New Corgi Owner Questions!

Hello everyone, I am new to MyCorgi.com, I am picking up my pembroke pup in two weeks (he will be eight and a half weeks old), he will be my first dog (I've always had cats) and I want to make sure I have everything ready for when he gets here.

What are you feeding your corgis? I will start off with what the breeder is giving him then may switch to something else depending on what I hear about the different foods.

I plan to purchase a LifeStages crate that has the movable part so I can start it out small since I will be doing crate training with him. Heres a link: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753745&lmd... Has anyone else used these crates and did you like them? (I plan to get the 36" by 24")

I live in Austin and my parents live in San Antonio (about an hour and fifteen minute drive) so I visit often. Should I get a harness seat belt or get a plastic crate for the car trip?

I known corgis have weight-gain issues if overfed, what do you suggest for treats that are low calorie? I plan to get Zuke's Mini Naturals (they're 2 calories per treat) but do things like carrots work as well? I known different dogs like different treats but I'm just wondering what you've all experienced.

Do your corgis like swimming? My parents have a pool and I wonder if he'll join me in it when I'm swimming

Lastly, I am a college student and will be living at my parents home for the summer before moving back up for school since I have a summer job at a vet clinic there. So my pup will be living with me at my parents house over the summer and we have five cats there. Any tips for trying to get the animals to get along? Its a pretty big house so the cats have lots of places to get away from my pup but I want to not over stress the cats or the dog

If there's anything else you think a new corgi owner should know please tell me!

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Permalink Reply by Bax & Zigs & Rosie on May 11, 2010 at 10:46am

Excellent! You are right about the starting age. When Baxter hit 6 mo., I had a new blanket of corgi hair on my bed. It's definitely a good idea to get them used to the brush. Baxter used to think it was a toy.