help my doggie is being territorial what do i do?

Question

i have a pembroke welsh corgi who turned a year in july. my grandma lives close to me & when i go over i normally take him.well here lately he's gotten to where he will just walk over which is fine there is no traffic & it is a dirt road. he has just decided to take care of my grandma kinda sweet i guess but anyway when i went over the other day i tried to sit on the couch & he was already up there & he went baslistic there was plenty of room but he started growling & snappind & trying to bite me why does he do this it worries me i don't want to get bit & i love him so i don't want to get rid of him! what should i do?

Answer 1

Corgis are a 12 inch high dog developed to boss around a ton of bull so they have egos way bigger than their size. If he thinks he can boss you around you have a problem. In big capital letters FIND A BASIC OBEDIENCE CLASS. It's hard to maintain the illusion of being the boss of the human while sitting & downing on command. Many basic classes are quite reasonable in cost .Low cost ones are becomming more common as adult night classes at schools & sr centers. Petsmats have classes - not always the best but better than none.
For the imedate problem of guarding the sofa, the spray bottle (water pistal works too) is a very good idea.
Also a good idea for a dog who's guarding a treasure (in this case the sofa but it could be a toy or a bone) - remove the dog from the treasure not the treasure from the dog - IE: put a leash on him & lead him off the sofa (or away from the bone)......
This does NOT sound to me to be a dangerous dog - just one who's been allowed to thinks he's king of the world - so demote him don't get rid of him.

Answer 2

This sounds like a perfectly fine dog who despertely needs some training. Is this your dog? Then you have to be this dog's pack leader. The first thing this dog needs is a LOT of exercise. Then he needs discipline which means rules. Do not ever tolerate growling or snapping or biting from a dog. Put him on a leash, and any time he growls, tell him no very firmly. You may have to withhold affection for a time with this dog. Only pet and talk to him when he's behaving. Reward him with tons of praise for behaving.

You need to sit on this couch first and not let the dog up. When he behaves, call him up. Make sure he know that sitting on the couch is not his right but a privilege and you are the one who allows him up. Get control of this dog now before he becomes worse.

Answer 3

There could have been something going on, that you were not aware of.

Perhaps there was something within the cushions of the sofa that your baby was after, or something to him that he was guarding, and when you sat down, it frightened him. Dogs have a natural instinct, and stimuli to chase and catch things.

The vast majority of dogs are safe, reliable companions. But even a friendly dog may bite if surprised, guarding, threatened, angry, afraid, and hurt in some way that causes pain or irritability. Which makes me wonder if he was somehow injured, crossing the road.

Lastly, Spaying or neutering your dog reduces aggression, especially in males. Un-neutered dogs are more than 2.6 times more likely to bite than neutered dogs.

Do not put him down like suggested above, this seems to be the first time he did this, so give him a chance.

Answer 4

we had to put our dog to sleep last year because of aggression problems. he was a bordercollie/australian shepherd/blue heeler so he was all herding breeds. He was so sweet to us but was very territorial and aggressive towards people he didnt know well. as hard as we tried we culdnt do anything about it and the vet said we should put him to sleep. but in that case is was because of his breed. i dont think that is the case so hold off on that. this could be because the chair he was sitting in was a certain territory of his that no matter who it was that would try to take "his" chair he would have growled or snapped trying to defend himself. maybe he felt threatened at the moment and that is why. no one can tell you why he did that just give you their best guess. has your dog done this more than once? if so you should consider each situation and see if it him or you and make a decision based off of if he is aggressive towards you or everyone as well. if this is the only time hes done that and he is fine next time you see him.. dont worry about it... it was a one time thing. any other questions.... ask your vet. they know alot about this stuff. ;) good luck! <3
ali

Answer 5

If your dog is going nuts, you have to put it down. There is too much of a danger of the dog attacking your grandma.

You aren't doing anyone a favor by keeping a potentially dangerous animal alive. If you can live with the fact your dog might someday tear your grandma up, let her keep the dog.

Realistically, the dog needs to be put to sleep for everyone's safety. Either that, or get a really good insurance policy, you'll need it.

Answer 6

Try wearing gloves and taking him by his collar then tie him up for a little while. Or u could call ur dog and if he comes to you without biting or having an attitude give him a treat.

Good luck

Answer 7

Have a squirt bottle of water handy when he does this. Sounds like he is getting very protective of Grandma.

Answer 8

WHEN HE'S NEXT TO YOUR GRANDMA LEAVE HIM ALONE - OR ELSE SPEND SOME BIG BUCKS ON DOG TRAINING

Answer 9

no idea