Behavoirs with adding a new dog/corgi
So Rhun is home with us, he is Adora's brother from the same litter that was being rehomed poor fella, they are 8 months old. Adora is my first dog and i have been noticing some new behavior and wondering if it is normal, temporary, should be unacceptable and stopped, and what we can do about it? Or has anyone else dogs do this? What other thing should i expect to happen?
1) Adora has called down both inside and outside the house, since bringing Rhun home. Adora is...was a very friendly, energetic, independent on the go kinda girl (like her mom). Rhun is a aloof, cuddly, loves to follow you around and not energetic at all rather be a couch potato (like his dad).
2) Rhun keeps piddling in the same 3 spots, is this marking or just not knowing where to go and how to tell us he needs out. Sometimes they are big sometimes there just little piddles. I know for sure that 2 of the spots is where adora had accidents when we first moved. He is not fixed yet (appointment for the big snip on monday) But adora has been. I know he is the submissive one and adora is the alpha. Will fixing him help this problem?
3) They both hover there food really fast (Adora faster than normal) when they eat anywhere near each other. Is this a competition thing or fear that they won’t get to finish because of the other dog? But they are fine with water.
4) Adora also swallow some treats whole (which concerns me, the size of a nickel or smaller) when i have them sit beside each other for a treat.
5) They must walk beside each other on when on leash, but don't care when off leash.
6) They always wait for the other and must go up or down the stairs at the same time. Rhun wasn't use to so many stairs and is slowly getting use to the big set.
Any impute would be great.
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Permalink Reply by Claudette on
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This is a new pet phenomena. They hoover their food because they do not want the other to taqke it. Lets face it corgis are greedy little fellas. Rhun is trying to mark by piddling. Even though you state Rhun is the submission, both climbing the stairs at the same time seems like he has not accepted that fact yet. I know for sure that Hayden would nip Spencer and try to get him to wait for him Hayden to go first. I also believe Adora just loves him and want to wait.....affection, affection. Adora being calm I think your saying both inside and outside may be her way of observing Rhuns' traits, she may soon be all over again. That's what I think it is all about. Spencer was my first dog, then Hayden came and Spencer tried dominating Hayden the corgi but it did not work.
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Permalink Reply by Kimberlie on
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If it is in fact spraying is it a temporary thing until then all settle and come to terms about where each fall into the where they will all stand in the pack. Will it always be this way? will fixing help or stop it? Not that i really care. Well its not really just the stairs, its leaving a room, going into the den to go to bed, coming inside from out side, on will always stop and wait for the other. Except at the dog park Rhun is always at my side(was trained to do so) and adora i off and about(Rhun isn't use to other dogs and we are working on socializing and being less timid, adora is a social butterfly) Like they don't want to be apart. If one moves the other watches to make sure the other isn't out of sight. With the stairs it's like he has to have his sister there as he is scared to go up or down doesn't matter how much coxing, bribing the only way he goes up by himself is if you put each hand on either side of his back hips when up, and doing down theres nothing we can do but carry him. When he goes up with adora they are side by side and toughing all the way up. This morning adora went up the stairs and back down with him when i was trying to get him to go down. As for adora personality change i hope she goes back to being her fun loving self.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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Congrats on your new addition!
1. Yup, different corgis have different personality.
2. Check out the Common Mistakes. At 8 months they are too young to be trusted to roam free in the house. Read the FAQ on potty training. Neutering is not the cure for accidents.
3. Feed them separately far away from each other so that they can be safe from each other and have a meal stress free.
4. Treat them separately on each hand far away from each other, break the treat to small piece if its too big.
5. You can walk them one on each hand on your sides or both on one side. It'll save you from tripping over when they decided to cross your path.
6. If they are on leash while doing this, it means they're paying attention to the other one for affirmation, making sure there is enough lead to complete that flight of stairs. My dogs would listen to my foot steps, look back and check leash tension before heading up the stairs.
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Thanks for the #2 i used the hydrogen peroxide and cleaned all the spots where They had accidents and we haven't had anymore in the past 2 days YAY!! i guess i never did clean those spots from adora good enough. He is now into the routine of how things go in our house, which oviously was only a matter of time. They are still being fed apart and a slowing down more and more with each meal, but we don't have to have a gate or door inbetween. We are still working on adora not getting in Ruhn's face while he finishes his treat, but they have both started to take treat normaly. But adora keeps trying to sniff his face after she is done her's. But when it come time to give them a chew they each go to there own favorite spot (opposite sides of the living room)and don't care about the other, even if one finishes or stops before the other.
The walk is easy because they like to stay side by side and Adora knows to walk on my right or walk behind me loose leash. Rhun was never trained on leash (he was on an acrage and was walk off leash all the time) but he had picked it up excellently from Adora.
I have noticed the doing side my side thing is Rhun mimicing adora, as now he is going down the stairs on his own but he is now he is hoping down the identical way as adora. I think the rest was him learning when should he do "this" and when does "that" happen, how do i do "this" and "that".
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Permalink Reply by Monica, Orion, and Laika on
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I didn't have most of these problems with introducing Laika since Orion was almost 4 months at the time and Laika was 9 weeks so they were both very much babies. The first two days Orion was very cautious and not his usual self. He would come sit on me and not do much then after two days he turned back into his old self. I have a leash coupler and they walk next to each other on the leash excellently. They definitely only go up and down stairs at the same time though. I can stand at the top of the stairs and call and call one's name and they'll sit at the bottom until the other one comes over and decides to come up too. Also if I'm running around with them off-leash and one stops, the other will stop and wait for them to catch up. I don't know if this is just pack mentality or if they think they can't leave their flock or what.
Oh and Orion is a total couch potato. He looooves sleeping in, I have to get him up on the weekends or he'll sleep in until like 1 o'clock in the afternoon but Laika is super adventurous and energetic. Maybe its a male vs female corgi thing. I've heard the females are a little more aggressive and alpha dog-ish
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