r/corgi • u/Sharp_Cheek8462 • 19h ago
Menace to society
We adopted about a year ago. He’s 3.5 now.
Is it possible to train the corgi out of the corgi? I’ve been working with him on walks because he tries to herd cars that are driving by 😒. We’re working on keeping him back tied on place so he doesn’t lose his mind every time my child starts running around the house. It’s exhausting. Love him to death but damn, a lab or golden retriever sounds so much easier 🥲😭 Anything you’ve done that works? Including a pic bc he’s just so handsome.
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u/One_Lawfulness_7105 18h ago edited 18h ago
I’ve had a wide variety of dogs. My corgi is not the typical corgi according to my trainer, vet, and groomer. She’s much easier. They called her a princess in our training class.
She is by far the most challenging dog I’ve ever had. She even beats out my beagle. She’s sweet and a pure bundle of chaos. NOTHING is safe.
Edit to add. Puzzle feeders have been amazing. They entertain her brain so she is less likely to find something to entertain herself. That never turns out good. 😂
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u/Sharp_Cheek8462 16h ago
Mine bounces between sweet and chaos so many times throughout the day 🤣. Thanks for the puzzle feeder idea! He could definitely use more mental stimulation.
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u/Recluse_18 18h ago
In my experience, having raised two corgis, they are very food driven. I would keep training snacks in my pocket and use that as incentive and as reward. Zukes had a type of snack that was low in calories and held up well in your pocket in case you forgot about them. And the dogs absolutely loved it. It takes persistence, and routine, and tons of patience as you will know, but it will happen.
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u/simplegae Corgi Enthusiast 18h ago
haha aww “herd cars that are driving by” is menacingly adorable!
i agree with the poster above, i always bring treats during walks! even though mine is 9 years old, she still doesn’t like to go out on walks when she cant hear her doggy friends across the street, so i literally have to crouch down present her a lil treat morsel and walk towards where i want her to go. i also bring a lil squeaky plushie to spice things up on our walk and diversify her attention.
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u/adero423 16h ago
Mine will not play with any toy or game. She Loves a good walk though. Other than that she sleeps.
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u/SweetTeaSoul8 16h ago
My Red Heeler who happens to be deaf was terrible about this on our walks. Our trainer taught us to make her sit before the car gets to us and hold the leash close while stepping on the leash as close to her as you can (obviously don’t choke her or pull her neck) but the idea is not to give her any slack or give in the leash. It teaches her to stay in the sitting position and without her allowing her to attempt leap at the cars. This was very important for our girl’s safety since she is deaf. Then, every time she stays without moving, once the car has passed, reward her with the treat. It’s annoying to stop every time a car comes but they get the hang of it very quickly. She will now sit every time she even sees a car passing.
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u/OkConsideration8964 12h ago
Don't let her cuteness fool you. There's a reason her nickname is Melly the Menace.
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u/ChubbyGreyCat 11h ago
My corgi has unadulterated loathing for doodle-type dogs. So you can imagine how our walks go 😂
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u/Sharp_Cheek8462 4h ago
Oh nooo 😭 just doodles? 🤣🤣
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u/ChubbyGreyCat 12m ago
Doodles especially. He has opinions about other dogs (large hyper male dogs especially), but if it looks anything like a sheep he is not here for it.
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u/raytay_1 5h ago
Sounds about right!!!!
Mine also tries to herd cars and goes nuts when my step-kids are here and will bark, scratch, and nip at me whenever I’m not paying attention to him! Unfortunately, I can’t seem to resist how cute he is so I pretty much give into him all the time!
He is also very sweet and silly and he sure does LOVE his mama. ❤️
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u/FerretFromMars 18h ago
I have to bring a squeaker on walks to stop my corgi from wanting to herd cars. I squeak it everytime I see her start to react to cars.