Yesterday was Yuki's 3rd birthday.  We didn't do much that was special (mostly because I was too busy with family responsibilities), but I did prepare a special birthday meal.  The meal changes from year to year.  The first year he had boiled hamburger and rice and he loved it.  Last year he had apple slices and cottage cheese and he gobbled it up like it was ambrosia.  This year, I decided that he deserved some red meat.  So I cooked up a beef roast (plain, so as not to…

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Seven-Fingered-Jack (9077') and four-fingered Al.  Our objective, Mt. Maude, is just to the right, and 5' higher.

Al saved this trip right at the start by passing…

Do not read this article if you want to keep your eyes dry.

I truly believe there is no greater love shown to men by any other creatures.

This has nothing to do with Corgis, but I know we have some horse lovers here.

While I was on vacation last week, I got some horrible news in the form of an e-mail from a friend.

On Sunday July 24th, the stable where I used to ride as a teenager (two decades gone by now) caught fire and burned to the ground.

There were 29 horses in the barn when it caught fire (being a Sunday, there was no one there riding and being a hot summer day, the horses…

I posted a few weeks ago about how I was told Dakota needed surgery on a torn CCL... well the time has come.

We met with the surgeon last Wednesday.  I really liked him and he seems very confident about the procedure and how she will do.  We are doing a traditional repair on it.  The only thing that made me nervous is that I am not getting much of a physical therapy regimen from him.  In fact, the only thing he said was to keep her on leash outside at all times until…

Al doesn't even have his C.D. or C.G.C., but he did me proud Saturday and passed his PP.T.!

I'd been waiting, worrying, and preparing for the Porcupine Test for years.  By passing it, he saved our most notable exploit to date (more on that elsewhere).  I'm told porcupine quills are air-filled, so if you cut them, they become easier to extract.

The…

I must say Lulu is one of the most wonderful dogs that I have ever seen. We picked her up this afternoon at 1:00pm, and our breeder already vaccinated and dewormed her and get all the papers ready for us.

Regarding our ride home, Lulu quickly became sick after 30 mins so we stopped for a break. Then she seemed to do better for the rest of the trip. In the evening, we fed her but she ate very little and later even vomited (I was feeling so bad). Poor girl she must have been…

Pudge is 4.75 months old... and today we weighed him in at 23.5 pounds. :O He's HUGE. Our breeder said he will be a huge corgi full grown, estimating 30-35 pounds. He's really fit under the floof, not chubby at all. He's HUUUUUUUUUGE. 

When do corgis stop growing?? 

Pudge is astonished at his hugeness as…

Ellie's AKC registration form has finally arrived in the mail (yay!) and it's, thankfully, not as complicated as I thought it would be.  The only area that I'm slightly unsure of is the Limited Registration area.  It says that the box should be completely darkened for Limited Registration, but all I see is a number in the box.  I'm assuming that means that it will, indeed, be Limited and the box isn't supposed to be colored in.  Not that it matters, since I'll be having her spayed in a…

Newest discovery today... pine cones.



Every time I've taken Finnley out today he casually walks out, does his business, then casually explores, then out of no where I see him take off. I knew exactly what he had grabbed. Now he was making a run…

Hi everyone,

So, my corgi is 1 year old now and I live with my parents and while I'm at work my mom always gives my corgi walks in the morning.

But for the past month my mom says my dog refuses to go out for a walk with her! Like he just sits and my mom drags him, then my mom sighs and says okay lets go home, and then he gets up and walks back to the house.

But whenever I take him out for walks he WALKS!

I honestly would prefer my mom giving him…

Abby is now 14 months old, weighs a trim 25.2 lbs. In addition to her CGC, she now has earned her Rally Puppy Title and Rally Level 1 Title in APDT Rally Obedience. She is also learning foundation skills for Agility.

She has been so much fun, she is about to be joined by a little brother!  He comes home in less than 10 days! Now Mike and I will each have one to train! The new puppy is a sable/white, so we'll have one of each. Can I stop with just two??? (Ask me that in about 2 weeks,…

July 25,monday 2011

       today lyra hasn't been up to much. just sleeping. she has sat there. but she got excited when the family began to play a card game. she was so excited she leapt from her spot where she was chewing her tiger toy and decided to try to grab the cards off of the cofee table!!! acording to lyra her olan was working perfectly untill i noticed her and saved the cards! she decided her plan wasnt a fail and that all it needed was a second try! then, she didnt win so…

Emmy had a fantastic weekend. On Thursday we went to the dog park to play with friends. Emmy didn't care too much for the small dog area, so we went to play with the big dogs and Emmy fit right in. She is very polite and submissive while also being playful so it worked out. Toward the end of our time there she kept laying down and her mom was scared she would get stepped on so we went back to the little dog area where she played with a Chihuahua and a Pug until it was time to go home. That…

Hello All,

Here we are, trying to beat the heat and enjoy our beautiful New England flora and fauna. Daphne is doing so well! We are trying new games all the time and she is finding she loves meeting new people. She went through training classes and has very good manners. We send you all our happy thoughts!…