Tips to Stop Corgis From Fighting Each Other When Inside

Published Date: June 4, 2025

For this LA dog training session we worked with Clover (pictured), and Tansy; sharing tips to stop Corgis from fighting.

In addition to the Corgis, the family has a 7 year-old husky named Bonnie and recently welcome to a new baby girl into their home. Needless to say, this is a lot for any dog to deal with.

Clover and Tancy have been having squabbles or disagreements most of their life, but things turned to serious when one of their guardians was in the middle of her pregnancy. Dogs are very perceptive to changes and can detect changes in our biology. So a woman who is experiencing all the hormones and changes that occur during pregnancy are sure to have an impact on any dogs they live with.

The guardians very wisely observed that the fights only occurred in the house. Fortunately, living in Southern California gives them the ability to keep the dogs outside. When the dogs do come inside, they are separated or come inside on a rotation basis. We call this management or maintence. While it doesnt fix dog behavior problems, it does prevent the dog from practicing the behavior which will only make them worse

After discussing the dog’s backstory and the dog fights, we invited Clover in the house so that I could go over some fundamentals. We went over marker words, used hand targeting to help the guardians practice their timing, as well as dog consent, the importance of rules and creative exercise tips.

When the dogs are outside without the humans present, they can be “off duty,” as they dont have a human around to guard. Additionally, being outside affords them a lot of extra space where they can help manage the situation by moving away from each other. Unfortunately they can’t do the same thing inside the home.

If you want to stop Corgis from fighting, the first step is finding out why they are having the disagreement in the first place.

I think fundamentally these Corgi dog fights are happening because the dogs are both herding breeds thinking that they are in charge. It’s not unusual for herding dogs that live in the same house to start having some disagreements. We often joke that Corgis are the hall monitors of the dog world.

I made sure to go over dog body language, consent and affirmation signals. I would also love to see the guardians pick up a copy of Calming Signals. This is an excellent book that is very easy to read, short and explain explains how dogs communicate to each other when they are stressed or they want the other dog to relax.

After spending a few hours working with both dogs individually, it was time to bring them together so I could show the guardians how to stop Corgis from fighting.

How to Stop Corgis from Fighting

I took some precautions including having the dogs both tethered on opposite sides of the room.

One thing that’s very important when you want to stop dogs from fighting is to create or arrange situations where they can be together without any animosity.

Unlike most of the exercises that I go over, this was more complicated, so I wanted to make it easy for the humans to remember all the small tips and tricks that will help stop corgis from fighting.

If you have Corgis that fight, or even dogs of other breeds, the free positive dog training video below will share a number of tips that can help.

By creating a scenario where the dogs were able to both be in the home, but not so close that they felt threatened or they need to correct each other, we were able to help the dogs practice not fighting.

Although not fighting would seem to be the default response to a human, that’s not the case here. Fundamentally, what the guardians need to do is help the dogs practice being around each other inside without any Corgi fights.

They can set their dogs up for success by getting them some exercise followed by 10 minutes of rest before practicing this tip to stop Corgi fighting.

I also recommended the guardians enlist the help of a dog walker who can supplement their exercising of the dogs or fill in on days where they don’t have the time.

I’d love to see the guardians pick up a doggy backpack so that Clover, the higher energy of the two, can burn off additional energy with the same activity.

I also recommended the guardians try to walk the dogs separately since they have different energy levels. Another tip was to feed the dogs out of snuffle mats. This requires the dogs to use their nose to find the food – which makes it energy draining. It also can help with their confidence.

This is going to be a process. These dogs were fighting before the family had their first baby, so now with the hormones mom is dealing with, the change and disruption to their daily routine and a less attention from their humans due to the new arrival; these dogs are dealing with quite a bit of upheaval.

Dogs thrive on regularity, so I’m hoping the guardians can incorporate a new daily schedule that works both for the humans and the dogs. When dogs know what to expect and when, its breeds confidence. Confident dogs are less stressful and all dog fights come from stress. So removing stress by building confidence is always a wise decision.

I also recommended the guardians incorporate some rules and additional structure such as asking the dogs to wait before letting them out of the crate, sitting before we feed them, opening the door, at street corners on walks etc. The more the dogs practice following rules, the more they will see their humans as authority figures. This is really important when you’re dealing with herding breeds because they are used to being in charge.

I ended up spending close to an extra hour with the family, so by the end of the session – the dogs were pooped.

To make it easy for the guardians to remember all of the positive dog training tips we covered in this in-home LA dog training session, I recorded a roadmap to success summary video that you can check out below.