10/05/2026
The last thing I would ever want to send home is a nippy, jumpy, snarly I’ll mannered puppy. We absolutely teach manners early on and we’ve raised all our litters with small children so it’s very important to us and I preach to every new puppy family to carry on those same manners. PLEASE keep up on puppy behavior boundaries.
I repeat... Do not them chew hard on you! We work
Very hard on soft mouths. Do not let hem jump! They can learn manners and patience. Do not let them chase and play with kids unsupervised until they learn their place and never EVER let them try and nip! They are very moldable early on and consistency sets them up for future success.
I’ve had so many people reach out over the years of Corgis they’ve adopted elsewhere asking advice for puppies who other breeders said nipping was just “normal”. They weren’t taught manners early on and then escalated into becoming a problem. You can’t fight instinct but you can absolutely redirect behavior and teach boundaries within your family pack. My heeler doesn’t nip even though she’s always at our heels. And she was the mouthiest T. rex of a puppy I’ve ever met and probably the only one to draw blood on everyone but I didn’t raise her from birth 🤷♀️ She’s now social and bubbly and outgoing just like my Corgis and very soft.
We’ve raised a lot of dogs and I’ve seen my dogs test my kids from time to time early on but it’s part of socializing and pack dynamic and they’re very adaptable. We just stay consistent and they appreciate that.