Hong Kong born British citizen, primary education in the UK, secondary in Australia, bachelor and graduate degree in the US, married a Canadian.
Spent the last decade in the Healthcare industry (Preventive Medicine / Urology / orthopaedic surgery). Published 2 books, produced 3 video titles.
My wife - Silvia and I run a Multimedia Design Firm - SiliStudio Inc in Toronto Canada since 09. Our specialty includes corporate social media strategies, TV network websites and mobile app development.
Our clients include: The Globe and Mail, HGTV, The Food Network and other Shaw Media Group subsidiaries.
I am a car nut, corgi fanatic, modern designed addict and gadget freak.
Mocha came into our lives shortly after our wedding back in 2002, we soon added Vienna to keep Mocha company.
Mocha graduated with a CGC and held the position of Ambassador in conduct with foreign canine relations. Mocha was diagnosed with Stage 5 Lymphoma in April, he crossed the rainbow bridge on July 30th 2012.
Vienna received her GED from petsmart university and served as Secretary of Defence in our Corgidom. Vienna was diagnosed with stage 5 Lymphoma in August 2012, she joined Mocha at the bridge just before the last day of the Mayan calendar - Dec 20th, 2012.
We continue to foster, rehab and place rescue corgis in need.
Thank you for the email. Yes, I'm interested in adopting a Welsh Pembroke Corgi male between the ages of 1-2 altho I'm flexible on the age. I left my name at my county's humane society and also keeping an eye on petfinder. I guess my only question would be, are there any other places to check?
There are two Corgi girls about 2 hours from me at a humane society (I don't know if it's a no kill one or not), but I really wanted a guy. MaGuire and I had such a good rapport.
The site has really helped with my loss. I can look at the pictures and enjoy. Thank you!!
Wendy suggested I ask you. I am trying to replace the orange head with a picture of Merlyn. When I click on the head and sellect a shot nothing happens. what am I missing? Please helpI hate orange heads.
Thanks for your prompt reply. I have done just what you wrote. Nothing happens and yet I can upload the same picture to the photo section doing the same thing. A window appears and it is done.
Sam, I want to clue you in on three awesome animal photographers and two of them are Corgi owners. All three of these women are PPA members and Doug has taught all of them. They are Barbara Breitsameter from Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Kathy Brandt ( also a Corgi breeder and shows Corgis) from Lake Villa, Illinois, and Margaret Bryant from Carrollton, Texas. Both Barbara and Margaret have won numerous awards for their pet photography! Google them and go to the websites! You will enjoy the pics! Thank-you for allowing me to be a part of My Corgi. com , and as soon as I adopt my Corgi, I will post pics.
Sam, I would never take him to a kill shelter, we had over a foot of snow fall yesterday so he most certainly would have died. My biggest concern is that I dont think he is missing from a good home #1 He has rotted and missing teeth, #2 His ears were terrible, #3 no tags, collar, or anything. I will get him to the vet to check for a chip, but then what (assuming there is not one). Are there any rescues in this area (Northeast Oklahoma)?
Hey Sam!!Could you please help out an older corgi parent who is sort of computer disabled?I sent myself a pic this mornin by mobile phone,but I can't figure out how to retrieve it on Our profile??Help!!
I'm having problems with my account, for some reason I can join groups or request friends and I can't send messages. Is there something I can do to fix this?
Yes he did, he sent you an email back on Monday. He didn't know if you got his email so he just replied to you on this website. Let us know if you got our reply :)
I am having problems replying to e-mail. I also sometime have a hard time leaving a comment. It takes a while to be able to type anything Do you think this has anything to do with internet explorer 9 upgrade? I just tried to send this in an e-mail and it wouldn't let me send it.
Hey Sam! I have a quick question about the themes for the My Page section: What happened to the old ones? I used to have one where it was like splatter paint in the corner and was light pink. I looked for it and it wasn't there. Could you bring some of them back, including the one I mentioned? That would be greatly appreciated!
Sam, I have some pictures of Maxine that are not digital and I would like to put them on my page but don't know how to do it.( not very computer savvy). Any suggestions? Thanks!!
Sam, I'm fairly new to the site and tried to figure out the "give a gift" thing. I see that it involves credits, I'm sure it's all explained somewhere, but I could not find anything. Can you bring me up to speed? Thanks also for posting the AKC Therapy Dog info. I have a Service Dog who assists me with vision and am forever awed by what dogs can do and in how many ways they improve our lives.
