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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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pauline arnold

I will be adding photos soon.

Jul 24, 2011
SERGEY TOVSTOGAN

Hello Geri & Sidney,

Thank you so much for welcome words! Just add couple photos of Ben made at 4 months and 7 months his age...It is not hard to fing Corgi right now in Moscow, mostly from UK and Finland breeding houses, also about 10 local breeders.The main problem to find the vet with good knowledge of Corgi. With food also not a problem - we are using right now Pro Pac Holistic, in puppy age used Pro Pac Puppy High Performance..

Jul 25, 2011
Becca + Xiao + Bacon

Thanks for the welcome, Geri & Sidney :) We're excited to see another tailed Pembroke!

Jul 25, 2011
Sarah Shaw

thanks for the welcome! We are so excited to find a group of corgi lovers! When we were searching for a puppy I had never thought of a corgi. I had heard of them but didnt really know what they looked like. Our friends dogs was having corgi pups and i googled them and fell in love instantly. I love my little guy jasper!

Jul 26, 2011
Katie Cox

Thats Geri. I love your profile picture. Sidney looks so sweet :)

Jul 26, 2011
Jan Westoby-Cox

Thank you very much for the welcome :)

Jul 27, 2011
Pippy & Ralph

Thank you!!

Jul 27, 2011
Ryaika

Hi! Ryaika is my long time internet name, and is something I made up. Samus is from Samus Aran, the main character in the Metroid Video Games. ;)

Jul 27, 2011
sarah stravinska

Your Sydney is one handsome dude. His facial markings are just like our Penney's.

I have to run my finger up that stripe, (is it called a blaze?) in the middle of her face.

Frodo has a real wide stripe. God started a stripe on Roxy but apparently ran out of paint.

Jul 27, 2011
Patricia and corgi Layla

Hi Geri, Thank you for the nice welcome! Your Sidney is absolutely gorgeous and has well defined markings. I will have to verify if my dog has hip dysplasia as well. She limps once in a while. Have you heard about glucosamine for dogs?

Jul 27, 2011
LA Stewart

Thanks for the MyCorgi Welcome. I am glad to hear from another person who does nursing homes. At first I thought it would be depressing. Some seniors say things that make me sad, especially the lady that told me she had a dog before she went in the nursing home and that no one would tell her where it is now. Very sad. However, most people are so happy to see the dogs and I have met some really cool residence.

Jul 28, 2011
Kathleen Unsell & CODY

Thank you for the welcome! We will be visiting a breeder soon (Diana Nett) to see about reserving a puppy! I am heading for Corgi-land! Hopefully I will be able to join your group one day at a gathering. For now...I'm going to do all the research and preparation I need to be the best Corgi owner I can be. I'll take all the advice I can get!!!

Jul 29, 2011
Daphne & Jon Ono

Hi Geri & Sidney,

Thank you for the welcome. My husband and I are hoping to take Max & Rosie to a Meet-Up one day. He works in retail so his days off haven't been on a Meet-Up day. We will get there one day.

Jul 31, 2011
Emily Journy

Thanks for the welcome!! Trying to figure this thing out, so I hopefully can get Wrigley to meet up with some other corgis in Atlanta!

Jul 31, 2011
Amie Jo

Thanks for the welcome! I love meeting and talking with other corgi lovers. Still trying to figure this whole thing out, but one thing I know for sure...I will never get tired of looking and everyone's cute corgis!

Aug 1, 2011
Samantha Hassler

Thank you! I have been thinking Ellie would be a wonderful therapy dog but I don't know where to look to have her trained, any suggestions? I would love for her to become a therapy dog but I have also been thinking of having her herd because it is so natural for her to herd the cats. We have a friend who has some sheep and I wanted to take her out there just to see her reaction and then go from there.

Aug 2, 2011
Tomas Romano

Every day is a new adventure. Right now we're working on sitting and staying when we get to a street corner and not eating dragon flies or baby birds.

