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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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Stacy Pearsall

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Jun 3, 2009
Melisse Fowler

Thanks for the welcome. I like QA work, but not the amount of it that I have to do. Sometimes I long for the days of the bench. What type of business do you work for? I work in pharmaceuticals.
I LOVE the picture of the corgi meet that I'm seeing on this posting site. Don't know if it was yours or not, but with all of the red/white corgis I think I'd lose Teddy Bear in the mix - they all look so similar. How funny.

Jun 3, 2009
justine moeller

Thanks for the message! :) Arent they cute with their little tails. Looks like a fox. I will post a pic as soon as I can! :)

Jun 3, 2009
Laura

What beautiful dogs! Thanks so much for the welcome and the congrats. I'm so excited I found this site!

Jun 3, 2009
Pauly

Thanks for the welcome =) I love your corgi pics

Jun 4, 2009
Dennay & Barkley

Thank you!! I never thought I would be an obsessive dog owner, but Barkley has definitely turned me into one:)

Jun 4, 2009
Kate & Brandon Hesson

Aw thanks! He is definitely a smile-y pup. Sidney is gorgeous! We love this site so far: we'll have new pics up soon. We could look at Corgi pics all day. Haha.

Jun 4, 2009
Janalla & Pua Anoush

Thanks for your comments. I just posted some pics of Nani on the beach. Hope it brings back memories of your trips to the Hawaiian islands.

Jun 4, 2009
sandra gooden

Thank you for the welcome. my babies names are gus and beau.

Jun 5, 2009
Heather Martin

Thanks so much for your warm welcome! Sid is so cute, and his little "wookie" noises; my girls are wookies too.

Jun 5, 2009
Kelly Knick

Thanks ... the vet thinks he is part Jack Russell ... so hi is a cojack :)

Jun 6, 2009
Jennifer Mehalyak

Thanks for the welcome!! I actually stumbled across this site looking for something else -- how cool is that!! Dylan is my first Corgi (I've always had big dogs and finally realized due to joint pain I had to down size from my German Shepherds) and I totally adore him. My boyfriend gave him the nickname of "stubby" and it stuck.

Jun 6, 2009
Worthington Natalia

Thank you so much for your advice to Tod. He's back to normal now thanks to you:)

Jun 8, 2009
Dawn Kellogg

Hi ! and thanks for the info ! I am actually very familiar with Kindred Spirits, it is only a few miles from my home and am signed up to start the AKC puppy classes starting next weekend. I used to do agility with my Pem so may look into that down the road as well. Will the RB meet ups be posted on this site ??
blessings

Jun 8, 2009
Sylvia

Thanks for the welcome! We adopted Jake from the humane society when he was 9 months, and he is now going on 7 years. The humane society told us he was part Jack Russell, but now we think there has to be something else mixed in there to give us his large size. Think lab with short legs. :) I love that your Sidney has a tail! We tried to convince the breeder to let us take a puppy undocked, but alas we couldn't. Instead of a tail, Oliver just wiggles his butt!

Jun 8, 2009
Dawn Kellogg

hey!
oh man ! are all the meet ups on Sundays ?? I work in youth ministry and so Sundays are tough : (
Wow, I didn't know Kindred Spirits offered so many options. I will have to look into them. Thanks so much !!!

Jun 8, 2009
Barbara McCarthy

Thanks for the welcome! Max has been with us since he was 9 weeks old. He is now 14 weeks old and a real charmer. He is our first corgi. Our last dog was a rescued greyhound. Max is a lot shorter. I'm not used to bending down to pet him!!

Jun 8, 2009
Michi

Thank you so much for the warm welcome and your words of hope!! :D I'll wait as long as it takes!!

Jun 9, 2009
Gina Mac

Thank you for the welcome!

Jun 10, 2009
♠Ð€§T¡N¥ & ÄLÛÇARÐ♠

Thanks! Alucard doesn't really aknowledge Sir Nibblesworth (the sugar glider) much. He's grown up around him, so once in a while he'll say "hi" to him with a sniff or two, but that's about it. My cat on the other hand is a little too interested at times. lol How long have you been a member of this site? It seems nice here.

Jun 10, 2009
Melisse Fowler

Actually, I'm not very happy with QA work lately, but I suppose just having a job in this economy is something to be thankful for. I work pharmacueticals.

Jun 10, 2009
Elle Petersen

My corgis name is Riley, she is turning 7 on July 31

Jun 10, 2009
Kathy Simmons

hanks--to have commcation with people who love Corgis--these special, magical dogs.
I am deeply worried about Roo and his herniations--checking NC State if he goes down again--had surgery in Dec in Pittsburgh

Jun 11, 2009
Monique Mueller

Thank you so much!!!

