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Geri & Sidney

59, Female

San Diego, CA

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:: North San Diego County
About Me:: I have three teenage kids and I just love being a Mom to a Corgi also! I live in sunny Southern California with the three kids, three dogs, two cats and a most wonderful husband.
Welsh Corgi Breeder?: No
About My Corgi(s):: Sidney is our first purebred corgi and we are thrilled to have him. He was born 7/11/07. We planned to start him in agility training, but there was a long waiting list. So while waiting for an opening, we took classes for therapy dog training. As it turns out, he's a pretty good therapy dog, so we stuck with that and never got around to agility. Now he is training as a Rally dog. We love it! He's one smart little character! Oh, and he's undocked, so his beautiful tail attracts a lot of attention - good attention.

On August 30th, Sidney suddenly came up lame in his hind left leg. The next day we got xrays for him and found out he has severe hip dysplasia. On Sept 7th he had a Femoral Head Ostectomy to relieve the pain. His right hip is not in great shape either but we're hoping that with glucosamine supplements and exercise we can keep it healthy. *Update* You would never know Sid has surgery now. He moves beautifully. The water therapy and supplements have worked wonders.

Bruce is our corgi/elkhound (?) mix. We rescued him from the brink of euthanasia when he was approximately 10-11 years old (he had a day or two left to go). He's about 16 now and his only sign of his advanced age are bad teeth and slow mornings. I adore Brucie and he worships me. He's my funny short angel with a puffball tail (thanks to the elkhound side). He's about 18 now and going strong.

Chester is our "tall dog". He's a black dane/lab mix that we got from a "free to good home" ad in the local newspaper. He's also old, about 15 years old. We know his age because we've had him 14 years, and he was an adult when we brought him home! He's a very serious dog and not very affectionate compared to the corgis, but he has been a very good dog, just aloof. We can't take Chester as many places as the shorties because he does not travel well. He's almost 17 now and has definitely slowed down. *UPDATE* Chester had a sudden decline and was sent to the bridge on April 15th 2013 at the age of 17.

In February 2013 we added Connie to our family. She's a little tri corgi who was picked up as a stray and put up for adoption at our local Humane Society. She's a real sweet girl and loves to play ball. She's learning a lot from Sidney about life here. We can't believe that her family never came to claim her.She's got good manners and she gets along well with the other dogs and the cats, and everyone she meets is her best friend.

And the pack grows! In November we took in a black-headed tri who we named Copper. He and Connie were both born in 2009 and they are great buddies and a ball-chasing tag team. Copper is sweet and cuddly and eager to please.
I have:: Pembroke

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Sky

Y yes. Luna is named after Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter. 1) I used to be obsessed with Harry Potter. and 2) I wanted to name her after someone. What about your dogs?

Feb 28, 2009
Tiffany Tran

Hi Geri! Thank you for your comment! That would be great if you could notify me about corgi events in SD...especially in the summer. Most of the time I am in LA and go back to OC every other weekend, but I'll have more free time in the summer to drive to SD one day. Thanks! BTW, Sidney is beautiful! He has a gorgeous coat!

There is also another beautiful cover of "Hallelujah" by Hana Pestel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc8zl9bBJkk

Have a great week!

Feb 28, 2009
Lauren and Daisy

I think your corgis are very adorable. I can tell you love them very much!

Mar 1, 2009
Julia

Wow thanks! Yeah we had 1 and we wanted more than 1 dog at christmas so my parents said they were going out somewhere on christmas eve and they came back with 2 corgis and they are adorable LOL well I think this is the perfect website for my family because we have corgis LOL so why not?

Mar 1, 2009
Uni

Thank you! I will kep trying but is it no good if I yell at her when she does it wrong? It just seems like she knows but she is not doing it...

Mar 2, 2009
Jamie

Thank you! I think I actually am more excited to meet my little girl than I am to graduate! This week is going by so slow!

Mar 3, 2009
Hiphapa

thanks for the comment guys! your corgis are awesome! i loved the mixed one!

Mar 3, 2009
Desi's_Mom

Thanks, I do need to get some more pics of her. She has grown so muc. She weighs 25 ponds now. I need to be exercising her more, heck we both need the exercise.

Mar 3, 2009
Hiphapa

wow he's 14?! he looks good for 14, and thats a interesting mix. Thanks for the add by the way!

Mar 3, 2009
Sharon

Thank you so much! Will keep your info....

Mar 3, 2009
Glendonwyn Welsh Ponies

The corgis in the park sound fun. I have stayed in touch with these folks and have never heard them mention anything like that. Where could I find info on it to give to them? I think they'd love to do something like that.

