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Originally Posted by sweetlychee
Well, I wish Milo was not a barker. He only nipped us during the first few weeks we got him. Now, he doesn't nip at all. He just barks when he wants to play with us or wants our food.
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What about the resource guarding of your fiance when the two of you are "playfighting/horsing around"?
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It's rather a broad generalization on dogs/corgis if they nip but isn't it true about barking too? Not all dogs are barkers but when we think of barking, we associate that with dogs. That's my point.
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Puppies nip, it's a puppy thing. Dogs bark, it's a dog thing. Some breeds are known for being barky and individual dogs of a breed not known for being barkers can be barkers. I didn't get that meaning out of the original statement, it seemed directed at being corgi-specific, which is isn't and that was my point. It's just like anytime a corgi puppy bites at ankles it [i]HAS[i] to be herding right? No, that's a puppy thing, not necessarily anything at all to do with herding instinct.
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Katherine - You have to pinpoint why your Milo is doing that and watch carefully. Observing is #1. Then take action.
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He's doing it because he can, it is allowed and he has gotten away with it. Not always a deeper meaning to behaviors.
Debbie