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Originally Posted by Chip's Mom
I just had to share that Little Dale is a growler when he doesn't get his own way. Although it is less and less frequent all the time. When I first got him if I picked him up to take him outside he would growl. If I picked him up to bring him inside and he didn't want to come, he would growl. If I reached for a toy or a treat, sometimes he would growl. I just gave him his bath and toweled him dry (he doesn't like it yet) so he growled. His growling antics are getting shorter and further between all the time but every time he does it, I think of all the threads and discussions we have had on here about puppies and the growling. Normally, I just ignore him and keep doing what I want him to do or if he gets carried away with himself, I will hold the top of his jaw Like Chip does and he stops the little tantrum.  I am either niave or this is just a little puppy trying to get his own way in typical puppy fashion. He is a sweet little fella.  It is so much easier the second time around. |
When I just got Lola from the breeder, she was just this little vicious ball of fur and would bite anyone except children, who would pick her up or go near her. I have tried everything to break her out of the habit; spraing water, saying bad dog, gently smacking her on the nose, etc., but to no avail. Then one time when Lord was in the dogrun playing with his friends and Lola chasing all his friends away from him even though she herself didn't want to play with them I went in and picked up which means that Lola promtly bit my hand. As cute as she was I personally had enough of being bit. I picked her up by the scruff of her neck and was just holding her up in the air while she was trying to twist her neck and sink those sharp little puppy teeth in to my hand. After a while she gave up and started crying. Now I know that holding puppies by the scruff of their necks doesn't hurt them, but I didn't know much about corgis and she was so tiny that I thought {ok maybe I am hurting her} and put her down. After which she immediatly turned around and bit me. I picked her up again and this time would not let her go for anything for like half an hour or so (my arm was ready to fall off). After Lola finally figured out that I am not falling for tricks again she calmed down. I put her down and I am happy to say that we never had this issue again.