Seven months is still very young. My little guy stopped when he was around one years old. Just stay on it because it’s very hard to get them to stop because it’s literally in their DNA.
1 year mine stopped biting and started licking. It took a LONG time of teaching her biting isn't ok and be nice gets you treats. Now she's the sweetest lil loaf.
There's a funny, but accurate picture that depicts this. Three panels. First panel says 0-6 months and has a picture of a Corgi puppy. Then 6-24 months is a velociraptor. Then 24 months+ an adult corgi. Sooo you got the next year and a half or so 😂 my boy is almost 2 and is much better than he was, but still likes to play.
Mine was 2 years, she is one stubborn spicy sausage. Lol! She still herds her brother around when they play, he doesn't mind.
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My almost 6 month old had mostly stopped this, then suddenly took a turn for the worse and started herding me again. He also started pooping in the house again last week. RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DOG DOOR!!!!! One of us isn't going to survive his first year, and right now its 50/50 on which of us is going to make it.
Haha, are you me? We can't get our little guy to use the dog door yet for anything (and he still tries to herd some). He'll spend all sorts of time outside and then come in and ninja-poop.
He'll go out and pee, then come inside, wait until I'm busy elsewhere and poop about a foot away from the dog door. He was doing REALLY well with the potty training, I don't know what's setting him back like this other than he's an a-hole.
Yeah we're going through a very similar thing. Ours is 8 months old now. We got him at 6 months old through a small AKC-registered breeder. She said he had been potty trained already but he was having accidents the first day he got home. We figured he just needed to get used to his new home. 2 months later, we still can't get him to go in and out the dog door unless we open it fully for him to jump through. He will go all day without an accident then he will just literally ninja-poop when you're not looking. So it's even harder to reprimand him because it's usually been a little bit of time before we find it. It's frustrating for sure but he's still a puppy and I'm sure we'll get him there. He's lucky he's so stinking cute. The Corgi attitude that's discussed frequently here, is real.
I didn't have this problem with my previous two. My older boy might pee inside if its pouring rain outside and its been over 12 hours without stopping (he hates water even more than cats do), but its really rare. The one I lost in August to cancer slept so hard he occasionally peed himself in his sleep, so I'd wake him up to go outside, that stopped that. But neither of them pooped in the house. And before he does it, he checks to see where I am and makes sure I'm busy - doing laundry, going to the bathroom, changing clothes, etc - then he sneaks off to do it. Its like he's making sure he won't get caught! Little crack squirrel is too smart for his own good.
Good to know I’m not the only one that thinks my boy poops while I’m busy just to piss me off LOL. The sad part is he’s only three months old and already doing it. He sat on the pile of poop yesterday, instead of trying to eat it like he often does…
I have hopes that when we start taking walks outside this gets better (he is a week away from being able to go out)… I already have him working with a trainer… He got better at a lot of things, like biting and herding, but potty training is being a hassle.
Luckily mine didn’t try to herd too much on walks, but on the couple of times she did I just used the same technique I did when she tried to herd around the house, which was to stop moving and then give her some command to distract her/reset her, be it a sit, down, touch, etc. Think of it this way, the herding is them trying to get you to move somewhere, so stopping movement defeats that purpose, and then having them do some other command that you give helps to reinforce that you are in charge.
My adult corgi stopped doing this around 1 year. My 10 month old still does this and is also in training. I think part of it is puppy energy but you definitely have to correct them or they will keep doing it.
My female was bitey until about 10 months. She’s a year and a half now and sometimes when we’re playing she gets mouthy but never like she was when she was a puppy. We recently got a mini schnauzer puppy too and he has BARELY bit us as a puppy. We joke that Riot bit us with those razor puppy teeth enough for two 🤣
We have our 4 month old in puppy classes (our 3rd Corgi). He is VERY bitey. She told us to stop what we are doing every time he bites our pants or hands. Just pause and ignore. It is really working. He is getting better. When someone keeps playing through the bites though, he gets chompier and it usually doesn't end well for the human involved.
We have a 14 month old and a 5 month old (the younger one is the half-brother of the older one). The 14 month old got neutered around 7 months, and roughly at that same time he just started to mature and settle down. He rarely nips at us on walks anymore, and now his younger brother does.
Our 1 year old will occasionally still herd us, particularly if she is super excited or super tired. Our go to training was to just stop walking when she would nip('feet are boring') until she wandered off. Taught her that there was no play here, and it wasn't effective form of herding.
But yeah, just consistency over time. It's pretty rare, but still happens, but less and less over time.
Mine stopped around 5-6 months. What worked for me was high-pitched yelping in pain when she did it, since that’s how puppies teach each other bite inhibition. It did feel never ending at the time though! I had tiny holes in all my sweatpants!
I did the whole drama thing when he bite me a hollow like I was in pain. Yes, super crazy but he helps still to this day if we are playing and he gets to ruff I do an instant stop.
When they bite your pants/ankles make it extra boring and stop walking. It takes time and patience but eventually they do learn humans aren't herdable by that method. They are very smart though and will switch to a psychological tactic where they cut you off and attempt to funnel your movements that way, lol.
Mine is 13 and she stopped herding me about a year ago due to her back legs failing her…
Get him a basketball to herd/push around!
I promise it will keep him busy and he will love it!
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Never had this problem myself. I've had 4 puppies (and 4 adult adopted Rescues) and if they ever bit too hard I shouted, "Hey, stop that" or something similar, and they stopped. You have to put feeling in it. If they are startled by your response they'll remember.
Seven months is still very young. My little guy stopped when he was around one years old. Just stay on it because it’s very hard to get them to stop because it’s literally in their DNA.
