male corgis attitudes

[Rustys mom]

hello..my name is Sue..i am the proud owner of Rusty..we live in northern calif, on a horse ranch..so he has plenty of room to run..hes a 8 month old pembroke welsh male.. Hes the first male ive had..and wow..lots of attitude problems to overcome..his stubborn streak..is wider than he is tall..lol.. in the spring of next year..i will breed him with my corgi sheltie mix female..out of those pups..i will keep one..then after Rusty has proven himself..i will offer him for stud. ide be interested in chatting with anyone else who is a first time male owner..and compare notes on attitude problems.

[tandemgal]

Hi Sue,


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[glencorgi]

Originally Posted by Rustys mom

hello..my name is Sue..i am the proud owner of Rusty..we live in northern calif, on a horse ranch..so he has plenty of room to run..hes a 8 month old pembroke welsh male.. Hes the first male ive had..and wow..lots of attitude problems to overcome..his stubborn streak..is wider than he is tall..lol..

Both my males and females have attitude, my boys are just sweeter about it.

in the spring of next year..i will breed him with my corgi sheltie mix female..out of those pups..i will keep one..then after Rusty has proven himself..i will offer him for stud.

Why? He's got an attitude that you are having a hard time coping and living with and that will be passed along to any offspring he might have. And may I gently ask why you are deliberately breeding mix breeds?

ide be interested in chatting with anyone else who is a first time male owner..and compare notes on attitude problems.

I suspect he has a harder edged temperament that he inherited from his parents, plus hitting adolescence and neutering would help calm his bum down quite a bit.

Debbie

[milosmom]

My little guy is pretty easy going and mellow. I've read and heard from some Corgi breeders that the boys are more laid back than the girls....the girls tend to be little bossypants. Milo does want to be dominant, but he is not aggressive towards any other animal or person. When I say he wants to be dominant, I mean that when he encounters other dogs, sometimes he tries to climb up on them and stand on top of them!! He once tried to climb on top of a Bouvier des Flanders in an obedience class Thank goodness the Bouvier was mellow too and didn't seem to mind.
However, Milo gets bossed around by the cat. She rules the roost and he obeys.

[milles2]

I would describe Tucker's personality as this: It's Tucker's world and we are just here as his guests.

He doesn't have to necessarily be dominant or alpha, but he will manipulate things until he gets what he wants. In agility, he knows a better course to run than the instructor does. If he's being asked to obey/do something he will act totally put upon, do whatever, then th second you look away, return to what he was doing. He is very deliberate. He knows right and wrong but remorse is not in his repertoir.

[Dillydoodle]

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[Chip's Mom]

Welcome Rusty's Mom

I have Chip a little boy pem and he is the sweetest thing. He stands on my two large dogs but it is only to reach something and needs the extra height. Chip's motto is "he justs wants to have fun" and is contented to let the two females here spoil him. I am curious as to why you want to breed your purebred corgi with a corgi mix. I had a corgi mix for almost 15 years and he was the greatest dog but I always hate to see more mixes come into the world because it is so hard to find good, loving homes for them and so many end up in shelters.

[milosmom]

Originally Posted by milles2@rpi.edu

I would describe Tucker's personality as this: It's Tucker's world and we are just here as his guests.

He doesn't have to necessarily be dominant or alpha, but he will manipulate things until he gets what he wants. In agility, he knows a better course to run than the instructor does. If he's being asked to obey/do something he will act totally put upon, do whatever, then th second you look away, return to what he was doing. He is very deliberate. He knows right and wrong but remorse is not in his repertoir.

I love the first line!! I think cats tend to think that way most of all
Your Tucker is clearly a clever little corgi!

[Michael Romanos]

Pem Corgis have 'attitude' and Pem Corgis are stubborn. That is part of being a Pem Corgi. If attitude means something more sinister and stubbornness means an undisciplined Corgi then it is the owner/trainer who needs a shake up. When Taylor doesn't want to leave a park or go off in a certain direction or depart from one of his family, he will tell you by lying down and refusing to move. That's attitude and that is stubbornness. But I can live with it and use alternative measures. At a park he also sometimes gets preoccupied and refrains from coming when called because he is king of his 'patch.' Again I use alternative measures. But these things apart, Taylor does some amazing self-taught and learnt things and I have encouraged him to have choices.

I recall years ago when I had two conformation show champion Corgis who were billed as stud dogs, that breeders encouraged me to let them gain experience first by mating with any mix breed whose owner was willing for it to occur. It never happened but I can say that both performed up to scratch when the proper occasion arose.

[Chip's Mom]

Did they not have any regard for the puppies that came out of this "gaining experience" that sounds a little irresponsible to me on the breeder's part.

[corgimom]

I was going to ask the same thing you did Bonnie.

[Michael Romanos]

I can't answer that. But unwanted puppies is not anywhere near the problem in NZ as it is in the USA.

[glencorgi]

I "get" it. A very "old school" animal husbandry practice no doubt. Not that I agree with it, but I "get" it.

Debbie