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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  • Laina and Klaus

    Thank you! I'm excited to meet more corgi lovers and share all my corgi pictures :)

    Aug 13, 2012

  • Carrie Lopez

    thanks!

    Aug 13, 2012

  • Alyson

    Thank you!

    Aug 13, 2012

  • Manda Brown

    Thank you :)

    Aug 16, 2012

  • Gina Patterson

    He came with the name Corkie. Apparently he had run away from home and this was his 4th time picked up by the Humane Society. They called his owners who weren't willing to bail him out anymore. We have a big fenced yard and spoil our dogs, so he's happy with us.

    Aug 16, 2012

  • Rachel Givens

    Thanks for the kind words.  That  Sidney is one handsome guy!

    Aug 19, 2012

  • Tina DeLorey

    Thank you! 

    And we are all glad to meet new friends! Especially, fellow CORGI friends.

    Aug 19, 2012

  • Patricia J Graham

    Thank you very much.  I look forward to posting photos showing Teddy's (formerly Chester) weight loss.  Nice to see what a corgi should look like! 

    Aug 20, 2012

  • Margaret Williams

    Thanks - Geri and Sidney!  Don't you just love how these dogs can still do what they were bred to do in spite of generations not being used for that purpose?  Watching the instinct come out is so much fun!  It is expensive though...  :(

    Aug 21, 2012

  • Therese Starnes

    Thank you Geri & Sidney for the Welcome!

    Aug 21, 2012

  • Sarah, David & Pup Henry

    Hi Geri & Sidney :) Tomorrow is actually the big day that we go pick our puppy from that litter, so we aren't sure yet about which of those adorable fluff balls will be ours and what his or her name will be! I'm so excited... it feels like Christmas in August tomorrow :D

    Aug 23, 2012

  • Megan herr

    Thanks Geri! Still trying to get the hang of this

    Aug 24, 2012

  • Michelle Roese

    Duke and Brooke. Duke is 10 and Brooke is 9.

    They are buddies.

    Aug 24, 2012

  • Alexandra & Trixie

    Thank you for the warm welcome, Geri!  Sidney is soooo adorable! :D

    Aug 26, 2012

  • Anne Crowther

    thank you Geri & Sidney

     

    Aug 27, 2012

  • Wilson Waddlepants and Joyce

    Thank you !  Our days revolved around little Winston and we miss him so much.  (Note to self:  stop becoming so attached to animals)  But it's not going to happen.  : )

     

    Aug 28, 2012

  • Linda Masters

    Thank you for the kind words. I miss my Annie terribly. Jake met a possible new friend this past weekend as he has been pretty mopey. Griffin is a 6 year old sable pem, and they hit it off great. Plan on Griffin coming home with us this weekend. He is a poor little guy that was abused.

    Aug 28, 2012

  • Linda Masters

    Sidey looks a lot like my Jake!

    Aug 28, 2012

  • Linda Masters

    Sorry  I meant  Sidney!

    Aug 28, 2012

  • Jill

    thank you for the warm welcome!  wicked excited to be a part of the club :)

     

    Aug 29, 2012

  • Anthony Ferriello

    Thank you for Geri & Sidney, you have formed a great community here!

    Aug 30, 2012

  • Rolka Welsh Corgi Pembroke

    Thank You for the warm welcom :D!

    Yes, it's some of these dogs in a Poland :)

    We have the Club and the Dog Shows...

    http://www.corgiklub.pl/index.php

     

    Sep 2, 2012

  • Karen B

    Thank you for the compliment and the warm welcome! :) You're the first person I've met that knows what his name is. Haha 

    Sep 2, 2012

  • Kelly & Dusty

    Thank you for the welcome, Geri and Sidney! Dusty is getting better with the bigger dogs. Our biggest issue is with children. He starts barking at just the sound of a child's voice! I guess he just wasn't exposed to any when he was a puppy. I'm going to start taking treats on our walks and work on building a reward system! =] Sidney is beautiful! I love that his tail is undocked!! =D

    Sep 4, 2012

  • Ellen Cilley

    His name is D'Arby. Your corgi is so cute too. What a smile!

    Sep 4, 2012

  • Karen B

    Hehe. My Gimli is a natural born sprinter. Very dangerous over short distances. :) 

    Sep 5, 2012

  • Manon Migner

    Thank you. That contest my dog is in made me discover this site and I enjoy it +++.

     

    Sep 5, 2012

  • Emma & Maggie

    Thanks guys! I'm excited to be part of this group - corgis rule!!!

     

    Sep 8, 2012

  • Tiffany & Gracie

    Thanks!  We are really excited to meet other corgi owners!

    Sep 10, 2012

  • Naomi Sprague

    Thank you! I think Hugo is going to look the least like a Corgi on this site, from looking at the pictures!

    Sep 10, 2012

  • Katherine "Kat" Davis

    Thanks,, boatloads of pictures to come. Have a great day!

     

    Sep 13, 2012

  • Jenny and Django

    Hello!!! Thanks so much for the warm welcome.

