Corgi Puppy excersie
Hello everyone!!
I'm a new corgi owner, well... a NEW dog owner in general. I know we, as the pack leader/owner, are responsible for our pet. So as a good owner, i want to be able to keep my lil boy as healthy as possible.
Momo, My boy corgi, is 14 weeks today. I don't think he's HIGH energy pup. He seems to be med- (low end of)high energy pup. He'll have random moments, where he just suddenly have a burst of energy and run circles from living room to kitchen (back and forth) in the house. But people have told me, "don't take puppies out for long runs or exert a lot of energy. They'll get over exhausted and get sick."
I DO occassionaly like to go for a lite jog, but i'm by no means an overly health nut. I just like to go for a slow jog for about, 15-30 mins (depending on how naughty the lil boy gets when he wants to sniff and smell everything lil rock along the way of our apartment complex).
With his outbursts in the house, would any of you long time corgi owner suggest that i take him out for a real run? To use up his energy so he doesn't get all.... hyper in the house or excited?? I don't want him to be all... tense and have build of energy and no outlet.
Please inform me of how to be a good puppy owner!! thanks sooo much!
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Permalink Reply by Ciara & Macy on
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I have heard that you aren't suppose to take a puppy out for a run until they are about 1 year old so their bones have time to grow and you don't harm their growth plates. I have only owned labs (future corgi owner) So I'm not quite sure if it's any different because of their size difference. To tire a pup out though you could play some fetch in the house or do some tricks or mind games with him to keep him a little occupied.. I'm not quite sure what else at the moment but I hope if you do try those things they help at least a little. Also some walks might help but not to long. Corgis will go with you without showing signs that they are tired so really watch the dog for that with how young he is I wouldn't go super far. Anyway hope I could be of some help.
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Permalink Reply by Momo Taro Lundgren & Mommy pk on
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thanks for responding.
I've been taking him out for walks every morning and night for about 15-20 mins at a time and depending on how brave he is... to face the dark and how nippy (grumpy) he decides to be at any given time during our walks.
I'm used to my sister's choc lab ( i have baby sat him for a few times - gone jogging, walking, and playing with him)... who of course is older and has more energy than my lil Momo. With MOMO, I do tricks, review basic commands, some attempted "fetch" (he'll go chasing after the things i throw, but then as soon as he touches them.... he walks right back to me WITHOUT the ball or rope - still trying how to figure out to teach him TO FULLY FETCH)... but he'll still have those run-bursts randomly, and occassionaly... start rough housing with me and or my husband (very nippy and hyper). Is this normal corgi puppy behaviors???
I just feel, he gets very rumbuncious and naughty because he has a lot of pent up energy that isn't being used. If so... i want to make sure ... i do him right as an owner and work off those excess energy so it doesn't build up and his "bad" behaviors don't become a habit in the future.
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I don't have a corgi but I know that they are a herding breed so they are known to be quite nippy. Here in the "Corgi World" we call those random bursts of running around "Frapping" it's also known in the breed lol (at least to anyone who has one) One way I teach my puppy to fetch (she is a lab and is both food and toy motivated,) she would go get the toy and I would have some treats hidden and when she brought it back and dropped it, I would give her a treat..repeat. I usually only keep the training between 15-20 minutes tops so the puppy doesn't get bored. One way to stop the biting is to make high-pitched YELP's and if that doesn't work (it didn't with mine, made her more excited) I would put her in a "time-out" Which was basically putting her in a puppy safe place for a few minutes (about 5) and then taking her out. Corgi's are generally a "people dog" so being away from you is the last thing they want. They are smart so after a few times repeating this he should catch on.
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Frapping eh?? So it's normal behavior that he'll do that randomly? Would it be a good idea to TRAIN IT OUT OF HIM? Or just excersie to tire him out from doing that??
LOL... oh yes...
I know ALLLLL about "time outs" with momo. That works quite well with him . We isolate him away from us when he gets OVERLY TOOO NIPPY AND HARD and then he knows now, that if he nips INSIDE THE HOUSE, he'll definetely get timed out. He's actually quite good in the house with NOT NIPPING now. He nipped quite a while back, but that was due to our fault, and not being a good leader for him to follow, but we have corrected our ways and he's shaped up quite well. Yelping... will work SOMETIMES... tho there are times... that it made him play rougher (or as i call it... trying to bully us).
i JUST don't know how to time him out, or discipline him for nipping, biting while we are out on walks, away from his timeout spot. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON DISCIPLING HIM while he is misbehaving AWAY from his usual timeout spot???
