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Permalink Reply by Boo Buchheit on May 23, 2009 at 4:25pm

I think you are headed for trouble here. Maggie is not very old and if she is this territorial she may not accept another dog or puppy in her home. Usually it is recommended to wait until your first pup is over a year old. I did not do that however, Leo was almost 10 months old when I got Randy. Leo is not at all food/toy aggressive which is one reason I thought it would work. So far so good with my two however I have to be forever diligent to keep everyone safe. Leo has never been mean to Randy about food, toys or anything even though Randy asks for it sometimes taking things away from Leo. Hopefully one of the more experienced Corgi owners can give you some tips on training out food aggression. Also I would try to search online for help. Gocorgi.com has some experienced people and you might check out forums there.

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Permalink Reply by Vic on May 27, 2009 at 1:04am

When there is other dog go near food or water, she will bark and try to attack the other dog. Even the food/water is from other dog owner, she will still do that. And when she bark, it sounds like she is really mean to do harm to other dog. As human, i and other people have no problem to take away the food/water.

When I take her from the breeder, her pack has something like 10 puppies. So Maggie really have to fight for the food. And I believe it is all start from there..

thanks

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on May 27, 2009 at 9:07am

You should be careful about pushing her to the floor as punishment. Cesaer really doesn't do it in every case. It is a very aggressive move and can make your corgi more aggressive. If her food aggression is only towards other dogs and not humans, feeding separately will work. Have you taken obediance classes? It sounds like you relly need to invest in that before getting another puppy. One of my corgis was pretty strong willed as a youngster and the training really helped me a lot. If you watch Cesaer much , you will notice that he usually focuses on walking and teaching the dog that you are the leader for just about every situation. My dog is ok now with 2 other dogs in the house but we are careful not put them in situations where there are not clear signals of whose food is whose.

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on May 27, 2009 at 12:13pm

When we first brough Sidney home, we had Sid behind a baby gate. I saty next to the gate with Bruce and CHester next to me. I had a baggie of doggie treats and we shared them with all three dogs. Kind of a "get to know the new guy" party.

We feed them separately as well. Now, if Sidney sticks his nose toward Bruce's food (Bruce is the grumpy old man and thinks he's in charge), Sidney will get snapped at. Sid backs off and Bruce goes back to eating. Chester is opposite. If Sidney wants to check out what is in Chester's dish, Chester lets him. Its the dynamic they have worked out. Nobody gets hurt and most days it's quiet at doggie dinnertime.

I know this is probably not much help...good luck on the introduction and socialization. Don't worry if its rocky at first, but it will get better once they figure each other out!

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Permalink Reply by Wendy Hixson on May 27, 2009 at 12:25pm

instead of the alpha roll in regards to food aggression try some mini training sessions at home, get a neighbor or friend to bring their dog over. Have a bowl of food or water out and keep yours on a leash. have the other dog come by, anytime yours shows any aggression move the other dog away and get yours to look at you instead. Use the easy correction that CM recommends, which is a light touch at the collar bone or behind the ribs, These are used to get the dogs attention away from what they are currently focusing on. The point CM makes is to curtail it before it reaches what he called a red zone where then a roll may be necessary. We accompany this touch with a snap of the fingers so that now we just have to snap our fingers and can usually get things under control from across the room. Stillwell uses sound and blocking in much the same manner.

Get your Corgi into some obedience classes, and use some NILIF training. Also do much the same as Geri with the baby gate, neutral introduction, and treats for all.

ALso your new dog may just be a dominant one you may have no problem at all or an even bigger one. Good luck to you.

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