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Originally Posted by Sherpat
I live up in the middle of a state forest in northern NJ, and my Pembroke "Casey" goes out of his little corgi mind chasing the black bears, foxes, turkeys, deer, chipmunks, squirrels, insects, and MORE black bears that roam our yard. Almost always right behind him, hot on his heels in pursuit, is our cat "Gloria" who refuses to let Casey out of her sight day or night.
Does anyone, anywhere, know how to keep a corgi from trying to herd bears?? Amazingly, he's only been charged twice, and swatted once (it sent him spinning like a helicopter 20 feet down the trail, but the steak knife claws missed him). Stupid overwhelming instincts! And don't even get me started on the vacuum cleaner nuttiness. I'm sure you've been there yourself.
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A fence! Boy I'd be doing everything I could to stop my dog from chasing bears. (He is not herding them he's chasing them. Herding involves gathering and bringing them to you and if he does that you're in BIG trouble.)
I'd be worried that one of those bears is going to decide that Casey will make a tasty snack. At the very least he is eventually going to get hurt. If he should be swatted and one of those claws makes contact his insides are going to be on the outside.
As for the vacuum cleaner, well, that's pretty typical. When I have a dog that wants to chase, bite or interfear with the vacuum cleaner I put that dog in his crate or outside while I vacuum. Safer for the dog.
Peggy