Pardon my ignorance, I'm not familiar with the facebook gifts either. Do you have anything written up on the sight about it? I tried the FAQ section before asking you. I like the proceeds to Corgi Rescue :-)
I carry Pawz rubber booties (the balloon thingies, medium, blue), for emergencies. They can last for several miles, but they fall off, get punctured by a claw and fill with snow, like that. I found a bootie to carry for emergency. People mention vet-wrap.
Somebody just posted about a flapper pad injury on wet pavement, that happened to Al once and healed very fast, days. May have been a pre-existing injury, like a popped blister, but Al was playing soccer on wet pavement.
I've heard of rock climbers using Super Glue to glue knuckle rips back together -- I've heard that stuff was originally developed for closing wounds(?). We use a type of super glue when we cut off the tail tips of lab mice (no more than a couple millimeters, or we get in big trouble). But I hardly even cleaned Al's big flapper and it was healed within a week.
Our dogs get sore between the pads in sand or crusty snow, it's quite dramatic. I've wanted to try Mushers' Secret, but haven't.
Jack & I are wondering how you know all this stuff. You take one look at a dyson and say "that looks like a Dyson DC07." Our POS Oreck died this week and we were going to buy a Dyson. I was checking out all the models but Jack, aka Mr. Impulsive, just came home with a Miele S7260 cat and dog upright vacuum. Just curious if you or any members know anything about this and how it compares to a Dyson. I know it uses vacuum bags, which I like––less dust. I'd appreciate any comments.
Nice looking pictures you have on the MyPage. I have made a small one minute movie from still pictures on Movie Maker in Windows and was wondering if I am able to put that on the website here. I am not on any other social site ie facebook or twitter and thought it would be a good idea to ask first. And how do I go about to do that? Thanks
I added a video and the screen is green and its says its buffering when trying to play. The video was taken in very low light, is this why the screen is green on the video? I would have taken the video in more light except, I was in a rush cause I didn't know how long tucker and lance would actually play again today!!
hi sam i just got the e-mail about the calendar... i was wondring if you had a printer for it.. i own a small shop here in fla, and have the ability to produce calendars. please e-mail me at bmw0825@aol.com i would like to quote the job if possible
I have a problem to submit my photo . Don't u/s what it is :
' Your MyCorgi "My Page" URL'
Must I have a blog ?
I'll submit my niece's photo , Koko , corgi, of course. She is your member too. ( Koko Cheng ) Please help cos I will order some for her birthday in Feb., 2012( 10 year-old ). I hope you can accept order for shipping to Hong Kong.
Just watching your slideshow of photos...way adorable!! They are all great - from the snow to Key West...they are all weather pups!! You've even got the Chinese Good Luck Money (red) envelopes on them in the one...Corgi's are the BEST!!
Was nothing. Just sorry you got so ill. Thanks for the new calendar. The wall hanging calendar looks fabulous. Great choices of Corgis to feature. Speedy recovery.
Thank you for this site! Such an awesome resource! I know for us its helping to prepare for our first corgi, and I know for others it has helped them in giving their corgis a well rounded life. All the different towns and states with groups for corgi owners is amazing! It's been fun finding people with a common interest, and I have enjoyed getting tips from other members. So again, thank you :)
Sam: I have a vague idea of adding a group. I asked my small group of MyCorgi friends and they suggested I run it by you. What do you think of adding a group for people who have other breed dogs besides Corgis. Kind of like; how does your corgi differ from your other dog, or how does your corgi like having a different breed in the house, etc. I notice that a lot of people have other breed dogs in their pictures, but don't always include them in the discussions. (kind of like the black sheep of the family). Would you think this would be a good idea, and if so can you suggest a name and description?
Hey Sam this is Michelle I recently sent you back some pictures of Luna they were new pictures I took hope you found em cuz i think those would definitely qualify! please let me know! thank you!! the email is from me Michelle Chang tinkerbell2002@gmail.com
Really? I resent the new ones to you that were ginormous straight out from the camera i didn't even change the size so it should be big enough hmm... i'll resend it and see.
Okay Sam I sent you a brand new email with 7 photos! that are bigger than 2240 x 1792 whoa... sorry that was copy and pasted lol but hope you get it soon! But hope you get that email and let me know please! thank you!
