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Permalink Reply by Kelly on December 3, 2008 at 5:44pm

I'd like to know too, Gibson loves to herd me..but only me...no one else (?). I've tried ignoring him or telling him no..neither seem to be working.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Christian on July 10, 2009 at 5:55pm

My 6 month old does it to my kids and my 2 cats- he snarls (not in an aggressive/mean way) while he's nipping at their feet. I've talked to trainers at Petsmart and we've tried bitter apple on the pant legs, shaking the coins in a coke can to startle him, yelling "No!", keeping him on a 6ft leash in the house and correcting him when he does it... I'm at a loss. He doesn't do it to me as much as he does it to my kids. The trainers said he does it to them because he views them as "littermates". Hmmmm... I hope someone has an answer out there!

Permalink Reply by Adriana, Henry, & Catherine on July 11, 2009 at 3:28am

My little Henry also loves to try herding with me. What seems to be working the best is when he does it I stop in my tracks and say no very loudly. He will then stop and I continue on. I repeat this until he doesn't do it anymore. It seems to be working quite well. He will do it maybe every couple of days now. He is only 11 weeks. I have had him since he was 8 weeks old. So I have been constantly working on this for 3 weeks now. I imagine this will have to be persistent training for awhile. =)

Permalink Reply by Kim & Nellie on July 11, 2009 at 8:59am

Hi All,
Well, I began this post in December when Nellie was 5 months old and she is now 1 year old - her birthday is 7-7-08. I have to say that this behavior has subsided significantly since my original post and I think that is due to two reasons:
1. We use the method described by Adriana when we are in the house and that seems to work well, although consistency is the key! What's that saying about giving an inch and taking a mile? Anyway . . . . .
2. The other reason is that we purchased a "herding ball" for her to use outside and that has helped tremendously as it gives her an outlet for this activity and she LOVES to play with it! I have a video on my page of her playing with it and you can also see some other dogs using it if you you tube "herding balls". I got me at boomerball.com.
Good Luck!
Kim and Nellie

Permalink Reply by Debbie Algieri & Bella Boo on September 10, 2009 at 9:32pm

Thanks for the advice. My 8 week old little angel is herding the cats! The cats are pretty good about putting her in her place but every chance she gets, she tries to back them into the corner. I'll see if I can find a herding ball for her to play with outside and try Andriana method as well. Bella hasn't tried to herd myself or my daughter but I think its only time before she tries. She's doing great with her potty training! Corgi's are very smart and catch on quickly.

thanks again,
Debbie Algieri