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Michael Romanos · 02:00 PM

Ho Jane
Great that Duchess is not overweight. That aspect is vital. Like humans, dogs are just as fit or unfit for certain physical endeavours.

Corgis are not clumsy dogs so that Duchess getting in the way of bigger dogs then reacting to them, is all an act of what you referred to ie 'bossines.' Corgis are sturdy dogs and well muscled and can take take quite a bit of "punishment" from other dogs.

A lot of Corgis are much more comfortable with their own kind and/or dogs of their own size or smaller.

Ninety five percent of the dogs my Taylor meets he get along with famously but of the five percent he does not in one way or another, the vast majority are big, aggressive-type dogs.

If a owner is unable to "go the distance" with the dog, there is no better alternative in an owner-dog situation, than to go to an open park and play fetch with a ball, a stick or a frizbee. That way the dog does all the work and enjoys it too. Plus it is a bond-cementing activity. So I think your best bet is to join a dog club and there will be club members who can show you the techniques for teaching Duchess to fetch. Corgis are very smart. That Duchess comes when called is marvellous and the absolute basis for fetching.

I don't know about lime. Because of your reference to coastal areas, I take it you're talking about lime in the sea. Though in earlier years I had my Corgis swimming in the sea - and loving it, I wouldn't nowadays encourage it. A Corgis coat is ruined by seawater and it requires freshwater washing your Corgis very shortly after a swim in the sea to get rid of the damaging salt in the water. Of course there can be a lot of pollution in the shallow parts of the sea . Rivers are best and swimming pools for dogs would be even better.

At present where I live, there has been little rain for several months which is absolutely unusual and has created only in the last 10 days, the presence of a toxic algae bloom in the major river we have ( the Hutt River). Two dogs have died so far and a number have been sick. So hundreds of warning signs have been installed. A good dose of rain will wash the algae away, The algae is greenish slimy stuff and is also dangerous for humans. Streams and creeks that feed into the Hutt River could also be affected. So at the moment, I keep Taylor away from rivers and streams.

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Michael Romanos Global Moderator Dog Profile Status: Offline Posts: 4,867 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silverstream (near Wellington, the capital of NZ)	11-23-2005, 02:21 PM Ho Jane Great that Duchess is not overweight. That aspect is vital. Like humans, dogs are just as fit or unfit for certain physical endeavours. Corgis are not clumsy dogs so that Duchess getting in the way of bigger dogs then reacting to them, is all an act of what you referred to ie 'bossines.' Corgis are sturdy dogs and well muscled and can take take quite a bit of "punishment" from other dogs. A lot of Corgis are much more comfortable with their own kind and/or dogs of their own size or smaller. Ninety five percent of the dogs my Taylor meets he get along with famously but of the five percent he does not in one way or another, the vast majority are big, aggressive-type dogs. If a owner is unable to "go the distance" with the dog, there is no better alternative in an owner-dog situation, than to go to an open park and play fetch with a ball, a stick or a frizbee. That way the dog does all the work and enjoys it too. Plus it is a bond-cementing activity. So I think your best bet is to join a dog club and there will be club members who can show you the techniques for teaching Duchess to fetch. Corgis are very smart. That Duchess comes when called is marvellous and the absolute basis for fetching. I don't know about lime. Because of your reference to coastal areas, I take it you're talking about lime in the sea. Though in earlier years I had my Corgis swimming in the sea - and loving it, I wouldn't nowadays encourage it. A Corgis coat is ruined by seawater and it requires freshwater washing your Corgis very shortly after a swim in the sea to get rid of the damaging salt in the water. Of course there can be a lot of pollution in the shallow parts of the sea . Rivers are best and swimming pools for dogs would be even better. At present where I live, there has been little rain for several months which is absolutely unusual and has created only in the last 10 days, the presence of a toxic algae bloom in the major river we have ( the Hutt River). Two dogs have died so far and a number have been sick. So hundreds of warning signs have been installed. A good dose of rain will wash the algae away, The algae is greenish slimy stuff and is also dangerous for humans. Streams and creeks that feed into the Hutt River could also be affected. So at the moment, I keep Taylor away from rivers and streams. Last edited by Michael Romanos : 11-24-2005 at 02:00 PM.