November 2008 Blog Posts (132)

Life with Tod. Day#3. First vet visit.

Annual Physical exam

Intestinal Parasite exam-negative

Heartworm test-negative

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that our adopted boy was in good health. Thank God! Neutering surgery is scheduled for next Monday. I didn't expect it to be this high though - $230. But it needs to be done. I am still ecstatic that Tod doesn't have any health problems.

Got a tablet of Sentinel. We'll give it to him after his evening meal. Now off to vacuum the house - in case he… Continue

Added by Worthington Natalia on November 10, 2008 at 11:38am — 6 Comments

Potty training regression! Help!

O.k. My 7 month old, Snickers, has been accident free for almost 2 1/2 months. Well, we brought our little Chloe home about 2 wks ago and he is now pooping all over the house!!!!!!!! I don't know what to do!!! Could this be because he's upset about the new puppy???? Or is it normal to have some regression in potty training around this age???? Any suggestions or help would be GREAT!!!!!

Added by Alicia on November 10, 2008 at 8:18am — 3 Comments

Be a Hero, Support Corgi Rescue Today!

Mocha was feeling a little bump out today, he told me he misses "Albert" - our recent foster corgi. He said he's happy that Albert gets to go to a new loving home, but what about other less fortunate corgis? Mocha is right! Not all corgis are as fortunate as "Albert"... "May be WE CAN do something about it!" Mocha suggested. So went to the photo studio and did a series of shots. Here are the first two from the series, the first one call "Lending a… Continue

Added by Sam Tsang on November 9, 2008 at 11:40pm — 30 Comments

Life with Tod. Day#2

We we expecting quite a lot of crying coming from Tod's crate during the night, but he surprised us. After we turned off the lights and went upstairs, he stayed downstairs in his crate. He whimpered for 2 minutes and that was it. In the morning (around 7 am) he was awake and just sat there. I took him outside right away, but he wanted to be petted before he relieved himself. He seems to be a very affectionate guy.

Tod spent 2.5 hours… Continue

Added by Worthington Natalia on November 9, 2008 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

A MUST READ FOR DOG LOVERS!!!!

Hi to all!
I wanted to let you in on one of the best books I've read in a very long time. It's called "The Art Of Racing In the Rain" by Garth Stein. It's a story narrated from the dogs point of view. It's very moving and sweet and you wont ever look at your dogs the same way again. You can check it out at www.artofracingintherain.com. Id love to hear what others think of it.

Added by LaVerne & Shirley on November 9, 2008 at 1:42pm — 3 Comments

The Temple of Boom #1 -

This was a blog I posted elsewhere a few months back over the summer. Thought I'd share these here now.

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As we approach my one year anniversary of taking on some honest-to-God responsibility in my life (i.e. keeping a creature that's something other than a plant alive for longer than six months), I thought it would be fun to reflect on some of my experiences with Boomer, my corgi, in the first year of his existence on this planet.

I… Continue

Added by Craig H on November 9, 2008 at 10:17am — 1 Comment

Life with Tod. Day#1. Tod came home today!

We brought our adopted 10 months old corgi boy today. He is just they guy we hoped for. Monday is his vet's appointment to get neutered. Poor Tod. But 'you gotta do what you gotta do'....

He does have a serious flea problem. I think I counted around 20 fleas on him as we rode home! I did give him a Capstar tablet, but he still keeps chewing on himself:(

What was that I hear about DAWN soap? Is that supposed to kill fleas as well?

He tried lifting his leg to mark… Continue

Added by Worthington Natalia on November 8, 2008 at 8:30pm — 10 Comments

Sunny is Sick :(

I am pretty worried right now because Little Sunny is sick, she has this cough and puking thing going on. It went on for about 6 hours on Thursday morning and we took her to pet emergency who then sent us to our own vet. For another two days they couldn't figure it out so we had to do an explorative surgery. I didn’t like that but it found the problem, she had a swollen pancreas possibly caused by a virus. She is healing good so far but her… Continue

Added by Carrie & Chad on November 8, 2008 at 4:00pm — 14 Comments

Superstar's second day with us!

Hello everyone!

I wanted to keep you updated on Superstar's second day. She is very smart! I went to buy training treats for her and people tell me that 8 week old pups wont learn how to sit, or lay down or paw....I did them all with her! she learned quickly, and the housebreaking is going very easy for her and I, I take her to potty about 5-6 times a day. She sleeps all day of course, and when I run around the… Continue

Added by Boots and Superstar! on November 8, 2008 at 1:40pm — 6 Comments

My First Blog-Holiday Party Dilemma!