Aug 2, 2011
Lani & Chewie Harrison

Thanks for the warm welcome! My apologies for the late response, I just recently started to figure this page out :)

Aug 4, 2011
Boots and Courtney :)

Thank you for the welcome wishes :) Do you have any advice on how to find a corgi group for meet-ups in Austin, TX? Or how to search for a city specific group? I'm def new to all of this, but thank you again for the welcome wishes :)

Aug 4, 2011
Jenny Hill

What A nice suprise Geri & Sidney! Thank you:):):)as much as i visualize having a Corgi I should have one soon:):)

Aug 4, 2011
Jenny Hill

I don't think there is a meet up for Corgis in Austin, Tx. But if you use this link you can create your own Corgi meet up.http://www.meetup.com/create/:// Hope this helps:):)

Aug 4, 2011
Carol h

Thanks for the welcome! Our corgi's name is Tess. Sorry for the delayed response - like others, I am still figuring out how this works. Thanks again!

Aug 5, 2011
Ada Chiu

Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm glad I found this website because it is my first time owning a dog, or shall I say a puppy!

Aug 6, 2011
Krystal

Thank you! Her name is Pepper. :)

Aug 6, 2011
Sandy Stickney

Thank you! My husband and I are fairly new corgi fans, but we are now fans for life.

I see that you are in San Diego County. San Diego is one of my favorite places to visit.

I hope that all works out well with Sidney & his hip problems. I worry about our corgis and their backs, as it is impossible to keep them off the bed and couches, and I know it's not good for them to do so much jumping.

Aug 6, 2011
Leslie Chalmers Gravel

Thanks for the welcome Geri and Sidney!! Our last dog, a dachshund/jack russell/corgi mix, was named Sydni (female). She was the dog by which all other dogs will be measured, an amazing pup we got as a rescue. We lost her just about a year ago (August 17th)--hardest day of my life. We still miss her, but Blossom, our adorable little Pembroke, and Maisy, a doxie/beagle/jack mix, sure ease the pain. We'll be thinking of your Sidney with his hip problems. Do you know about Eddie's Wheels? They are a wonderful company that makes wheels for dogs to get around. Just met a Corgi with Eddie's wheels. The company is right in the area, a a town called Shelburne Falls, MA, next town over from us. Let me know if you want information.

Aug 6, 2011
Lori and Renato (Eevee)

haha yes she is named after a pokemon :)

Aug 6, 2011
Nancy

Thank you for the welcome! I'm still doing lots of browsing here - Figuring things out and loving all the pictures!

Aug 12, 2011
Vickie Underhill

Hello fellow Corgi owner and lover! Thanks for the welcome.

Aug 12, 2011
Alice Murphey

I ended up finding Winston on ebay classifeds but thank you so much for the advice it took a lot of searching but it was totally worth it! <3

Aug 12, 2011
Aline Dufresne

Hi Geri and Sidney!!! Thanks for the welcome!!! I'm loving this whole corgi community :)

Aug 13, 2011
Roman Trinidad

i was thinking Pumpkin but if i find a better name by the time i get her...

Aug 14, 2011
Sarah Pickens

Thank you! This looks like a great site!

Aug 15, 2011
Peggi Lee

Thank you!

Aug 15, 2011
ding u

thanks a lot for the message ;-) sidney's so handsome! love the big smile on his face.

Aug 16, 2011
Brian Ferreira

Thank you! I glad to finally be a corgi owner!

Aug 16, 2011
Stephani Shively

Thank you so much!! It is wonderful to see so many Corgi people in one place!

Aug 17, 2011
Laura and Tommy Jefferson

Thank you for the welcome! What a great online corgi community!

Aug 17, 2011
Jeanette Rothenbeck

hi Geri & Sidney! ty for your Welcome!

Aug 17, 2011
Jennifer Kahal

Thank you, Geri and Sidney! :-)

Aug 18, 2011
Doris Price Stark

Thx soo much!

Aug 19, 2011
Doris Price Stark

Thank You!

Aug 20, 2011
Andrew T

Thanks for the welcome, her name is Tipper. She will be 3 months next week!

Aug 21, 2011
Cortney Angers

Thank you!

Aug 21, 2011
Maggie Moo & Guardian

I love the tail!

Aug 23, 2011
Ace and Jen

Thank you for sending me those obediance class links that helps out so much sorry im a bit late i just been really busy :)

Aug 24, 2011
Mallerie and Lola

Thank you! Her name is Lola!

Aug 24, 2011
Joe Sleeman

Her name is Rosie. Thanks for the welcome!

Aug 24, 2011
Co and Winston

Sidney is so cute!!!

Aug 24, 2011
Kathy Lepard

Thank you!!!!

Aug 24, 2011

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