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Geri & Sidney

58, 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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Mar 22, 2011
Anita Boelke

Hi Geri

Moerlenbach is a very small town in the countryside called Odenwald about 50km south of Frankfurt. Do you know Heidelberg or Mannheim? Two towns most American know of , they're 20-25km from where I live.

Anita

Mar 23, 2011
Brooklyn & Roscoe

Hello :)

Mar 24, 2011
Sara McNicoll

Thank you for the lovely welcome!

Mar 24, 2011
Lucy & Ricky (Wendy/Jack )

Absolutely. Next time we are in SD, play date!

Mar 24, 2011
Joe Calabrese

Thanks for the warm welcome :) Qwilleran was the name of a Welsh detective in a mystery novel that my aunt found for me. I thought it was unique. His name for short is Qwill or Qwilly heh

Mar 25, 2011
Schooner (human: Dana)

Thanks! Schooner's dad was "Yankee Clipper," so the whole litter had a nautical theme. Since we got Schooner when he was one year old, we decided to keep his name. Besides, it suits him well!

Mar 25, 2011
Sharon C Johnson

Thank you Geri and Sidney for your warm welcome and kind comments on our photo album. Photography is a serious hobby of mine. Love to take shots of the dogs at the beach. We are heading out there today...we are sick of the rain here in CA

Mar 25, 2011
Sharon C Johnson

Geri...Belmont is south of San Francisco by about 30 minutes. Half Moon Bay is just 25 minutes over the hill from Belmont. We try and take the dogs out there 2-3 times a week. My oldest RR, Joe is from Temecula. His breeder is Deb Adams (Orangewood). We got Teegan in Marin Co from Tom K.

Mar 25, 2011
Brittany and ruger

thank you good to be here

Mar 25, 2011
Nicole Baldwin

Thanks!

Mar 25, 2011
Yvonne Shisley

Thanks for the welcome! He definitely is named for Havoc from Fullmetal Alchemist, one of my favorite stories =)

Mar 26, 2011
Jennifer

Thanks for the welcome! Although he's actually a boy, but it's okay, I won't tell him you said that...

Mar 27, 2011
Jennifer

Haha I will pass on the message as soon as he is finished staring at what's inside the fridge...

Mar 27, 2011
Kris Shrewsbury

thanks for the welcome

Mar 28, 2011
Natalie Johnson

me and jack would like to say thanks for the welcome

Mar 28, 2011
Shanna Stovall

Thanks, She is my son's/mine:) she is a handful!

Mar 28, 2011
Vanessa Cortese

Thanks so much! I'm really liking this website! I always love meeting people with corgis.

Mar 28, 2011
April Wu

Thanks! I like the name" Chowgi" a lot!

Mar 28, 2011
Cherie and Charles

Thank you for the warm welcome Geri and Sidney. We are really enjoying the site. Yogi is my second Corgi and I am having a good time with him. He is very active!! My last Corgi was sick with Cancer and was not active at all so it is a big change from the last one. I still

think of my Merlin and miss him so much but this site is making it so much fun for Yogi and I!

Mar 28, 2011
Susan Evans

Thanks for the wonderful welcome. Max is our first Corgi and we love him so much! He's a smart and very active little man. I was thinking about agility training but after reading your stories we may look into therapy dog training, Max has already shown somewhat of an aptitude for it. It's always nice to have a chance to communicate with other Corgi lovers!

Mar 29, 2011
Melissa & Charlie

Thank you!

Mar 29, 2011
Tana Meche

Thanks!

Mar 30, 2011
Erika

Thank you for the wonderful welcome. The kids named him Brewster.

Mar 30, 2011
LoveDK

Thank you for the welcome :) Corgi <3!

Mar 31, 2011
Wang (Andrew&Jes)

hi thx for the welcome, there arent that many corgi here in Indonesia, its a relatively new breed here and not very popular. Most of the first generation corgis here are imported from overseas, thats why its great to have a reliable corgi forum to find handy tips :)

Apr 1, 2011
Miranda & Syxx

Thank you for welcoming us. No his name doesn't have a special meaning, but it fits his personality perfectly.

