So I have some Corgi Questions!!!

My boyfriend and I are hoping to get a corgi around Xmas. Right now we are saving up to get the pup everything it needs and more... as far as right off the back expenses.We live a fairly busy life I ride horses/work on a ranch (3 days a week and most Saturdays) and..... and we have normal boring jobs too. Can corgis handle the time while we are at work 5 days a week?? My friend the woman who owns the ranch has two English mastiff puppies with the dogs and the horses and barn life... I want to know if this is the kind of life corgis can lead ~because we would love to have ours out at the barn with us?(aka more corgi time) We all so go camping with the the horses to go trail riding... can corgis handle the travel? SO basically can they handle the time alone, can they handle the time at the barn with the the pond loving dogs who love to wrestle and well mannered horses could i teach my corgi to walk along side my horse on a trail?
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(chronic awful speller)

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Permalink Reply by Ivy on July 13, 2012 at 12:50am

My pem Ein goes on trailrides with me all the time with no problems. In fact after a 3 hour ride she is still running laps around us when we are back at the barn! I waited until she was about a year to bring her to the barn, and started out just having her hang around while my horse grazed. Since I hike with her, she has a really good recall. I keep treats with me and use them to help keep Ein close when other horses/dogs go by us on the trail. She thinks the sky is raining treats when she is good. Heh. She tends to run in front of us until she gets tired, then she keeps at our heels. You need to know your horse. A friend's horse will kick dogs behind her so she trained her dogs to run ahead. The only issue I am working with Ein on is that she has a really strong herding instinct and will go out into the field and try and herd the horses. So for now she stays onleash until we head out on a ride. You will have such fun! I love going out on rides and it is one of the few things that gets rid of the bottomless corgi energy.