    Django is 9 months old, and eventually I would like to get him into therapy-dogging as well!

    I am still working with him on the basic commands right now. He was going to be a show dog for the breeder.  But, unfortunately, her mother became ill, and she just does not have the time that she would need to continue to show.  This is why I got him a few months later than a normal puppy.  And, this is also why he was not taught typical commands such as sit, stay, down etc. He is doing very well-I have been giving him frozen peas as reward and he LOVES them!

    We had a day or so last week of nipping, but thanks to the boards on here I tried a water bottle, and re-focusing him on toys, and he stopped almost instantly. When I met him I just fell in love.

    Any tips on training would be greatly appreciated! I think I'm doing well so far but can always use suggestions. LOVE your playlist on here too!

    I'll be posting more pix soon!!!

    Jenny & Django-logy :)

    Sep 13, 2012

  • Jenny and Django

    That is what I'm looking to do too. Yes-Django LOVES to learn! He gets so excited. The lowest price 6 week beginner class I've found in my "area" is $90, and it's AKC, but I'd need to travel about 45 minutes.  The next is $119 and is just 15 minutes away, and, the times are more convenient for me. But that's at a PetSmart. Any idea if those classes rank as being as good as the AKC clubs?

    Sep 13, 2012

  • Jenny and Django

    PS- We need a Corgi's who love ETSY group!!!!

    Sep 13, 2012

  • Jenny and Django

    Great ideas! Thanks so much :)

    Sep 13, 2012

  • Pamela

    Hi ! Thank you for welcoming me.  Mordy my son and I met Thor last Sat. So cute! He has strong neck and moves . He was born on Sept 3rd . I ve been studying online on how to housebroken. And also on crates, and playpens. And training. Ive had Basset hounds dogs  while growing up but they only lived outside on backyard.  So its a big challange for me and Mordy. Gulp.   But  Im exciting.  I wonder how  Thor will reach to me as I am deaf. Mordy is hearing.  

    Sep 13, 2012

  • Kimberly Greenbaum

    Hi thank you for the welcome!!!

    Sep 14, 2012

  • Shea & Isshi

    Thanks for the welcome!

    Sep 14, 2012

  • Jillian Morrison

    Thank you Geri and Sidney.   Wow, you seem to have your hands full.  I'm run off my feet with just one Corgi!!!  I never knew how adorable they are until I got one myself.  More precious to me than gold!!!

    Sep 16, 2012

  • Traci & Gizmo

    Thank you!  There seems to be a really large group of corgis in San Diego.  There are a few out here, but I'm not sure enough for a group.  We also have an Australian Shepherd.  That seems to be the popular breed out here.

    Sep 21, 2012

  • Annette Lucas

    Thank you for the welcome.
    We hope someone will have a  male corgi that needs a forever home.

    We have a 7 year old female and she lost her brother to cancer. We all miss Skipper Lou and our hearts are ready to find a new little guy :)

    Sep 22, 2012

  • Annette Lucas

    Can you give me any information on where you got your babies.? I do not mind traveling as far as San Diego to get a new baby.

    Sep 22, 2012

  • Rosanne & Deuce

    Thank you for the welcome! Sidney is so cute!!!

    Sep 25, 2012

  • mara

    Thanks, Geri.  I see you have been through therapy dog training; I've thought Taffy might be a candidate for that.  She's a challenge to teach because she is so headstrong, but she is incredibly gentle, and she considers all the world to be her bff.  So I think it would be a good activity for her.  I'd be interested to hear about the process.

    Sep 25, 2012

  • Denise Peterson

    Thank you!

    Sep 27, 2012

  • Rachel Sheeler

    thank you! there names are Elijah and Ellie

    Sep 28, 2012

  • Dana Davies

    Thanks so much her name is Milea( like Cyrus), and I will find some and post them!!  She is my daughters dog, however a friend at work told me about this WEB page so I thought I would check it out!!  LOL!!  THANKS!!

    Sep 28, 2012

  • Eileen McDonald

    Geri and Sidney,
    Thank-you so much for the warm welcome and kind words. It helps the mourning process to talk about Katie. I hope you and all of your furbabies are doing well.

    Sep 28, 2012

  • sarah stravinska

    I was eating a pear when I felt some doggie paws on my leg. I looked down into Frodo's face.
    He was wearing that really intent expression that dogs get when they want a bite of whatever you are eating.
    I told him dogs don't like pears, but he kept pleading, so I gave him a piece.
    He dropped down to the floor with his prize while I kept eating.
    A few minutes later his paws were back up on my leg. I looked down and he carefully placed the piece of pear in my lap. He didn't just leave it, it gave it back!
    He gave me a scornful look and stalked off.
    I think he has been taking snob lessons from that cat.

    Sep 28, 2012

  • Mother Earth

    thanks. I'm not a cutzie name person, but I hope it's somewhat original. Now for housebreaking these two!  The surprises we get, huh!?

    Sep 28, 2012