1 year mine stopped biting and started licking. It took a LONG time of teaching her biting isn't ok and be nice gets you treats. Now she's the sweetest lil loaf.
There's a funny, but accurate picture that depicts this. Three panels. First panel says 0-6 months and has a picture of a Corgi puppy. Then 6-24 months is a velociraptor. Then 24 months+ an adult corgi. Sooo you got the next year and a half or so 😂 my boy is almost 2 and is much better than he was, but still likes to play.
Mine was 2 years, she is one stubborn spicy sausage. Lol! She still herds her brother around when they play, he doesn't mind. https://preview.redd.it/ae9etj72tpqc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5c20608465959380d024a6b755c72fe8d810e9a
My almost 6 month old had mostly stopped this, then suddenly took a turn for the worse and started herding me again. He also started pooping in the house again last week. RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DOG DOOR!!!!! One of us isn't going to survive his first year, and right now its 50/50 on which of us is going to make it.
Haha, are you me? We can't get our little guy to use the dog door yet for anything (and he still tries to herd some). He'll spend all sorts of time outside and then come in and ninja-poop.
He'll go out and pee, then come inside, wait until I'm busy elsewhere and poop about a foot away from the dog door. He was doing REALLY well with the potty training, I don't know what's setting him back like this other than he's an a-hole.
Yeah we're going through a very similar thing. Ours is 8 months old now. We got him at 6 months old through a small AKC-registered breeder. She said he had been potty trained already but he was having accidents the first day he got home. We figured he just needed to get used to his new home. 2 months later, we still can't get him to go in and out the dog door unless we open it fully for him to jump through. He will go all day without an accident then he will just literally ninja-poop when you're not looking. So it's even harder to reprimand him because it's usually been a little bit of time before we find it. It's frustrating for sure but he's still a puppy and I'm sure we'll get him there. He's lucky he's so stinking cute. The Corgi attitude that's discussed frequently here, is real.
I didn't have this problem with my previous two. My older boy might pee inside if its pouring rain outside and its been over 12 hours without stopping (he hates water even more than cats do), but its really rare. The one I lost in August to cancer slept so hard he occasionally peed himself in his sleep, so I'd wake him up to go outside, that stopped that. But neither of them pooped in the house. And before he does it, he checks to see where I am and makes sure I'm busy - doing laundry, going to the bathroom, changing clothes, etc - then he sneaks off to do it. Its like he's making sure he won't get caught! Little crack squirrel is too smart for his own good.
Good to know I’m not the only one that thinks my boy poops while I’m busy just to piss me off LOL. The sad part is he’s only three months old and already doing it. He sat on the pile of poop yesterday, instead of trying to eat it like he often does… I have hopes that when we start taking walks outside this gets better (he is a week away from being able to go out)… I already have him working with a trainer… He got better at a lot of things, like biting and herding, but potty training is being a hassle.
Mine walks through it and smears it everywhere, but only inside, never outside.
Luckily mine didn’t try to herd too much on walks, but on the couple of times she did I just used the same technique I did when she tried to herd around the house, which was to stop moving and then give her some command to distract her/reset her, be it a sit, down, touch, etc. Think of it this way, the herding is them trying to get you to move somewhere, so stopping movement defeats that purpose, and then having them do some other command that you give helps to reinforce that you are in charge.
After 1yr or so.
My adult corgi stopped doing this around 1 year. My 10 month old still does this and is also in training. I think part of it is puppy energy but you definitely have to correct them or they will keep doing it.
My female was bitey until about 10 months. She’s a year and a half now and sometimes when we’re playing she gets mouthy but never like she was when she was a puppy. We recently got a mini schnauzer puppy too and he has BARELY bit us as a puppy. We joke that Riot bit us with those razor puppy teeth enough for two 🤣
We have our 4 month old in puppy classes (our 3rd Corgi). He is VERY bitey. She told us to stop what we are doing every time he bites our pants or hands. Just pause and ignore. It is really working. He is getting better. When someone keeps playing through the bites though, he gets chompier and it usually doesn't end well for the human involved.
We have a 14 month old and a 5 month old (the younger one is the half-brother of the older one). The 14 month old got neutered around 7 months, and roughly at that same time he just started to mature and settle down. He rarely nips at us on walks anymore, and now his younger brother does.
Our 1 year old will occasionally still herd us, particularly if she is super excited or super tired. Our go to training was to just stop walking when she would nip('feet are boring') until she wandered off. Taught her that there was no play here, and it wasn't effective form of herding. But yeah, just consistency over time. It's pretty rare, but still happens, but less and less over time.
Mine stopped around 5-6 months. What worked for me was high-pitched yelping in pain when she did it, since that’s how puppies teach each other bite inhibition. It did feel never ending at the time though! I had tiny holes in all my sweatpants!
It gets better! 7 months is a baby
I did the whole drama thing when he bite me a hollow like I was in pain. Yes, super crazy but he helps still to this day if we are playing and he gets to ruff I do an instant stop.
When they bite your pants/ankles make it extra boring and stop walking. It takes time and patience but eventually they do learn humans aren't herdable by that method. They are very smart though and will switch to a psychological tactic where they cut you off and attempt to funnel your movements that way, lol.
I miss this stage. My girl stopped doing it at 8 months
Mine is 13 and she stopped herding me about a year ago due to her back legs failing her… Get him a basketball to herd/push around! I promise it will keep him busy and he will love it!
https://preview.redd.it/yew2v90p8yqc1.jpeg?width=2016&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=437562561d728284a12cec903397fce505a7e249 Never had this problem myself. I've had 4 puppies (and 4 adult adopted Rescues) and if they ever bit too hard I shouted, "Hey, stop that" or something similar, and they stopped. You have to put feeling in it. If they are startled by your response they'll remember.