My new dog

@Aneeda72 You're 300 % right.
Around the 2 year age is the age of settling down some and mature enough for some serious training.
Love the sock happening.
I would just bring Micki..... Corgis have their own socialism all their own......when Corgis are together, they know they're Corgis.
Hard to believe.......it's one of those situations that......you have to be there to see type things.
No, i don't know much about service canine training, except from what i've read, and learned there's a lot to training service dogs.
Not sure if i mentioned this before..... was shortly after when Micki turned 2, is when we started classes.
One very important thing we learned right off the bat, was attention behavior.

Love hearing about Bella returning your sock.
 

Potty training has taken a turn for the worst 🤦🏻‍♀️. She was doing so well and now seems to have forgotten that she is supposed to go outside. She used to run to the door when she had to go, or a single bark, now it’s just play, then squat.

Not sure why the back tracking has occurred except she is awake more, and playing more, and doesn’t want to take the time to have to go outside. Will have to ask the trainer what she thinks. Wednesday, at Petsmart, she whined to go out. But at the house, nope.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Potty training has taken a turn for the worst 🤦🏻‍♀️. She was doing so well and now seems to have forgotten that she is supposed to go outside. She used to run to the door when she had to go, or a single bark, now it’s just play, then squat.

Not sure why the back tracking has occurred except she is awake more, and playing more, and doesn’t want to take the time to have to go outside. Will have to ask the trainer what she thinks. Wednesday, at Petsmart, she whined to go out. But at the house, nope.
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Don't think it's anything serious.....She is very young.....
Break in training, not unusual.
Her routine has changed some.
If she persists for a while.......maybe check for bladder infection.

For the nipping at feet / legs, corgis have herding gene.......that kind of behaviour could be she's herding you.

I see her legs are being that of a healer, longer.......she portrays facial features of a healer.

Bella, you're growing into a fine little girl.
 
If only-at one time this would have made my back feel so much better, but no longer. Shift his front paws to right on your/my spine and that is where my three fractured vertebrae are. They have never stopped hurting and, occasionally, a disc gets pinched and the screaming starts. Not kidding about the screaming. @MickaC

The food bowl aggression is about 75% over, although we can touch her while she eats, she is uncomfortable when we do so and it still makes her eat faster. I told husband he was rushing her and to stop. It will end in its own time.

That said, she has gone back to eating less. When she got food aggressive she ate more as she was afraid the food would run out. Now she is reassured, and starting leaving food in the bowl so we give her less. Have not given her a chewie again but I will.

😂. I need to loosen her collar again.
 
Bought her an igloo dog house which, of course, she refuses to go in. This morning I went out and put real chicken bits in the front of it. Hopefully she will smell them and go in a little to eat them. I have had only one dog smart enough to use a dog house and that was an Aussie-poodle mix who went in his house when he was cold, it was raining, or he was not.

I hope she learns to use it. I removed the chair she likes to sit under to encourage the use of the dog house, but, since it’s raining, I may have to put the chair back. Silly puppy.

Husband played fetch with her outside yesterday and she brought the ball back, dropped it between his feet, 23 times. 😍. Really excited that she is doing this. We play fetch with her three times a day still and this will increase as time goes by.

He went out and raked the yard again, hopefully getting up more of the junk she likes to pick up and chew, especially wood pieces which she likes to eat. Not good at all. @Aunt Marg -this is another thing puppies and dogs do. They eat wood, flowers, roses, broken glass, wires, and most anything they can get in their mouth they will swallow.

Including socks, socks seems to be a favorite of theirs, the stuffing they tear out of their toys, batteries, bottle caps, fabric,-a dog will eat most everything they can. Course if you die alone, with just your dog, they will eat you. 😂😂😂
 
The golden retriever next door will get a tree branch and chew it up in pieces, but spits the pieces out, 😂. Never seen a dog that would chew but now swallow.

Bella still zooms around the yard and if I stand in one place for what she thinks is too long, she still runs circles around me.

