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Mariana

39, Female

Durham, NC

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:: none - nomad at heart
About Me:: I'm a college graduate with a BA in English. I moved to North Carolina this past summer. I live with my boyfriend (who's attending Duke University), two abyssinian guinea pigs (Gimlet and Guinness), and my Pembroke Ofelia.
Welsh Corgi Breeder?: No
About My Corgi(s):: Ofelia (aka Oafie, Oafers, Oafish, Tasmanian Devil, or Dr. Goosepoop) is my tricolor PWC puppy. She's extremely independent, and she loves to herd my niece and nephews. She's also very loyal and takes pride in guarding the apartment. I'd like to start her in herding, to keep her busy and happy. She's a free-thinking dog, and I encourage that. We're making great progress lately with her obedience. I'm a first time dog owner, and I'm looking forward to the next ten plus years with Ofie.

Stats:

Age: 1 year
Weight: 25 pounds
Color: tri with a red mask
Spayed?: Yes
other physical traits: natural bobtail
Diet: 2/3 cup of ProPlan adult twice a day; also likes bananas
Exercise: 2 daily walks; a jog here and there; loves trail hiking
Bad habits: eats rabbit and goose poop - won't touch dog poop though; loves to roll in dead worms and bird poop on the sidewalk; barks when the neighbors make too much noise
Funny habits: lets out little protest barks through a closed mouth when we tell her not to bark at things; looks at you as if you're the one in the way when you trip over her; moves away with a grunt if you sit on her foot
Quirks: slight allergy to our guinea pigs (seems to be subsiding, though); bites her paws; licks herself after coming in after every pee; tries to hide her bones in my pajama pants (while I'm wearing them); looks at us impatiently if we stay up too late
Best Friends: Duke (aw, she misses him) and Mack
I have:: Pembroke

Comment Wall:

Jenni & Dave Fields

Welcome Mariana and Ofelia!

Jul 22, 2008
Cheryl

Love your puppy!

Jul 23, 2008
Sam Tsang

Welcome Mariana and Ofelia!

Jul 24, 2008
Krystle

i will thanks

Aug 5, 2008
Carmen

Ofelia is just precious! Love her name. Enjoy your adorable puppy!

Aug 31, 2008
Julie

Ofelia is adorable!

Aug 31, 2008
Geri & Sidney

Ofelia is so adorable. I love her perfect little socks.

Sep 1, 2008
Geri & Sidney

Thank you for your kind comments. And Sidney's tail was a bonus, as we had no idea when we went to see him that corgis even had tails. He looks like a little fox, hee hee!

Sep 1, 2008
Chris

Whisper's herding experience has just been at home and coming from natural born instinct. She taught our peekapoo to herd and also, started my sisters australian shepherd male that she bought for agility. She's still quite the athlete at her age but she still enjoys a good challenge (i.e, the fiberglass horse at the tack store - don't you people realize there is a horse running loose!)

Sep 1, 2008
Chris

Well right now, she's had her share of tater tots and is crashed behind my desk at work. We've had a long weekend of puppy sitting for one of the bosses and didn't get much sleep, so she's going to catch up, even if I don't!

Sep 1, 2008
Ashley and Ian

Thank you! Ofelia is adorable, i love little tri-colors.. although im quite partial to all corgis in general hah!

Sep 1, 2008
Chris

Well she only gets to come with me when the building manager isn't here but she enjoys it. I can't tell we haven't had good sleep though because she is so dead out that she's snoring!

Sep 1, 2008
Laura

I have some good ones I'll be adding. I'm new to this so I'm still figuring out how to respond to people's comments & add friends, etc. I'm not especially computer savvy! Ofelia is a cutie!

Sep 4, 2008
Madog

Thanks. I like your little girl.

Sep 5, 2008
Jess

Thank you for the welcome and such a beautiful comment. You have an absolutely adorable tri-corgi!

Sep 21, 2008
Boots and Superstar!

Hola como estas? gracias por la invitacion!!!!!

Sep 21, 2008
Lil' Guinness

Nice names for guinea pigs, Gimlet and Guinness! Guinness is my dog's name! He's coming home with us soon!

Sep 22, 2008
Corgi lover! (Misty)

Thanks for the welcome. Ophelia is a doll! i can't wait until I get another one!

Oct 1, 2008
Corgi lover! (Misty)

Oh sorry I spelled her name wrong..lol.

Oct 1, 2008
penny spencer

Thanks Mariana. Ofelia resembles Roscoe quite a bit with the little "Eddie Munster" mask! He does have a white "fairy saddle or harness" across the back of his neck. He does okay considering all his problems. He's my joy since my kids are grown and don't want cuddling ha! Your baby is pretty, you will have lots of fun with her. Take care.

