Mosey (bite history)

Mosey is 6yrs old and came to QBSDR as a surrender and transfer from a rescue in Ohio, in Oct. 2020. After being with us for a year, we received an email from Mosey’s very first owner. Mosey’s first dad decided to one day google the words Mosey + corgi, and his QBSDR bio popped up. He wrote explaining Mosey’s story, the circumstances behind his surrender, the behaviors that occurred leading up to it, along with puppy pictures and videos of Mosey as a youngin. As it turned out, Mosey was actually best friends with their young son and never once harmed him. Friends and the rest of the adults in his life were fair game though. His behaviors escalated until he was surrendered to the Ohio rescue for aggression issues like food aggression, resource guarding, getting snappy about space, and ultimately for biting mom pretty badly. Prior to the last bite towards mom, Mosey had bitten and drew blood 5-6 other times. During his time with the Ohio rescue, Mosey was adopted out to three separate homes. He bit in each of those homes, and was returned to the rescue after each incident. His last and final adoption was to a home in Nevada. He ultimately bit in that home as well while guarding spaces, and when feet moved around him. His last adopter tried to return him to the rescue in Ohio, but they opted to not take him back, so Mosey came to QBSDR instead. We reached out to the other rescue to let them know Mosey was in our care and obtained a rescue to rescue transfer, officially making Mosey a QBSDR sanctuary dog. Early on, we experienced Mosey’s reactions with guarding spaces like under chairs, his crate, food aggression, and feet moving around him. He did not appreciate being told no, or being asked to get off furniture that he jumped on. He was muzzle conditioned to safely address each of his reactions, and time was spent developing a relationship of trust and respect. With every disagreeable moment, he was shown what was and was not allowed, and held accountable. We were always loving, firm, and fair. Deep down inside, he was actually a really great dog, he was just very insecure and anxious when it came to relationships, which manifested into those behaviors and reactions. As Mosey was taught to make different choices other than choosing to go into fight mode, he slowly began to relax, trust, and fully surrendered to every moment and situation he was in. He stopped fighting back with those he fully trusted and respected, and was able to let out a very loving, affectionate, goofy, playful side to himself. He loves going on car rides, is a wonderful “therapy dog” during Susan’s home treatment days, and excitedly fraps around when engaged in a stand off, followed by pounce. He loves a good chew, considers Gatsby to be one of his best buds, gets very happy when called by his nickname, “Mo-Zee-Zee,” and is a core member of the helper dog pack. Despite his history and past issues, he has a home that he will never lose, is a cherished member of the QBSDR fur-family, and has found purpose in his life by helping other dogs, and teaching humans about the importance of relationship building, and a calm state of mind. Its goes without saying that he is deeply loved and the gratitude for this shared love runs both ways.