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| My seven month old Corgi has suddenly developed an attitude problem. She has this odd objection to feet. She will not stand anybody coming too close to her with their feet while she's relaxing. The living room is a family area, and also my sleeping area. When the family sits on the couch to watch a movie before bed, and somebody accidentally brushes their foot against or near her, she will growl and often snap. Though she has no problem with feet when she's up and about. She occassionally has abrupt mood changes and has a very low tolerance for just about anything. She's snapped at the cats, at her doggie playmate, and my brother very unexpectedly. I can't seem to explain the reasons for her mood changes and what sets her off. At first it was just a problem with feet, but it seems to be escalating from there. Recently, I find her licking excessivley at her left paw. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with them. She lets me handle them just fine (unless I pull the nail clippers out), but sometimes I'll walk into the room and find her licking and chewing on them until they bleed. She's just not acting like her usual self, and I don't know how to explain it. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what might be causing these unusual behaviors?
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take her to the vet, could be seizures , partial blindness in the eye, something is causing this, worst a brain tumor.
Get her checked out, unusual sudden behavior in a dog has to 90% a medical problem.
Our Dogs are not spoiled,we're just well trained 
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Yeah that, DM. Assuming nobody stepped on / kicked her, DM is likely right.
Terry B
America is a large friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair. - Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975)
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BellaGrace (11/2/2009)
My seven month old Corgi has suddenly developed an attitude problem. She has this odd objection to feet. She will not stand anybody coming too close to her with their feet while she's relaxing. The living room is a family area, and also my sleeping area. When the family sits on the couch to watch a movie before bed, and somebody accidentally brushes their foot against or near her, she will growl and often snap. Though she has no problem with feet when she's up and about. She occassionally has abrupt mood changes and has a very low tolerance for just about anything. She's snapped at the cats, at her doggie playmate, and my brother very unexpectedly. I can't seem to explain the reasons for her mood changes and what sets her off. At first it was just a problem with feet, but it seems to be escalating from there. Recently, I find her licking excessivley at her left paw. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with them. She lets me handle them just fine (unless I pull the nail clippers out), but sometimes I'll walk into the room and find her licking and chewing on them until they bleed. She's just not acting like her usual self, and I don't know how to explain it. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what might be causing these unusual behaviors? Corgi's are a herding breed that was bred to nip the heels of cattle. It is usual for Corgi's to nip feet.
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sure, but they do that from the beginning.
That is not something that all of a sudden starts.
A blue heeler does that to, but you know when you have a herding breed, that these characteristics happen.
I would rule out any * abuse * like Terry mentioned, and then take the dog to the vet for a routine check up.
Tell the vet your concerns, and go from there.
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@ Terry.
Our minds are like Peanut butter and jelly, it just goes together.
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pitbullsrock28 (11/3/2009)
BellaGrace (11/2/2009)
My seven month old Corgi has suddenly developed an attitude problem. She has this odd objection to feet. She will not stand anybody coming too close to her with their feet while she's relaxing. The living room is a family area, and also my sleeping area. When the family sits on the couch to watch a movie before bed, and somebody accidentally brushes their foot against or near her, she will growl and often snap. Though she has no problem with feet when she's up and about. She occassionally has abrupt mood changes and has a very low tolerance for just about anything. She's snapped at the cats, at her doggie playmate, and my brother very unexpectedly. I can't seem to explain the reasons for her mood changes and what sets her off. At first it was just a problem with feet, but it seems to be escalating from there. Recently, I find her licking excessivley at her left paw. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with them. She lets me handle them just fine (unless I pull the nail clippers out), but sometimes I'll walk into the room and find her licking and chewing on them until they bleed. She's just not acting like her usual self, and I don't know how to explain it. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what might be causing these unusual behaviors? Corgi's are a herding breed that was bred to nip the heels of cattle. It is usual for Corgi's to nip feet. Not so much, actually. This may be true for the drivier, more 'recent' herders and those that have herded mainly sheep, that are still mainly from actual working lineage, such as the BC and Aus, but for most 'herding' breeds, they either aren't as driven, or that 'nipping' behavior was never part of their herding 'technique' in the first place. If you watch a Corgi herd, they tend to keep a bit of distance and swing in an arc back and forth while barking to drive the animal(s). They are not prone to charging right in and getting personal, the are small and would get squished if this were a part of their typical 'technique', haha! Anyway, regardless of herder behavior, it isn't an excuse for aggressive behavior nor is it 'normal' acceptable behavior, and should not be tolerated. Somebody or the dog will get hurt.
Terry B America is a large friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair. - Arnold Toynbee (1889-1975)
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| My Corgi will sometimes gently nip at our feet, and since we live on a farm, I see her giving her best shot at herding our chickens, but it has been only recently when she's been really snapping at our feet more aggressively. It really worries me, and it's upsetting the rest of the family. So I will be making a vet appointment as soon as possible.
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