Herding Corgi

[yippitydodah]

Corgis work best in at least groups of threes, never ever one. Great grand family used them on their farms, and when you knew how to use them, cattle nipping hoofs to market, they were brilliant at their job. Breaks my heart where they live these days, well away from their free living heartland.

[zannabarnowl]

BTW - Yoshi rocks, Ellen!

[zannabarnowl]

This looks a lot like the small farm where my corgi did her Herding Instinct Test in 2009.

[JohnnyNW]

Corgis are the best!

[SimplySageTV]

Haha! I love how fast they can run, even with such stubby little legs! <3

so cute :)

[vintagemxr]

There are people up in Montana that still use Corgis for herding cattle on a large ranch and feel they are the very best dog for the job. Check MyCorgi com.

[SimplySageTV]

@vintagemxr

Very true :)

(but it's not just Montana)

[ellenclary]

Oh LeighPing, we all switched to sheep because they are safer (they don't kick like Cows do) and while the breed may have originally been intended as a driver he's an inherit fetcher and it's actually going to be a little difficult to teach him to drive when the time comes for him to learn.

[WinterBV]

It's not true that "any" dog will herd instinctively. In fact, particular dogs within the herding group won't herd but that's not the rule. The reason why dog breeds are broken into 'groups' is due to their particular work ethic. And I've seen herding dogs who herd by sight as well as by heeling.  Heeling can be a particularly unfavorable trait in both working dogs and pets since it involves a certain amount of 'gripping.'

[dragonshire]

Whether heeling is a desirable or undesirable trait depends upon the stock and what is wanted. If one does not wish to deal with the nature of the breed, don't get that breed!  There are plenty of breeds developed specifically to be pets. Dog breed groups have more to do with breed politics than the actual qualities of the breeds. Dog fanciers who prefer form over function dispose of the essence of the breed leaving a mere shadow.

[ChirpyOrChirp]

Thats hilarius

[ellenclary]

This is Corgi Yoshi and I. More of his videos can be found under ellenclary. Some of his herding is in the video reponses section.

Ellen

[mewling]

When I was a kid my parents had corgis; they were never taught to herd but if anyone ran around they'd try to herd them. They're so cute :)

[diegeiga]

Same here! They would chase us around and try to round us up!

[stellarx3]

the pooch looks so funny!! My dogs a corgi too and he would luv to be there at the moment! So funny and cute!!!!!!!

[goofygoober888]

my dog does that except to ppl but its a instint in corgi corgi rule bby

[routhoula]

small dog, big heart.

[dragonshire]

A certain amount of it is instinct. Then you need to teach the Corgi to use what it knows to do what you nt. That can take a while. Six weeks or so if the dog is taught every day, several times a day by an experienced trainer. Or it can a year or so if you do it once a week.

[joeberman334]

how much do you have to teach the corgis? where can I learn to herd with them?

[LeighPing]

Wales.

[LeighPing]

Anyway corgis are 'heelers' (cattle dogs used for driving the herds to market) They not designed for herding sheep. Hence, the short legs. Any dog will herd instinctively. But if u want to herd sheep properly, use a 'sheepdog'.