While Hellers do not like to cuddle or be petted a whole lot, I read that Heelers are “Velcro dogs” and Bella is certainly a Velcro dog. Most dogs, when the door is open, bolt out of it. Bella does not. I have to go out first. In fact, my husband has a hard time getting Bella to go out the door with him and I often have to go with or he has to pick her up and carry her out.

But her corgi side is starting to come out as well. She has never been much for being petted, and this is another reason I chose this combination because with my OCD I am not big on petting or cuddling with a dog. Lately, she wants to be petted a bit, and I let her.

She is really into to tummy rubs. However, husband will sit and pet a dog for a half hour or more. No one has to worry, she will get as much or as little petting as she wants/needs. And tons of attention since we are both home 24/7 with her.
 
I found this website call Pet Helpful when continuing to look for help in stopping Bella’s biting which runs hot and then cold. It was so spot on with issues I have been having I recommend it, even though I’ve only had time to read the stopping your heeler puppy from biting part.

I was really impressed when it talked about how heelers easily learn chain behaviors. I have not heard that expression used before in regards to dogs, but it perfectly described what I wrote about earlier concerning Bella‘s potty behaviors.

She was driving us nuts wanting to go out every few minutes and squeezing out a few drops of pee in order to get a treat for potty outside. This was a chained behavior she had learned. Now that I have stopped treating for potty outside, she has started going inside. 🤦🏻‍♀️

OMGOSH these dogs are so smart it’s scary. It talked about how the more excited a heeler is the harder it bites. Thats Bella. It also talked about other things and how they don’t work or might work. And that it’s really important to teach Bella to be calm as I already knew. I would recommend this site for anyone with a new puppy.

It makes me even happier that I choose a mixed breed rather than a full bred dog of either breed. I think I got the best of both breeds in Bella. I still keep thinking about a second pup, 😂 NO, Aneeda, NO!
 
Dog training went well. There was a new puppy in class, a cockapoo same size as Bella but very very shy. At the beginning of class we let them play, Bella all in, the other puppy not. He growled, tried to bite Bella, and seriously chased her off. She was like

hey, dude, just want to play. After an hour in class,and no threat from Bella, we again let them loose. He had warmed up to her and they started to play together. His mom was so very happy cause he’s a sad little guy. I told her corgis love other dogs and she only bites us 😂😂.

Bella did a great job of helping this puppy leave his moms side (first time he ever did) and learning to play. Both left worn out and Bella fell asleep right away in the car. We go back at 2:00 for her vet appointment and more shots.

She signaled once she needed to go out and potty, yay, the second time she peed on the floor boo. He peed on the floor as well. 😂😂😂
 
Puppy bite is now infected as of yesterday. Went to instant care. You would think Cujo bit half my hand off. In any event, got an antibiotic cream. Did not get the oral meds until I check with my doctor as the doctor I saw was not sure I could take them 🤦🏻‍♀️. Sent my doctor a message this morning.

She was wearing three masks, one of the masks was an N95, and a face shield. 🙄. I would not describe her as one of the “medical heroes”. Who needs three masks and a face shield? She was a hands off doctor stay six feet away as well.

I wonder how she dresses to go to the grocery store? 😳 😂
 
My frustration over Bella peeing in the house because, I am sure, I stopped treating her for peeing out reached a new level. Play time in the house was cut very very short. In fact it ended after she peed on the carpet again.

She likes to pee on the dinning room carpet for some reason, so frustrating. I am going to have to bring the inside puppy pen back in and set it up to limit her access. Until she starts wanting to go outside again.

She is using her dog house YAY. A dog, using a dog house, shows a high level of intelligence IMO. She is only the second dog we’ve owned to figure out if you go o to the dog house you stay dry. We have had in the last 3 days rain, freezing rain, snow, frozen snow, and sleet.

She is biting less and when we do an activity if she is super exciting or angry I put a glove on one hand. She loses patience quickly with getting her leash on during the day and starts to bite so glove on. Also during leave it take it training-glove on. She is generally no problem with treats and when super excited her teeth might touch you, but she is not trying to bite.

