I like to be open and honest about our experiences with our dogs to paint a realistic picture of the work we put in with our dogs. Foxy came to us from another family because she was resource guarding and fighting with another dog in the household. My husband and I were very hesitant on how this will all turn out since Trouble already doesn't like most dogs. (To which he has also done much better now!) We monitored the dogs interactions all the time and showed Foxy what was acceptable behavior. The dogs all have their "spots" (crates) that they could call their own private areas. Showed her that she doesn't need to show aggression because the dogs all respect each others area. Had to play some games with moving the water around to different spots until we found a good spot where she didn't feel like she had to guard it and all of the dogs could drink from it without being harassed by her.
She also needed to feel like part of the pack. We have a routine where the dogs will lay down in their beds by my work desk while I am working. It keeps them calm. They all have a toy they can chew and they all patiently wait for me. Having boundaries and routines are really important because they get comfortable and they will also not have a reason to test the other dogs' boundaries because I am the one enforcing them.
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I can't stress enough that as cute corgis are they are the same amount of work to train! Trouble will sass me. Surprise persistently wants your attention and its never enough. Foxy... she is the dog that will set the agenda if you let her. She will protest what you want her to do by rejecting treats and going to her crate.
This makes potty training, manners, and tricks very hard to teach. I was surprised how quickly I was able to curb her resource guarding with how stubborn she was. We have had break throughs, but she will stubbornly refused to learn a trick for weeks. It takes a lot longer to teach her commands than the other 2 dogs, but we have grown to love her quirkiness and find reasons to love and commit to her every day. The best thing for her is structure, a schedule, and having a strong leader. A month in we have trained her to recognize her new name, come when called, sit, lay down, stay and begrudgingly shake & give belly. You should see her lift her paw for me but then takes it away like my hand was dirty. LOL In terms of sassiness, Foxy is #1! We adopted Foxy from Texas but was able to meet with her previous owner in Mississippi. She was sad and missed her family a lot in the first hour of the drive, but enjoyed being held or laying down by our feet. She quieted her sad whines and excitedly looked out the window of our car. She was quick to react to all of the sights and sounds at each stop, so much so that she didn't want to pee for 6 hours straight (thankfully no accidents). Initially she was very nervous and vocal towards Trouble & Surprise, but when we got into the house and everyone got to smell each other Trouble & Surprise wanted to play instantly.
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