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.

baby

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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  • Annaglen + Piper!!

    Hi Geri & Sidney! Thanks for the warm welcome :D I'm really excited to get my first corgi! Don't worry, there will be plenty of pictures of her. Santa Rosa is great, though we haven't been to the museum yet. I love all the Peanut statues that are around town!

  • Linda Hlinka

    Thank for the welcome it's nice being surrounded by lots of Corgi lovers!

  • Phyllis Lockwood

    Thank you for the Welcome! I am interested in finding Maggies brother, She is from a breeder in Missouri, more details to follow!

  • Joy

    Thanxomuch for the warm welcome! Sidney is a handsome little guy, with such a sweet smile! 

  • Lacey Stark

    her name is lemon!

  • Deserah Tickle

    His name is Little Feet. ;D

  • Kim Morris

    Thanks for the welcome.. can't wait to meet all the corgi lovers. Still trying to figure everything out
    To get my Maxies pictures up!

  • Donna Liljegren

    Thanks! His full name was "Fezzik Inconceivable". He was a little giant with a huge heart (and after 30 years of retrievers) "inconceivable" that we then chose a corgi. He was a fabulous dog and I lost him last April. I still miss him every day, although having Tag helps ease the pain of his loss.The Princess Bride is our all-time favorite movie. It was a perfect name for him. Thanks for the comment! xoxo

  • Rodrigo V

    Hello, Geri & Sidney. It took me a while, but i uploaded a picture. My corgi´s name is Larsen, because of the pipe tobacco producer W. O. Larsen.

    Corgis are not common in Mexico, but thay are certainly appreciated!

     

  • Connie Post

    Thank you for your warm welcome! i am trying to get a picture of all of them together, but that is proving problematic!  Josie is the queen of all animals and must be front and center and does not like others in her photos! I'll get it done one of these days. Thanks for the welcome!

  • Tara Braas

    Thank you for the welcome! =)

  • Kimberly G

    Thanks :)
  • Stephanie Hawthorne

    Thank you so much!

  • Lisa Afshari

    Thank you.  Have a business trip in LA, CA all next week, when I return I hope to spend more time on the site, add pictures, and join conversation.

  • Kim Hays

    Thank you!

  • Mary and Pearl

    Thank you so much for the warm welcome!  Sidney's tail is adorable :)

  • Alyssa Rosenlicht

    Thank you so much for your comments! I'll be sure to pass them along to Wiley. Your Sidney is a cutie as well!

  • Tama and me

    Hi Geri & Sidney.  Thanks for welcoming us.  We live on Oahu in a little town in the center of the island.  Tama seems to like it here - his first family was from Georgia and he's spent some time in Texas and he's been here since December 2010.  This is his forever home.

  • Shelbi Hart

    Thanks for the welcome! =)

    I have no idea what Corky is mixed with, I want to get it tested soon though...

  • Meghan Rossi

    Thanks so much! I posted some pictures of my Corgi, Bailey! :D

  • Lisa Amos

    Thank you Geri and Sidney. I will post pics of my Elsie as soon as I have time, and figure out how to do it! Ha ha. I've already gotten some really useful information from your site/other members. XOXO
  • Will Setzer

    Thank you, I look forward in meeting others that love their Corgi like I do.

  • Ms Ungala

    Thanks you soooooo much.  We are excited to be here.  Up loading photos today. :)

  • Karise and Kiki

    Thank you!  Your dogs are so cute too!

  • Christine

    Thank you! He is a character...too smart for his own good, as all Corgi's are. It takes a special owner to have a Corgi!

     

  • Nashi

    Thank you
  • charles carpenter

    MO is the name of our five yr old purebred male.

  • Alexa & Orbi

    Thanks! :)
  • Shelbi Hart

    The vet and the previous owner said corky wasn't a full corgi. That picture of him kinda lies, he has a long crocked curly tail.

  • Brodie Jenkins

    Hi Geri & Sidney.  Thanks for the warm welcome!  My corgis are Halo Ryder and Bolt Dudley.  I tried to comment back earlier but think I put the thread in the wrong place.  ANyway, will post pics soon and am grateful to find a forum with others who share my corgi addiction.

  • Tess, Carly and Finnegan

    Thanks so much for the welcome! I'm dying over that photo of Sidney in Autumn. He is so handsome.
  • Cherie Beaupain

    Thank you for the welcome. Have a wonderful day!

  • Sidney and Angie

    how are your pets today
  • Pilar

    thanks for your welcome!! It's nice to join a group of Corgi lovers!

  • Will Setzer

    Thank you!

  • Courtney, James, & Sir Fratley

    Thanks for the welcome :)

  • Lela Schneider

    Thank you for the welcome!  Our Corgis' names are Corky and Auggie.  Both were shelter dogs and both sort of named themselves - Corky, because she seemed so quiet and settled at the shelter and in the car on the way home, but once she saw her very own backyard to run in, took off like a cork from a champagne bottle!  And Auggie, because, well, he just looked like an Auggie Doggie.  He began responding to his name almost immediately, leading us to believe that it was truly his name!  I'll post some pics soon.  I'm looking forward to getting to know other Corgi owners and sharing all your wisdom!  These are our first Corgis, and I think we will have lots of questions!

  • Hunter & Tawny

    Thank you for the comment and heads up about 50+ Corgi's in San Diego.  We do travel down there a few times so we may end up wanting to meet up.  Will definitely look into thanks! Love your corgi pics by the way, great looking corgi you got!

  • veronica

    thank you for the welcome! you have great pics! :)

  • Jennifer Oshima

    Thanks for the welcome. Sydney is adorable!

  • Dee Ann, Dixie, & Rugby

    Thanks for the Welcome...what a great site this is! I love the picture of all your kids!

  • Sidney and Angie

    who were you rooting for in the superbowl?
  • Sidney and Angie

    you and me both. i love the one where the dog is holding the doritos bag and the lady in the background says,have you seen the cat?and there the dog is again with another bag of doritos lol

  • Cherie Beaupain

    Hi Geri and Sidney! Good to meet you :)

  • Theresa Ryan

    Thank you for the welcome. I have to get used this forum it's all new to me.  I will get a picture up soon.  Right now I feel like I have a new born all over again.  She is so precious though. There is no other puppy as sweet as a corgi :)

  • Mark Herrington

    Thanks Geri & Sidney.  I'm glad I found this site.  Thanks for your kindness!  As I get more time, I would love to share the antics of our little boy!

     

  • Rebecca And Clue

    Thank you for the welcome!

    Your boy is very cute with his tail! 

    Clue's tail was docked, but it wasn't docked real short like typical Pembroke. 

    People try and tell me he isn't pure bred because of it. Or they mistake him for Cardigan. 

    It's a little annoying. Does this happen to you? 

  • Rebecca And Clue

    I don't understand why people think that. And I dislike when people try and tell me what breed my dog is. Haha, I think I would know best. 

    But yes, we love Clue's little nub, when he is happy it gets wagging super fast!

  • Michael Speak

    Thanks for the welcome. MoxXxi is from the game Boderlands. If Mox was a boy she was going to be Scooter...also from Borderlands. 

    I loved being in Japan but I couldn't live there forever. I did like teaching though.

  • Carolyn Garza

    Thank you for asking :) My mama was named Watermelon by the breeder, but since coming to us she has lost weight? and we call her Melon now, maybe Honeydew Melon instead :) Her two babies that we adopted first are Daisy and Koda.