Mar 3, 2009
The Mau

thanks for the welcome! I look forward to getting our new addition in April!

Mar 4, 2009
Glendonwyn Welsh Ponies

Thank you so much. I will send this on to them and perhaps you'll get to meet Savannah at one of the get togethers.

Mar 4, 2009
Chenell

Thank You! Khloe and I are glad to have jointed the group.

Mar 4, 2009
Boothill

Mar 4, 2009
Rocky

haha. Yea he is one cool customer. We personally didn't have to go far. We picked him up at the airport along with 8 other families who were also getting dogs. (not corgis) He had to spend almost 24 hours in a crate though. Poor guy didn't skip a beat when he was greeting us though!

Here are some photos of the arrival. Munira and I are in the turquoise vests. We volunteer with "Ocean Dog Rescue" as well.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23192109@N06/sets/72157614717680411/

Mar 5, 2009
olive hula

Her name is Olive. She's quite deft on the computer keyboard:) Thanks for the warm welcome!

Mar 5, 2009
Nelly

HI AND THANKS FOR THE WELCOME.
WELL THEY ARE ACTUALLY MALE AND FEMALE.
THE TRI COLOR IS MY LITTLE GIRL AND HER NAME IS RUBIE AND THE "GEORGE CLUNEY" IS YOGI. I HAVE HAD THEM SINCE THEY WERE BOTH 3 MONTHS OLD BUT YOGI IS 10 AND RUBIE IS 9. I AM REALLY HAPPY I FOUND THIS SITE. IT MAKES MY DAY AT WORK... :)

Mar 5, 2009
Jennifer

Hi! Thanks so much for the warm welcome. It seems that Corgi owners are as sweet and friendly as their Corgis.

Mar 6, 2009
Tracey

Thanks for the welcome! My new pup just can't seem to understand why my older dog, Heidi, wants nothing to do with him. He tries everyday to cuddle and play, she just growls and walks away. He has lots of patience and is determined to make friends with her! lol

Mar 6, 2009
Léonie

Thank you so much for the welcome.
I enjoy looking at the pictures of your dogs! lol!

Mar 6, 2009
Sarah

Thanks for welcoming me - I love this site already, soooo many adorable corgis! Sidney is beautiful, and I love that he has a tail!

Mar 7, 2009
Rocky

He is doing great and settling nicely.

Ocean Dog Rescue is a group from Taiwan that rescues dogs that live on the street. They foster them and try to find people in Canada and the USA to adopt them. They send 5 or 6 dogs over every couple of weeks.

Munira and I volunteer on the Vancouver side when the dogs arrive. We help get them out of the kennels, fed and cleaned up for the new parents.

They asked us what kind of dog we wanted and we said Corgi and they excitedly told us that they had one ready so we got him!

Mar 7, 2009
jene

thanks for the welcome. i am glad i ran across this site, as a new corgi mom (actually this is my first dog) it is good to know that i have online support.

Mar 7, 2009
Beth

Thanks for the warm welcome. I am really enjoying little Emma. It's been a long time since I've had a puppy!

Mar 7, 2009
Elaine

Thank you for the welcome! I'm very excited to over spoil my new puppy. Just got to make sure my fiance doesn't get jealous. :)

Mar 7, 2009
Jaqueline

Hi Geri and Sidney,

My pembroke is now 6 weeks old and is still staying at the breeder with it's mother. His name is going to be Jeep and he will be arriving at our home in about 2 weeks, so I can't wait for him to come.

Mar 8, 2009
Kerri

Thanks!!!!

Mar 9, 2009
astro, starla, joleene & jason

hi, saw your comment in the mix group about a basenji mix- im lucky enough to have one of those! she has the coat and the face of a b- but the rest is all corgi. especially the bark! (b's are supposedly bark-less!)

Mar 9, 2009
Karen Stasky

Thank you for the welcome-agility is a great activity for you and your dog-Cori barks at me if I'm not moving fast enough to let him know where to go next-if I did not have agility to do with him he would have destroyed my house! His motto in life is it's more fun to be bad than good. He's 11 now and has slowed down alot because of health, but I think taking him and having him play with running and jumping is one of the things that keep him going-he has outlived his dianosis by 1 1/2 years.

Mar 9, 2009
Jenna, Jasper and Cersei

Thanks for the input! I was pretty dead set on naming him Neville since he's my favorite Harry Potter character, but once I met him it just didn't seem to fit him!

