First time corgi owner.. help!
Boomer is almost 8 months old and although she has been to obedient school and is working with an in home trainer.. she is still such a handful! She was doing great in housebreaking and within the last few weeks has taken a huge step backwards. Also, we can hardley ever just sit and relax because we cannot take our eye off her for 1 minute. The trainor has suggested we keep her on a long leash in the house so we can keep her near us and control her and also because when it is time to put her in the crate or take her outside, she will not come and we cannot catch her. We also have cats that she is obsessed with and will not leave alone. We have been doing the corrections that the trainor has showed us and they work at first, but eventually she seems to almost be immune to them and does not listen at all. Am I crazy? Do corgis grow out of this? Any advice at all would be helpful. Thanks in advance
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Permalink Reply by Lucy Hicks on
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I too would like some information/help about the obsessions. As our girls has 'aged' (9 months), is very obedient except when she is asked to come in from the front yard. She is obsessed about the cats! They don't pay her any attention. We call her in and she starts to come into the door, but just as she is ready to put the paw on the threshold, she starts looking from side to side and turns around and runs after the cats. It is so bad, that we now take her outside on a leash.
it is so bad at times, my husband picks up one of the outside cats and tries to lur Lilly into the house. It almost worked, but she figured it out after the second timel.You can see that she wants to come into the house, but will not come even as my husband stands there holding the cat.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Vladimir on
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When we (my twin and I) received my twin's first corgi we were in for one helluva ride. She was a terror! She too obsessed over things like other dogs, cats, playing, etc. She chewed everything in sight and we too couldn't move our eyes from her. She chewed countless parts of the carpet in our house, shoes, couches, chairs, walling, corners of the walls, socks, EVERYTHING! Anything that has a name, she's chewed it. We never though we'd survive her puppy hood. Then when she was about a year and a couple of months, she changed. It was about 5 months ago when we finally noticed a change in her. We could leave her out of her crate without her pooping or peeing all over the house or chewing anything. So there is hope! She literally, and I can say this truthfully, the worst puppy we have ever had! There were many times we considered rehoming her...but she grew out of it. I hope this is true for all corgis, because I understand your pain. I seriously thought I lost my sanity countless times and hoped it was all a bad dream that I would wake up from. The long leash is a good idea - we had to buy a 20 foot leash for my twin's corgi because she got into everything in and out doors. That might work - you should try it. She was also obsessed with our cat. She would not leave her alone for a second, one time even biting our cats neck when I placed her (our cat) down on the ground. It felt as if we were repeating the same words over and over again:
"NO Eowyn! NO. Don't do that! NO! Bad Girl!" but it all payed off in the end lol. She doesn't even bug the cat at all anymore and is fully trained.
Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Julie on
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Thank you so much for giving us hope! I sometimes think that Boomer is the worst puppy in the world and then wonder if we are doing something wrong. I'm glad to know that I'm not alone. Thanks for sharing your story with the happy ending! : )
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Permalink Reply by Julia on
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Hey Julie! I hear ya! It is really hard. Our Nick is nine months old and he is still "testing us" with his obedience. I say be consistant and make sure that Boome knows you are the boss in the house. We also give short direct commands like "LEAVE IT" when Nick goes after a frog or a cat or anything that we know is not good for him. If he listens at first the we do the positvie voice of "good leave it" and if he then starts to do it again then we say, "no" and he stops. We also have our den / kitchen area gated off so that he can not wander around the house without us. When he is just not listening then we use the technique that Cesar Milan uses by putting him "down" and not letting him get up until we say "ok." This is letting him know that we are the pack leader not him. It is a challenge but he is really turning a corner and I am sure that Boomer will too. But I would say keep steady and true and she will come around to know that you are the boss and not her. Best of luck! :O)
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Thank you for the advice. I try to use the positive voice like you said too. Does Nick usually listen the first time you give him the command or do you have to repeat it? I am curious because Boomer will usually listen to it at first, then go right back to doing whatever it was she wasn't supposed to be doing and I feel like I am giving her the command like 10000000 times sometimes. lol Ok that's a bit of an exaggeration but you understand. : )