Jun 11, 2009
Gina Mac

Happy Friday!

Jun 12, 2009
Philippa Dunne

Thanks. Got to upload some photos of Stormy.

Jun 12, 2009
susam anneendris

thankyou guys glad to hear from you not quite used to this yet but i wii be have a good evening sue and princess

Jun 12, 2009
Jessica Shirkey

they SAY shes mixed with some kind of terrier.. im not sure shes 4 months right now and she weighs 11 pounds.. do you know if thats normal?

Jun 12, 2009
Robert Wallace

Thank you for the welcome! There are a few Corgi breeders around here locally so I think I won't have too much trouble finding one, I am however waiting til I'll have more time to devote to puppies than I do now.

Jun 13, 2009
Nancy Boylan

Thanks for the welcome! Her name is Sundae, we just rescued her from the SPCA. They had her down as a golden retriever mix, but with her big ears and markings, my bet is corgi-lab.

Jun 13, 2009
Kris & Reaghan

Thanks you for the welcome. :) I'm definitely looking forward to the time I have to spend with my corgi. I absolutely love the breed, amazing dogs.

Jun 13, 2009
Jessica Shirkey

well i hope she doesnt get that big... i love her small =] haha and yes.. i added some more pics of her.. sorry i forgot all about adding more photos thank you for reminding me =]

Jun 13, 2009
Kathy McBride

Thank you being a corgi grandma is awesome, i only wish i could have one but not at this time

Jun 14, 2009
Philippa Dunne

I added some photos finally!

Jun 14, 2009
Mark & Julia Thomas' Jag

Thanks for the welcome! Beautiful dog you have there!

Jun 14, 2009
Lorna L. Chain

Thanks I do plan to do that. When they fight it really stresses out the whole family and it can be so scary! It's almost like they are going to fight to the death. The only reason they stop is because they are too exhausted to continue. I have to find an answer and I am sure it is out there. So glad I found this site!

Jun 15, 2009
Diane Lesniak

Our corgis name is Maggie and she fits her name perfectly, I will post a picture as soon as possible

Jun 15, 2009
LaLa

I love your page... I'm LaLa my corgis are Minnie and Sonic
and thats too funny my mom says I email her to many pics of my pets!

Jun 15, 2009
Kaley Arel

I have posted some pictures of muffin, please let me know what you think. Thank you

Jun 16, 2009
Melanie Patterson

Thanks, I love my corgis! I have another one, Bucks. She loves to run, likes lots of attention, and "talks" to us if she doesn't receive enough petting.

Jun 16, 2009
Armando Mendieta

Thank you very much. Honey is a mix breed with Chihuahua and she is beautiful and full of energy. As soon as i get some pictures i will post them.

Jun 16, 2009
Tabitha Sparks

corban has a bit of a tail, zander's tail is docked and lilly has the shelty tail.

Jun 16, 2009
Jessica

Hi. I am sorry. I did not know how to comment back. My Corgi's name is Donna. Yeah, my husband is a marine. We are from Los Angeles so it is not that bad. It is nice you heard about the city. Very few people been out here. Your husbands father is a Marine?

Jun 17, 2009
Jessica

I am sorry to hear that. No, I have not experienced a summer here. This will be my first. I do not know if that would be a kid type of thing. Everyone from the kids to the adults complain about this place. And, the weather has not been so bad.
Your Corgi is so adorable. My pup smiles just like your.

Jun 17, 2009
Jessica

At first, I thought that it was isolated, but it is just a really intimate community. Yeah, I heard that they are going to be building some more things on the base. The city and the base have a lot of fast food chains and a Walmart (which is a pretty big deal over here.) hehe

Jun 17, 2009
PaigeSteele

Hi! Thanks for the welcome message! Your dogs are beautiful!

Jun 17, 2009
Gail and Ashton

Thanks for the warm welcome! I love your site, the pictures are wonderful! They were a great way for me to start out my morning... I mean, how can you go wrong with starting you day with smiling, happy pup pictures?! Much Corgi love to you and yours. :)

Jun 17, 2009
Riley

Thank you! Im glad to have found this site. :D He stays home...but I work night and my fiance works days so he's always with someone (awake or not...ehheheh). Love your site! I love pink...I chose the green andpink cuz the green is for Riley hahahha! ur dogs are cute!!!!

Jun 19, 2009
Jessica

Thanks for the welcome! I've only been in video games for a year now, so the only game I've worked on is Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures for the PC and XBox Live Arcade. Eventually I'll have a bigger list!

Jun 19, 2009
Melissa S.

LOVE The video!!!
Your Corgi's are very cute as well!

Jun 19, 2009

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