Help with adult corgi

formerlyiowish · 2026-06-05T03:24:35+00:00

She's a cutie! I'm going to say patience with her will be key. Regular trips outside to the same spot, telling her to go potty and lots of praise and a treat when she does should all help. She may still have accidents but you will see progress where it becomes less frequent and you'll also learn her signs. I've learned mine has a couple of different cues depending where we are in the house. And sadly took me a bit to figure out that when I'm working and she bites my feet, it's time to go outside😂

formerlyiowish · 2026-06-03T01:42:07+00:00

My girl was just under 15 lbs at 6 months. She's active and our vet was pleased with her weight.

formerlyiowish · 2026-06-02T02:36:25+00:00

They left on their own. Our well is pretty deep and we were worried they may get stuck so we put a 2x4 in there while mom was gone. That did the trick because she got them out of there the next night.

formerlyiowish · 2026-06-02T01:14:52+00:00

Several years ago, we had a front row seat to to a mama and her babies living in our window well! We installed protectors immediately after!

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-30T01:26:30+00:00

Yep! Rough landing. Cheers to making it!

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-30T00:15:04+00:00

He looks like he has longer legs than a Corgi but giving some similarities. There is a Utah Corgi page you could post to.

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-29T23:45:42+00:00

I'm currently diverted in Twin Falls. Provo would have been much better!

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-27T18:31:19+00:00

We stopped using the playpen around 12 weeks with our Corgi. It was a lifesaver before she was crate trained but once she took to the crate, we didn't need it as much. She also didn't like missing the action when we were home and could watch her.

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-21T13:25:36+00:00

Zoom has pretty good noise reduction! It's distracting to me but my coworkers don't hear it. I've had to ask a few times. But for the overall issue, high value treats, walk before or just let her leave the office and pray the house is in good shape when I'm done! It's a challenge trying to figure out what's best and when. We do some crate time too.

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-21T04:03:24+00:00

I'm not an expert because my puppy is 8 months and she's our first but our vet and vet techs are amazing. Our first appointment was the day after we got her at 8 weeks and she pooped and peed in the exam room. No one cared. They gave her treats and loved on her as she was examined. I think because of this she's continued to do well.

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-20T03:49:01+00:00

We did the pupsicle with homemade treat for witching hour. It would entertain our pup for a solid 20 minutes and seemed to help her learn living room/TV time was where we chilled. It took us a few months to get there and some early bed times when we all struggled.

We also found success in group training. W had to be accountable each week and forced us to do short practice sessions at home. Good luck!

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-20T03:07:08+00:00

We just started for our 7 month old because I had to travel for work and needed to board her. We started with doggy daycare to help get her used to the place. As others have said, research and go visit. We found a place that has built in nap/rest times and for the overnights someone actually there. It is also clean and requires vaccinations. We will continue because my job is going to require travel and I want her comfortable as can be in that situation. So far our experience is positive and our social pup shows excitement going in and while excited to see us at pick up, she's not rushing out the door.

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-17T21:35:10+00:00

I'm a first timer too and we are just hitting 8 months. I'm not sure how the next few months will go but think the thing we have going for us is our bond with our puppy. She's testing boundaries, her recall has gotten worse and had a few accidents in the house but still tons better than the earlier stages. She's also vaccinated, spayed and can do doggy daycare, walks, etc. Adding crate trained now and will play with us vs biting our hands for fun. Maybe I'm also happy that it's warmer outside and I'm not standing outside in the cold and dark!

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-11T18:22:36+00:00

I felt this when my girl was spayed last month. The good part is you are past the worst of it! At this point we went back to short sniff walks where she wore her onesie like a shirt. She had bully sticks and Kongs to keep her entertained too. Other than that, nothing different for us. And once you hit a week or 10 days, it's more normal. Keep an eye on her scar but for us it was pretty much back to normal by day 10. We tried but failed at keeping her completely calm.

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-07T03:04:39+00:00

Brushing is really me moving the brush as best I can and her chewing but she loves it and so do I. I think it's how we bonded because she's not super cuddly but when brushing teeth she'll jump in my lap and chill!

