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Big Muddy rancher
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Oldtimer
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Faster horses
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Hanta Yo
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Chuckie
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Location: northeast nebraska
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Chuckie
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Hanta Yo
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hanta yo--first, i truly know nothing about corgis and how they work cattle. with that said-i thought they were heeler-type dogs, not bull dogs!!
is how yours works them simply unique to your dog, or is it a breed characteristic i just never "herd" of  educate me--i can always use more!
THMW--would you share a couple of those sites with us? i, for one, would enjoy checking them out. thanks in advance! |
Chuckie,
We've talked to a number of people who own Corgis, it is a Corgi trait to go for the cow's head, whether to bite them in the nose or whatever. Our Corgi doesn't inflict any damage (just irritates the cows), but I think the Corgi likes to count coup. He also gets tired of cows curiosity, he is so short they try to smell him to figure out what he is, then he bites them in the nose. We as owners try to put a halt to this behavior. I think they just try to do whatever it takes to NOT let the cows know they can get the best of them just cuz they're short. 
This Corgi is one of the smartest dogs I've ever had. He would speak people if he could. He does let us know when he wants something, he sits on his hiney, hind legs sticking out in front for balance, puts his two front paws together and moves them up and down. Like a begging position, but he is trying to tell us something and we usually figure it out. As TTB says, they are such people dogs and family dogs if I didn't have cows I would probably still own a Corgi. Just think, my spouse and daughter had to work on me for a YEAR to get me to allow them to purchase a Corgi. Glad I caved in 
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Chuckie
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Hanta Yo
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Chuckie,
Glad to oblige. I, too, hope your rhubarb "took". If not, there's plenty more where they came from. I feel sorry for the cows when they just want to sniff our Corgi and all they get is a bite in the nose for their efforts
I can imagine what it looked like when your cat attacked the Doberman. Kinda reminds me of the Pinion Jay story. We get Pinion Jays here, they show up in the morning to eat all the dog food and cat food and bird food and whatever else they can pillage. Anyway, one of our cats decided to "catch" one to eat it. Had it down on the ground, the Pinion Jay was squawking up a storm, 5 more Pinion Jays came to the rescue and forced the cat to let their buddy go. My, oh, my, I laughed so much, the poor cat never took on another Pinion Jay, and word must have gone 'round to the other cats cuz they have never attempted to bother the birds. If I had that on video tape I probably would have won the $10,000 world's funniest videos. They'll be eating their food and step aside and let the birds eat their food. Go figure 
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theHiredMansWife
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Location: southwest corner of the Sandhills
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When we need a dog, we're usually covering some miles. Even our border collie gets pooped out after a long day...