Mar 9, 2009
Angelcallie

Thanks for the welcome! You're dogs are all lovely, and I love Sidney's tail! I wish my girl still had hers, but the way I see it, there isn't anything but cute corgis, tails or no!

Mar 10, 2009
Macie Linne & Holli Berri

Thx for the welcome your dogs r cute Sidneys tail is darling!
ive never actually seen a Cardigan that much b4 but your is too cute!

Mar 10, 2009
Alexandria Sawada-Escamilla

Thank you much. We all feel so loved already! :-)

Mar 10, 2009
Robin Richardson

Thank

Mar 10, 2009
Dragster and Bailee

Hey Ger! How are the kids? Lol almost all blonde and white corgis resemble Ein. With technology these days they could use any corgi!! Our babies are so smart.. we could let Keanu Reeves borrow them for just a little bit. Of course we have to be there too.. lol.

Mar 10, 2009
Chris Mason

Hehe, thank you for the welcome. =3 Yeah, that Corgi stare is my one weakness. Like..she just stares at me and doesn't. even. blink. =O It's actually quite intimidating lol

Mar 11, 2009
Laurie and Sadie

Thanks! Sadie sure does have a lot of personality!! Sidney, Bruce, and Chester are all adorable, too!! :)

Mar 11, 2009
tefutefu

Thanks for the welcome! Your dogs all looked happy in your photos! I do agree that Sidney and Ein looks similar! Really happy to see so many Corgi lovers and Corgis here. I don't really see many Corgis in my town :(

Mar 11, 2009
Cathy

Thanks for welcoming me to the group. Sydney, Bruce, and Chester are gorgeous. I can't wait to have my very own sweet corgi.

Mar 11, 2009
Kelly O'keefe

Thanks for the welcome! Your pups are beautiful. I'm new to this site so I still have to post pics of my Lexi. She is about 2 and is a Pembroke Tri-Color. She is the BEST - - love of my family's life!!

Mar 12, 2009
Beverly Moore

Thank you for the welcome. I had no idea that Corgis had their own social networking site.

Mar 13, 2009
Stephanie

Hello! How nice to get a welcome first day in!

Love the pic of your corgi in the santa hat!

- Steph

Mar 13, 2009
Joie

Thank you for the kind welcome!

Mar 13, 2009
Jane Christensen

Thanks for the "welcome" I have wanted to join this for awhile but I decided today was the day! I am sure that I will enjoy being part of this. Here in Minnesota Corgis don't seem as popular as in some other states but those of us who do have them really do what a great addition they are. Jane

Mar 13, 2009
Crystal Whittenton

Thanks you! I can't believe I haven't joined this site before now. I have a group on livejournal of 600+ corgi owners and some are on here. I should have signed up before- I love it. All the corgis are too cute! :)

Mar 14, 2009
Jill M

Thank you. Oh, yes, I'll add pictures when the system cooperates!!
Lexus was named after the car--we were driving to pick her up and along the way saw several Lexus billboards and actually two lexus cars on the road; Lexus was new at the time so this was rare-- we took it as a sign that we should name her this and she could be the Lexus we could afford!!! ...Zinfindel got his name because my husband was heavily into wine tasting and making at the time ...Payton got his name because we had to come up with a "P" name or be stuck with puppy as that is what he responded to within hours of being home!!! LOL!! stay in touch. jill

Mar 15, 2009
Amanda

Houdini absolutley LOVES coming to work with me. He is with me everywhere I go, and would be unhappy if is wasnt involved in everything I do. He also has tons of doggy friends at work. And yes hahaha houdini has totally lived up to his name. When he was younger, he excaped from his soft crate through the top in the middle of the night, it baffled me because he was only 8 weeks old : )

Mar 15, 2009
Danijela

Thanks guys. Still very new at this...not managed to upload the photos as yet. Leo is currently with me in Ft. Lauderdale enjoying the warm weather. We have spent the whole summer in Croatia, where I'm from & he just loved it!!! Except from the fact that NOONE recognizes a Corgi in Croatia as yet. Seems that the first official breeding of Corgies in Craotia happened just a few months ago. Never the less...Leo winns everyone over with his big charms...he travelled LOTS up to now. We take him everywhere with us...From Florida to Alaska, to Croatia & back to FL twice already...not meeting many Corgies even in Ft. Lauderdale's parks...Leo doesn't seem to mind, he plays with any dog...I would love to meet some more Corgies, though. I just love them! The most entrateining & smart little creatures.

Mar 15, 2009
Lilikoi

Thank you for the welcome! All your dogs are very cute!

Mar 16, 2009

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