Momo is DEFINETELY Food motivated... he'll do ANYTHING for treats. LOL. I guess i have a pretty normal pup, yes? I just hope i don't raise him incorrectly... that is all. I wanna be the best human mom i can be for my Momo. <3
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haha don't worry by asking all these questions you are! lol I don't really know how to train the frapping out of them exactly but I think with more exercise as he gets older it will be at least more manageable. It definitely sounds like you have a normal corgi pup to a par and if I were you I wouldn't have it any other way. I usually watch dog whisperer frequently and when he disiplines dogs outside of their home her either does a quick correction by sort of quickly tugging the leash to the side (don't hold it to the side though, quick and then release. If it is to long the puppy will ignore it thinking its normal) It should change the brain to get them to focus on you and then you use a ch-ch or NO. What I use with my pup is I will use on of my legs and not hard but get her attention giving her a little touch with my foot and then once her attention is focused on me I give her the correction. Body language helps a lot in seeing what the dogs next move is. So maybe watch his body language and his ear position so you can catch it before it happens and stop the behavior before it happens (:
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Permalink Reply by Karen Dadisman on
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I doubt if you can train frapping out of them. My two are 5 years old, generally well behaved, get regular walks, have a big fenced yard to play in, and they still frap and love it!!! It's just a part of being a Corgi so enjoy it!
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Permalink Reply by Sebastian on
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My corgi fraps in the apt as well. He will run from bathroom to the kitchen to my room....its a fun game ...I actually took a vid of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20dYIrj9cUc
LOL
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Permalink Reply by manda & molly on
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Corgis always have energy, there isn't really anything you can do to train the energy out of them.
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on
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Our breeder (knowing I'm a hiker) was quite firm with me: "No big physical challenges until 1 y.o."
You want to avoid the aforementioned growth plate injuries. To that end, you may discourage flying down stairs and jumping off furniture. If you have smooth hard floors, provide nonskid throw-rugs and takeoff/landing zones, a ramp or steps up onto furniture, like that. Smooth floors are not the most dog-freindly surface.
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Permalink Reply by Priss, Charlie & Kaylee (PK) on
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We took Kaylee out into a field and threw a tennis ball as her outlet. We have a long hallway that we rolled the ball down to release some of that energy. When he is old enough, try outside with a soft frisbee or a good outdoor ball.
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Permalink Reply by Lora and Tobi on
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There's one common denominator about Corgis ... Energy ... and lots of it. We got Tobi at 8 weeks old and kept our walks to partway around the complex ... mainly because he'd get too tired and grumpy to continue. But as he grew (Now 6 months old), his stamina ... and love for walks ... grew as well. He gets his time at the Dog Park (We have a very nice one here with great experiences so far) and on little jogs with my husband. He gets some exertion indoors as well. We call Tobi's Frapping "Bat Crazy Mode" ... it's pretty entertaining to watch. It's funny that he usually does that when he starts getting worn out. As far as outlets indoors, once he got Fetch down, we use it. Now I alternate between two and three toys so he runs back and forth almost non-stop. Sounds like you are doing well ... lots of fun toys around the house can do a Corgi good when they need an extra outlet. If Momo starts going for hands, switch off with a toy. Have fun and enjoy his little craziness. He's a cutie pie!
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Permalink Reply by Juno on
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As others have mentioned frapping isn't something to worry about. & def. entertaining to watch. Juno will go a little crazy and run in circles aka frap sometimes when he sees me come home and or when he's being scolded.....he thinks it's funny. Something other then fetch & walks that may help with energy as Momo gets older is to do training & puzzle(dog puzzles) this keeps them physcially and mentally occupied making them tired. Training def. tired Juno out when he was younger(8months now) because it took so much concentration. When he's nipping/biting & you're away from his time out spot, I'd stick to a word such as "uh uh! or no!" even at home you can do that as well. At home you can also try that word and walk away & stop playing with him if he nips or bites while playing. You return a bit and try again & if he does it again then you repeat the process. 3+ times then i would go "too bad" and completely stop play. The one thing that I found very helpful with Juno for nipping and biting was to train him with the help of food. He's wayyyy food motivated & it sounds like Momo is the same. I would feed Juno kibbles one by one holding each in between my thumb & index finger. When i felt that he was nipping or any pressure from his teeth while getting the treat from my fingers, I did not release the treat into his mouth. Instead, I took my fingers along with treat out from his mouth. I repeated this process until he learned that he needed to be more gentle & not put teeth on my fingers. Momo will probably nip the first few times but corgis are very smart so he'll probably get it after a few times especially if he is food motivated & want the kibble/treat. If Momo gets more and more aggressive as you remove the treat, I'd sit him down first before retrying and also adding in the words either "uh uh!" "ouch" "gentle" or a yelp each time you feel pressure from his teeth. If he wants the treat bad enough, he'll probably learn that gently taking from the fingers means treat. Hopefully that helped! Make sure you stay consistent with what ever technique you use.
bully sticks, antlers, stuffed kongs(peanut butter, kibbles, frozened) will also help with energy because they'll put all their focus on it.
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