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I'm glad to hear I am not the only one that has had to have their dog on a leash in the house. Can I ask what kind of correction you use? The one the trainor has us doing is the growl then snap correction. The snap can be either something we throw on the floor to make noise, a clap or a spray bottle. Then we give the command. She says not to say "No", but to say what we want her to do.. for example "Off", "leave it" or "quiet". I do sound like a broken record a lot too.. : )
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Yours is a real success story, that is great to hear! From Boomer's first obedience class she had the choke collar, then the new trainor gave us one that is not quite a choke, but it closes and makes a kind of snapping noise. She also used to choke herself on the choke collar and didn't care. lol I don't think your training is cruel and is sounds like it really worked. It is better that you did that then have Ein bite someone. :)
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Permalink Reply by Laura Jones on
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My 7 month old has recently started a few of those very same traits. Not so much going potty in the house but she has decided that she does not want to go in her crate, we have to chase her down to get her in it, she fine once she is in just won't go in byherself anymore. She hardly ever comes when she is called unless she knows for sure we have a treat and then it is only if she likes it and that seems to change daily. She is terrible about running away from us and is absolutely not allowed out the front door without a leash because she will go clear down the street. We have had two cats all along and taught her from the begining that chasing them was a no no. She has started chasing them and cornering them. I feel like I am going through the terrible two's.
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How is it going? After much discussion and observation I believe that our 'Lilly's' behavior is related to "I'm going to do what I want to do". I am going to go back to square one - leash on while in the house - when she goes outside to the front yard - leash, etc. My trainer (Petsmart) suggested using a feeding cube for meal time - she have just started this - so will let you know how it works. Seems that it keeps her very busy and she has to work for her food! Also, am going to help her learn a job that she needs to do while she is inside with me. Have not started that yet - but if any one has suggestions for inside jobs - thanks in advance.
Lilly's Mom
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I've also heard that they should have jobs to do, but I don't know what kind of job either. If you hear of one please let me know too! Also, what is a feeding cube?
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Permalink Reply by Little Bear on
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a feeding cube is God's gift to dog owners (aside from the dogs themselves lol). check out kong balls, buster balls and molecule balls or (my ALL TIME FAVORITE!!!!) the premier busy buddy line (good for treats when you leave or the tug-a-jug to make meals interesting). they have recipes and whatnot (google kong ball treats; kong balls ROCK!) and if you freeze them.... ohhhhhhhhhh my bear gets so happy his butt almost falls off from wiggling so much. as a matter of fact he eats his dinner out of his molecule ball every day. seriously don't even get me started i love these things so much hahahaha! (also try the omega paw... yeah, my dog isn't spoiled at all LOL!!!!)
also if you need somewhere to buy cheap and i mean CHEAP dog toys, go to the dollar store. i used to buy him the most expensive toys on the face of the planet (we're talking $20 a pop for some stupid sheep looking thing he'd kill in 3 hours). the dollar store has a ga-jillion dog toys (and he won't even play with the $14 hexagon ball i bought him) and not only that, go into the kid's section and buy
1) flavorful bubbles, i.e. pineapple (dog won't get sick and will LOOOOOVEEEEE having bubbles)
and finally, the best thing ever
2) we call it his flashy ball. its one of the sturdiest little playtime balls ever. its about the size of a tennis ball and it broke (finally) after a year and a half. he loves this thing. rarely plays with anything else. when it broke in half, we played with the halves of it till i could find him another one (he was desolate it went kaput). and sure, some of their toys are cheap but most of them (3/4) have lasted longer than anything you'll ever find at petco/smart.
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crap, sorry i'm replying so much! i just know how you feel... dang all my posts are like as long as a senior paper lol!!!!
try getting your dog a backpack and weigh it down with something (of course not too much.... i use one water bottle on each side, like an aquafina bottle) and that makes him think he's got something to do, like he has a purpose.
or play fetch in the house. it only takes a second to throw something and its sooooooooooo good for him. plus my bear is OCD about fetch (won't stop....) and i can see how great it is for him aside from the walks.
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