...and Deborah too! Max is gorgeous ~ what an awesome guy! :)

My breeder was Lee English who can be googled as the Corgi Lady in Lecanto Fl.

She has years of experience.  I bred Frenchies and Bulldogs.....this is a bit different.  On Facebook Kathy Scwabbe and also Wendt Worth Low riders Corgis are a big help...Wendy Wendt has a new litter keeping her busy .. Bonnie and Clyde are the 2nd and thrid pups bred at Lees are our babies, not to breed, so am out of the breeding side of it......take care and love the one in the cart.....carol

Oh, I don't blame you. I didn't realize your pup would be Max's baby. I also like simple girl names, that tend to end in the Y or ie sound: Annie, Maggie, Emily, Lucy. My boy corgis began with Gorki, Rookie, Dylan (broke the Y ending) and now Ricky/Rafa. Your corgi is a beauty and it's clear he loves being everywhere that you and your family are. A true herding corgi. Keep us posted on Max's offspring. Best wishes!

Spider Meadows (Chiwawa R, Phelps Creek?) is a wonderful place.  We took Carina in there when she was about 4, her first glissade on snow.  If you go to Spider Meadows, try going a little but farther up into Phelps Creek Basin -- there may be a lot more snow than usual this year.

Several photos I've posted here are from Spider Gap, Cloudy Pass, Buck Creek Pass, Fortress Mt., High Pass, and the Napeequa Valley.  If you go to Spider Meadows, Spider Gap is not too much farther.  There'll be a lot of snow this year, but the little shoestring glacier remnant is not too steep.

I really like the Teanaway area in June - was there a month ago, tons of snow.  Navaho Pass has a great view of the Stuart Range., and Navaho Peakis just a bit farther, 7200.  Mt Earl is popular, up Beverly Creek.

http://www.mycorgi.com/photo/spider-gap?context=user#!/photo/walkin...

Ancient Lakes makes a great dogwalk.   I've heard Umtanum Ridge is nice.

Look out for critters.  We saw some fresh corgi tracks at Tank Lakes -- exactly like Al's -- except they weren't made by a corgi....   I leash the dog at night.

We'll look for you.  I want to go up Mt. Maude in the Entiats this summer (E side of Phelps Ck, same trailhead as Spider Meadows).  It's 9000, but the south ridge is just a long walk.

Are you talking day-hiking, or an overnight backpack?  If you tell me how far you can go, I can offer suggestions.

wta.org is a good website.  Search trip reports from "Cascade Liberation Organization", and you'll find Al & Gwynnie's exploits.  I think you can search trip reports for "hiked with a dog".

small square foam sleeping pad (standard first-aid item, doubles as dog pad)

pile blanket

Outward Hound(TM) collapsible dog bowl and a tiny 1/2 pint ultralight water bottle to save residual dog bowl water when it's scarce.

Pawz(TM) booties, medium, for emergency sore paws

vet-wrap might be good for paw emergencies but I don't even have any.

chest harness for belay on dangerous river crossings or steep slopes (I tested this to see if it would hold Al vertically suspended if he fell off a high log... and he slipped neatly out of it -- haven't repeated the test, afraid it could hurt his shoulders).  My leash is strong enough to belay the dog, has a carabiner at each end so I can clip it to a strong point on my pack.  The dog is usually off-leash, the leash kept in quick-draw readiness.

I keep the dog food in a heavy-duty plastic can scavenged from work; O-ring screw-cap, contains odors better than a plastic bag.  Dog food being prime bear-bait.

The Doggles sunglasses have not worked well; they scrape them off on the snow. 

Dan Nelson wrote a book on dog hikes in western WA, has a valuable introduction with first aid advice etc. 

One thing I have NOT done is figure out how to improvise a muzzle.  A porcupine would be a really bad experience, and all I have is a good pair of forceps in the first aid kit; I have no idea if they'd work.  You'd have to seriously restrain a dog with porky quills in its face.

I bought these crazy "ChillyBuddy" cooling vests, haven't tied them yet, but our dogs wilt in the hot sun above timberline.

Just tried "VitalEssentials" freeze-dried 100% raw dog food, about 50/50 with kibble.  Went down well, made him fart... in my sleeping bag...

What your breeder's name?  Ours (Carrie Hale) likely knows her.

Did you ever get up to Spider Meadows?  It's a very popular place -- there were lots of cars at the trailhead when Al & I spent the night on Mt. Maude and Al passed his Porcupine Test.

http://www.mycorgi.com/profiles/blogs/our-masterpiece

Get over to Ancient Lakes, there's a big loop hike you can do, great in winter when it's cooler.

Thanks for the information.  We've been through just about every type of classified we can come across to try and find a tri male pup.  If you would be willing to give your breeder a call and see if they have any knowledge of anyone with pups or having them soon that would be a tremendous help.

Really appreciate it.  Thanks in advance.

Sorry so long to reply! This summer has been beyond busy! I really hope we can meet up one of these days for some corgi fun. This coming weekend is the Wenatchee Dog Show but we got so behind on stuff we missed the cut off for entries, shoot! So we are headed to Fall City instead for some Coursing. But we will be entering the agility trial in Wenatchee next month! If you can come out you should check it out. Ashton is still in the Novice class but hopefully he'll get a couple of titles in Wenatchee! (keep your fingers crossed!)

I am so happy you guys are getting into obedience and got to meet Jeff. He is such a sweet guy and does tons and tons of stuff with his dogs. Maybe you'll be ready for competition by the time the Moses Lake show rolls around this spring! (hint, hint) As extra incentive John and I donate a corgi specific prizes in Rally and we'll probably add prizes for obedience too. :D

Hope all is well and the corgi kids aren't melting in this heat! Definitely keep in touch and hopefully we'll cross paths soon! Take care!!