OK - good. The Fun Fair is only May 10, right?

Thank you for your comment for Skye ...:0)

The song from Kim's video is New Soul by Yael Naim

yeah, it can be tough, Silvia is currently on the other side of the globe in Hong Kong, my dogs get a little "confuse" when they only get to see her on the computer screen :(

too long :) She's there for a week, but will be going back to Toronto and won't be in FL for a while :( but you're right, when the dogs finally get to see her, they tackle her to the ground and shower her with kisses for 20 minutes :)

Thanks for being my friend!

omg she is adorable... wuff wuff!

yay another redhead. thanks for the comments. =) hahha i too am scared of wanting an entire pack of corgis. lol =)

thanks for comment on kaley corgis, cpe, day 2! dan is working on a new video, from a fun match last wkend....5 runs, no clean ones, hehhehhee, ran out the ring 1x, or was it 2x??? who knows, who cares....it was just a fun match, and the wind was blowing sooooooo hard, like 50mph for all i could guage....some humans left!...but noooo, not me or kaley corgi!!!!

you know, i laugh at the videos, for i am a riot too, and i am all over the ring, just like her....i sorta feel now, i am the corgi/human agility half time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hehee, but yes, i have fun and she does too, buuut, some day....this yr???, i would like to look like to have a clean run, and look like we are a team....hehhee, but no matter what, we have fun and there are lots of pics, memories, videos and pals all over who come and smile and laugh!...that is in the end, what it is all about!!!!!!!

thanks for watching kaley corgi vids...

smiles : )


corgis always smile!

Yeah! maybe we should start a Redhead club... lol =P hahaahahahha or maybe there is already one!?? thanks! well i just love taking pictures of him and he does the funniest thing. he looks away when i tak ethe camera out .. giving me that "Here we go again" face. =P i have to make weird high pitched noises to make him look at the cammy. =P hahahhahahahaha well have a good night!

Hey Avyon! Getting ready to move to DC yet ? How's things over there?

It's ok that you laugh at my misfortune. I laughed pretty hard too. ;)

tired puppy = happy puppy, which = happy puppy owner :)

thanks for checking out kaley and dock diving...her video!

yeah, she knows what goes on and that was as far as i could get with her....hey, this sunday we are going swimming...at the san jose water district water place...should be fun, deep for her, and not for me!

will have pics and video, i hope!

smiles : )

Thank you we need all the hugs we can get! We are hanging in there.Your corgi is so cute!

Roxy is a very cute corgi.. she looks like she has that very corgi personna.... They are the best!!

She is really talented.. Gizmo was 31 pounds at his one year shot visit to the vet. He is only 12 inches from floor to shoulders and 18 inches long from nap of neck to tail. I had to start walking more, and playing more fetch.. LOL.. he also is an eating machine.. We have to watch how much he eats.. but everytime he eats, he acts like it is his last meal. He did lose down to 28 lbs. this last trip to the vet who was happy. I have two cats that I used to free feed. However, he was finding the food any where I put it and would SNEEK in and WOOF it down. So I finally had to put the cat food in our TUB because Gizmo can't get over in there.. to keep him out of it. I wonder if all corgis like to eat like that. LOL.

Avyon: Hi there.. our daughter just got her puppy tonight. A boy - He is Gizmo's nephew.. what a beautiful baby.. a little sable.. They named him Yogi. I will have to put some pictures on my site. Gizmo looked SO BIG compared to this tiny puppy. I thought.. we need to increase and maintain our excersise!! LOL.. Will keep you posted.. have a great weekend.

haha, I got it at walmart actually

Honey loves to fly into the pool off the deep end! Her life vest makes all the difference.

Hi! I saw that you lived in the DC area. We've created a new group so that Corgis in the DC/ MD area can meet up and stay in touch! Come join us!

http://mycorgi.com/group/themarylanddccorgigroup

Yea. I think so.. Operation Catch the Corgi. lol

Our all white dog is an American Eskimo. Shes pretty crazy, but now that she has Bevs as a play buddy she has calmed down a lot.

she does not like the pen and was trying to teach the other dogs how to get out i guess!! she's been jumping out of it since she was a puppy

yeah, pippin has almost caught up with nelly...she is 27 pounds and pippin is getting close to 20

haha yeah, i scratched his lil butt for him. He was sooo relieved, I just couldn't pass up capturing the moment :)

Thanks for the comment, he does get around. Those are some pretty great photos that you have. I love the little begging head under the dinner table. we have three of them here at home,LOL. Be sure to watch for the WHERE'S BEAR game on the front page.

