[milles2]

Being the worry wart.... Just before I got Lulu I thought Tucker was starting to be too protective of me. I was told by a breeder when I was doing my search that male corgis many times get over protective of single-woman-owners.

When he was on leash and we approached another dog, if I said hello first, he would start a mild snarl, curl his lip. He never lunged, and if the dog was willing, he'd stop the snarl after a few seconds, they sniff buts, and life was good. I got to the point that I never said hello first, I let him get the sniffing and greeting out of the way, then I'd ooh and aww over the other dog.

That was one thing that made me start thinking seriously about a 2nd dog. I was told if he had to share me, he would be less protective.

I have to say, now that we have Lulu, he hasn't changed much. Now I wonder if he's protective of her and me.

What is very interesting to me is that this happens only when on leash. When he and any other dog are off leash, it's sniff city then off to play.

He's beens socialized since he was 11 weeks old, Day care since he was 4 months old, I take him everywhere so he meets lots of dogs and people. But this snarl thing really bugs me.

When he starts it I quickly apologize to the other dog owner, pull him away, and make him lie down quietly for a minute or two. Just to give him a time out.

There's never been anything behind the snarl, he's all noise, but I don't want it to get to a point where he might actually do something.