Natalie, Lance &Tucker
Jan 3, 2011
Amy Freed
Thank you for the email. Yes, I'm interested in adopting a Welsh Pembroke Corgi male between the ages of 1-2 altho I'm flexible on the age. I left my name at my county's humane society and also keeping an eye on petfinder. I guess my only question would be, are there any other places to check?
There are two Corgi girls about 2 hours from me at a humane society (I don't know if it's a no kill one or not), but I really wanted a guy. MaGuire and I had such a good rapport.
The site has really helped with my loss. I can look at the pictures and enjoy. Thank you!!
Jan 10, 2011
Princess CoCo
Jan 10, 2011
Louise Kurtz
Jan 11, 2011
Louise Kurtz
Jan 12, 2011
LaVelda Box
Jan 21, 2011
TV Artist
Jan 23, 2011
Carry Mackenzie
Jan 28, 2011
Cooper-n-Crosby
Sam, I would never take him to a kill shelter, we had over a foot of snow fall yesterday so he most certainly would have died. My biggest concern is that I dont think he is missing from a good home #1 He has rotted and missing teeth, #2 His ears were terrible, #3 no tags, collar, or anything. I will get him to the vet to check for a chip, but then what (assuming there is not one). Are there any rescues in this area (Northeast Oklahoma)?
Thanks for your help!
Rikki
Cooper-N-Crosby
Feb 2, 2011
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
Feb 4, 2011
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
Happy Sabbath!My cel phone has been telling Me for 12 hours that the link to mycorgi.com
wouldn't accept my posts.Really strange!!No worries for today though,We'll connect next week maybe?
Feb 5, 2011
Ollie & Prie Misra
what a cool link--thought you'd like it Sam, and perhaps post it on the official blog?
http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/179968/163/Barks-for-Books-Dog-hel...
Mar 12, 2011
Marie Ploof
Thank you for your time,
Marie.
Mar 15, 2011
Chira
Thanks! I'll ask David then :)
Mar 21, 2011
A & P
Hi Sam, I got the attached link to a really cute Corgi video...enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KInvdKF5-0Y&feature=youtube_gdat...
Apr 9, 2011
Kathy Wiley
Apr 19, 2011
Lynne Cerny
Sam,
I am having problems replying to e-mail. I also sometime have a hard time leaving a comment. It takes a while to be able to type anything Do you think this has anything to do with internet explorer 9 upgrade? I just tried to send this in an e-mail and it wouldn't let me send it.
Thanks
Lynne
Apr 23, 2011
Lynne Cerny
Apr 26, 2011
Lil' Guinness
Hey Sam! I have a quick question about the themes for the My Page section: What happened to the old ones? I used to have one where it was like splatter paint in the corner and was light pink. I looked for it and it wasn't there. Could you bring some of them back, including the one I mentioned? That would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Hannah
May 6, 2011
♥Deborah
May 7, 2011
darlene
May 24, 2011
darlene
May 24, 2011
Anna Morelli
Jun 14, 2011
Anna Morelli
Jun 14, 2011
Lucy & Ricky (Wendy/Jack )
Jun 20, 2011
Lucy & Ricky (Wendy/Jack )
Jun 21, 2011
John Wolff
Sam, you remind me to get better-prepared.
I carry Pawz rubber booties (the balloon thingies, medium, blue), for emergencies. They can last for several miles, but they fall off, get punctured by a claw and fill with snow, like that. I found a bootie to carry for emergency. People mention vet-wrap.
Somebody just posted about a flapper pad injury on wet pavement, that happened to Al once and healed very fast, days. May have been a pre-existing injury, like a popped blister, but Al was playing soccer on wet pavement.
I've heard of rock climbers using Super Glue to glue knuckle rips back together -- I've heard that stuff was originally developed for closing wounds(?). We use a type of super glue when we cut off the tail tips of lab mice (no more than a couple millimeters, or we get in big trouble). But I hardly even cleaned Al's big flapper and it was healed within a week.
Our dogs get sore between the pads in sand or crusty snow, it's quite dramatic. I've wanted to try Mushers' Secret, but haven't.