Re hiking:
Never did anything special. On-leash at first; nowadays they're off-leash (illegally) all the time but I have a quick-draw leash rig anchored to my pack strap with the slack held by a rubber band -- grab and clip. This important for meeting other dogs and especially horses. I leash them at night.
I've put some thought into making the collar/leash as lightweight an uncumbersome as possible.
On the first coupla hikes, I concluded that a corgi was good for 9 miles tops, then they'd quit completely -- it took me that long to find the sore that the chest harness was rubbing on the collarbone -- so now that harness is used only for belaying dangerous log crossings. Never did anything for conditioning other than long walks and playing soccer and keeping them lean. G is 6.5 yo, Al is 3. I could not outwalk them, I don't think.
I feed 'em extra and keep snacks handy, also water. They have their own pad and blanket at night. I put my jacket over them, but I'm thinking of making a pile pouch/sleeping bag for them since I might need my jacket sometime.
I take special effort to contain all dog-food smells in heavy plastic bags, 'cause it's basically bear bait. Outward Hound sells these cute little folding plastic dog bowls.
I don't let them carry a pack or anything -- they're too small to carry a significant load and I want them to run free.
They seem weatherproof, but watch them in hot sun, dogs can get heatstroke.
A reliable recall helps -- you want them to pass the Porcupine Test. Carry a good tweezers and know how to improvise a muzzle. Ours seem to have a low prey drive.
They seem to stay fairly close. I don't want them far away. Usually they're right at my heel. Trying to train them to stay about 10' or less in front after dark (cougars).
Check the paws periodically (and before you start so you'll recognize any lesion as a new thing). They seem to get sore paws in loose sand, and if hard running in certain snow conditions -- it gets between the pads and irritates the soft skin). I carry the medium Pawz booties, mainly as an emergency measure. I've heard of Mushers' Secret but not tried it.
Do watch them, and you'll get a sense for their capabilities, and you'll see them learning new skills. I'm amazed at Gwynnie's rock-climbing; I hardly even watch her anymore except for rockfall -- dogs are stupid and dangerous about rockfall.

I got a good local book about hiking with dogs (Nelson, Best Hikes With Dogs in Western Washington). I 'spect you could find a similar book in your locale, which will have its own peculiar hazards (snakes, other venomous critters, insects, etc.).

Enjoy!

Oh also, I always flag the dogs with day-glo hunter-safety-orange tape. I only trust 999 out of very 1,000 hunters. I pay attention to hunting seasons (bear starts Aug. 1 here) and I've accumulated some bright clothing for myself too.

I knot the flagging on the collar and cut a festive "V" on the ends.
Right now, Gwynn has red and Al has day-glo pink. Right now, some of the mountain blueberry foliage and Sitka Mountain Ash berries are EXACTLY those colors!

You must not tie them tight enough to bunch up the collar.
I try to pay attention to the collars; we ask them to lug those things around so much of the time...

I thank you for your comments. I realize that you are extremely smart! I hope we have no hard feelings!

Avyon.. glad to hear that my hunch was right!! congratulations.. and best of luck .. looks like a talent "unleashed". LOL..

wow your corgis our beautiful :)

Yeah, Commando is not too easy. I'm eventually trying to work it so he can crawl away from me. My goal with Commando is to have him be able to "Commando" up to a dog to say hello, rather than run up to them!

-chill

Well the past couple months have been great they can only get better right =)

Enjoying the wolf conversation. Your post about our dogs really trying to get food when they greet us reminds me of cats bringing back mice to the front door; they say in the wild, they only do this for kittens, so as far they can tell, cats think we are kittens. Big, dumb, useless, hairless kittens who can't even hunt for ourselves.
:-)

Hi Avyon,
I think I know Roxi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is she from Miller's in Danville? I teach in Danville and know their daughter, and they breed Red & White Pembrokes. That would be a small world!

Hello there.
hows everything?
thanks for the comment. yes they always love to hang out, hehehe
they are good friends,
you got pretty nice pics! i cant wait for this summer to take Lobo to a lake and see if he could swim . he havent swim yet. hehehe
hope Charlie & Roxi are doing great. greetings from Lobo & Arlyn

Hi again, Danville is on the Eastern side of VT, not the NY side. It is near St. Johnsbury which is where Route 93 ends (it goes way down to Boston), inthe Northeast Kingdom. : )

Thanks! Trying to find another Pem with a tail but its easier said than done - may just have to get a blue-eyed cardigan :-)

well i won't lie, when i first saw them i thought they were kinda creepy too - but somehow creepy turned into cute! LOL

Haha. I just deleted some of my comments. Had I gotten your comment earlier, I might not have done that. But, thank you––much appreciated!

Doggles make great photo props, but in fact I cannot get the dogs to keep them on. I suspect the manufacturer recognizes this problem, as they have a new product they call "Mesheyes", kind of a fabric-mesh blindfold that allegedly keeps out 50% of UV but doesn't restrict vision. I may try them just for the cool factor.

I have heard good remarks about Chicken Soup puppy food.. My friend feeds it to her Pittbull and pittpups and i heard from some other corgi owners its good... But dont take Ace's advice... he eats almost ANYTHING LOL..

That picture is sooo hilarious...that is corgi goofiness right there. Gus is always hanging his tongue out. I think he knows it makes us all laugh!

Red Ribbon

haha it was actually given to the cats over a year ago. we took it away from the cats cause one only wanted to lay in it & the other wanted to play in it........loys of growling & hissing from the grumpy one laying in it. we pulled it out one day & she went bonkers lol