2 corgis vs 1

[FishPish]

OK Boots is an angel when he is with me. Fisher is an angel when he is with me. BUTTTTTTTTTT you put them together and they act like criminals! They dont listen they run as fast as they can through mud puddles. They eat chicken poo! :eek: They act like little urchins! Is this normal? Do most pems act like criminals when they have a side kick? :confused:

[sutulu]

As far as I am concerned, you could have titled your thread: Two Criminals vs one......

Yes, as a pair mine are double trouble.... but then again on their own they are single trouble.

Butttttttttt! When they are tired and ready to cuddle, I do get twice the love!

As for sheer entertainment, two are definately more entertaining than one!

[The Chipmunk's Mom]

It sounds to me like they are just being devilish corgis. I have two and they are thicker then thieves and that is exactly what they do and they run side by side as long as Dale can keep up with Chip. 3:00 this morning, they were wrestling on my bed with me in it. The two of them with gang up on poor Maybelle and pull her tail. They have dragged her half way across the yard by her tail and she is whining.:( Maybelle is way to tolerant of my two boys. They aren't mean, they are just playing. Anyway, I call them the two outlaws part of the time. If you have ever watched the chipmunks cartoon, that is them all over again.

[Jespah]

Oh yeah, two are lots of fun!!! I have the same issue with mine. One at a time - no probs! Two on a walk - their brains are sucked out by some malevolant force and all the rules too. I call the the the "wrongways" they can't even go the same direction - this morning they kept splitting up around objects and having me get smacked by trees and mailboxes!

Their hearing is also greatly diminished when together! Or at least their listening abilities!

Deb

[MVons]

Now I see why friends thought I had two kids when Pepper and my son were young. Corgis act just like kids, double trouble.

Merrie

[Fluffypants]

ahhhh . . . this is making me feel a little better about the puppy I had to turn down. :(

(key word = LITTLE)

[Dillydoodle]

I do love having the two , maybe because I got Gus as an adult, but i dont have that much trouble with two.. Dillon can be a pain on walks, pulling the oposite direction as we are walking- but becuase Gus is so good on walks i rarely have issues... it is really no worse than when it was Dillon alone LOL! Now the barking is different, they set each other off, so what dillon barks at , now gus has to bark too, and if gus growls at something he hears, dillon barks and they both get started. But all in all, i just LOVE watching them when they wrestle or frap... i know DIllon is happy to have a little friend, and Gus is just happy to be here, to have lots of personal attention, lots of loving. Two is wonderful, sorry Jess, telling ya, go complain to your association again- one just isnt enough! LOL

Emilie

[MrsGrace]

I do love having the two , maybe because I got Gus as an adult, but i dont have that much trouble with two.. Dillon can be a pain on walks, pulling the oposite direction as we are walking- but becuase Gus is so good on walks i rarely have issues... it is really no worse than when it was Dillon alone LOL! Now the barking is different, they set each other off, so what dillon barks at , now gus has to bark too, and if gus growls at something he hears, dillon barks and they both get started. But all in all, i just LOVE watching them when they wrestle or frap... i know DIllon is happy to have a little friend, and Gus is just happy to be here, to have lots of personal attention, lots of loving. Two is wonderful, sorry Jess, telling ya, go complain to your association again- one just isnt enough! LOL

Emilie

You all just have to figure out how I can break this to my husband? :D Sorry honey, we need TWO dogs instead of one.... :p

[taflar]

You all just have to figure out how I can break this to my husband? :D Sorry honey, we need TWO dogs instead of one.... :p

It's better if you get them one at a time. Give the new puppy a chance to be a puppy and enjoy all of that. Then when she's out of puppyhood then maybe get another.

Peggy

[Dillydoodle]

I waited... Dillon was 21 months old when we brought Gus home ( Gus was 28 months at the time) It would have been a whole lot harded i think if i had brought home a small puppy or if i had brought home a dog before Dillon was about a year old.. we had considered it when he was a year old but we decided that Dillon was still a bit of a hand full to really bring another puppy home. I am glad we waited and got Gus, he has fit into our home perfectly!
Emilie

[Jespah]

I totally agree with Peggy on waiting between dogs. I waited until Riley was 1.5 before getting Rupert at 9 weeks of age. She was trained and a little mature but still young enough to not be off put by his crazy pup antics. After Riley died, I got Jemma as a 7 month old pup when Rupert was 5 - they have a great time together and Rupert enjoys playing with her immensely.

I love having two - for all the silliness and annoyance of walking at times, I could never just have one! (Sorry Jess!).

[ZdogZ]

I love having two corgis, plus my cocker! I guess I'm the odd-man out...Zia was almost 9 months old when we got 8-week old Zeke just two weeks ago. We have the "Trio of Trouble" here at my house!

[MrsGrace]

OH goodness.... not getting 2 puppies at the same time. I'd go mad trying to potty train 3 beings in a household!! A toddler and puppy will be bad enough!!

My devious plan is to get hubby to absolutely fall in love with the one puppy, then around 12 mos later, get another (if he's okay with it).

[The Chipmunk's Mom]

I love having my two corgi boys. I agonized over getting Dale as we already had 4 dogs but fate stepped in and Lady was diagnosed with kidney failure and we didn't think she would be around very long so we got our little Dale and I have never been sorry. Dale and Chip are like day and night - my breeder says Chip takes after his mama and Dale takes after his dad and they are so close and we love watching them play. They really complement each other. They are just about one year apart in age.