I am taking all the medications for my puppy bite. 2 oral prescriptions for 7 days and a cream. The redness has faded a lot. I just started the second prescription this morning as it causes issues with your stomach and I have enough issues with my stomach.

She now loves play fetch, or getting the treats 😂, and will not only bring all the balls back but has started picking up her toys and bring them to me for a treat 😍, so cool.

She did fine at the vets, no problem with vaccines yet. She has the lime, the flu, 1 more general, one one specialized, and rabies to get before 4/6 when she goes to board and train. Then when we get her back she gets spayed. Puppies we’re on my bucket list, but I’ve crossed that off. Too much work.
 
I take sulfameth/trimethroprim 800/160 mg, twice a day. Metronidazole 500 mg, 3 times a day. This med makes you feel like crap. Mupirocin cream on wound twice a day. I had to cancel my spinal pain shot as cannot get if while I have an infection. 🤦🏻‍♀️
 
Aneeda72 said:
My frustration over Bella peeing in the house because, I am sure, I stopped treating her for peeing out reached a new level. Play time in the house was cut very very short. In fact it ended after she peed on the carpet again.

She likes to pee on the dinning room carpet for some reason, so frustrating. I am going to have to bring the inside puppy pen back in and set it up to limit her access. Until she starts wanting to go outside again.

She is using her dog house YAY. A dog, using a dog house, shows a high level of intelligence IMO. She is only the second dog we’ve owned to figure out if you go o to the dog house you stay dry. We have had in the last 3 days rain, freezing rain, snow, frozen snow, and sleet.

She is biting less and when we do an activity if she is super exciting or angry I put a glove on one hand. She loses patience quickly with getting her leash on during the day and starts to bite so glove on. Also during leave it take it training-glove on. She is generally no problem with treats and when super excited her teeth might touch you, but she is not trying to bite.

I am taking all the medications for my puppy bite. 2 oral prescriptions for 7 days and a cream. The redness has faded a lot. I just started the second prescription this morning as it causes issues with your stomach and I have enough issues with my stomach.

She now loves play fetch, or getting the treats 😂, and will not only bring all the balls back but has started picking up her toys and bring them to me for a treat 😍, so cool.

She did fine at the vets, no problem with vaccines yet. She has the lime, the flu, 1 more general, one one specialized, and rabies to get before 4/6 when she goes to board and train. Then when we get her back she gets spayed. Puppies we’re on my bucket list, but I’ve crossed that off. Too much work.
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Aneeda....just read this and i saw the word spayed....and developed panic......how old is Bella going to be when you have her spayed.
 
Having her potty before she comes in the house, then letting her play for about 20 minutes then taking her out for potty is avoiding potty in house and lets her zoom around inside. She has developed her own zoom course.

Runs down the length of the room under and through dinning chair legs, then runs to my bedroom, runs back to dining room, circles under dinning room table by the kitchen door, runs back. Sometimes she stops to play with her toys. 😂

Have been working on fetch, which she has nailed, and less on her other lessons since she was groomed today and had a shot Saturday. Don’t want to over stress her. She takes a ball into her dog house, which is round, and chases it around in a circle while barking at the ball. She sounds like she is having a total blast. 🤣

Soaked her leash in lemon, I read that dogs don’t like the taste. Hopefully she will stop biting the leash while I am putting it on. It’s hard to get the leash on. Her new collar is much better and has a larger hook so that is helping as well.
MickaC said:
Please don't be offended.......
Younger than six months is far too young.
All her growing isn't done, even at six months now is iffy.
Please think about this, before the spayed.
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All dogs that are going to be fixed, are usually fixed before 6 months in this state. In fact, a puppy taken to the humane society is fixed as young as 8 weeks so they can be adopted out. You are concerned, I think, about the controversy over fixing a dog before the growth plates close. I did a lot of research on this issue when I had the larger dogs.

