Do Corgis not like to be carried?

Our corgi Taki is almost 2 years old, and I remember when he was a puppy, he would love to be snuggled and carried around. But ever since he grew to his full size, he hates, hates, HATES being carried! He will always squirm around and even try and jump out of my arms while I'm standing - which is pretty high up! I was just wondering if this was a common corgi trait (Hating to be carried around) - and maybe if it's uncomfortable for them due to their long backs/short legs, and maybe I should just stop trying to baby my corgi :(

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on June 10, 2009 at 5:17pm

Here's "His Royal Highness" being carried on our Memorial Day hike:

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on June 10, 2009 at 5:19pm

There, I made the picture bigger!
It was in Rattlesnake Canyon in north San Diego county. I'm not sure, but I think it was 1.5 miles in, then 1.5 back out again. Sidney's limit seems to be four miles, but we're working on that!

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Permalink Reply by Ross on June 10, 2009 at 6:12pm

I've been "football" carrying Atlas since he was a puppy. He would stay in my arm like that forever if I let him. He also will jump up on high furniture when I come home so I can pick him up.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Tallon on June 10, 2009 at 6:23pm

Jody, you are on the right track. I never saw an adult that like to be carried. It's not comfortable for them and they also like the ability to control there own movement, which the can't when they are airborne.

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Permalink Reply by Susan Stanton on June 10, 2009 at 8:00pm

The only tiime I ever had to lug Bertie around like that was at our local dog park -- he did NOT want to leave, and did the full bore Corgi lie down in protest (on back, feet in air, tongue hanging out of his big sloppy grin) -- so to the gales and whoops of laughter from everyone else there (and this is a 5-acre park, mind you!), I had to heft him up and carry him out. No pictures, happily. But he's not spoiled or anything, nooooooooooooooooooo...........

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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on June 10, 2009 at 8:11pm

"Corgi Toss!" is a standard command: the dog steps up to me or into my arms and I lift it up or down past the obstacle, or carry it football-style, one arm, usually briefly, over nasty terrain like big rocks, brush or a river crossing. They're quite calm about it, even with scary exposure. I think they understand when it's important to be still in my arms. Sometimes they ignore me when they see that the "insuperable" obstacle is nuthin' fer a corgi, and just leap on over it.
If you use a unique command like that, the dog learns the signal and knows it can trust you when you use it.

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on June 10, 2009 at 8:17pm

My daughter uses "hop up!" as her command for Sidney to be lifted :)

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Permalink Reply by Nicola Porter on June 10, 2009 at 8:27pm

With us we call it "elevator up/down" and so he gets a lift up on the bed/couch whatever, then down again. He can't/won't jump on the bed/couch himself.

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Permalink Reply by Corgibyassociation on June 12, 2009 at 10:55am

Freya never liked being carried. Period. Even as a puppy, she would not hold still for one minute. With her being recently spayed, it was a pain on both of us as she wouldn't be still for me to carry her up and down the stoop and in and out of the car--she freaks out and wiggles and I freak out thinking I may have hurt her in some way.

I need to work on this more. The best I got is being able to flip her on her back (not for dominance mind you, more to look at her sutures.)