Corgi's and hardwood floors...

[MrsGrace]

I have read about Frapping, and seen all of your VERY cute videos... when it dawned on me, I have hardwood floors.

I am guessing it would be wise to invest in some rugs w/ anti-slip padding? to protect the floors? I would obviously keep the nails short, however, remembering when my dogs ran, they dug in their nails for traction. (Though, I've never had a dog that did this Frap thing)

Do dogs only Frap in pairs? Or even as "only dogs" will they do the crazy running thing?

[turkeylegs]

Even individual dogs frap around. Joni usually gets in a good session after a bath or after a brisk walk/run. hers usually involve picking up differnt toys and running them to different points in the house.

We have hardwood floors too and there used to be much slipping when Joni ran. It was sort of concerning at first, but then she got the hang of the stop slide and turn slide. She has done the turn slide paired with a side flop on occasion.

[CorgiMum]

My dogs tended to FRAP alone, meaning they would generally take turns. One watching, one running like crazy, and me standing in safety with my back against a wall.

Frapping insentives for Dylan....poached chicken breast chunks in his dinner bowl, boiled hamburger, or hot dog slices.

I don't have hardwood, but my smooth floors have carpet runners. The floor is actually not able to be damaged my dog's nails, the carpets are to give traction & protect the dogs from slipping.

[milles2]

Mine frap w/o incident on my hardwood floors. I have redoak everywhere but my bedroom. My bedroom has pinefloors. The pine is so much softer, the dogs have done a number on the wood. Bu the oak floors are not a problem w/ my Corgi nails.

The slipping does get better w/ experience. SOmetimes they forget and it's comical watching them get a foothold to take off like rockets!

[Jespah]

At FRAP central, where we live, we are open to all kinds of combos. We have the classic single Corgi, the ever popular double Corgi, the one Corgi one cat FRAP and last night the ultimate - 2 Corgis, 1 cat FRAP! Thank goodness I have wall-to-wall carpeting!!

However, the dogs FRAP in the hallway of my apartment building and it has tile floors - they just learn to brake a little sooner before making the big turn!

[Clogs]

Both Mouse and Clogs have frapped solo on our hardwood floors and the damage has been far less than our occasional human whoopsies when we drop something or move furnature carelessly.

However.....when our daughter's dog was visiting, she saw Rosie having a frap one day and thought "That looks like fun!" and joined in. She is huge - a rottie/huntaway cross and I had to stop the game straight away.

So that may be something to watch, if you have friends-with-large-dogs visiting.

[Mvons]

My brother is a wood refinisher/painter now in Antigo WI. He came out to put the finish on our new oak floor we installed upstairs living room.

The key is the finish. Yes pine is an exception being so soft. But out here most have oak if they get the real thing. Don't get me going on the laminate, clicky. click, plastic sounding floor my dog skidded on so much at my mom's.

If you are able to stay off the oak floor for a week and have several coats of urethane put on, each coat taking an additional day to dry, the floor will be incredible. I went with the gloss because it looks formal (at least one room looks nice now) and the finish withstood vomit and pee from my dog. Soda drinks are the only thing worse than pee on a finish. Dog nail scratches are no worse than the scratches you get from a rock caught in your heavily treaded shoe (rural area), or worse, chairs that are slid on the wood floor. We put runners for our heavy traffic area. Plan to refinish when it gets dull. Or we plan to do a light wet sanding and put a coat of finish every other year.

Now a 140 pound mastiff did gouge clear through the finish to my brother's floor. So he had to sand a lot before refinishing for his move. But a light weight corgi should only gouge the finish if you have a good finish.

I'm thrilled to read a corgi can adjust to the slick surface because chase is too fun a game to miss.

We called FRAP the corgi run. We could yell out Hey! and she would do another run. Glad it was only 2 months before her death that she stopped.

Merrie

[Clogs]

Originally Posted by Mvons

We called FRAP the corgi run. We could yell out Hey! and she would do another run. Glad it was only 2 months before her death that she stopped.

Merrie

Hah! I'd never heard the term "FRAP" before I joined here.

We call it "rockets" as in "Rosie's got the rockets again." And yes, we could induce both of ours to frap by calling "Rockets!" Not that any encouragement was/is needed....

[Louwants]

I'm like Corgimum when the two of mine get frapping. I am either up against the wall or if sitting, pulling my feet up quick!!!

Duncan is usually the insigator of the fraps. He runs up to Chloe and does several chest slams to get her going. Then it's a free-for-all. This happens at least twice a day inside, and at least once a day outside.

[turkeylegs]

Is chest slamming a corgi trait? Joni does it when she's really riled up - to her dog friends and to us sometimes when we're sitting on the couch. I wonder if it's a herding tactic. =)

[Peggy]

Originally Posted by MrsGrace

Do dogs only Frap in pairs? Or even as "only dogs" will they do the crazy running thing?

Depends on the dog. Contrary to popular belief some of them never frap. Some are very serious and can't be bothered with such nonsense.

Yes, some will frap by themselves. If they enjoy doing it they will, don't need company to be wild and crazy!

Peggy

[Peggy]

Originally Posted by turkeylegs

Is chest slamming a corgi trait? Joni does it when she's really riled up - to her dog friends and to us sometimes when we're sitting on the couch. I wonder if it's a herding tactic. =)

While a lot of corgis do it, so do a lot of other breeds.

And no it's not a herding tatic. It wouldn't be good to have the dog chest slamming the livestock. Cattle would not like it and it would most likely scare sheep.

It's a way that dogs play. I've seen wolves do it. (On tv of course.)

Peggy