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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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Ronald

Hello~ Thanks for the friendly welcome, Pillow is looking forward to meet some new friends =D

Jul 18, 2009
Francie Flit

Thank you for the warm welcome!

Jul 18, 2009
Kathleen A

Thank you!

Jul 18, 2009
Lucy Tsang

thanks for the welcome geri & sidney!

Jul 18, 2009
E and Olivia

Thanks for the welcome! What a beautiful family!

Jul 19, 2009
Connie Miller

Thank you for the welcome and the condolences. You have a really cute corgi.

Jul 19, 2009
LJS

Thank you so much for the comment Geri and Sidney. He's called Johnny and although I know I am biased he is absolutely gorgeous isn't he. But then all the dogs on this site look absolutely adorable don't they?

Jul 19, 2009
Juel

Oh Geri, I am so excited! i have the pictures of the two red and white boys in the litter. they are so cute! my boyfriend and I are going to go see them in a few weeks.

Jul 19, 2009
Ronald Kennedy

Windsor is about 3 weeks older than Wallis (the smaller one). They don't play together as much as I had hoped.

Jul 20, 2009
Tina Walsh

no I didnt thanks for the info, I was hoping to find out about it being that I'm new to San Diego and Corgis, I'm looking forward to it.

Jul 20, 2009
Meg Jones & Indiana

Thanks for the welcome! What a cute tail Sidney has!!

Jul 21, 2009
Jennifer & Matt

Thanks for the welcome! Matt's settling in great, you'd think he'd been here his whole life! It's a real testament to his former home that he's so amazingly well-adjusted to people.

My cat seems to be the only one somewhat scandalized about the new family member. He loves dogs but was mostly around big ones. He's almost as big as Matt, so he's probably trying to figure out what's up with this new "cat" we brought home, hehe!

Jul 21, 2009
Betty & Holly!

Hi I added a picture now how do i change my main picture? now you can see holly is just as cute as a full corgi!

Jul 21, 2009
Amy & Jasper

Thanks for the warm welcome!!!

Jul 21, 2009
Brenda Kay Hrywny

Thank you very much for the warm welcome...We're looking so forward to being Corgi parents, I can't wait till she is old enough to come home.

Jul 21, 2009
Kelly & "Roxie"

Hi Gerri & "Sidney"
Thanks for your welcome. I'm not a chatroom kinda gal, but couldn't help being drawn to other wonderful little corgi munchkins - haha
Your profile mentions that Sidney is about to start agility soon. My Roxie just loved it - especially the contact equipment. Those little legs would just pump up the Aframe, through the tunnels and her grin was enormous!

Jul 21, 2009
Sabrina

Thanks for the welcome!

Jul 21, 2009
Danielle and Loki

Hi Geri and Sidney! Thank you for the wonderful welcome to this amazing site. Your Sidney is one handsome guy (and his tail looks exactly what I always imagined a Pembroke tail would look like - it's beautiful!). Love your photos - thank you for sharing them with us!

Jul 22, 2009
Aj

It was really hard to be without Ein. I actually wanted to sneak him into the campsite, but pets aren't allowed. When we got there, I heard a dog yapping somewhere close to our campsite--that family must have sneaked their dog in! That wasn't fair! But next year, we're planning on going to a different campsite where dogs ARE allowed. :)

Jul 22, 2009
Patsy Thompson

Thanks for the welcome. I love all your photos. What a gang! Cookie had just a bit of agility training in her puppy obedience class (last day fun and games) she did really well considering she was just 5 months old at the time. Corgis seem to be built for it. Sidney's tail is so cute. I am going to continue to try and figure out how to get photos up, I'd love to share pics of my "kids".

Jul 22, 2009
kathrine garner

Thanks for the note. I'm learning how to do this - but King is giving me pointers. So bear with me.

Kathrine

Jul 22, 2009
Rachel & Zee

Thanks so much for the warm welcome! It's challenging, but Zee's a joy. Can't wait 'til he opens up his eyes. :]

Jul 22, 2009
Lisa Adamson

Thanks for your kind words. Yes, all three are corgis and I will be dog-sitting for my daughter's corgi, Sophie, next week. Yikes! 4 corgis at once!

Jul 23, 2009
Lauren Rogulski

Thank you very much for the welcome! Sidney is so cute. Otto loves to put his face up to the AC too.

Jul 23, 2009
Jim & Sandi

Thanks for your email. My Corgis' names are Monty and Maggie.

I look forward to sharing a lot of Corgi stories.....and posting a lot more photos to my page. Even at 11 years old, Mont & Mag are still very active.

