Corgi nipping at other dog's ears
Mochi for the most part is getting to the point where she is listening to me more and more. We've been taking her to different corgi meet up's, to the dog park, and to play with the other neighborhood dogs everyday. So she is socialized. This just started a couple weeks back but she will start almost attacking other dogs, but in a annoying playful way. This doesn't happen all the time but mostly will only do it to 1 particular dog. Mostly she will start jumping forward and nipping at their ears. And its only to certain dogs, dogs that seem to be more submissive. Some barking but not fighting. I know what that looks like since some other dogs have attacked her, her body language is not stiff its playful body language. She will jump up hop down and bow then keep doing it over and over again, mind you i'm talking about Mochi and an 3 year old Golden Retriever. And its always the same dog. I think that she's trying to initiate play but i'm not sure. She did this also to a lab puppy at agility class and the teacher actually commented that its "rude doggie behavior" for Mochi to do that. What I have been doing is when ever she starting this behavior, I say no. I try to grab her to give her a time out but she keeps jumping away from me and jumping toward the dog. Yesterday she did this again and one of the other dog owners mentioned that we should try to curb this behavior. Should I start brining a spray bottle since I can't grab her to put her on her leash for a time out? Is this normal behavior for a 1 year old corgi? I'm not sure how to deal with this.
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Permalink Reply by Ju Lo on
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Ah. Hehe. I don't get the channel is show is on where I live so I've never seen it. :(
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Permalink Reply by Madog on
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Yeah Daddie is the man. Ju Lo you have got to see him in action. He is like the Dali Lama of Dogs.
There is a Daddie clone down the street from me named Nemo that I love.
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Permalink Reply by Mochi The Corgi on
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Well I try to give her time out IF i can catch her..... I can run around and try but mostly fail.. she's just too quick. And then the action of me trying to catch her she turns into a game.... That's why i was wondering if the spray bottle of water would work... She doesn't listen to the "no" she is too focused on trying to play with the other dog... Sometimes if i bring treats i can lure her away... but then giving her a time out then would just make her not want to come to me anymore.. because then she'll think she's getting a time out for coming to me.
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Eek! Don't chase her! That never works for punishment. And don't call her to you to punish her because that'll just teach her to never come to you. And using treats is like rewarding the behavior. She won't understand that you're rewarding her so you can punish her.
I've taught Theo a "halt" command to get him to stop running, and then I tell him to sit and stay. Then I walk over to him and leash him up if I need to.
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interesting, how did you teach him halt?
See that is the problem, i need to be able to get to her and give her a time out. But even if i used "halt" to stop her then halt would end up meaning that she will always get in trouble. That's why i was thinking the squirt bottle?
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hmmm. Well I taught him halt while walking. When I want to stop I tell him halt, and stop walking myself. He picked it up pretty quickly actually.
You could always skip the halt and just tell him to sit and see if that works. Or the squirt bottle. :( I just hate squirt bottles.
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Permalink Reply by Avyon on
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halt is a good idea, I think i'll start doing that with Roxi. She's good with wait and come but that could be useful for a safe word.
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It's come in really handy. When he runs off and does something I don't want, come won't always work because usually he has to be in a state of rest before he'll come back to me. But when I say "halt!" most times he'll stop dead in his tracks. :)
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I still haven't gotten a reply about my problem So i'm just bumping up this discussion. Does anyone think the water bottle is a good idea. This happened again this morning!! She just ran around and around. We told her to stop, she stopped. We got a hold of her and told her "NO" and gave her a small time out but she went right for the Golden again!!
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If she's going after a specific dog at the dog park I would try and keep them separated. Is there another pen you can go to? Can you take her over to the other end of the pen? If she starts to head back for the Golden, take her back over to where you are. If she acts out, you could try putting her on a timeout where she has to lay down by herself for awhile so she chills out. I would only do this directly after she does the bad behavior your describing to make sure that she gets the message.
Basically just watch her like a hawk and physically keep her away from the dog she's terrorizing. If she's making it a hostile environment for the other dogs at the dog park, unfortunately, I'd say that you should leave to keep it safe for everyone else there. :(
Do you go to obedience classes? Try asking your training about these behavioral issues. They should be able to give you tips.
I hope you're able to work it out!
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Permalink Reply by MagnoliaFly on
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I agree, you should let your trainer look at the behavior and see if it is actual play or the beginnings of bullying and dog aggression.
Some dogs bully other dogs at parks and don't always like eachother. Your dog might think it is a super fun game to bully the golden and it doesn't sound like they are a good match as play partners. I've had to take Bernie and leave parks before because a dog was bullying her or she was too rambunctious for the other dogs there.
Just like I'm assuming you don't get along with everyone you meet. How can we expect dogs to get along with every dog they meet?
Take him to a behaviorist or dog trainer and have your dog assessed. While you may feel he is socialized, he might not be thoroughly socialized to the point of knowing when to back off like when the Golden gives clear signs of "leave me alone" and he keeps picking at him. A socialized dog would go find someone else to play with or adapt their play technique to the other dog. This may not be the case but you should have your dog assessed to be sure.
As the owner for now I would not go to the park while the golden is there. You don't want this to escalate further.
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I would love to do the avoidance technique but she's has been playing with his dog for 6 months now. This is a neighborhood thing we do. It's not a dog park. And its a recent behavior that just started. I think i will ask the trainer at the day care center she goes too. She hasn't been there for a while and is well socialized. So maybe she just needs to go to daycare more often...
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