and have) called him off of a cat when he was in full on chase mode. I just think training training training, and constantly re-inforcing that training is what is most important. And use your head, don't take a dog off leash on a busy street, do it where appropriate. NEVER chase! If your dog attempts to run away from you, you run in the opposite direction, a dog will almost ALWAYS turn and chase you (if he was running from you to begin with).
If you raise a dog to be used to being off leash, used to responding to your voice and not a tug on a rope, then being off leash is no big deal. In Franklin's case my voice is much stronger than his collar/leash. I've had him break collars by pulling so hard but the minute the leash comes off his attention is on me and he is always looking to me for direction. Corgis are smart, bred to herd, which means bred to follow instructions from their handlers while working off leash. If he were a bloodhound, it'd be a totally different story and I'd never allow him off a leash.
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on
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Find a safe enclosed space (fenced yard? field?) for off-leash training. Teach Come, Sit. Teach Emergency Recall ("Really Reliable Recall", discussed elsewhere here). They do need off-leash experience to learn to behave off-leash.
We teach "Swing", which means, "come around to my left heel and sit"; we taught this by leading their nose with a treat. "Come" and "Sit" are prerequisites.
We also use "Close", which means "heel". That's been a challenge. Try holding pup's attention with a treat held near your left knee as you walk slowly.
Our emergency recall is "Venite' " (Latin for "Come"). They think it means "Bacon!" Only time they ever get bacon. They will actually forsake their soccer ball for this. Whenever we cook bacon, I save some bits in the treat can (pill bottle, fannypack) and do refresher training.
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