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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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rabbit

Hello! Thank you for the welcome!

Jun 18, 2010
Mike Hyatt

Thank you Geri and Sidney

Jun 18, 2010
Michelle Boyar

Thank you.

Jun 19, 2010
Claude-Alain

Thank you very much Geri and Sidney! Handosme guy Sidney ! lol

Jun 20, 2010
kim correll

Thank you :) Her name is Stefani. I am still learning about this site, I want to post some pics, but need to figure it out. Sidney is sooo cute!

Jun 20, 2010
Carol Rea

Sidney, "the Pembroke with a tail" is so handsome! I am so proud that he is a therapy dog, and Hospice at that! I worked with Hospice for 10 or so years, it is a great organization, and having a corgi therapy dog makes me feel so good.

Jun 20, 2010
Neville Longbody

Thank you for the welcome. Check out some of the photos we uploaded!

Jun 20, 2010
Andy, Penny, and Chester

Thanks for the welcome! You have great-looking dogs! :)

Jun 22, 2010
DIANE MOLNAR

THANKYOU SO MUCH

Jun 22, 2010
Carol Tippit Woolworth

Thanks, guys! We're happy to be here!

Jun 23, 2010
Jackie H

Thanks for the welcome! And hopefully Penny and I can check out those Corgi meetups soon! :)

Jun 23, 2010
Carol Tippit Woolworth

Absolutely! I'm not sure if I have to do anything...let me know...this is still new...I've not explored the site yet.

Jun 23, 2010
Ralph H

Thanks Geri & Sidney! Sorry Im so slow but-well???? My Corgi-named"Corgi" actually looks almost just like Yours except he dosent have quit as much of a white stripe on his head. I liked it very much but he lost about 2/3 of it as he grew up., Best To You folks,Ralph

Jun 24, 2010
NJohnson

Hi! Nice to "meet" you. Milo and Maisie say hi!

Jun 25, 2010
Leeza and George

thank you! George says hello!!

Jun 28, 2010
Jin & Culver

Red Ribbon

Jun 29, 2010
Judy Hawkins

Rally is where they set up a course and you follow the course and do what the sign says (obedience ), you are allowed to talk and encourage your dog to perform the excersice. If you have done some beginning obedience classes you would be able to do the course. I have taken my dogs to class for Rally to get used to doing a course and having someone able to explain the rules.

Jun 30, 2010
Leslie c Henderson

Why thank you...........her name has no special meaning I know there's a macadamia plantation in Hawaii that share's the name but I didn't name her after that I just liked the way it sounded............Oh and I love your Sidney he is really cute too!!! I think it's so cool that he is a therapy dog

Jul 1, 2010
Tris & Jeanne

Thanks!! He's a ball of fire! :)

Jul 1, 2010
Ben and Louie

Thanks for the welcome! I'm still trying to figure everything out on the site, and welcome is always nice. :)

Jul 1, 2010
Bruce Bidwell

Thank you so much for the welcome! We hope to make some new friends here.

Jul 1, 2010
Bruce Bidwell

Pepper was kind of "High Strung". She was either sleeping, or she was on the run all day long. She loved to run circles around Cinnamon to tease her. We had come home from the store, and Pepper ran out the front door. Our neighbor was driving by at the time, and Pepper just ran out in front of their car in an instant. She broke our hearts that day. We miss her something terrible. She will always be in our hearts!

Jul 1, 2010
MG

Hi Geri & Sidney! Thanks for the welcome! Sidney is very handsome too - we saw his great photo on your blog - very nice!

Jul 1, 2010
Tris & Jeanne

Just sayin HI!

Jul 1, 2010
Julie Peters

Hi! Thanks for the welcome!

Jul 2, 2010
Ashley King

Thank you!
I just got your comment. I haven't been on here in a while.
He definitely is adorable, but sadly we have to find him a new home because where we're moving won't allow him :(
It will definitely be a sad day when someone finally comes for him.
And you'd better believe they'll be going through an interview process! lol He's our little baby and we're going to make sure he goes to an awesome family.