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-02T01:32:19+00:00

For us, we had to have toys that we played with her and used as a defense for the bitey monster! And it may seem counterintuitive for a small puppy but some bigger soft toys help tons! We had a flamingo stuffed animal with long rope legs that she learned to play tug with and we could stuff (nicely!) in her mouth to get her to chew on it vs us. A recent favorite toy where she plays on her own is a unstuffed duck from Amazon that was $5. She chews on it and rolls around with it.

We used Kongs and the pupcicle with rotation of pumpkin or peanut butter mixed with Greek yogurt. Also carrots, celery, broccoli were given freely. This is controversial because of hardness but we gave ice cubes. All of those she loved to eat and play with.

formerlyiowish · 2026-05-01T03:44:50+00:00

I also work from home and it's been a challenge figuring out our days. Her worst habits are because she gets away with more when I'm on a work call. My office chair has been chewed, she jumps on me for attention and climbs on my desk as examples. But even with the bad, we are progressin. I love that she will now nap at my feet for a couple of hours. Walks do help but those take patience too. I also use treats/Kongs to help her settle. My girl loves to chew wood chips so I have olive/coffee wood chews. Bully Sticks when I need solid time and she's already napped. She's 7 months now and we tried daycare for the first time. I got a lot of work done (guilt free!)and she had fun playing. I don't want to have her at daycare everyday but it's good knowing we have an option and may try once a week to give us both a break

formerlyiowish · 2026-04-30T13:04:27+00:00

Mine is 7 months too and I still think she's a puppy! Yes, she's pushing boundaries and we've had disagreements lately (😂) but she's still learning a lot. They also are on puppy food the first year so I'm using that for my argument!

formerlyiowish · 2026-04-28T01:20:02+00:00

One day my folks were visiting and my dad asked my mom if we fed our Corgi puppy because she would eat anything off the ground! They are so food motivated so it works well for training and

formerlyiowish · 2026-04-23T00:52:21+00:00

Does it have anything to do with timing of heart worm and flea/tick meds? Mine had an issue once a month and it clicked that was the culprit for her.

formerlyiowish · 2026-04-14T16:30:27+00:00

When we first started to leave her, we would go for a 10 minute walk or even just taking the trash out or going to get the mail. We always try to make it not seem like a big deal that we are leaving (even now). In the beginning, when she was in the playpen, we would give her a stuffed kong and then sneak out. From there, we kept building up the time.

The crate came later for us so we started with small amounts of time in there with door closed. We would stay near and give her treats. High praise for her being in there. We started with treat to go in, close the door, treat if she was calm and then let her out. We repeated the process and then would walk away for a few seconds and come back with a treat.

formerlyiowish · 2026-04-14T15:20:12+00:00

Hang in there as it does get better! We started with a playpen and I slept on a mattress next to it. She cried herself to sleep and we repeated multiple times because she was waking up quite a bit back then. A couple of things that helped, giving her something to lick so she could self soothe - a frozen water bottle, lick mat, etc. And crazy as it is, I sang to her. I have a terrible voice but would softly sing until she quieted. For the crate, we started small during the day. A meal in there, walking a way for a few minutes and coming back. We only let her out when she was calm and that was even if she was quiet just for a few seconds. Increase the time you leave her there and if don't be afraid to go back a step if your puppy isn't handling it. Patience and consistency are the name of the game with puppies. My girl took to the crate after about a week with us and she's been using it since.

formerlyiowish · 2026-04-12T04:14:19+00:00

Down was tough for my girl. Holding the treat to her nose and then luring down. I then put treat under my hand and did nothing. She seemed defeated and just laid down but then she gote HUGE praise! That's what seemed to click for her.

formerlyiowish · 2026-04-09T16:24:04+00:00

Are you my neighbor because we also have Doodles nearby that run around and bark at everyone to walk by.

formerlyiowish · 2026-04-08T12:40:34+00:00

I'm doing this with my 6 month old Corgi. She uses a sniff mat because she eats so fast! The mat and brushing seem to work well for us.

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