Apr 1, 2011
Chansey and Pogi

Thank you for welcoming us.

Apr 1, 2011
deborah conger

Thank you for the warm welcome! We will be sure to contact you if we come south with the girls:)

Apr 2, 2011
Jocelyn Benzaia

Hi! I'll try to answer with this tiny keyboard! (No internet at home in the boonies of Vt). Brynn gets her middle name from Elspeth Jocelyn Huxley who wrote 'The Flame Trees of Thika' about growing up in Kenya on a pioneer coffe plantation between the 2 world wars. Brynn gets her last name from Jane Austen and her first name is just agood Welsh name for a sweet little Corgi girl. She is so sweet we just can't stop kissing her! Too much - I know!!!

Apr 3, 2011
Jenny & Bentley

Thank you for the welcome!!! = )

Apr 4, 2011
Trish Strauss

Thank you for the warm welcome. I've posted a photo of Pippin. She's our big girl and will be dieting this spring. We have a cat also. Her name is Patches.

Apr 5, 2011
Jose-Omar Romero

Just a few pics I put up. Let me know what you think :)

Apr 5, 2011
Finnley Mae

Thanks!

: )

Apr 5, 2011
Carolyn and Gracie

Well Geri, funnily enough my calico is called Geri! Thanks for the nice welcome!

Apr 5, 2011
Suzi, Zeus & Valentine

Thank You

Apr 6, 2011
Kelly M.

Hi Geri! I never noticed Sidney's tail before in the pics! I love it! He really is a handsome boy. :)

Apr 6, 2011
Kartika, Tim and Mr Cookie

Hi Geri. Yeah, it's common here for corgis to have their tails still intact :) and on the other hand i think docking is illegal here. so, good for sidney and cookie they get to keep their beautiful tails :)

Apr 6, 2011
Deb & Em Paul

Her name is Darma. She is a great dane, 1.5 yes old. She and Lolli r the best odd couple friends!

Apr 6, 2011
Ein & Mya

Thank you!

Apr 7, 2011
Stephen Bale

Its everything you have ever heard and better. These are the corgis on Abermore Beach thats in between St. Davids and Fishguard.If you type in Granston on Google maps you will find to the right. Its looks like a bay.

Apr 7, 2011
Zella & Yogi

Thank you for the welcome! ^^

And yes, my corgi's name is Diogi, we call him Yogi for short

Apr 7, 2011
Nikki Rippy

Thank you! You have some beautiful corgis!

Apr 7, 2011
Stephen Bale

Its been a busy year for the corgi,s Here are two pics of Buttons and Michael at Crufts.

But its not all big shows. Corgi's are a rarity at minor shows these daysThis is a pic from the Monmouth Agricultural show last August - raining again. Ten booked in in the open class and only ours and one other turned up for the three classes. Here two South Africans admire Michael, they have one back home and I emailed these on to their son.

Apr 7, 2011
kabob + roxanne

Thank you! Your corgis are so precious!!!

Apr 7, 2011
travis basabas

Thank you!!!! me and Ringo and glad to be part of this community ^___^

Apr 7, 2011
Leanna M Bellinger

Angel was born w/out hip sockets..Her back legs were flat out at 6wks and she dragged herself, I rubbed on her back and legs and kept pushing them under her, I also had a brace to put on her hind end but not constant. She now can walk w/care and run sometimes and she drags one leg quite a bit sometimes, I bought the wheels so she can have them if she has real bad days. She is going on four now..I got the wheels from Doggone wheels, they are great.

Apr 8, 2011
Jane Christensen

How come your page looks so great already???? Mine is and will be under construction for awhile!

So you're an Aries too???? Happy Birthday!

Apr 9, 2011
Bev Levy

Happy Birthday!! Love hearing about your exploits.

Apr 9, 2011
Andrea De Leo

Happy Birthday!

Apr 9, 2011

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