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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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Robert and Ein Hayes

Thank you for welcoming Ein and me.

Aug 25, 2011
Ein and Kate

Thanks!!

Aug 25, 2011
Christine and Meeko

Thank you! And yes when Meeko was born he had pure black fur over his eyes like a racoon and that how he got his name, though he has lost the markings he is still troublesome like a coon :)

Aug 27, 2011
Danielle, Frank & Ellie

Thank you for the welcome! :)

Aug 27, 2011
An

Hi..Thanks for the Welcome!!

Aug 29, 2011
Brittani

Hey! Thanks for the welcome! We are happy to be here!

Aug 29, 2011
linda lindberg

sorry i did not get back to u but thank so much for the welcome

your corgis are to cute linda and bear

Aug 29, 2011
Avelino Rochino

Thanks for the welcome! Yes, Hachi still has his long, fox-like tail. I'm glad the breeder didn't dock it as it really is a signature trait of his...not that he really needs it with the personality he has. :)

Aug 30, 2011
Ha Chuan

Thank you!

Sep 3, 2011
Priscilla

Thank you for the welcome :) My dog Holly is a girl though but I am glad to have her! Your dogs are so cute as well. I hope to find out one day what my dog is mixed with, I hear it costs a good amount for DNA testing.

Sep 4, 2011
Robert Wong

Thank you very much for your interest. We actually went to visit a breeder named Diana Nett in Anza, CA. Its about 30 miles east of Temecula. She has a litter about every six weeks. We are looking for a little brother for Buddy.

Sep 4, 2011
Nicky Kondziela

Thank you! Sidney is a beautiful corgi, his tail makes him super unique!

Sep 5, 2011
Priscilla

Aw your corgi is so cute! I love seeing Corgi's around and going Holly that's part of what you are! and I read how you adopted bruce at such an old age, thats really awesome. :)

Sep 5, 2011
Alley Boris

Thank You :)

Sep 6, 2011
Kathy Sanouvong

thank you! :)

Sep 6, 2011
Donna Cant

Hi Geri and Sidney

My Corgi Oz is a Pem, he was born without a tail. The other corgis in pictures "The neighbours" I believe are Cardigans and Pems in the pictures.

Sep 7, 2011
Harrison & Melyza

O0o0h. I didn't there was a name to it! Cool. Thanks :D

Sep 8, 2011
Brooke & Charlie

Thank you! :)

Sidney is absolutely adorable!

Sep 9, 2011
Derrik and Wrigley

thanks for the welcome Geri & Sidney!

Sep 10, 2011
Tara

Thank you! What a cute dog! I tried uploading pictures of sugar but they aren't up yet. I'm still figuring this site out I guess. But I'm happy to be a part of it! It's nice to meet people who are just as obsessed with their corgis as I am mine :)

Sep 10, 2011
Beth Kramer

arf arf! thank you!

Sep 10, 2011
Heather and Brisco

Thanks for the welcome!

Sep 10, 2011
Mel DeJesus

Thank you much :)! Have a nice dayyyy

Sep 12, 2011
Suzanne Thomas

Thank you for the wonderful welcome! How nice of you to do that! Had a great day today! Visited a breeder; fell in love with her pups; put a deposit down on a future "forever friend", now 'baking in the oven'! LOL!! This little love will come into my life either in Nov. or Dec. as there are 2 litters I can pick from! Can't wait!!

Sep 12, 2011
HIEU LAM

Thank you for your comment Geri & Sidney! Harley has just finished all her shots and is now recovering from her surgery (we had her spayed). So as soon as she is fully recovered, we'll be taking her to a few places we have in mind. One of them is Park Bench Cafe in HB.

