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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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Neal H Heupel

Here is a picture of him I just took, lying in front of the fire: one of his favorite things to do!!

May 14, 2010
bebe

Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm waiting for news from 2 breeders who are supposed to have litters in late June, but this site seems to be too much fun to join 3months later :P

Your Sydney is absolutely photogenic! Great smile captured by the photographer! *hugs sydney*

May 14, 2010
adrienne begin

thanks

Sidney (love the name) is gorgeous!!!

May 14, 2010
Natalie

Thanks for the welcome. :)

May 14, 2010
Michelle Potter

Yes, we made it to the Del Mar meet up! It was lots of fun and we got Woz in the water playing (for once!).
Hope to see you at the next meet up!

May 14, 2010
Josh Hopkins

thank you very much

May 14, 2010
Stefanie O.

Thank you for the warm welcome!

May 15, 2010
Rita Louise

Thank you!

May 18, 2010
Arlene Crozier

Thanks Geri and Sidney. Tucker says 'Arf"!

May 20, 2010
jody lynn marsh

It's hard to get her to even get a drink from the stream when were walking.Funny when my other dog can't get enough swims in on the walk.

May 20, 2010
Bambi Stahl

Hi and thank you. Yes it is. My fience origanally wanted a male and we were gonna name hin Ein, but we fell in love with Eina and I wanted her name to be a little more feminine.

May 21, 2010
Samantha Kim

Thank you! It looks like you have some very loyal dogs on your hands! I love your corgi's tail!!! :D

May 23, 2010
Susan Stanton

Bertie would love to meet Sydney anytime he's passing through the Northeast (Ethel would too, but she's a little shy about admitting it...). We're very excited to have a nice little picket fence put in next month, so the guys can hang out outside while I'm at work (I work out of the house, and they sit longingly at the door while I smack my computer around). It's my b-day gift to my bubbies, anything for the bubbies!

May 24, 2010
Susan Stanton

Oops, we meant to type "Sidney" -- we were thinking that, but typed our friend Sydney's name instead....Sorry! We're all thumbs and paws today.

May 24, 2010
dora tse

thank you for the welcome note!! and psykhe is just as excited to be here! and the name is very uncommon...i chose the actual greek spelling as opposed to psyche, just cuz i am a dork like that! =)

May 25, 2010
Brittany Nelson

My Corgi's name is Luna.

May 25, 2010
rich jamison

Hi all,
Her name is Veda (keeping what she came with) & I just posted a picture of her. If anyone has a good guess as to the balance of her mixture, I'd love to hear it!

May 25, 2010
Brittany Nelson

I have no clue. Her old owner named her that. I liked it so I keep it.

May 25, 2010
Beth Burney

Thank you for welcoming us to Corgi.com! I am so excited to meet other corgi lovers! Your studio picture of Sidney is gorgeous! I am also interested in agility training and therapy dog training. How old do you think they need to be for either of those? Dewey is 15 months old - still quite active!

May 25, 2010
Tim Lum

Yes, That's Teagan my 2 yr. old. We got her when she was only about three months and was told that she was a cardigan which I had my doubts. We did learn later that she was a pembroke with a tail.

May 26, 2010
Brandy Harper

Thank you. When I get some time this weekend I will upload all our photos. These are my husband and my children. They may shed a lot but I would never trade them for anything.

May 27, 2010
Michelle <3's Bandit

Very cool, nice to meet you!

May 27, 2010
Alexandra

Thank you, now I'm trying to understand how this forum actually works)))

May 29, 2010
Arlene Crozier

Hello fellow Corgi lover. Great looking dog!

May 29, 2010
steve ruggles and Ziggy

Thank you for your kind comments. Yes, I can hardly wait to get another but I'm gun-shy since I had such a wonderful dog; seems like the odds are against me finding another who could be so special but hope springs eternal. I know there are lots of great dogs out there.

May 30, 2010
Viola & Mia

Thank you for the nice welcoming! :)

May 31, 2010
Biscuit, Bentley & Anni

Thank you for the welcome!! I've a 7 month old cardi named Biscuit... plenty of photos to follow as I'm just a little enamoured with her!

Jun 1, 2010
Mama2Three

Thanks!! Lady bug's brother's name is Charlie Bear.

Jun 2, 2010
Andrea

Thank you so much :) I love your pictures! You have a great corgi :)

Jun 2, 2010
Brittany Nelson

Thanks for being my friend!!! :D

Jun 2, 2010
stu

ThankYou! Sidney looks like a handsome young lad,Sweetie and Maxx are tailed Corgis also.

Jun 4, 2010
Corgi Blackburn

Thanks! :)

Jun 4, 2010
christian bautista

Vista is pretty far! I'm located in South San Diego. Maybe sooner or later I will meet up with you all to have a corgi party :) Thanks for the invite!

Jun 4, 2010
Jess Duke

Thanks for the welcome! :-) Sproles and I are glad to be here!

Jun 9, 2010
Tere Land

Thanks for the welcome and the info on dogs and gotta ramble. Zooey's doing great except for some biting and scratching. I've been on here to find out about hot spots and hope that at least one of the suggestions work. I just put some Gold Bond powder on him and he seems to have calmed down for the moment. I don't trust the calm, yet, though.

Anyway, thanks and I also want to congratulate Sidney on his outstanding accomplishment and tell you how beautiful he is! Of course, you already knew that! :)

Tere

Jun 9, 2010
Joan W. Lutz

Thank you. Tess and I will enjoy knowing you!

Jun 10, 2010
Heather Renee White

Thank you!!! Yes, Minnie does have a tail :) Your little baby is also so very cute! We have been trying to fatten Minnie up bc she is so skinny!! Any ideas???

Jun 10, 2010
Joan W. Lutz

Tess and I will enjoy having you as our friends. Thanks. Jo

Jun 10, 2010
Beth & Dave Milthaler

Hi Geri & Sidney, our tri-colors name is Ziggy Stardust and our red one is Wally but we call him Wally Bear

Jun 11, 2010
Beth & Dave Milthaler

he is very cute

Jun 11, 2010
Alexis, T & Stitch

Thank you! His name is Stitch named after Lilo and Stitch :)

Jun 12, 2010
Robyn

thank you, glad to b here

Jun 12, 2010
Lil' Guinness

Hey Geri Seinfeld! It's Hannah Montana! I have't talked to you for a while! I'm very excited; in 4 more days, my family and I are leaving for vacation to Canada (Near Banff in Alberta). I have been counting the days for a while. How have you been?

Jun 12, 2010
Alexis, T & Stitch

I love your little fur baby! So cute! And I love that his tail is long :)

Jun 13, 2010
Ashley and Hazel

Thank you so much for the welcome message! I came across this site a few months back and finally made the time to join, lol. My puppy was born as an accidental breeding when my landlord's corgi dug under the fence and got in the yard with my boxer/pit. I've had to do a lot of research about the breed and have had a BLAST so far training her. I'm amazed how intelligent they are!!

Jun 14, 2010
Sasha!!

He's so awesome!! I have thought about getting her into hospice too because she just seems like she wants to be friends with everyone!!

Jun 14, 2010
Michaela Ostara

Thank you for the warm welcome .

Jun 15, 2010
Ella and Lily

Thanks for the welcome! Ella loves her de-stuffed toys (fox and a raccoon cause she's spoiled) Keep an eye out for her surfing videos. Probably in teh next 3 weeks I should be posting them.

Jun 18, 2010
Jerry

Thanks for the welcome :)

Jun 18, 2010
Michelle Boyar

Hi! Sidney is so cute.

Jun 18, 2010

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