Hi 'yall. I have a 5 year old welsh corgi that shares our home with a 9 year old Golden Retriever and a 2 year old Yorkshire Terrier. For the most of his life, my corgi was happy with my other dogs -- although he always has tried to herd the Golden (#corgiThings?) and plays very well with the Yorkie, but recently he has been getting grumpier and grumpier to the point of being aggressive to both of the other dogs. I am always correcting him and trying to give him positive reinforcement when he behaves, but it wasn't working. I though maybe he's in pain but the vet couldn't find anything wrong with him, although one of his back legs goes numb due to how he sometimes lays down and the vet just said he needs to loose a little weight, but he runs and jumps like a fine potato. I am thinking he might need more activities (ie. work) to help him with his energy and weight. But I wanted to get some input and advice from other corgi owners. Outside of walks and the other usual activities (have a broken foot atm 🫠) what other activities would you recommend to keep a corgi active? Also, any other advice would be welcomed as I want to always see my loaf as happy as he can be.
My bread loves exploration of all kinds and loathes too long stretches of monotony.
Since in everyday live I can't always cater to all her needs perfectly she gets a mental task everyday to keep her from riling up too much - a towel with treats, search games, feeding her with a new Pawzler configuration or the regular paper roll with treats.
Currently I work with her on the basics for Hooper - basically agility for lazy owners. I've noticed she is exceptionally stimulated by activities regarding relative positioning to me as these tricks tend to stick very fast and deep. Also simulates the bonding part of herding without the prey drive aspect of herding balls