Grunting like a pig

[Delilah]

As a new (first time) owner of a young corgi I have a question. She often snorts and grunts like a pig - when she is cuddling, sleeping or just playing in general.....is this normal for corgis? First time I have ever had a dog do this and of course this is my first corgi. She has earned the nickname of "Miss Piggy" and that is only because of this sound. Yes, she is a gobbler of food, so she gets it in small increments. (per the instructions of my daugher - Checkers). The last thing I want to do is put her in any harms way. She has an appointment to have her hernia fixed and to be spayed the first week of February. She will almost be 6 months old then.

By the way - she is getting along great with the other dogs in our home - an older BIG black lab, 2 older chihuahuas - and with the cats. So funny to watch her reaction around the cats......I don't think she has figured out what they are yet! LOL (and yes, they are declawed!)

[Michael Romanos]

You are wonderful for declawing your cats. How very thoughtful and now it is perfect for a Corgi not to get a sharp, straying (or otherwise) claw in his/her delicate eye.
Just appreciate the funny noises Delilah makes - and don't discourage her. let her grunt and snort away. A lot of humans make funny sounds when they too are happy and laughing - and many resort to snorting. I suppose it is a nasal thing. Vey cute. She might become a snorer when she gets older - and that may be a bit of a nuisance if she sleeps anywhere close to you or other family members. There are treatments for snoring - but I don't know about grunting and snorting.

[emma]

He snorts and snuffles and snores and makes just about every crazy little noise. It is so cute! He does this when he is playing with the kitty, when he's playing in general, sleeping, cuddling, well always! He is definitely a snorer too. So far its not a problem even though he does sleep in my room. I wake up to his little snuffling sounds and it lulls me back to sleep.

[Dillydoodle]

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[milles2]

Lulu grunts like a little pig. Cracks me up. SHe has an amazing repertoir of wacky sounds.

Tuck is the strong silent type! Well, except for te barking.......

[Cheetah]

We live with a cat who still has all her toes and fingers (not declawed), and neither of our dogs have been injured. She is not allowed to mess with the dogs, and they are not allowed to mess with her. There are alternatives to declawing as well, such as "Soft Paws or "Soft Claws," which are rubber nail caps that you slip over the cat's extended claws. They can still claw things naturally, and retract their claws, but they just can't damage anything, and it doesn't involve amputating their body parts. Many vets here refuse to declaw now.

Shippo grunts too, like when I have him on his back clipping his toenails, or trimming his foot fur, etc. He's the first dog I've had that does that lmfao! But now I know that I'm not alone! >^^;< It really is funny. He does sound like a little piggy.

[Dillydoodle]

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[milles2]

My freind has a cockerpoo who will eat then come up to you and burp in your face. He just let's loose with this huge belch. It is soooooo disgusting! Thank God that's one trick my two have not yet mastered!

Lulu sighs a lot. Not a real sound just a very dramatic push of air. Life is so tuff for her!

[Fluffypants]

Jackie doesn't snort - but she DOES burp. That's when I call HER piggy!

Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

You are wonderful for declawing your cats. How very thoughtful

I doubt the cats would agree!

[Louwants]

Duncan snorts when he has a toy in his mouth and real excited! Mostly when I come home from work, he'll run and get a toy to take outside for us to play for a few minutes and snorts all the way to the door.

[Jespah]

Rupert is a symphony of sounds. When I come home from work I am treated to his full repertoire of resonance! I call them his baby gorilla noises, he chirps, gargles, yodels, yips, arrooooos and then for his encore it's usually a few sneezes.

Jemma hardly ever makes a sound and when she makes her sharp yip followed by a yodel I practically jump out of my skin from being startled!

I guess they balance each other out

[tandemgal]

Emma snores sometimes and makes grunt noises when she has a toy in her mouth, high yip bark, deranged monkey sounds when she hears high pitched chimes . Chloe doesn't snore or grunt but she makes all kinds of arroos, barks, and other noises - she loves to talk.

[ZdogZ]

Zia grunts, too. She has a low growl, a low bark, and a high shrill bark. She also burps very loudly! If Zip has a toy that she wants, she will lay down, nose to nose with him, and bark and bark and bark! She will also bark at you if you are not paying attention to her. I've noticed that at night (in bed) she will aggravate Zip until he finally jumps off the bed. After he jumps off, she climbs on my pillow and goes sound to sleep. Sounds like a spoiled brat to me!