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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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Craig Wiggins

Thank you for the warm welcome and encouraging words!
Craig

Mar 23, 2010
Jennifer Morris

Thank you, we are happy to be here and look forward to making new friends!!!!!!!!!!

Mar 24, 2010
Liz Hart

Thank you, I'm so excited to join this site. Tomorrow I will gather my photos. Do you know how one gets points to give gifts? Uh oh my corgi just went upside down. When that happens we all scream "upside down dog" in the house.

Mar 25, 2010
Stephanie

Thank you! I am excited to get Fergie and getting her from Wendt Worth has been a treat... can't wait to have my own corgi!!

Mar 25, 2010
Samwise Roxy and Mom

Thank you. It's hard not to aptly describe my dog because she's always telling you exactly what she thinks about everything in Corgi speak. One of the things that I so love about Pembrokes is that they have nearly human personalities. Turning her into a character wasn't hard at all. I almost feel like I cheated!

Mar 25, 2010
Liz Hart

T-Rex

Mar 25, 2010
Sunrise

Hi thank you for your warm welcome. It's such a pleasure to be here. Happy is doing great he's being very protective as I go through another bad cold. He seems to really tune in to me and climbs up to cuddle when I have a bad coughing spell. He is my first and I've never had this before I am so thrilled and with Happy's love I should be healed soon.

Mar 25, 2010
Whitney Roll

Thanks so much for the warm welcome! :)

Mar 26, 2010
Diane Burda

Thanks. Poor Gunny..that's what happens to dogs that become the focal point of a Mama's affection after when the empty nest thing happens....he tolerates it to a point( the dressiing up for halloween). Tried putting a rain coat on him once and he turned catatonic. Would not move a muscle. Just stared at me. LOL He won that one.

Mar 26, 2010
Scooter

what a beautiful family you have, touch warming story too for the elderly corgi mix. I wish you luck with him! Thank you very much for the add, needed more buddies.

Mar 26, 2010
Liz Hart

Thank You!

Mar 26, 2010
Anneke

Thanks for the Welcome wishes. Sidney's tail is very impressive indeed. Now I wish Ollie had one too. It sure does add a lot of character.

Mar 26, 2010
Nancy

Thank you!!!

Mar 26, 2010
Kelly

Thanks for the nice welcome! Ive never seen a pembroke with a tail! you must hear a billion comments about it :P All your dogs are so adorbs!

Mar 27, 2010
Emily Roundflowers

I've been trying to upload photos from my phone but the upload email isn't working for me...grrr...I'll Janis bark at it then maybe the program will fall in line :)

Mar 27, 2010
Kailey Ricard

I am sorry i had not statede his name have I. well we is a tri-colored pembroke named Max!

Mar 27, 2010
Nick & Susan Ward

Thanks for the welcome! Hank and I love it here already.

Mar 27, 2010
Rebecca Brooks

Thank you for the welcome! Your babies are adorab! I wish I could have stoped the breader from docking my babies tail but I got to her too late. I love seeing pems with tails!

Mar 29, 2010
Elizabeth, Hermione and Luna

Hi Geri and Sidney! we love our HP babies. Our daughter is a huge fan and she named them, and the names totally suit them. Hermione is the smart one, always in charge. Luna is pretty ditzy. For quite a while she had one ear down, as well, which have her an "unbalanced" look : )

Mar 29, 2010
Elisabeth Spector

Thanks for the nice welcome. I enjoyed reading about Sidney, Bruce and Chester. What sweet dogs. Bruce's story is especially wonderful, and I just love the pictures of all of them!

Mar 29, 2010
Mimi B

Awhhh thank u. Tobi says hi!

Mar 29, 2010
Daisy June's Auntie

Gracias por el bienvenidos! este website solomente por los corgies es muy divertido. Big welcome from your corgi amiga en santa monica!!

Mar 31, 2010
Daisy June's Auntie

No se si vamos a san diego antes tal vez un dia! Es muy linda alli

Mar 31, 2010
Laurie & Entourage

HI!

We got six inches of snow last night. Stumpy, Ruby & Lucy love it. (I get out of giving them a bath.)

I can't wait for warm weather. My buddies go in our kayaks with us.

Mar 31, 2010
Cindy Kay

Thanks! We haven't really named him yet, the kids call him Thunder but I don't know if that will stick. He's tri colored so we have come up with tons of names but non that seem right for him. He's quiet and calm and after 4 days finally chased a ball for them this morning...

Apr 2, 2010
Mary Stephens

Yes, what a sight! A Corgi herding a big black bear. Happened too fast for a picture and anyway I was scared to death! You should have seen that 300 lb animal jump our fence like a deer! It's that time of year again and they should be waking up so we should see one any day....very hungry.

Apr 4, 2010
Corgi Mak & Buster McFatty Bear

Take a look at my Pembroke Welsh Corgi Buster's compendium of tricks all in a row!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41im4myeLcI

-chill

Apr 4, 2010
Ranchlady

Thank you.

Apr 4, 2010
Dianne danek

Thanks for the welcome. enjoy the site. If you have info for corgi adoptions around NY,LI send them my way. Looking for a Cooper companion.