I decided to have the dogs fixed and saw no ill effects. I especially want Bella fixed as I think/hope it will calm her down. I also see I forgot to respond to something else you said about Bella having longer legs than a corgi.

I do not have a purebred corgi, but I would agree with you. Bella LOOKS like a corgi, everyone thinks she is a corgi, but I believe Bella would consider herself to be an Australian Cattle Dog, commonly know as a red heeler. 😍. Although, she does have some corgi traits, I suppose.

She has never shed a hair. 😂. In choosing between her more corgi like sister and herself, I think I made the right choice. I would have hated all that shedding. She will blow her coat twice a year which is enough shedding for me.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Having her potty before she comes in the house, then letting her play for about 20 minutes then taking her out for potty is avoiding potty in house and lets her zoom around inside. She has developed her own zoom course.

Runs down the length of the room under and through dinning chair legs, then runs to my bedroom, runs back to dining room, circles under dinning room table by the kitchen door, runs back. Sometimes she stops to play with her toys. 😂

Have been working on fetch, which she has nailed, and less on her other lessons since she was groomed today and had a shot Saturday. Don’t want to over stress her. She takes a ball into her dog house, which is round, and chases it around in a circle while barking at the ball. She sounds like she is having a total blast. 🤣

Soaked her leash in lemon, I read that dogs don’t like the taste. Hopefully she will stop biting the leash while I am putting it on. It’s hard to get the leash on. Her new collar is much better and has a larger hook so that is helping as well.

All dogs that are going to be fixed, are usually fixed before 6 months in this state. In fact, a puppy taken to the humane society is fixed as young as 8 weeks so they can be adopted out. You are concerned, I think, about the controversy over fixing a dog before the growth plates close. I did a lot of research on this issue when I had the larger dogs.

I decided to have the dogs fixed and saw no ill effects. I especially want Bella fixed as I think/hope it will calm her down. I also see I forgot to respond to something else you said about Bella having longer legs than a corgi.

I do not have a purebred corgi, but I would agree with you. Bella LOOKS like a corgi, everyone thinks she is a corgi, but I believe Bella would consider herself to be an Australian Cattle Dog, commonly know as a red heeler. 😍. Although, she does have some corgi traits, I suppose.

She has never shed a hair. 😂. In choosing between her more corgi like sister and herself, I think I made the right choice. I would have hated all that shedding. She will blow her coat twice a year which is enough shedding for me.
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Thank you for your reply. I'm not picking at Bella's appearance.......she's a beautiful young lady.
We all have our own opinions, thank you for yours.
 
@MickaC I didn’t think you were picking on her looks, I agree with you. I think you have misunderstood what I said. I have never owned any other dogs except labs, poodles, and one Aussie poodle mix. I know nothing about corgis and heelers except what I’ve read.

I love Bellas coat. The poodle coat, everything sticks to it, the heeler coat everything runs off. She can be out in the rain and it’s like water off a ducks back. She plays for a couple of hours in the snow and is not covered in ice and snow. It’s great.

It snowed all night so we have quite a bit now. I put Bella out and she digs all her toys out of the snow. Then she tries to pick up her ball and take it into the dog house. 😂. The ball is covered in ice and while she can get hold of it, it slips out of her mouth. While I watched she was never able to get it onto the dog house.

Next time I checked on her, she was in the dog house with her face stuck out, watching the snow come down. I need to get a bed to put in the house next SSI check since my stimulus seems to be delayed 😂.

She is starting to like to be petted every now and then and more often. She never tries to mouth/bite when putting her in and out of her crate or puppy pen. Still have a problem with putting the leash on and off though. But she has come a long way and I am very happy with her progress.

We have been able to socialize her really well with adults, but due to the mouthing we do not let children pet her. We had hoped to socialize her more with dogs, but only one so far. We had hoped to take her to the park, but the weather has prevented that. 🤦🏻‍♀️

All things considered she is doing g great.
 

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