Molly gets her final round of shots that morning, so we will be stopping by (as long as she is feeling up to it!).

Jennifer, you may want to check with your vet but ours had told us the shots take 2 weeks to go into effect and for us to wait two weeks after Finn received his last shot before taking him around other dogs. We'd love to meet your pup but I'd hate for her to get sick.

Warner's Momma, we will be at the meet up so we'll see you there!

I'm so excited to meet all these corgis! It'll be like corgi heaven!

Thank you Alice--I will check with the vet when we take her in! That never would have occurred to me, but it does make sense.

Your welcome! I really want to meet your puppy as well but better safe than sorry. It's possible that she would be fine but since doctors aren't sure exactly when puppies become imunized it's better not to take a risk. Some people will take their pups out after the 3rd set of shots but the way my vet explained it is that every dog is different as far as when the mother's antibodies wear off and the shots take effect and there is a gap between the two which is when your pup can get sick. My vet said he always recommends waiting until all shots are given and the two week waiting period is up after the last shot. I was nervous with Finnigan because we live in an apartment and we HAVE to take him out to go potty so we always took him to the same spot where not many people took their dogs and luckily he didn't catch anything.

Tonight is meet up night. Isn't everyone excited? I hope I find the place...

astro & starla are super excited!

Isn't the Furminator great? It seems like I could brush Finn with it forever and never stop filling it with hair. Finn doesn't like it but I sure do. :)

Hey I uploaded all the pictures from the meetup onto my page. Check them out in the album I made! I'm working on the videos..

When I get a corgi I'll buy a kiddie pool for him too. I think it might help with getting used to water at an early age especially since there aren't really any good places to take a dog to water here and I wouldn't want my corgi to swim in a chlorinated pool too much because it can dry out their skin.

And just an update: at the end of this year we will probably buy a house since our lease ends in December and we want to get that $8000 tax return. We would need to hold off on buying a puppy until after we visit my husband's country, the Philippines, because I wouldn't want to leave a puppy with someone else at such a young age. But after that, and once we get some extra money, it will be puppy time!!! :)

Alice-
Hey dont use the the furminator.....alot of corgi's skin is too senistive for it and it rips their hair right out of there skin and can damage their coat... go get a rake and a shedding blade... they are WAY better and you'll twice as much out twice as fast...

My 3 LOVE their pool! We get like 4 at the end of the summer from the grocery store when they're like 1.50 and store them till summer time--- in az you dont have to wait to long-- and they jump in and walk in circles why they drink... wierdos... Does anyone elses corgis do that?

Your lucky. We've completely removed all furminator products from my work because dogs were having such problems with it. on 2 of our corgi's that came in actually had scabs on them because of it. It just freaks me out to even try it on my 3... I'm pretty happy with the rake and shedding blade but the force dryer at my work REALLY gets alot of it out.

just check his skin for red bloches(especially on his back, shoulders, and hips) after you do it to make sure it's not actually pulling anything out and just removing what is already loose. Are you coming to the meet up in scottsdale on the 16th?

Finn hasn't had any problems with the Furminator either. My whole family uses them on their dogs and no one has had nay problems. Thanks for the heads up though, I'll keep watch each time I use just to be sure. :)

Thats so funny. my three love to be brushed too. Romeo will even push the other two out of the way....

*Are anyone elses Corgi's obsessed with sitting on your feet???

Does anyone have any pictures from todays meet up? We weren't able to make it today but will be at the next one for sure.

I forgot to bring my camera so I have nothing to show. I'd love to see pics too. It was a lot of fun. :)

Mom of 3,
Yes, Finn has to be on my feet at all times when we're at home. If I move to another room he'll get up and follow then plop down on my feet. :)

They had loads of fun. Sorry we couldnt stay longer we hadnt eaten yet. I very excited for the next meet up! Maybe by the next meet up I'll have my new pup! muwhahah!

Warner and Grace are adorable!!! I cant wait to meet Finn!

I took quite a few pictures where should I post them to so everyone can see them

I posted pics under the discussion forum before. You could even just post them under the meet up #4 discussion that's already started.

You could also just post them under your pictures on your page. That's what I did for the last meet up.

i am going to try to add them under the Meeting Post

I got the pictures uploaded to my photo album so everyone go look and I hope you enjoy I think I have them labeled correctly, sorry if I goofed I also have them available on line

Hey does anyones corgis, who are coming to meet up 5, have any food allergies??

not as far as i know with my 2....

Not that I know of.

ok good. I just didnt want to make treats and have someones pooch be allergic to poultry or wheat or something....

Hey guys look in my album at the new corgi pups! If you know anyone who's looking let me know there are 3 girls and 2 boys all AKC tri's. being family raised on a ranch in New River -(just outside of Anthem.)

Did you see the recent blog by someone in NM looking for a puppy? You may want to pass along the info to them since they are willing to drive out here for a pup. I think they mentioned a price range they were looking to stay in too.

Thanx Alice!

SUPER CUTE! Is he a 13" or 15"???

What a cutie! Did you decide on a name?