Apr 4, 2010
janice kay

Hi there ! when we found each othershe didt have a collar, so i took her i for a few days , and no one claimed her so i named he CORGI GIRL.. lol. Love you pictures.

Apr 5, 2010
Linda McGovern

Thanks Geri and Sidney for the welcome. We've been "lurking" for a few years enjoying daily doses of cute corgis. I thought it was time to show off my cute but very serious corg, Duncan (Dunks, Dunkie).

Apr 5, 2010
Barbara Deatherage

Yes, Baggins is from Lord of the Rings as is Brego (one of the horses!)

Apr 6, 2010
Char & Mozi

They don't, but the theory is a small-time breeder who just couldn't afford them anymore. They weren't chipped and no effort was made to find any loose corgis around town. They're all very friendly, but Mozi didn't know how to play when we got her. We had to teach her to be young all over again. She must have been bred at an early age.

Apr 6, 2010
Lisa Masters

Thanks for the welcome. :) Your dogs are so adorable!
We named him Mohandas after Mohandas Gandhi, and so far it's been a very suiting name. He's just a little saint!

Apr 6, 2010
Jeffrey Moen

I worked in a library for several years and I was getting ready to pursue my Masters in Library Science before I left for my current job. I guess that my taste in literature isn’t that weird, a bit obtuse maybe, but I never really went after literature that tried too hard to be different or weird for the sake of being weird. I like a lot of African or African themed literature like Things Fall Apart, Cry the Beloved Country, the Heart of Darkness, and the Poisonwood bible. I read a lot of stuff in German like Bertolt Brecht, a couple different versions of Faust, and the original versions of the Grimm fairytales. Unfortunately, I kind of got burnt out on reading through school and my previous career at the library, so when I do read now it tends to be non-fiction stuff like Lost White Tribes, German Idealism and the Jew, and Our Culture: What’s Left of It, and Exquiste Corpse. The latter of which tries to implicate that the famous photographer, Manray, was responsible for the Black Dahlia murder. Though as of late, I just read about Corgis non-stop.

Apr 7, 2010
Stephanie Mico

I am very excited to put pictures up for him! :)

Apr 7, 2010
Peggie Walsh

Thanks for the welcome. I am so glad I found this site :) Can't wait to read about other Corgi antics. What is a "gift?"

Apr 7, 2010
Newfoundland STORM

Thanks for your welcome to Chinook! Chinook's people own a commercial microbrewery specializing in ales for the local market. Cheers!

Apr 7, 2010
jean dixon

no i do not know what he is mixed with looks like a little like a golden retriver. He is just the sweetiest doggie ever. We got him from the animal shelter,they didnt know what he was mixed with,ill try and get a picture of him up loaded

Apr 7, 2010
Quincy ^,,^ & Michelle : )

Thanks for the welcome and kind words :) LOVE the name of your walking team!

Apr 7, 2010
Ollie & Prie Misra

thank you!! My pup was actually just born on Monday so I'll get pics up asap!!

Apr 8, 2010
Jean Rademacher

Hi I have 3 of those beautiful corgi's. The male is Harley(tri colored) and 2 females. A tri-colored female names Chili and a red/wh female named Cricket. Cricket has 2 puppies now. I do not breed often but Harley sneaked this one breeding , so only had 2 babes.

Apr 8, 2010
Jill Usher

Thank you so much for the kind welcome! I'm wishing we lived in CA because it seems like you have a great support system there of other Corgi owners! :) We have nothing like that here. I'll check out the website for groups near me but only saw NE Corgis. Thanks again! :) Jill

Apr 9, 2010
Veronica, Alex & Conan

Hi Geri & Sydney! Thank you for your welcome. =) If were ever in the area Conan would love to meet Sidney!

Apr 9, 2010
Libby and Dyddy!!

Happy Birthday!!

Apr 10, 2010
Laura Bishop

Thank you for the welcome and the condolence. We met a couple with a corgi the other day who told us about mycorgi.com. So, I decided to join. Hopefully, in the not-to-distant future we will find another corgi who is right for our family. We have 2 dogs we've rescued - Casey is an airedale/golden retriever mix whom we found and adopted the day before his euthanasia date. And, Benny is schnauzer we found wandering in the street, he was blind, had mange, staff & yeast infections and hardly any hair. 2 years later, he's doing great. Wish he could see as we could interact and play more with him. Casey misses having Murphy to spar and play with. We have a happy dog-filled home. But, we still miss Murphy, even after almost a year. He was truly our 'baby'. I've had fun seeing all the corgis and their families here. Your Sidney has a face and expressions much like Murph did. Thanks again ... Laura

Apr 11, 2010
Crystal Haslip

Thank you Geri & Sidney for welcoming Maggie and I to the site. It will be nice to get to know some fellow Corgi lovers.

Apr 11, 2010
Robin Smith

He is a boy - his name is Forest. He is our first Corgi and we adore him!

Apr 11, 2010
Robin Smith

A boy, just got fixed today.

Apr 12, 2010
Vicky Joyner

Thank you for the welcome, this looks like a fun site for Corgi lovers!

Apr 13, 2010

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