I probably speak alone on this, but dump the alpha stuff. A true alpha dog, doesn't normally exhibit that kind of aggression. They just are! In my many years around German Shepherds and now corgis, I've only seen a couple of true alpha dogs, general…
Chris,
Thanks for the story. I hadn't thought about the alpha role having to be reinforced, but it does make sense. I think a part of our problem is that the two dogs are competing for dominance, since the puppy is now over a year old and is startin…
We got Cricket when she was 7 weeks and Kirby was settled in our house and 2 years old. In the last month, Kirby became aggresssive toward Cricket when he would see the food bowls. He would give a genuine snarl and growl (as opposed to when they wou…
MagnoliaFly: That is exactly what happened. The trainer we went to showed us to use this method, but I know better now. We completely stopped using it about 6 months ago, and although we still aren't where we want to be, I can tell it's helped by no…
Beatrix was born November 12, 2007. She is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. O-Ren is our loved rescue corgi-mix who was dumped on a country road in the middle of a blizzard, left to starve. They love their mom and dad and they also love meeting new friends!
AAHHH OMG YOUR PUPPY WAS SO CUTE!!!
And I love the name of your page, the Divas.
Bravo to you for taking in a rescue, that takes alot to do that. She's a cutie so I don't blame you. ^_^
I love the photos of your dogs especially the photo of Beatrix with dirt around her face...she had a fun day! :D I am so pleased to hear that you took in a great dog who deserves a happy life! I love to hear about good things! Thank you for sharing!
I just re-created a Nebraska Corgis group. I hope you will consider joining and help me to keep the group active. I hope we can organize a Nebraska-Meet up. Maybe we can even doa a panhandle edition! My Fergie is a panhandle Corgi. She came from Crawford.