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Comment by Kaisdy on January 21, 2009 at 11:04pm

really?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because they say I shouldn't feed him too much, about 1 cup would be fine.........And I feed him about 2 cups a day........And I took him to the vet before, they said his fine?~~~~~~~~~

Comment by Carolyn Boynton on January 21, 2009 at 7:22pm

I'm not sure how much my corgis weighed at 4 months. 9 pounds seems fine. They aren't full grown until 2 years and in the second year they get longer and gain weight. Males are suppose to be 25 to 30 pounds. BUT most corgis love food and are such beggers, that all I've met are over 30 pounds. Take him to the vet and check for worms and check how much you should be feeding him. Good luck and know we all worry about our first babies!

Comment by Alice on January 21, 2009 at 5:45pm

Your 4 month old weighs 9 lbs now? If that's correct, that seems very low. I have a 4 1/2 month old (granted he is a Cardigan so he's a little larger) and he weighs 20 lbs. When was the last time you took him to see a vet?

Comment by Kaisdy on January 21, 2009 at 3:21am

my baby is 4 months now~~~he weight about 9 pounds~ is it normal?

Comment by Cathi on January 20, 2009 at 7:21pm

Love the idea of the 'over' command, we have a spot inside the back door where there's a towel and we stop there for a wipe down after being out in the rain or mud. Followed by a generous rub and 'well-done!'.
I had Bunny groomed/Furminated last summer and she came back with really soft pads. She's outside most of the day during the week, on dirt, pine shavings and cement. We walk on paths that are and aren't paved, so maybe the rough pads isn't a bad thing. They don't get cracked so far. Maybe I'll get some of the cream to give her a little foot massage every few days.
I try to give her a massage every day or so to keep her limber and fewer sore muscles when we walk alot.

Comment by Carolyn Boynton on January 20, 2009 at 6:58pm

They make creams for paws that are OK for dogs to lick off and they will. A lot of time they just use plain old vasoline or mineral oil. But if you are going to be outside a lot, tough pads are good. Just not cracked, that is caused by corgi paws being wet a lot. A great command I taught my corgis is when we come back from a walk in the rain, I place a towel in front of the door and ask my corgi to OVER. He climbs on the towel and rolls over so I can wipe his tummy and paws. Great for the beach too!

Comment by rOdeO dAwGgs on January 20, 2009 at 3:58pm

I have a FURminator and it is the best thing ever! Honestly it is a godsend for me with my 2 inside Corgi's. This thing will take out 20# of hair in one brushing I swear! They are a little pricy but WORTH IT 100%

Comment by Cathi on January 20, 2009 at 2:30pm

Hi Carolyn!
Thanks for the great info, just what I was hoping for. I'll definitely be looking for a Furminator and we have a dremmel already. I think the breeder who had Bunny before us used the dremmel.
Do you by any chance also know anything about how groomers get the paw pads so soft?
Maybe I need to take a dog grooming class
Cathi

Comment by Carolyn Boynton on January 19, 2009 at 9:25pm

The Furminator even with hard pressure doesn't even effect our Corgis. Buying it on line was the cheapest. Another corgi owner let us try theirs and we were hooked! You use it just like a brush but with every swipe you take out a handful of fur. We also use a real Dremel tool not Pedi-paws (to weak for Corgis large nails). It took us a week for our dogs to let us get near their feet. But with training anyone can use it. The first day we left it running near them for a couple of diffrent times. Day two, if they came near it when we called them over to it, they got a treat. Day three, if they sat in my lap with the tool running next to them, they got a treat. Then by day four we started trimming, just a few nails at first, and gave LOTS of treats. Now our dogs see the treat box and the tool and come to our laps. If you do it once a week, it takes 5 minutes and is great! No bloody paws! YEAH!

Comment by Cathi on January 14, 2009 at 12:01pm

I'm interested in using the Furminator with Bunny, some of the information I read about it indicated that great care is needed when using it. Sounded like too much use could cause tenderness to the skin? Is it pretty easy to learn to use?

I'd also like to learn to use a dremmel to trim toenails for Bunny and our cats. Does anyone have any experience with this?

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