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glencorgi · 03-12-2006, 10:32 PM

Just as a clarification, neither of these are "my" picnics. T-gal asked if well-behaved corgis are welcome, and I answered her as, yes well-behaved corgis are welcome. That does not mean that there aren't several in attendance at any of the events with behavior less than angelic. Owners are expected to manage and control their dogs according to the needs of the dogs. Crates and exercise pens are very helpful if one gets too stressed or needs a timeout. One year in TN there was a corgi girl who decided she would resource guard the hamburger and hotdog trimmings at the Saturday evening cookout. Year before last in NC, there was someone in attendance with a fear biting, dog aggressive corgi. This owner had her girl muzzled, enjoyed activities which didn't involve close interactions with other dogs and the two of them got to enjoy a day together in the company of other corgi owners. One of the organzers was a bit disturbed, but personally I saw no problem and applauded the manner in which she related to and managed her dog. There have been a couple of other incidents caused by irresponsible human actions. But overall given the number of people and corgis in attendance (last year's count in NC was close to 100 people and perhaps half that number of corgis); things run amazingly smooth.

So T-gal, come on, bring your corgis and enjoy yourself.

Debbie

03-12-2006, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
glencorgi Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Piedmont Triad, NC Posts: 2,706	Just as a clarification, neither of these are "my" picnics. T-gal asked if well-behaved corgis are welcome, and I answered her as, yes well-behaved corgis are welcome. That does not mean that there aren't several in attendance at any of the events with behavior less than angelic. Owners are expected to manage and control their dogs according to the needs of the dogs. Crates and exercise pens are very helpful if one gets too stressed or needs a timeout. One year in TN there was a corgi girl who decided she would resource guard the hamburger and hotdog trimmings at the Saturday evening cookout. Year before last in NC, there was someone in attendance with a fear biting, dog aggressive corgi. This owner had her girl muzzled, enjoyed activities which didn't involve close interactions with other dogs and the two of them got to enjoy a day together in the company of other corgi owners. One of the organzers was a bit disturbed, but personally I saw no problem and applauded the manner in which she related to and managed her dog. There have been a couple of other incidents caused by irresponsible human actions. But overall given the number of people and corgis in attendance (last year's count in NC was close to 100 people and perhaps half that number of corgis); things run amazingly smooth. So T-gal, come on, bring your corgis and enjoy yourself. Debbie Last edited by glencorgi; 03-12-2006 at 10:44 PM.