Ha ha, it's a cute name. :)

It looks like we're gonna go for buying a house in a few months or so. Hehe it's gonna be stressful, especially since we have to pay a lease cancellation fee of $1,520 two months before we want to leave... And that's in addition to the down payment and closing costs we'd have to pay later as well. Phew, hopefully we found a good realtor and mortgage officer to help us through this. But I can't wait! Once we settle down after the move, and recover our finances, we can definitely get a puppy! :)

abbea-we are buying a house right now as we speak. we are *supposed* to close on the 23rd.
why are you canceling your lease? secondly- its a buyers market- don't even look at a house if the seller isn't going to pay the closing costs- or at least contribute. we have both a fantastic mortgage banker and realtor if you need help with that. they both have bent over backwards for us. 1 more thing- keep in mind there is a difference between a mortgage BROKER & BANKER. the banker will be able to close and get the loan $ much faster. what part of town are you looking in?

one more thing- also keep in mind that you will have to pay for an inspection out of pocket. that should run you about $300-$350 but that also should include a termite inspection. we have used the same guy 2 times so far- once because we were in contract with a house and it fell thru (of course we weren't able to get our inspection fee returned) and now we are in contract with another house and we used him again. if your realtor doesn't have one of those for you- i can also refer ours. it is such a process!!!! hopefully everything goes smoothly for you guys!

Thanks for the advice Joleene. I'm really glad to hear that the seller will pay the closing costs. We are only thinking of canceling our lease because it ends December 31st anyway, and it would be too late to get the $8000 tax credit by then. We're looking around the same area we're in now, but probably out west a little more like in El Mirage, or north of 101 possibly. There are some nice houses in El Mirage for very good prices. We'll keep you in mind when we're getting ready for the inspection if our realtor doesn't suggest one.

One question though. Did the house you were in contract with fall through because the inspector found something that devalued the house?

Congrats Abbea! That's wonderful that you are able to get into a house. We're hoping to get into one soon as well. We too thought about breaking our lease but it would cost us $1,500 as well so we've decided to wait until our lease is up in March. Surely the market won't change much by then.

Thanks for the congrats everyone. It's still not a sure deal and something could always go wrong in the process but we're really praying!

And I would love to get a puppy from Warner's breeder, but I'm not sure what our financial situation will be after we move. It depends on when we can get into the house and have everything settled I guess. Wish us luck when we go look at some houses today! ^_^

New puppy pics, 1 month old now. We are still not sure what to do with them. Sorry for not responding, I have not been on line in a while.

Awwww, they're so cute now! I would totally get one from you, but we're just not ready yet darn it! I know this is quite shallow but they have exactly the look I'm looking for in a corgi. But you know how it is, once you get a corgi of any color, it automatically becomes the best dog in the world to you. ^_^

Wow, I never thought it would be this soon. It may seem crazy to you guys but we just signed for a house yesterday. It's actually a brand new house in Buckeye (farther than we hoped), but it was such a great deal that even our realtor (who we trust) was jealous. It's about a 45 minute drive from my husband's work, maybe more with traffic, but I made sure he didn't mind before we signed. Anyway, the deal is no required down payment, no mortgage insurance payments needed (which normally you have to pay if you make a down payment less than 20%), a one year warranty for the whole house (meaning they will fix ANYTHING for free in that time), warranties for all included appliances (washer, dryer, dishwasher, refrigerator, range/oven), 25 years for the plumbing, and no fee to apply for the loan. My realtor negotiated to have them pay all closing costs and there is 6% to buy down the interest rate (still confused on this, but it's really good for having payed no down payment). Also we get to have our front yard's landscaping customized (right now it's bare), but we are responsible for the currently bare back yard. Oh yeah it's 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and $104,000. Wow this is all so sudden though! Now we have to cancel our lease. >_< At least now we can pay that without having to pay anything for the house right now..

That's great Abbea! There really are a lot of great deals in the outlying areas. My brother is always trying to get us to move out to Queen Creek where he lives and says the new houses are really cheap but I'd hate to leave the area I've lived in all my life. How much do you have to pay to break your lease? I know our complex charges an arm and a leg.

See, just one more reason not to move to Queen Creek. I really want to stay in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area if possible but I know it's a lot more expensive. Still, we're hoping to find just a small starter home for now. As long as it has a yard for Finnigan. :)

According to the almost incomprehensible lease agreement, we'll have to submit in writing that we want to cancel the lease along with a check (I think, maybe they can just take debit) equal to two months' rent (which would end up being about $1540). Then we have 60 days to vacate the apartment. I think the fee is in addition to the last two months rent we will already be paying, but it could be just like payment in advance. I'm really hoping for that. Coincidentally, our realtor once lived in the same apartment complex that we do now and he was able to negotiate so he could pay in $100 installments until it was payed off. Maybe that's an option we could ask about.

My family got a new puppy! Not a Corgi, but if me and my sisters show that we're responsible with the puppy, i can buy my own corgi! Now to find corgi puppies in AZ!! xD

That's awesome Abbea! Congrats on the new house! Now is a nice time to buy, we moved out to Surprise for work and we were able to find a great deal on a house as well. We're paying 100 dollars less a month than we were for the apartment. And now we love having a house! We have the same issue with our house, the front yard is gorgeous and landscaped, but the backyard is horrible. It's all dirt with rocks everywhere, and I just sprayed out most of the weeds. ha :). Again, congrats, very exciting!

Oh congrats Michi! What kind of puppy is it?

Well, Mary, that $8000 tax credit will come in handy. :) We're planning to save around $2000 of it, then spend the rest on a downpayment on a motorcycle then on stuff for the house.