Jul 2, 2010
Dani Schwegel

Thank you for the warm welcome :)

Jul 3, 2010
Tracie Johnston

Thanks Geri & Sidney!! Sidney is Gorgeous!!

Jul 4, 2010
Preston Choate

Thank you for the welcome!! I'm not really what Merlin is mixed with no one can give me a straight answer lol. He honestly looks like a very small german shepard but i highly doubt that mix. I was kind of hoping someone on here would be able to help me figure that out once I post some pics. Might be hard though cuz he doesn't sit still long.

Jul 5, 2010
Carol Rea

Geri, every new page I have gone to today, you beat me to it! anyway, i had not heard of Cookbook corgis until I came to leave you an note...soooo I just HAD to join. I am the cookbook queen, and with my granddaughter with us for 2 weeks, decided I should join. we will try some corgi treats. Carol, Lucky and Sonny

Jul 6, 2010
Carol Rea

I'm going to try Rachel Ray's website. We still celebrate Odie's Birthday and it is coming up soon (actually, I need to do it early this year, before my parents come and have fits that we celebrate 4 years after he died) I think someone said there was a cupcake recipe on the RR site - that way my granddaughter could make for her and the boys too! I'll let you know

Jul 6, 2010
Carol Rea

sorry to bother you again - I should have gone to the website first! I found "Penny cupcakes" and "doggie tuna casserole" which of course I have not tried! If you have trouble finding them on the RR website, I sent them to my email and I will forward to you if you send me your email. Carol, Lukcy and Sonny

Jul 6, 2010
Mela

my corgi's name is marty

Jul 6, 2010
Claudette

Thank you guys:)

Jul 6, 2010
Joan W. Lutz

Thanks for contacting us. I haven't been active but now that it's summer in Fl. i'll try to stay in touch. Your Corgi is beautiful. Aren't they all though? We love 'em. Tess and Jo

Jul 7, 2010
Bjourn Liverpool

Thanks for the welcome!! I will definitely do that, Duchess is so shy I think that if she has a house mate she will open up more.

Jul 7, 2010
Whitney

Thanks for the welcome! =)

Jul 7, 2010
Mette Egelund Rasmussen

Thanks for your warm welcome! In DK it's forbidden to cut of a dogs tail unless for specifically use (hunting etc.)There is mostly corgis born without their tails., But for every litter pembroke puppies theres is some puppies born with long tails. We are lucky to have one of those dogs:-) Have a nice day.

Jul 10, 2010
Kasey

Thanks for the welcome!!!

Jul 12, 2010
Kelly Isaacs

Thanks for the welcome! Your boys are adorable! I love the pic with Santa. :-)

Jul 12, 2010
Jolly and Vicky

That sounds awesome. Do you know where the one on the 18th is? I didn't see it on the calender.

Jul 12, 2010
Teresa

I'm very sorry to hear about your mother. My pup's name is Baron. Love the picture with the sunglasses on.

Jul 13, 2010
Teresa

Baron loves our cats, he even tried to give him his favorite toy his stuffed dinosaur and they still don't want anything to do with him.

Jul 13, 2010
mel g

Thanks for the welcome! Love the pictures you have posted

Jul 13, 2010
Kristen

You sound much busier than me-Wow! Thanks for comment! I'm glad to have found this site and find people that love Corgis as much as we do!

Jul 13, 2010
steve reaves

Thanks! I can't train dogs in San Diego....it's illegal to transport the snakes across State lines.

Jul 14, 2010
steve reaves

I'm not aware of anyone in your area, but I'll ask around.

Jul 15, 2010
Cassandra

Hi! Thanks for the welcome! My cardi is Good Golly Miss Molly!, or Molly for short. You have quite the page!

Jul 17, 2010
Nancy Chapman

Thank you for the welcome. Your little guy is sooo cute. I have a puppy just now that is un docked. This little girl was not expected to survive at three days old, so with our Vet. in agreement we dicided not to put her through the stress at that time. We call her "Tail' as a nickname. I am a native of So. Ca., so it is great to meet a fellow Corgi lover from home. Nancy

Jul 18, 2010
Wendi Cameron

Thanks for the welcome...... Jackson and I are excited to be members!

Jul 19, 2010

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