Welcome Jen, Banzai and family! There's a corgi meetup group near tampa :)

That looks like Celeste holding him/her, am I right? Welcome! You'll have a great companion!

Oops, I see you left me a comment and it is indeed a Celsetial Star puppy! Bexar is a great dog - very smart and healthy. Too bad about your accident, I have Bexar for a similar reason - I was involved in a bad crash and purchased Bexar (and will raise him for several years) with my settlement money. I hope you continue to recover well. Almost 2 years out and I'm doing pretty well (still suffer debilitating neck pain from time to time and will for the rest of my life, but it was my brother that took the brunt of the injuries).

3 Celeste Corgis on Mycorgi now, what are the odds. I recognize the red background. They look so silly that young, I remember looking at Cheez-it and I couldnt decide because I wasnt even sure if he was a Corgi. lol!

Charlie is actually a girl :) but thanks for the comments!!

I just re-read your profile and I believe as you do in the healing power of animals. I have a plaque in my kitchen that reads "Time spent with animals is added to your life...Have fun picking up the baby!

Welcome! Hang in there-I do believe that animals add incredible value to our lives, and corgis are particularly smart and intuitive. Maybe you little guy can be taught to do tasks that make your life easier-they love to have jobs!

I didn't. I got her from a small town breeder in Alabama.

Thanks for saying that. I'm a new "mommy" so it is nice to have some positive reinforcement! Guess what, I'm disabled too and am hoping that my Corgi can help heal me. He has already helped the isolation from not being able to work and being by myself all day. I find he helps a lot because he takes my mind off myself and my illness and onto something positive like his adorable self. Your puppy looks adorable.

That is exactly how I felt before I got Buster; that I had no purpose. Now when I wake up I know that there is a little someone just waiting for me to wake up. In fact, when I sleep in, he comes in and checks on me and sometimes sleeps on the floor beside the bed.

As soon as I get up, he brings me a toy and wants to play. I hate to cook but now don't mind because he is my little assistant and does "the wave" while I chop vegetables and I give him some. He also is SO appreciative of the meals I make for him. Now, I hate to go to bed because I love to just watch him sleeping in his crate.

When are you getting your puppy? You'll notice a huge difference in how you feel about life. We got a 9 year old who was already trained in every way so we didn't have to go through any training with him.

Somedays I don't have much strength and find it hard to walk him but on those days we play with toys in the house more.

I am blessed to have a wonderful husband who loves Buster as much as I do. He takes Buster to the ocean everynight and walks with him for 1/2 an hour. I am not well enough to go.

My husband and I talk about the fact that he loves us both but in different ways. We both have different ways that we interact with him. So, in the end I don't feel bad that I can't do everything with him that my husband can because I can do other things with him that Buster loves just as much.

Hang in there...things will get better. People used to say that to me and I never believed them but now I know what they say. I find when you are dealing with an illness or disability, no matter what kind it is, that distraction is a wonderful coping mechanism for any type of pain.

I am a Christian and am relying on God to ultimately heal me, if and when he chooses to. However, I believe he puts people and yes animals in our paths to help support and love us.

Getting Buster was a direct answer to my prayer. I am dealing with many diseases, etc. I was told by my specialist that getting a dog could make me worse or better. There would be no way of knowing without having a dog in the house for a few weeks to see how I made out. There was a huge chance that I may react to one or be allergic. For 2 years I thought about it, checked out breeders, etc. Anytime I even hinted that I may be allergic they said they would never sell me a dog.

One morning I was so down and I prayed. "God, please show me if there is any way that I could ever have a dog".
That afternoon, my husband said "there must be more breeders around here" and grabbed the phone book and it fell open to a page advertisting a boarding kennel. He said "would they sell dogs?" He phoned and yes, they sold Cardigan puppies and had one left. I talked to the breeder quite a while and then she asked me if I would consider adopting an older dog...OK, this is getting long....I finally told her about my illness and she said that she would give me a 7-day trial period to see if I was able to have a dog in the house. Now that is a direct answer to prayer. No other breeders would even look at me. So, after being interviewed a few times and doing fine during the 7 day period, we got Buster.

The breeder doesn't believe in God (as far as I know) but she firmly believed that I was meant to have Buster and that he would help me get well. I do have more energy and I am thankful for that. I will take any bit of healing, either spiritual, emotional or physical that I am offered.

