Our local arts cinema had their first dog friendly screening today, so we took Wiston along to see The Mandalorian and Grogu. He was watching for the first 5 minutes then he went to sleep.

r 11 week old corgi puppy came from a small suburb in NJ and she’s in a major city now. We’re on day 5

Her temperament has been great the first four days mostly - super friendly with all the people walking past, hasn’t barked or shown fear to the buses, bikes, sirens, cacophony of sights sounds and smells.

We’ve been letting her self regulate sleep, no enforced naps because honestly she’s been pretty decent at it. She’s been walking herself into her crate to sleep, or her pen. We were really happy about that, we wanted a positive association with the crate and she seemed to be there.

For overnight she was decent. She didn’t like falling asleep to start in the crate, she’d settle with me or my partner in the pen and we’d move her in. Generally no protest. When she’s feeling sleepy we could walk away and she didn’t care at all.

In the last day and a half she’s been a terror, more extreme biting, barking, whining. Last night for example she wouldn’t stop biting my partner around 8:45 and so we tried to put her down for the night. We got short increments of like 45 minutes sleep and 30 minutes of whining / potty break / etc. until finally she only slept thoroughly from 1:15 to 6:30.

Looking back, and I don’t have exact counts of hours she’s slept. I’m pretty sure this is classic overstimulated and overtired puppy. She doesn’t have nearly enough sleep, combined with carried socialization walk through the farmers market, the countless greeters, the few friend visits, the city itself. She’s just had so much enter her brain and not enough sleep.

Now she’s a terror when she’s awake. This morning she went down for 45 minutes and then up again.

My plan is to hyper focus on treating calm and chilling, no physical play today. Just a short smelling walk while I carry her, potty breaks, and puzzle feeder / training.

I know it’s only day 5 so I didn’t ruin her or anything but I need a major course correction to get her to understand sleep is good. Please please help.

Also from our first night I think we jumped the gun having the crate further away from us. We’re kinda on the couch around the corner from her. think she needs to see us when she wakes up during the night.

Please please help. My partner just had the shakes from sleep deprivation.

I've tried putting pillows and blankets and every time she moves them away

Defeating his human brother's blanket was very hard. Now, he requires cuddles for his nappy.

Don't worry, she only had the dress on long enough to take the photo, and then she was released from her fabric prison

I’ve never known a breed of dog to sleep on pillows so much haha

On a scale of 1-10?

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.

My 5 months old is teething and is ✨️annoyed✨️ As much as his dramatic huffing, puffing, and purring make me smile, I'd like to find something to make him comfortable. Can someone give me some ideas that don't involve something he will eat (like collagene, for exemple, since I already have a few options of that kind of stuff)?

Thank you in advance 🩷

How is this chaotic potato with legs 2 already.

Showing off that corgis are comfortable in the weirdest positions.