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Permalink Reply by susan on November 28, 2016 at 11:55pm

It might be money well spent. Training out that behavior will take some skill and consistency and patients. Someone that comes to your home will mostly work with you so that you will know how to train it. When resource guarding gets out of hand it can be a bad situation for both people and the dog. Best of luck.

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on November 29, 2016 at 1:12pm

Check out some of the training videos on utube.  I like Zak George and kikopup. Corgis were selectively bred to be bossy so this is a pretty natural behaviour for them. The idea in your training is to teach him that human means good things not bad. Do a lot of trading at first. Good luck and be sure to follow through on this now while he is still young.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on December 3, 2016 at 6:52pm

Guarding toys and treats is something many people can manage on their own with some good training tips.   However guarding people may need a behaviorist to get you started.  You want someone who works with positive reinforcement rather than correction-based training.

Here's a great program to get you started with guarding food.   It's usually effective if you follow it carefully.  I've recommended the method to quite a few Corgi owners here and gotten good feedback.  I used it with Jack when he was a puppy and guarding his bowl.

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/dog-care/common-dog-behavior-issues/f...

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Permalink Reply by Vicky Hay on December 4, 2016 at 9:59pm

Furniture? "MY sofa, don't touch?" Yipes. I'm kinda with Beth on the suggestion about looking for a behaviorist.

Hmm. At 1 year, the dog isn't yet fully adult, though it's getting there. It may be reflect the animal's attempt to place itself in the social order...or to place you in a subordinate position. Where inanimate objects are concerned, I'd say the response is to behave as though you are absolutely positively not in the slightest bit intimidated and you consider the object to be YOURS, thank you very much. Make yourself large; do not slink or act shy; do not behave as though you have been given even the slightest pause.There's a bossy tone of voice that seems to make a dent on the competition. My late mother-in-sin could pull it off: she would look the dog in the face and say, in the most imperious tone, "WHAT do you think YOU"re doing?" Amazingly, the dog -- it was a cocker spaniel -- would quit whatever it was doing instantly.

It seems to be a matter of attitude most of the time. But on the other hand, don't be foolish...if it looks like the dog could bite to make its point, then behave as though you just don't care if the dog wants the object and you're going off to do something more interesting -- a dog bite is not a good thing.

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