Sep 13, 2011
Katherine Meadows

Thanks for the welcome! I had to go with welsh names (fitting right?) So they are Huxley (after Aldous Huxley) and Shaylee (fairy princess) But their names fit because he's an emo kid and she's a princess diva. He was such an emo that I thought getting him a friend would help him out.....well..... :D They love each other like brother and sister, fight like it too. Shaylee though was a rescue and as the vet told me, got the shallow end of the gene pool. She has almost no femoral head to go into the socket, floating knees, cruciate ligament surgery on one side already, a heart murmur, pancritis, and crystals in her urine if I don't watch it. Oh and a perpetual snotty 3yr old bugger nose. But an angel with the sweetest disposition that sings like mischka every morning. She is an inspiration because I know she has bad days but still will not let her mood be dampened. They are my unofficial therapy dogs and I don't know what I would do without them!

Sep 14, 2011
Denise Swanstrom

Thank you, I am gonna enjoy chatting with other corgi owners.

Sep 17, 2011
Ralphie & Sue

Thanks for the warm welcome! :)

Sep 17, 2011
Denise Swanstrom

I am so happy to meet other corgi owners, I will down load more pics.

Sep 18, 2011
Phoenix della Mare

Hi there.^_^

My name is Phoenix. My corgi's name is Tomo. He lives up to his name too as he is incredibly friendly.

Your corgi is absolutely adorable.

Sep 18, 2011
Ann-Marie, Tanner and Emma

Thanks so much for the warm welcome. Tanner and I look forward to meeting you and getting any pointers on certification for therapy work!

Sep 19, 2011
Andrea Goulet Ford

Thanks for the warm welcome :)

Sep 20, 2011
Jane Mount

Her name is Fergie. She is a four year old retired champion who we adopted ten months ago

Sep 20, 2011
Anita & Coco Chanel

Thank you for your kind puppy welcome :)

Sep 20, 2011
Gail Phillips

Thanks for the welcome Geri & Sydney!

Sep 21, 2011
Sharon Powell

Her name is Roxie. She is 7 years old and she is a joy

Sep 21, 2011
Kelly C

Thank you for the warm welcome Geri & Sydney!

Sep 23, 2011
mary lou smith

my corgi is gusser .he is a rescue out of lincoln ne. he was going tothe shelter when we got him . he is 6 yrs old and weighs 58 lbs we have got 4 lbs off of him but i need advice how to get more off him . he is a couch pot. and will only walk so far . i feed him 1/2 cup morning and same at nite . no more . the ration is for what he should weigh not what he weighs now .

Sep 23, 2011
Mary

Thank you!

Sep 23, 2011
Richard Campbell

Thanks everyone for thew warm welcomes.

Chef and Crew

Sep 23, 2011
Ben

Thank you ^_^

Sep 24, 2011
Newman

Thanks for the welcome!

Sep 24, 2011
Brent Orr

Thanks for the welcome ! I am looking forward to meeting other Corgi people.

Sep 24, 2011
twf37u

Hi! Thank you, Geri and Sidney! how many cardigans & pembroke corgis do you own?

Sep 25, 2011
Vivian + Kobe

Thanks for the welcome!! His adopted temp name was Bryant, but I didn't like that so I renamed him to Kobe! :) mm kobe beef! haha.

Sep 25, 2011
Katie & Munchkin

Thank you Geri and Sidney!! I'm so happy I discovered first of all that Munchkin is a corgi (when I adopted him 10 months ago here in Indonesia at only 3wks old I had no idea). Also, I'm so happy to have found this site! I'm not alone hahaha!! By the way, Sidney is very handsome :) and that is so great that he's a therapy dog, I bet he makes everyone feel better :)

Sep 26, 2011
Joyce Lee

Yes, his name is Kobi! (:

Sep 26, 2011
Peg Cruz

Thank you so much! I look forward to getting to know more about "corgi" people, since I am one now. lol

Sep 26, 2011
Linda Smith

Thanks for the welcome! I'm glad to see corgi activity! Someone described Omaha-Lincoln as a blackhole for Corgis. Doesn't seem that way!

I look forward to coming to some outings at some point. Linda (and Rick), Max, Darla Dylan

Sep 26, 2011
Emily & Cooper

Hey! I am glad you caught the reference, ironically little Cooper does like coffee and all dogs love pie, lol! That show was quite a freak show but I love it! Sidney is beautiful by the way! i love his tail!

Sep 27, 2011

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