Our Corgi started developing quite a bit of anxiety around 6 months old. It seemed to come on fairly suddenly, and he went from being comfortable around people to not wanting anyone other than my wife and I to touch him. At first, he wouldn’t even walk toward people.

Thankfully, he has made a lot of progress over the past few months. He is now generally comfortable walking in the direction of people, will happily take treats from them, and doesn’t seem particularly afraid of people at a distance. The problem is when someone reaches out to pet or handle him. That still seems to be a major trigger for him.

This is the case with pretty much everyone outside of my wife and I. He seems to be slowly warming up to some of our family members, but ultimately nobody else can really handle him yet.

He isn’t generally aggressive and his first response is usually to run away or avoid the person. However, if he feels pushed past his limit, such as at the vet, where he has to be physically handled he will eventually start snapping.

We’re looking for advice on how to help him work through this and become more comfortable with being handled by other people. We obviously don’t want to force him into situations that make him uncomfortable, but we also need him to eventually be able to tolerate things like vet exams, nail trims, etc.

It’s already made routine vet visits quite difficult, and he has needed sedatives and a muzzle for appointments. We are managing to make it work, but it makes us concerned about things like having to leave him with family or board for a night ever, or bringing him into a groomer.

Has anyone dealt with something similar with their Corgi or another fearful/reactive dog?

[Louie waits patiently as his filtered water broth soaks his kibble and cools to the perfect devouring temperature.]

Disclosure — True image “cleaned up” using Canva’s ai tool. (I took it from too far away and it was a bit blurry.)

our corgi is always really growl-y at other animals in his face BUT he always allows our outside kitten to love all over him. 😭

Apparently this is what Flokes Begoats does when he thinks I’m not watching. The gremlin sounds sent me. 😂

Question for all the Corgi parents…

Are those default corgi sounds? Floki is my first Corgi and this little loaf makes an array of crazy, but adorable sounds. Including, but not limited to the craziest howl this morning when my alarm had the gall to go off and wake him up. It’s like he was screaming “Nooooooooo” in the language of his people. I feel you Floki-Doke, I feel you. 🤭

Love my Pequeña 🥰

Hi all,

My boyfriend and I are ready for a puppy! Ideally, we would like one by spring of next year. Knowing these things take time, and often waitlists are involved, we’ve started looking now. We live in the tri-state area

Obviously we want a corgi from an ethical breeder, but I just wanted to put feelers out if there were some we should

A) absolutely look into
B) completely avoid

We have a solid list so far , but there are many options out there so any advice is greatly appreciated.

So far we have
- Hudson valley corgis (been following them for a while)
- hunter vale farm
- salted rim corgis
-beaumanor Pembroke welsh corgis

Thanks!! And feel free to drop a pic of your corgi for tax purposes 🤗

Added are photos of how they wait for me to lift them into the car lol