Notice: If your dog has already demonstrated serious aggressive behavior contact an Applied Animal Behaviorist.  This problem must be handled by a professional.

If you own a pushy corgi, try to impliment as many of the following suggestions as possible.  Suggestions #1, #2 and #3 are a must with any alpha want-a-be and introduce each suggestion one at a time.  It will take somewhere between 6 to 8 weeks before you see significant "attitude" changes so be patient.  Your furkid didn't become a bossy over night and developing a new relationship takes time.  There may be a possible increase in pushy behavior sometime during the change and it is called an "Extinction Burst" (see link in under #3).  This is normal and motivated by the dog's frustration when the "old" behavior no longer is no longer rewarded with the "old" response from you and your family.

Consistantancy is key to making these suggestions work.  Everyone in the household has to work on these suggestions or the pushy behavior will continue.

1. A complete Vet check to eliminate a physical cause (i.e. pain, blindness, metabolic). This step is a must before you start any behavioral training!<o:p></o:p>
2. Non-confrontational leadership exercises - Go to http://www.forpaws.org/articles/index.html and click on the link called How to be a good Alpha (Pack Leader).  The only two exercises I wouldn't do if there is any sign of aggression would be placing your hand on her muzzle and the belly rub.  Those can wait until later in the program.  I'd modify the "making the dog move" to making sure the dog is on lead and using the lead to move the dog. <o:p></o:p>
3. "Nothing In Life Is Free" - This link explains fully what NILIF is all about and what an Extinction burst is:  http://k9deb.com/nilif.htm  <o:p></o:p>
4. Diet - some behavior changes can be linked to diet. Talk with your vet and see if this maybe a root of the problem especially if you have recently changed foods or the company has recently changed the formula. <o:p></o:p>
5. Gentle Leader or Haltie and long line - Having a head collar and lead (wearing only when someone is present to supervise him/her with it on) so commands/rules can be enforced with out actually having to place your hands on the dog. Hands off method prevent any possibility of pushy or aggressive dog trying to “discipline” (i.e. growling, baring teeth, snapping etc.) the owner for enforcing a command. <o:p></o:p>
6. Exercise - Very important when doing any behavior changes.  Not only tires the dog out but also relieves stress.  We’re talking exercise that you are supervising not just putting the dog in the yard and hoping that it will exercise itself.  A vigorous 30 minute walk two times a day for an adult corgi, playing fetch, agility, flyball etc. <o:p></o:p>
7. Obedience training - Every day for two 10-minute sessions.  Remember to keep training sessions fun but with definite goals in mind.  Ask yourself "Has my training session become boring? ", "Am I consistent or repeating commands?”  Are you using obedience commands everyday and enforcing the commands the first time every time?  If the dog is misbehaving it a prefect time to take the time to remind them of who's paying the dog food bill by taking the lead and doing some obedience work for a few minutes. <o:p></o:p>
8. Give commands one time then enforce it!  All dogs must learn that he/she must comply the first time every time a command is given with no exceptions. Why you may ask? It’s a good leadership but also look at it from this perspective.  If your dog is running towards a busy high way and you tell it to come or drop and your dog has learned to obey the first time a command is give, you’ve just saved your dog’s life.  <o:p></o:p>
9. Organizing free time - or "wearing the dog".  Having the dog tethered to you and every time you move the dog has no choice but to follow.  Also while wearing the dog, using commands often and indiscriminately.  Why?  Because you said so.   When you don't want or cannot have her tethered to you, she's in her crate with a nice food stuff chew toy to occupy her mind. <o:p></o:p>
10. Earning all of her privileges - I know that this is NILIF but sometimes we forget to incorporate it into the little everyday things like having the dog sit before setting the food bowl down, sitting before tossing the ball for them during a heated game of fetch, or going outside and so on.  If the dog anticipated the command for sit (it is a corgi after all) and does it before I give the command then I change the rules by starting throwing him/her different commands such as drop, or stand then a drop maybe a trick the dog knows to keep him/her guessing.  That way she/he gets the message that I control the rules of the game and not him/her.<o:p></o:p>

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