With a grateful heart for God always being in control of my life and giving me what I need when I need it, Joy :)

Sorry for the long letter. I just wanted to encourage you. I checked out your deviant art website and you are talented!!!! Once you get your puppy, you'll have to do some drawings of him. I got my 1st camera at Xmas and have been reading a photo website and trying to learn and have been practicing taking pictures of Buster....it gives me something else to do that doesn't require a lot of movement, energy. I just sit at a keyboard. You'll find the dog will open up your life in so many ways. Also, when you take him out....having a dog (especially a cute, adorable puppy) means so many people and kids will want to come up to you and ask about him and want to pet him. Dog lovers are really great people (and we are included in that group, aye?) Joy

It is http://www.myshutterspace.com. There are many beginners as well as professionals. I love to look at the pictures and check them out every day. I find it relaxing to just look at them and read the critiques. There are other members there who have deviant websites there. They are amazing. Check out Sydnie's work. She is young like you and a real artist, she does self-portraits. I think she has a deviant website. You may just start to get into photography. Do you have a digital camera. I just have a Canon point and shoot. Don't be discouraged because a lot of members have the big and I mean big bucks camera. I can't afford it and wouldn't know what to do with it anyway. I am learning bit by bit and have found some websites for free where i can edit my photos to a degree. If you look at Buster's photos, i've learned how to put my name on, borders around, crop, change saturation, vignette and other things that 6 months ago I hadn't heard of. It is really fun. It is something you could do in short little stints at the computer...like 1/2 hour here and there. Anyway, have fun and it is really great to meet you. I am so happy that you will see your puppy soon....it is tooo exciting, isn't it~!!!!!!!!! Yippee, have a great day, I feel better already. I am too happy for you! Take care, your Canadian friend, Joy :)

So how is it going today? You should start a countdown...to new puppy ownership day!! Joy :)

Mama mia, I was just looking at your pics. are those toys are carriers all for your puppy? Wow, you have a lot of them. I think your puppy is going to be spoiled rotten, LOL You are going to be a great mama!

hey! i just saw some of the carriers you have for banzai. i just wanted to warn you, check to see if he'll fit it when he's grown up. they look small in the pix, but they could be huge in real life =)

I hope I didn't offend you. They just looked so tiny ><;;

Your baby is going to live a VERy good life, I can tell. He will have fun with those toys, that's for sure. I am starting to spoil my Buster a lot over the past few days...I was really strict the 1st month and now I am slipping....I find it so hard to say "no" when he looks sad with those big eyes staring at me.

So true!!! You are so much like me. I was reading about your preparations for your trip and I would have done the very same thing...thought of everything and have a list. Always be prepared is my motto! I should have been a boy scout, haha. Good for you!

I tried that link to the video but it didn't work :( didn't get to see anything...

I saw it, they are so cute. She said they only eat a few mouthfuls but it looks like they were going for more than that, haha. I wonder what that stuff was...
so when do you get yours?

That is really nice of the breeder, is she in another state? I like her accent.

Do Floridians (I think that is what you are called) have an accent (that would be different than mine, which you probably heard on the video).

Thanks for joining the group! Now we'll have to start righting something. Also, thanks for the update on Florida; I should have thought about that...I love to learn about other places. I was in St. Petes many years ago...it was so beautiful. So different from where I live. This winter, after I got my digital camera I photographed just about every snowstorm we had. I would do it through windows, every one in the house. I have the same shot, different amounts of snow, hundreds of photos. My husband thinks it is hysterical but if you saw our storms, who would go outside during them unless you had to? Also, it would wreck my camera.

PS Should have been "writing" not righting....somedays I do this when I am having problems concentrating, like now...

Your baby is so cute. Lance used to eat Iams when he was a puppy....I have learned alot about low quality versus high quality food. We ended up taking Lance off of Iams because he quit eating! For him to quit eating it must have been bad! He loves to eat. We called the vet and he said to switch because of the recall on Iams. I wouldnt trust Iams again whether or not they clear up the issues. That is my opinion. I would rather pay more for a high quality food so I know my baby is getting a good quality food. You should have a healthier pup on a good quality food which is very important. Good Luck with your decision. How old is Banzai now?

We are feeding Lance Natural Balance Duck and Potatoe. He loves it. In Illinois we can only buy it at Petco and specialty shops. We now are buying it from the specialty stores because the warehouse has problems with their warehouses with infestations. So to be safe we will get his food somewhere else they are not having warehouse problems!

actually Lance is now 2 1/2! Time does fly....I would say if my memory serves me correctly he has been eating the Natural Balance for about a year. I bet you are so excited to get your puppy. Lance was 14 weeks when we brought him home, I cant believe how fast the time went!

I see you are figuring the food thing out! I started with Eukanuba (thats what she fed Bexar's litter - I imagine breeders get great deals on these brands, and even the AKC can't stay away from the money these companies throw at them). After returning the Eukanuba, I picked up Blue Buffalo at PetSmart - it was the best brand my local store carried and not as expensive as I expected. I now feed a mix of Orijen (purchased at a nice mom and pop operation just down the road) and Blue. I plan on switching to Orijen full time when he is older (mainly because he is doing very well with the mix right now). Good luck finding the right food at the right price!