collar training a corgi puppy

[chloe]

Love the picture of your Corgi!! How do you put it on this site?? )

[Chuckie]

chloe--yeah, attach the leash and just let her drag it. if you're outside, attach some lightweight clothesline to it (say 10-20 ft), then, she can never out-run you. this will be invaluable later on--she doesn't know that she can out-run you, and off-leash obedience will be easier.

here's how you do it: let her drag the leash inside (she'll get used to it), then, before you go outside, attach the long line. if she starts bailing on you outside, all you have to do is step on the end of the long line, and guess what? she stops!!!

or, you can hold the end of the line if you're not quick with your feet. i think the main thing with working with a long line is to 1) not give any verbal warnings, the point is that you want your dog to be watching you at all times. and 2) at least at first, make a short piece of line for them to carry on the collar all the time.

the dog doesn't know that it's a short piece, and you do have to put the long line on them when you go out, but usually they figure it out pretty quickly. just be consistent until they're solid on two things: they can't out-run you and 2) they WILL come when called (even if you have to drag them kicking and screaming--and a reward even at the end of this; you want the dog to want to come to you, therefore, the reward).

hope this helps a little...

[chloe]

Hi!
Thanks for the tips on leash training. We would love for her to run on the beach with us and our golden retriever, so this info will be great! We have been on three walks for far and she does better each time. Our golden just hangs with us wherever we go and we hope that Chloe will do the same. Thanks again!

[Faster horses]

Our daughter had a Corgi that disappeared, and she is pretty sure the dog was stolen as were others in that area.

Anyway, the reason I am mentioning it is the problem she had getting her to come when called. One day she was in the basement and the dog was on the top step. Our daughter called to her, wanting her to come down the steps. The dog ignored her as per usual. Only this time there was a little light rope for roping a little dummy steer right at hand. Our daughter picked up the rope and roped the dog around the neck. Said, "come" and pulled the dog down the steps. From then on she always came when called.

Must have been the suprise of being caught that got through to the dog.

[TXTibbs]

thats what i did to all my dogs i ever had if they wouldn't come when called. put a leash or rope on them and then call them and lightly tug for them to come and if it don't work, jerk them over to you. it don't take long for them to learn the "come here" command. My little corgi just learned that she can actually jump out of my pickup by herself. haha. I finally got sick of her making me lift her out so one day i pulled up in the driveway and then opened the door and left it and went in the house and left her alone in the 100+ degree pickup....so she either would jump out the open door or bake to death. She jumped