“It has to do with your tone of voice! Dogs respond to the tone not the words!” How many times have you heard that in the past? I’ve heard it many times. Most often in reference to the way a…
Freestyle Shaping
Materials: 1 kitchen chair 1 bored corgi in need of entertainment Handful of dog kibble or small treats 1 tired human 1 comfortable sitting place for tired human preferably warm and with cozy blankets Goal: entertain corgi in silliness and…
BFFs
Tom, Zora, Rosie Poodle and Dulce Spaniel. All we need is Rock-It Lab to complete the crew. I love that my dogs have friends. And that these dogs in particular are all friends. Happy to walk together, happy to hang…
Corgi and…
“Your dog, it’s a corgi and…” “Is that a border collie corgi mix?” “The queen has those dogs!” “I’ve never seen a black and white one, are you sure she’s a corgi?” “A korki?” And so many more. So to…
Neighborhood Watch
Did I mention she’s a busy body?
Busy Body Tattle Tale
Corgis are notorious control freaks. Nosy control freaks. Want to know everyone’s business and what’s going on and why weren’t they informed gosh darn it!?! And rules, oh the rules! The glee they get when someone is breaking the rules!…
Do Corgis Shed a Lot?
You be the judge… Granted, this quantity is only about twice a year non stop for a couple of weeks. Thank goodness!
Agility Trial Routines
I’m a rather routine, predictable person. I find routines comforting and reassuring. I like having plans. It’s harder to get lost, lose things and be forgetful when life is orchestrated with many patterns. It’s no surprise I have any number…
Learning Styles
What’s your dog’s learning style? What’s yours? Do you ever think about those factors before taking a class or training your dog? I’ve learned over the years, many people don’t. I used to ask each and every one of my…
Trade!
This happened yesterday. OMG these dogs are ridiculous. (Note there is plenty of anthropomorphizing in this post for humor’s sake mostly) Rock-It minding her own business chewing a toy on the dog bed Zora “I want that” Rocky “yea whatever”…