Does your corgi have a "play growl"

[MattC]

Nick also has a play growl. I usually get him worked up by having him fetch tennis ball sometimes 3 tennis balls at a time (he keeps one in his mouth and kicks the other two while he's running back to me). He also grunts when you pick him up (he's too short to get on the bed on his own).

[MyPemCharlie]

Charlie has an amazing large selection of vocalizations, including at least three different growls. When we're in the backyard and he hears something (like the neighbor coming home, or the neighbor's dog) he warns me with his low-pitched "ggggggrrrrrrWoof". If I softly say "good guard Charlie" he quits with a few of those. If I don't say anything, he escalates to lots of very loud barking.

He also growls when he chases his soccer ball. I kick the ball around the yard. He chases, the entire time saying, "gaarrr,aarrr,aarrr,arrr" like "I'm going to get you ball!"

When we sit in the recliner at night, at some point he usually growls for no apparent reason and it sounds like "Hhhhmmmmrrr", kind of a cross between a growl. grumble and a whine. Then he looks at me and barks once or twice. Not sure what he's trying to communicate, but I'll copy him, growl, grumble and bark back in the same tone. He looks surprised, then furiously licks my face.

Funny, he doesn't seem to growl much when we play tug-of-war, a game he loves!

[Peanut]

I'm looking at your avatar and imagining Charlie making all those sounds!

Peanut makes 3 sounds too. 1- growling sound, “ggrrwww,grrww” 2-barking and chasing the ball, “bark,bark,bark” 3- when I take peanut outside to potty and people are walking on the street “woooooof (low and soft pitch)”

Originally Posted by MyPemCharlie

Charlie has an amazing large selection of vocalizations, including at least three different growls. When we're in the backyard and he hears something (like the neighbor coming home, or the neighbor's dog) he warns me with his low-pitched "ggggggrrrrrrWoof". If I softly say "good guard Charlie" he quits with a few of those. If I don't say anything, he escalates to lots of very loud barking.

He also growls when he chases his soccer ball. I kick the ball around the yard. He chases, the entire time saying, "gaarrr,aarrr,aarrr,arrr" like "I'm going to get you ball!"

When we sit in the recliner at night, at some point he usually growls for no apparent reason and it sounds like "Hhhhmmmmrrr", kind of a cross between a growl. grumble and a whine. Then he looks at me and barks once or twice. Not sure what he's trying to communicate, but I'll copy him, growl, grumble and bark back in the same tone. He looks surprised, then furiously licks my face.

Funny, he doesn't seem to growl much when we play tug-of-war, a game he loves!

Also Im starting to use the word "out!" to have Peanut release the ball when we play fetch/tug-o-war ... so far, a little progress =)

[Cardiguy]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Hi everyone

I did a search and found this thread... hopefully I can resurrect it back!

Peanut love to play fetch! He’ll fetch his toy ball, his stuff animals, chew toys, and anything that he can get his paws on! I’ll sit on the floor and Peanut will bring me something to throw. As soon as I throw the toy to the other side of the house, I hear Peanut bark as he’s running towards it. He’ll get the toy and trot it back to my area. 9/10 times I’ll try to go for the toy and play fetch again, but I think Peanut wants to play tug-o-war. Once I reach for the toy, Peanut grabs the other end and he tugs. He’ll play growl as we are going this. He'll keep his mouth clamped on the toy for a few mins until i can distract him and grab the toy.

Here are my questions:
-I tried the command “open” (as in open mouth so I can get the toy back), but that command doesn’t seem to work. I hear of people using “out” or
drop it” Any suggestions?
-If it better to let Peanut win at tug-o-war? Or me?

Side note: Peanut only barks and growls when we play these games. So I’m pretty sure he’s play barking and growling. Or maybe not?

If you are concerned about maintaining alpha status in your dog's eye, you better not be losing at tug of war. When you lose, the dog can interpret it that you are therefore weaker than him and that over time can erode your status in his eyes.

[Peanut]

Thank you Cardiguy for your response. I've been playing with Peanut and saying the command "out!". So far, 1/2 of the time Peanut will drop the toy. Now I'll remeber to always "win". Thanks!

[behinderhereyes]

Yes, my dog doesn't know when to turn off the play growl though.

[behinderhereyes]

Originally Posted by MattC

Nick also has a play growl. I usually get him worked up by having him fetch tennis ball sometimes 3 tennis balls at a time (he keeps one in his mouth and kicks the other two while he's running back to me). He also grunts when you pick him up (he's too short to get on the bed on his own).

Really? Sophie can jump up on my bed and shes only a couple days over 7 months. My bed is a queen size. I have thought of starting agility with her, because she can jump so high and is so fast. I just got to get her into some training.

[Michael Romanos]

A Pem Corgi is very good at jumping up on things like beds, couches, chairs, park benches, tables etc. So long as they are not overweight the effort should be attained with ease and comfort.