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Lazy Pup

PrimaCC

Member
What are ways you motivate your fur baby???? Mine likes to lay around a lot, takes him a min to warm up to play. I came across the thread about the guy that would take his CC out with his RC car. I think im definitely going to try this out...
 

Smokeycat

Well-Known Member
My EM didn't seem to know he was a puppy until after he was 6 months old. Everything he did prior to that was low key and any play/activity was short, maybe 10 minutes once or twice a day. Giant puppies can put a lot of the energy they get from their food into growing leaving very little for play.
 

PrimaCC

Member
We went to the dog park today and he did really well!! Played for an hour before we headed out now he's sleeping with his legs up ahaha
 

Steven C

Well-Known Member
Some corso aren't busy and some are, just depends. Ber VERY careful with this breed and dog parks, especially as your boy is a challenging one.
Thank you for giving me a glimmer of sanity again. Here I was thinking it was only mine that definitely does not belong even near the fence of a dog park. Not that she doesn't like dogs, but that at the dog park there are tons of people that have no clue and their dogs will posture and ignite trouble.

Low and behold, yesterday afternoon on a walk out back a chick with a black and white pitbull off leash and the dog started coming towards us and she freaked and ran to catch the dog and leash it (luckily she was close enough and my dog didn't see it). I was unarmed and thought my god, how would that have ended. This is our new society and it is what it is, makes things like dog parks non existent in my life.
 

Jarena

Well-Known Member
I took Lettie to the dog park until she was about 6 months old. The dog park was GREAT, she learned so much from the other dogs and was better behaved at home. BUT at around 6 months she became stronger than me. She was playing with another dog and got too rough so I grabbed her to let her cool off. She then pulled me to the ground and I ended up with bloody and bruised knees. That was our last time going there. It would be irresponsible to take a dog to an off-leash Park that cannot be controlled. She listens better now but I won’t be taking her back. Just because she is so powerful that if she did get into a fight, I would have no way of stopping it. Better off to just visit trusted family dogs at this point. Just my 2cents :) basically I’m agreeing that you need to be very very careful at dog parks, but it did help my girl for awhile while she was young.
 

TylerDurden

Well-Known Member
Interesting discussion on dog parks and activitiy levels. As most of you, I have avoided dog parks for the most part. While I don‘t think those places are generally bad, I am more concerne with other owners than their dogs. Similar to Jarena‘s comment, I don‘t want to get my wife into a situation where she would have to control a ~140 lbs dog to prevent a fight. Again, I have no concerns with regard to my own dog‘s behavior, but I don‘t necessarily trust others on how they handle, train, and behave in such environments.
 

Jarena

Well-Known Member
Interesting discussion on dog parks and activitiy levels. As most of you, I have avoided dog parks for the most part. While I don‘t think those places are generally bad, I am more concerne with other owners than their dogs. Similar to Jarena‘s comment, I don‘t want to get my wife into a situation where she would have to control a ~140 lbs dog to prevent a fight. Again, I have no concerns with regard to my own dog‘s behavior, but I don‘t necessarily trust others on how they handle, train, and behave in such environments.

That is another important point. I know I am a responsible dog owner. But I several times I did see ridiculous things happen. Like having 6 dogs off leash outside of the dog park and opening BOTH gates at the same time to let the whole misbehaving pack inside. Many people not paying ANY attention to their dogs because their phones were too interesting. I did see a few big fights (not necessarily anyone’s fault), but still scary. So I was basically a big bundle of nerves every time we went. And by we, I mean Lettie and I, the boyfriend is afraid of dogs lol.
 

BlackShadowCaneCorso

Super Moderator
Staff member
It is 100% not trusting other owners. Too many people view it as the way to burn their dogs excess energy so the dogs come in amp-ed up. I don't have labs that just go with the flow when someone tries to push them around, generally they come to me and sit and allow me to deal with it but in a pack mentality that happens at dog parks it would not go well. It just isn't worth the risk. Training classes allow the dogs to learn to work around and with other dogs and distractions but to be honest my dogs don't care or need to make doggie friends to function. They are happiest at home with us, doing whatever we might be doing.
 

Boxergirl

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Oh yeah, definitely don't trust other owners. I do use dog parks though, but only from the outside and at a distance. If I'm working with a reactive dog or need to work at a distance with distractions, dog parks can be good for that if you work at a distance. And I'm with Black Shadow on this:
Training classes allow the dogs to learn to work around and with other dogs and distractions but to be honest my dogs don't care or need to make doggie friends to function. They are happiest at home with us, doing whatever we might be doing.
 

Porcheesy

Well-Known Member
My breeder said specifically do not take the dog to the dog park. If anything were to happen by any chance people would point to corso and and it would always be there fault because of the type of breed they are. better to have a few dogs that we know well in our backyard romping around then bring the dog to a dog park so many different personalities
 

PrimaCC

Member
I like going when there are few dogs. We have regulars and strick rules but we will probably stop going I just wanted him to be socialized well with other dogs. At first he was a bit timid but now he loves it...I guess it depends on your area. I do understand that some people come with untrained anti social dogs but then we leave. I see anything im not comfortable with or if more than a few dogs come.
 

PrimaCC

Member
My breeder said specifically do not take the dog to the dog park. If anything were to happen by any chance people would point to corso and and it would always be there fault because of the type of breed they are. better to have a few dogs that we know well in our backyard romping around then bring the dog to a dog park so many different personalities
My breeder said the same thing. So we decided to do other things now