Jul 6, 2011
Lucy & Ricky (Wendy/Jack )
Jul 13, 2011
steve smith
Hi Sam
Nice looking pictures you have on the MyPage. I have made a small one minute movie from still pictures on Movie Maker in Windows and was wondering if I am able to put that on the website here. I am not on any other social site ie facebook or twitter and thought it would be a good idea to ask first. And how do I go about to do that? Thanks
Aug 25, 2011
Natalie, Lance &Tucker
Hi Sam,
I added a video and the screen is green and its says its buffering when trying to play. The video was taken in very low light, is this why the screen is green on the video? I would have taken the video in more light except, I was in a rush cause I didn't know how long tucker and lance would actually play again today!!
Aug 31, 2011
Natalie, Lance &Tucker
The second upload worked better, thanks!
Sep 1, 2011
John Wolff
Sam,
I just posted a bear thing.
Sep 25, 2011
Harrison & Melyza
Sep 26, 2011
Bobby Welsh
hi sam i just got the e-mail about the calendar... i was wondring if you had a printer for it.. i own a small shop here in fla, and have the ability to produce calendars. please e-mail me at bmw0825@aol.com i would like to quote the job if possible
Oct 7, 2011
Ilse Venter
Hello
We are back again. You have lovely photos xxx
Oct 7, 2011
Happy Ball Yuen
I have a problem to submit my photo . Don't u/s what it is :
' Your MyCorgi "My Page" URL'
Must I have a blog ?
I'll
submit my niece's photo , Koko , corgi, of course. She is your
member too. ( Koko Cheng ) Please help cos I will order some for her
birthday in Feb.,
2012( 10 year-old ). I hope you can accept order
for shipping to Hong
Kong.
Thanks,
Happy Ball Yuen
Oct 7, 2011
Stephanie & Brian the Dog
Oct 9, 2011
Kim Ales-Yan
Hi Sam,
I have a 4.6MB photo that I wanted to submit, but the webpage says there's an error and please submit a file that's less than 5MB. What should I do?
Thanks!
Kim and Bento
Oct 14, 2011
Guinness & Rosie
Just watching your slideshow of photos...way adorable!! They are all great - from the snow to Key West...they are all weather pups!! You've even got the Chinese Good Luck Money (red) envelopes on them in the one...Corgi's are the BEST!!
Oct 15, 2011
Dominique
Hello Sam: Are you aware that a very recent issue of Entertainment weekly has a pic of a corgi on it? http://www.ew.com/ew/inside/issue/0,,ewTax:1179,00.html
Oct 31, 2011
Lucy & Ricky (Wendy/Jack )
Nov 17, 2011
Rebecca
Glad your feeling ok. Was just wondering if your still taking pics for the 365 day calandar
Nov 22, 2011
Lucy & Ricky (Wendy/Jack )
Was nothing. Just sorry you got so ill. Thanks for the new calendar. The wall hanging calendar looks fabulous. Great choices of Corgis to feature. Speedy recovery.
Nov 24, 2011
candice sanchez
Nov 27, 2011
Sandi Cannon
Status on 365 day calendar?
Nov 30, 2011
Snickmom
Sam: I have a vague idea of adding a group. I asked my small group of MyCorgi friends and they suggested I run it by you. What do you think of adding a group for people who have other breed dogs besides Corgis. Kind of like; how does your corgi differ from your other dog, or how does your corgi like having a different breed in the house, etc. I notice that a lot of people have other breed dogs in their pictures, but don't always include them in the discussions. (kind of like the black sheep of the family). Would you think this would be a good idea, and if so can you suggest a name and description?
Jan 4, 2012
Michelle, Blake & Luna :3
Hey Sam this is Michelle I recently sent you back some pictures of Luna they were new pictures I took hope you found em cuz i think those would definitely qualify! please let me know! thank you!! the email is from me Michelle Chang tinkerbell2002@gmail.com
Jan 16, 2012
Michelle, Blake & Luna :3
Really? I resent the new ones to you that were ginormous straight out from the camera i didn't even change the size so it should be big enough hmm... i'll resend it and see.
Jan 17, 2012
Michelle, Blake & Luna :3
Okay Sam I sent you a brand new email with 7 photos! that are bigger than 2240 x 1792 whoa... sorry that was copy and pasted lol but hope you get it soon! But hope you get that email and let me know please! thank you!
Michelle and Luna
Jan 17, 2012
Lucy & Ricky (Wendy/Jack )
Jan 18, 2012