Jul 24, 2009
Colleen Lane

Yes, he is Link from Zelda! When we adopted him he was wearing a green bandanna and has white paws that look like boots, so we named him Link.

Jul 25, 2009
Vicki and Christina Brown

Sidney is very handsome!!!

Jul 25, 2009
Roger/Laurie

Thanks for the welcome. Enjoyed your pictures. Your Sidney has many of the same facial expressions as our Chepstow.

Jul 26, 2009
Kendra McGowan

Thanks for welcoming us to mycorgi.com! We did get another Corgi last Friday... and we are so excited to add to our family!

Jul 26, 2009
Kelly Dyment

Thanks for the welcome! Sidney is so adorable!

Jul 27, 2009
Rebecca Nada

the vet says its Corgi Lab. Some strange attempt at a boutique dog, I guess. She is all Corgi personality though.

Jul 27, 2009
Kelly Hulbert

Thank you for your kind words. Sidney is so cute. I am having a difficult time finding a trustworthy breeder in or around Richmond Virginia. Do you know of any good breeders?

Jul 27, 2009
George, Amber and Mickey!

thanks!! my girlfriend and I are excited to bring him home, less than 4 weeks now!

Jul 27, 2009
Lori McLean

Geri & Sidney said: "I was at the Amine Expo in Long Beach a couple years ago(I think it was 2007), I would have loved to have met him!"
I'm surprised you didn't. He was very popular there and attracted a crowd. Lots of people took pictures of him.

Jul 27, 2009
Cathy C

Thank you! What a beautiful family you have :)

Jul 27, 2009
Amy and Marlee

According to my youngest son Jade (her litter name), and according to my oldest son Marleigh. We're not sure how this is going to play out, they're both really stubborn.

Jul 28, 2009
Karen and Hardy

Thnak you for stopping by my page :) Sidney is beautiful!

Jul 28, 2009
Kim Watson

thank you for the welcome. I am looking forward to this site.

Jul 28, 2009
Anzendai1

Thank you for the welcome message! Sindy has so beautiful coat!! "Sakura" is Japanese girl's name, but my Sakura "was" a boy :)

Jul 28, 2009
Brandi Batts

Thanks for the welcome! Ill be putting pics up of my babies very soon. Yours are all so adorable!

Jul 29, 2009
Dee & Yoshi's Page

Hi Geri and Sidney. Sidney is uber cute!!! We got Yoshi from Windhaven Kennel out in Hesperia. One thing my mom would have really wanted... was Yoshi to have his tail. But the breeder had already done the procedure. :) But we LOVE him anyway!

Jul 29, 2009
Jim & Wendy Bates

Thanks for the welcome, the pond pictures are so , Chloe' , she was truly a herding dog at heart... the other dogs, the kids and especially the Koi.

Jul 29, 2009
Rich Springman

Thank You

Jul 29, 2009
Owain McDaring

Ah, yes; the highlighters. Here's my tip for nighttime walks: if you have trouble at night finding the, umm, "bandits" feed your corgi neon yellow highlighters. You can see the aforementioned, umm, bandits from 20 feet away... Owain got his name by looking EXACTLY like an Owen. Of course, though, wit his Pembroke Welsh ancestry, I had to go with the correct spelling. Good thing he didn't look an "Ioan" or a "Llewellen". Welsh pronunciations are murder on the uvula...

Jul 29, 2009
Patricia Sims

Thanks, I know we will have our hands full, but hopefully Hunter will help us with the new pups

Jul 30, 2009
Nicole Silva

Thank you so much! Yesterday I went to Pet Food Express to give Axel a bath and I met another corgi there, his owner asked if I was on this page... I said no, I didn't even know this existed. As soon as I got home I registered Axel.

Jul 30, 2009
Kahuna and Gail

Thanks, his name is Kahuna (not fond of it) but he answers to it so I'm getting used to it. I will edit my page with his handsome picture when I'm done working this week.

Jul 30, 2009
Johnna Barnes

Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to using this site and getting to know other corgi lovers.

Jul 31, 2009
Potus

Hi Geri and Sidney!
I remember a while back you were interested in the meaning of Potus's name. Well, I've just posted on the discussion 'What are your corgi names? and their nick names', explaining the unusual choice of Potus, if you're interested!
Hope you and Sidney are well!

Jul 31, 2009
Fiona

Thank you a lot for so good words.Our dog is really beautiful.In Russia she became best puppy of the show and got a lot of prizes.
With best Regards
Sonia

Jul 31, 2009

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