I want to have a Tucson get together too! There's a new dog park (opened late February) on Cortaro and Silverbell. It's only a little over an hour away from Gilbert/Chandler area for Phoenix people who want to come. I think the Sahuarita dog park is prettier though but that's south of Tucson.

We should try to get something together before it gets too hot out, is sometime next week good for anyone else?

I think we were at foothills park a couple meet ups ago and didn't like. That's around 57th ave and Union Hills isn't it. It was all dirt, no grass and Finn ended up throwing up. If that's the park I think we'll sit this one out.

That is true. Didn't we go to one in Scottsdale a few months ago? That one was nice and it was just off the 101.

Sorry I wasn't back on line had some surgeries done. I really don't go to Foothills Park even though I live in the area. If everyone would like to met at Scottsdale that sounds good. What about this coming weekend if the weather isn't going to be too hot..............Let's try.............Rosemary

Any Corgi owners from Lake Havasu?

Charlotte, We are in Kingman which is just a little over an hour away from LHC

Yeah, we can try to meet this coming weekend. Maybe Sunday evening when the sun is going down so it's not so hot? Or we could do the following Saturday. This Saturday we'll be unavailable though.

Are we talking about the Chaparral park on Hayden and McDonald?

im not from havasu but next door in parker

Hi Elaine, Nice to hear from you. We get up to Parker once in awhile.. maybe Spikes and Katie could met up

We met some Corgis in our new neighborhood and I told them to come check out the site. Finn really liked playing with the female that is about his age so i hope they'll join us at one of the meet ups.

Is there a meet-up Sunday evening at Chapparal park? I see some comments below but is anything set?

I don't know. No one really confirmed that that was a good day and time to go. We'll try to be there anyway, probably around 6:30 so it's not too hot but I can't promise anything since I have some family stuff going on this weekend too. Maybe we'll see some of you there. :)

Great. We'll plan on being there around 6:30 on Sunday evening, but also can't promise anything. Hopefully we see some other corgis at the park.

I just posted a discussion in the forum but I wanted to ask the AZ group as well. We're doing some landscaping at our house and I'm having trouble finding a good list of toxic and non-toxic plants. The two trees i am looking at specifically are Purple Leaf Plum & Shamel Ash. is anyone familiar with these two trees? You can also check out my 'Poisonous Plants' discussion to comment.
Thanks,
Alice

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/ this is a link to the Human Society list of toxic plants for dogs and cats

I see plum on there, not specifically the Purple Leaf but it does say that plum is poisonous so I'll assume purple is too. I don't see Shamel Ash though.

Anyone from Flag wanna have a corgi get together?

Anyone in the Meas area interested in getting their dogs or cats teeth clean, there will b a Clinic on 6/27/10 FEE is $75 and the location is Baseline & Alma School Rd. Appt req. CONTACT Derek at phelpsdd1@cox.net.................I know Derek from rescue..........he does home studies for various groups......Rosemary

Do you shave your corgi for the summer? I don't mean down to the skin, just short short. Also, where do you get your's groomed.

Ii

I'm looking for a group of corgi friends for a regular play group in mesa. I saw a corgi walking her human across the street from Riverview golfcourse. Could one of you be that corgi person?

In refernce to teeth cleaning, the gentleman's name is Robert .He has 12 yrs experience.....this is a non anesthetic procedure as to dogs n cats have no nerve in the area. Locvation is his house..............further info can be obtained from Derek e-mail.................Rosemary

As to cutting corgi's hair. What i've been doing is cutting down her butt hair. My husband says she looks like she has a flat top..........on the rest of her I usually have her furminat..................to loosen the excess hair...............and then possible a trim..............I've been using Petsmart on Loop 101 and 27 ave.........I';ve gone to a few places.......................Rosemary

PLEASE READ. i just found out that the man doing the dental work is not a license tech and Dogs n Cats do have nerve ending in the tooth n gum area...........I just learned a valuable lesson. BUYERS BE WARE, even in Pet Health care........................Rosemary

About shaving and the heat: A Corgi's thick coat also acts as an insulator against the heat for short periods of time. As long as your dog has access to cool shade and plenty of water I wouldn't think shaving it should be needed.

You do need to exercise caution when going for walks though because it will be easy to overheat your pal even after dark or early in the morning. More info here and an infrared image of my old Corgi pal Watson laying in the sun on a 100° day.

I use a furminator on Toby daily, as part of his morning routine. Get a good handful of fur each day. I have PetSmart trim his anal area every 2 months to keep it clean back there. Sometimes it looks like a little white donut and looks kind of cute. That furminator is the best thing I've found to keep his fur under control, and really is great in the summer heat.

My wife was using the Furminator on Gromit every day when I happened to read the Furminator web page more closely. Turns out they seem to suggest not using it daily as it can irritate the skin of some dogs. Debbie has taken to using the Furminator about once a week and normal brushing every other day or so. Google "furminator skin irritation" for more stories.