Oct 1, 2008
Reese

Aw thank you!! Ofelia is almost her twin!!! I love my little tri-color corgi. It's so cool to find other Corgi's that look like our own. =)

Oct 8, 2008
Pimms

Thanks! The biggest reward is seeing how happy Pimms is now and how much he enjoys life, though he still hankers for all the Thai food that got him so fat in the first place - his previous clueless owners owned a Thai restaurant, hence no exercise and HEAPS of left overs.
We loved looking at Ofelia's puppy photos, especially as she is a tri-colour too!

Oct 8, 2008
Wendt Worth Corgi's

Hello Mariana...your little tri girl has a very uncanny resemblence to my Baron and in his pedigree are natural bobtails as well. I'm wondering if the pedigree is similar or are they distant relatives. I got Baron from Sandy Johnson in Illinois but wondering if the breeder you got your little girl from has breeding stock from Sandy. Anyways..she is very cute and saw her picture on a friends profile and had to peek just a tad further. LOL

Oct 9, 2008
Wendt Worth Corgi's

Thank you! I see more in their resemblence then the red mask. Its the face structure..ear set..markings..the way she sets her paws..her stack. They are very similar. Caught my eye immediately and had to see more of her.

Oct 9, 2008
Wendt Worth Corgi's

I'm interested in learning more about herding but to be honest I am not planning on doing it myself but who knows what the future holds. Two of my females would be awesome at it and possibly another female of mine but what I may see in the yard could be totally differant when it came to the sport.

Oct 10, 2008
Wendt Worth Corgi's

Even if you can't afford to do it weekly do it as often as you can afford anyways..these are the imprinting stages and you'll be amazed at what she will remember and it won't get boring for her. Its something to think about.

Oct 11, 2008
Sir Riley of Pembroke

Thanks so much! We are doing ok. I love the video of your pup in the shower that is too cute!

Oct 16, 2008
Holly Thompson

She is so sweet. I love the name. It's perfect.

Oct 17, 2008
Julie

Thank you! Ofelia is so cute! I have also recently started taking Boomer to the dog park. She does well too, although it's funny because when we go for walks on the leash she barks at every dog in sight, but doesn't do that in the dog park. I like it when there are littler dogs there too! : )

Oct 18, 2008
Sherry Kiley Oden

Thank you Mariana for the warm welcome. I apologize for taking so long to respond back to your comment. I'm really proud that Jared researched exactly what kind of companion he wanted when he asked for Bandit. We have been bringing up baby "Bandit" and he requires full time attention but he is definitely worth every minute. Your puppy Ofelia is beautiful. You have some wonderful pictures of her.

Oct 20, 2008
Kristen

Thanks for the good wishes for Fern. She is a wonderful little girl and deserves good things.

Oct 20, 2008
Becky

Aww your dog looks lovely...

Oct 27, 2008
Junbug

Ofelia's a cutie!!

Oct 29, 2008
Dannielle

Thanks for the welcome! I have been looking online hope to find something soon :o) I real think Zero would do well and it would def get some of that energy he has so much of out! Lol :o)

Nov 1, 2008
Sylvia

Halloween looks like it went quite amazing for young Ofelia! such a cute costume!

Nov 2, 2008
Rachel

I thought your Ofelia looked a LOT like my Izzie. NOW I KNOW WHY. They are half-siblings :) She was from Amy and Billy :)

Nov 5, 2008
MagnoliaFly

Let us know how the herding goes! I tried it with Bernie and it didn't work out (no focus but it might have been baby-dog stuff). She loved eating the sheep poop though. I think her favorite was the duck herding. Get pictures!

Nov 6, 2008
LaVerne & Shirley

Ofelia is a doll! I love your pictures......lol. What fun!

Nov 9, 2008
Carrie & Chad

thanks for your concern on sunny, she is perking up so I have high hope shes tough anyway thanks again.

Nov 9, 2008
Wendt Worth Corgi's

Nov 16, 2008
Boots and Superstar!

Ofelia esta bella!Saludos, Mariana!

Jan 11, 2009
Christina, Clytie & Kyler

Hi I saw your post on the corgi siblings group. My male (pictured) is from Crew Happy Acres. He is 5 years old now, but his mom was Cricket too!

Feb 17, 2009
Christina, Clytie & Kyler

Yup it looks like they are half siblings! Did you pick up Ofelia or hav her shipped to you? She is really cute!

Feb 22, 2009
Jezebelle

Ofelia is so precious! Her facial expressions are absolutely adorable :)

Feb 23, 2009
Heather Mitchell

Thank you! Ofelia is precious! Love the name too! :)

Feb 26, 2009
Courtney & Tucker

Thanks for the response to my Discussion questions. I saw that you're living in NC. I actually just moved to Cali from NC I lived there since I was born and Tucker was actually born there! Your little one is too cute. She has alot of the same characteristics as my little man! And BTW GO DUKE!!!!!

Feb 28, 2009
LB's Page

What a cute profile picture!!!! I don't now how long you've had it up but it is absoulty adorable!!!

Mar 2, 2009
Wendt Worth Corgi's

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Apr 11, 2009
Riley

Whatta pretty name! she looks like a female version of my Riley. :D

Jun 20, 2009