Where does your Corgi sleep?

I was wondering if anyone has advice or input :
at what age [if at all] did you allow your corgi to come out the crate at night to sleep?
Carmen is doing really well with the potty training [as most of you have read] & I wanted
to know if there was a certain age or how big of a trust level do you need?
I know corgi's when they get bored they tend to get into things, but I don't want to always keep
Carmen in her crate if we don't have too.

when Carmen is in her crate she is very good at waking us up to take her out to go potty,
do you think she would do the same if she was not in her crate? -my boyfriend thinks she might just
go to the bathroom in another room then come where we are and go back to sleep..

I would love to hear your bedtime routines -thank you so much!

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Comment by Susan on August 9, 2008 at 6:11pm: Our two corgi kids sleep with us. They both started out in crates, and were very good adapters....we blew it though.......and they sleep with us and are horrible bed hogs. At home we have a king bed, so it's not so bad...there's room for us all. In the motorhome, it's a queen, and Jake has a pillow on the nightstand, and Addie sleeps on a pillow on the floor on my side of the bed, to make enough room for Jim and I. Sheesh........heaven forbid the "kids" be uncomfortable!

Comment by mosesbotbol on August 8, 2008 at 8:29am: Camber sleeps in the corner of our bed room, about 2' from our bed.

I like to walk Camber before going to bed. Let her "drain" all that is in her, and give her a good run so she'll just crash when we get back. She has no problems sleeping and has always been good in the house. The more I can wear her down before bed, the better; as if I had to carry her back... That has never been the case, but you get the idea.

I think if I just let her out often, we'll be safe.

We do a several consistent times throughout the day and add in a few more just cause I like to stand outside and bring her.

Comment by Beanzie on August 4, 2008 at 2:02pm: I let Scooter out of his crate on the second day but now that he is older he marks up the house. It's annoying but Scooter is my baby and I love him. Most boy Corgis seem to me that they go in the house less and are easier to pody train like Scooter. But it depends how they were pody trained when they were little is what I'm thinking. Jelly was easy to pody train also she never goes in the house anymore. :)

Comment by Chelsey on July 3, 2008 at 10:21pm: Chobie sleeps outside with my other two dogs, barking at coyotes and skunks all night.

If it were up to me, he would be inside. =/

Comment by Christina on July 3, 2008 at 2:41pm: Dakota is an interesting one...She is almost 8 years old and she has quite the attitude when she doesn't get her way. She normally addresses her irritation by leaving me 'presents' on the floor, which is why she no longer gets the run of the house when we are gone. She gets the guest bathroom...

As for sleeping together, I think she started sleeping the bedroom after the first year. She sleeps under the bed or on it and as long as we get up to take her out if she whines (which rarely happens but ya know, sometimes when ya gotta go...) then we're fine...

I've heard time and time again how wonderful and easy to train Corgis are and how it's all about the parenting...For us personally, we just got a VERY independant little one who doesn't care and never has about rules. When she was 5 months old she was sticking her paws in the babygate and climbing over it...

Rebellious little thing :-)

Comment by Willow on June 20, 2008 at 3:34pm: I miss typed....I DO talk to Willow and tell her NO NO......

Comment by Willow on June 20, 2008 at 3:32pm: We let Willow out of her crate at about 4 months, I believe. She had been started on potty training actually with her breeder. She would have shredded newspaper in an area in the corgi pen where they all were born and then straw in the part that they slept on. She always looked for a place to go potty outside that "looked" like a specific spot to her....like when we reseeded the grass and put straw over it, she would go potty on it instead of the regular grass. As far as letting us know when she needs to potty, she sits right by the door to the patio and 'puffs' out of her mouth, not a real bark, but a 'puff' and she will look at you with a smile on her face that etells you...."I'm showing you I need to go out, please let me out." It is so cute. If she gets ignored, every once in a great while, she will potty inside...usually the kids can't get out from in front to the computer long enough to let her out! Poor thing!!! Then I spank the kids, not her.....(true, but I don't talk to Willow and tell her that is No No and she is so sad for a while till you love on her). Corgis are such smart dogs that I think if you are consistent with your actions and discipline, they get the potty thing very fast. My father-in-law's Schnauzer still pottys in the house to this day! Good luck and good 'parenting' goes a long way with these dogs!

Comment by Butter on June 16, 2008 at 6:09pm: Hi, we adopted a 9 year old Cardigan. He had previously slept in the bedroom with his owners of 9 years. For health reasons, I didn't want him in our bedroom. So from the 1st night he slept in his new crate (he had been crate trained since a puppy) He only got up once for the 1st two nights to walk around the house and look at his new surroundings. Then I told him "nightie-night", it is bedtime and he went back in his crate. We never lock his crate or shut the door.
I tried 2 mornings to lock him in so I could sleep in. Big mistake, I heard the crate rattling. When I took him to the Vet's for his annual check-up, he was missing a huge section of one tooth. The 1st thing the vet asked was "has he been biting on a wire crate".
Well, it turned out that it happened with the previous owner (losing of the tooth). Just a heads up though.
We have never varied his bedtime routine and he has been fine. He loves his crate, it is like his little bedroom where he can go and relax. I really recommend establishing a routine that you want for life and not vary from it. Also, try ignoring your dog in the middle of the night for a few nights and see what happens. He may not need to go potty but may be looking for attention. I know our situaion is different as we don't have a puppy but hope something I say may help. Joy

Comment by Kim on May 12, 2008 at 7:08pm: Most dogs like routine it makes them feel comfortable. I have never crated Mia, but have kept her in the same area of the kitchen, gated. (Corgi's like adventure, they are mischevous and always looking for fun, thats why I keep her in one area of the house at night.) She knows how the bedtime routine goes without dragging her around the house. I say "time for Bed" and she immediately goes to the door for potty. When she comes back inside she lays on her bed for a bedtime snack. The lights go out and I don't hear a peep/bark until I come down the stairs in the morning. Find a routine that is easiest for you and your corgi. PS.- Carmen is soo cute!

Comment by Kitty's Corner on May 12, 2008 at 6:37pm: We have put Kitty in a large,crate kennel since we brought her home.It was kept in a pantry/laundry room(fairly large)for a couple of monthes and then was moved out into the garage right along side our labs sleeping box.During the winter monthes I put an insulated liner on the kennel and she has stayed warm and snug.She is,only,in it at night and really likes her sleeping accomodations and I dont have to worry about where she is at night.Its worked beautifully.>Bethany