Oops! Almost forgot (sorry Jess)

[darci]

I am a worry wart. I really tossed it back and forth as to get a 2cnd corgi (egan). I was really able to get some great advice (glencorgi) to help with my search.

I am thrilled to have 2, and cant imagine my life without them.
True double the trouble but double the lovins.

[cece]

I'm so happy to hear my two boys are normal! I swear it is like having two little brothers - whatever one has, the other one wants - even if they each have the same exact thing! And going for a walk with the two of them is downright aggravating. It's a constant position change, with leashes tangling, then having to stop every so often to straighten everything else out. I've often wondered if I was better off with just Oliver - but again, with Skippy added, I've got twice the laughs and love!!

[FishPish]

Mine are exactly that way! Jealous to death but big time lovers of me. Of course now I have to bribe them to get them to come in from being criminals around the farm. The new game is scare the fainting goat!

[ZdogZ]

The new game is scare the fainting goat!
We need a video of that!

[Merlincorgi]

I much prefer having two dogs (no matter the breed) over having just one. For me, it works out better that way. When I was working the two would keep each other company (and yes, sometimes that meant double, or triple the damage done while I was gone). Now that I am at home with them, I still find times when they love to just play with each other and be dogs in a way they can't with a human, no matter how much love. I'm not saying a single dog can't be happy.... quite the opposite, but for my preferences I enjoy having two.

I have also tried varying age differences and it seems to be a benefit to have two (again, in my experience... not to say it will always work this way) no matter what ages the dogs are when you get them. I do like that my boys now are far enough apart in age that we got ample time to train and bond with Checkers before brining in Gator, but not so far apart that they can't match each other step for step in play. However, in the past I have also had good luck bringing in a younger pup with an older dog (10ish). I have done this arrangement twice now (with permanent dogs to the house, not counting any strays or rescues). Each time the older dog started playing more, acted more puppyish, and I think gained some additional time on earth because of their puppy playmate. Yes... they are also more crotchety and introductions have to be slow and careful... and you have to know the personality of your older dog and how they adapt to young pups.... but when it works it can be a beautiful thing to watch your older dog become a puppy again. That's my experience at least. :)

[mtoy]

However, in the past I have also had good luck bringing in a younger pup with an older dog (10ish). I have done this arrangement twice now (with permanent dogs to the house, not counting any strays or rescues). Each time the older dog started playing more, acted more puppyish, and I think gained some additional time on earth because of their puppy playmate. Yes... they are also more crotchety and introductions have to be slow and careful... and you have to know the personality of your older dog and how they adapt to young pups.... but when it works it can be a beautiful thing to watch your older dog become a puppy again. That's my experience at least. :)

That's what I'm going through now - Millie has been pretty crotchety about it. It's hard for me to read her body language, is she ready to tear Link apart or is she putting him in his place? He gets sassy with her as a puppy will. Sometimes she'll run around and play with him, but sometimes she snarls and gets angry. Usually he'll drop down and be submissive. Then Millie will sniff him and many times she'll stand over him with her neck across his neck. Other times Millie will kind of play bite his neck with her tiny front teeth, kind of nuzzling him - very strange and I don't know what it means. Frequently he gets her fur up. I'm also unsure about where or if to step in on all this.

Last night at puppy class one of the dogs (a sweetie pie Aust. Shephard) showed up with stitches on her nose. Their older and larger dog attacked it. Scary. I hope we never go there.:SHOCKED:

[FishPish]

If I could catch them doing it when the video camera is around I will be sure to tape it. The goat is getting smarter though so it is getting a tad tougher. I will try though!

[Jespah]

Sounds like Millie is just making sure he knows his place. I would just make sure that when they are together that they are supervised. It's good that they are playing - it will take a little time - but if Rupert could get used to and now love Jemma, I bet Millie will be fine with him.

[mtoy]

Sounds like Millie is just making sure he knows his place. I would just make sure that when they are together that they are supervised. It's good that they are playing - it will take a little time - but if Rupert could get used to and now love Jemma, I bet Millie will be fine with him.

I watch them like a hawk when they're together. Right this minute they're perfect angels...wonder how many seconds that will last!

[bunnybutts]

"Millie has been pretty crotchety about it. It's hard for me to read her body language, is she ready to tear Link apart or is she putting him in his place? He gets sassy with her as a puppy will. Sometimes she'll run around and play with him, but sometimes she snarls and gets angry. Usually he'll drop down and be submissive. Then Millie will sniff him and many times she'll stand over him with her neck across his neck. " (sorry - don't know how to do the fancy blue copy/paste)

Sounds a lot like Emma and Chloe when we first brought Chloe home last March. Em (8 this July 1st) was like a little Mommy teaching Chloe puppy manors.

Most of the time they get along fine but Emma gets tired of Chloe too. She never snuggles Chloe like the pictures I see of other's two... they will lay within a foot or so of each other. They were having fights for world domination after Chloe was little over a year old but that has stopped after I learned to be Queen B!^&#% :BIGGRIN" again. And if they believe there has been a breech in our compound by a rowdy squirrel they run shoulder to shoulder to protect their yard!

But honestly I believe if Emma had her way she would rather be an Only...