Goodness knows it's hard to imagine you could brush too much fur off of a Corgi. I told someone once there's actually no dog in there, just fur all the way through from one side to the other.

Thanks, Doug. So far no problems with him getting irritated. He looks forward to it every morning, to get that extra fur off of him. Yes, there are times I think he is just a big ball of fur, wrapped around an appetite. Right now, he is just finishing up with 'blowing coat', and I'll be glad when that's over for another year.

Just saw an article about Dan Harkins (owner of Harkins Theatres) being cited for animal neglect for leaving his Corgi in a car :o(

I saw it also, but I think it got blown way out of proportion, as his 5 yr old Corgi was just fine and was not in any danger. Sometimes people just get paranoid about something like this. No big deal.

Don't get me wrong, I do not condone leaving any animal in a hot car unattended.

I saw this on the news last night and I felt the same way, it was blown out of proportion. They said the Corgi was in the car and appeared uncomfortable but was perfectly fine. Granted, I wouldn't leave my dog in the car in the summer for any amount of time but his Corgi was fine and I doubt he meant it any harm.

I don't know, I'm too paranoid to leave Nibbler in the car for any period of time. Here in Flagstaff (I'm here for school this summer), even when it's 77 degrees out, the inside of the car gets really hot even with the windows down. I think there could have been another solution like bringing his dog in with him, or leaving it at home.

Correct, Mary. Luckily, the dog was not harmed, and did have water, and cross ventilation. Corgi's are tough little dogs, but still can get roasted alive in a hot unattended vehicle. This owner did check on the dog, but shouldn't have left it in the car in the first place.

Yeah, I'm not saying the dog was near death. But I love my dog being as comfortable as possible. And I would think that since he owns Harkins it might be okay for him to bring his dog inside.

Welcome back, Gretchen! We're looking forward to the end of the summer heat and some fun Corgi meetups.

Hello Everyone, I hope that you're staying cool this summer. I don't know why but after nearly 20 yrs you'd think I'd get use to the heat. Not so...............How are all our little fur babies doing.
I started Chloe in agility , she seems to enjoy it, I'm the one having the issue with keeping up with her.......................Can't wait for the summer to be over so we can get together again......................RosemaryT & Chloe Mae

I too am excited for the weather to cool so we can resume the Corgi meet ups. Finn hasn't been to the dog park in ages! If weather permits we may plan a get together near his birthday which is Sept 15th, but we'll worry about that as it gets closer. :)

I would love to so some corgi meetups sometime for my pups to mingle!

Meet up?? Are we doing a meet up this month after things start cooling down? I did not see a posting

That would be awesome! Marple hasn't been to a dog park yet, and of course Dexter's always game. Maybe next weekend, when the daytime highs are only in the 90's?

I want to plan a date at Cosmo Dog park in Gilbert.. But I want to do a date where a lot of people can make time to come.. Hmm??

AZ Corgi Rescue is planning a picnic at Paradise Valley Park where we had the spring picnic on Sunday Oct 24 at 11am. Contact Vicki for more info, or check wagsnwiggles website. Weather should be fantastic!

Great idea for the Paradise Valley park meet on the 24th!

From the WagsnWiggles Group on Yahoo:

It's Fall!! Beautiful weather, time for a Corgi Picnic!!

"AZ Cactus Corgi Rescue is inviting you all to a Calendar KickOff Corgi Picnic on Sunday Oct. 24 at Paradise Valley Park. We will try and get the same area we were at in March for the Corgi Palooza!!
Starting around 11 am and going until 2 or 3 or whenever we're done!!
We will provide Hot Dogs and Hamburgers on the Grill, thank you Ted for offering to be our "chef"!! Asking everyone to "potluck" side dishes and bring your own drinks and chairs, crates, ex-pens.

There will be Corgi Games and since it's October, a Halloween Costume Contest!! Prizes for the best Corgi Costume!!!
Bring your cameras, wouldn't want to miss what I am sure will be some of the cutest costumes ever!!

I will bring tunnels and jumps and weaves for a small agility course to play on. We will also have a raffle, with some pretty neat prizes, $1.00 tickets to enter.

There will be Az Cactus Corgi Rescue T-shirts, Hats, Coffee Mugs, Pens and Keychains for sale also.

Models from the Calendar will be there and I am sure they would be willing to "Pawtograph" your calendars if you like :)

Please let us know if you can attend, just for a general "head count".
Hope to see you all there!!!"

If you're planning on attending to click on over to WagsNWiggles Group on Yahoo! and let Vicki know.

Some photos from the last event are here.

Doug

We were at the last picnic and had a lot of fun. We'll plan on being at this one as well.

I can't wait! Where is the PV Park? By the mall?

Rebekah and Jennifer...we are close to Cosmo and can meet on the 16th. What time?

PV Park is on 40 st, Take the 101 to 51 take first rt on 51 which is Union Hills. Take Union Hills left to first stop/go light - 40 st. Turn rt, go to south end of the park, turn in (right) and follow park road back to the middle/northern part for Corgi Picnic.