This is my very first blog but I have enjoyed reading them and wanted to give it a try. Monty, our 11-month old Pem is our furbaby and we do everything with him. We are lucky as he loves to ride in the car, go hiking, working outside and even shopping (we know almost every dog store in the metro DC area!) We are also lucky there are so many opportunities available in our area to keep him entertained and with us. He is also spoiled in that he is rarely left in his crate more than a couple of… Continue

Added by Monty'sMom on November 8, 2008 at 11:40am — 5 Comments

Favorite Winter Weather Gear

With the winter season having hit South Dakota with full force, it was time to find the apropriate gear to face the elements with. Mt long Land's End coat I got for a present from my boyfriend last year: check! lined fleece gloves with the leather grips on the fingers: check! My favortie piece of winter weather attire, the 180º ear muffs: check!

And that's why I'm making this post. Those earmuffs are the best things around for cold weather, especially if it's coupled with blowing… Continue

Added by Kimberly Ann on November 8, 2008 at 9:29am — 2 Comments

It has been forever since my last update!

Sooo much has happened since I wrote at the beginning of the summer. I'm now over half way through my first semester of my second year of vet school. Riley is about 9 months old and just had major surgery. Unfortunately, he had to have a bilateral ulnar osteotomy. Basically, his growth plates in his ulnas closed before the ones in his radii. So they went in, cut both his ulnas in half, and drove a pin through the two pieces leaving a space in there to allow the bone to elongate. That was 3… Continue

Added by Lindsay on November 7, 2008 at 3:26pm — 4 Comments

Welcome Home Superstar!

This is my baby!!!!!!Her name is Superstar and she is such a cutie pie!!!!she only barked once when we got home, but she had been sleeping all day lol. I started giving her housebreaking training and of course, she loves to spend time outside and she wee and poo!!!!!!I gave her a treat that she wont stop begging for it!I have a cat and his name is Houston, he is very curious and he was sniffing her and playing with her already!… Continue

Added by Boots and Superstar! on November 7, 2008 at 1:53pm — 9 Comments

Dog Booties

We've had our first snow of the season here in Minnesota and I am wondering about dog booties. With all the salt and sand that will be put on the roads that we walk on, I was wondering if people recommend these? I don't want our two corgis to be cleaning their feet and eat all the salt and sand that might have gotten stuck.

Added by Tina on November 7, 2008 at 10:13am — 1 Comment

Calling all Super Design Heroes!!!

Are you "Artsy Fartsy"? MyCorgi.com is looking to ensemble a "TEAM" of super corgi heroes :) We have several super secret missions waiting for you and your new superfriends! Your work will be featured on our upcoming books and various projects, proceeds will go towards corgi rescue. Should you choose to accept this selfless mission, send us a corgi signal or portfolio link to mycorgi.com@gmail.com , subject: Design… Continue

Added by Sam Tsang on November 7, 2008 at 10:00am — 26 Comments

The first snow of '08

With South Dakota actually getting seasons that felt like, well, seasons, winter greeted us in a very abnormal fashion: BLIZZARD!. That's right, after ending last year's winter in quiet fashion, experiencing 3 months of spring weather and rain, having a summer that was sunny and not too hot (never even broke 100 degrees in Pierre), and having a healthy dose of mild autumn temperatures and colors, winter....sucks.

It was a low pressure system, combined with two different wind… Continue

Added by Kimberly Ann on November 7, 2008 at 1:12am — 2 Comments

PUPPY PICK-UP DATE addendum

I made sure to schedule our new puppy an appointment with our Veterinarian, 1st thing, after we bring him home.I am taking full advantage of the tough lessons we learned from our experiences with Bailey.

Added by Nichole on November 6, 2008 at 3:57pm — 1 Comment

I Guess We Are Going To Kansas City This Weekend.

Can any one tell me if there is any thing that a cute little corgi can do or go in Kansas City for this weekend? Dog parks, shops, places like that?

Added by Sheila Wiggins on November 6, 2008 at 3:36pm — 1 Comment

PUPPY PICK-UP DATE!!!!

I just got off of the phone with Patti, the breeder we are getting our new pup from. she is such a nice lady. We have arranged for our (tentative) pick-up date to be on Saturday November 22nd!

I can't wait to see the little guy again.....my boyfriend and I are still debating a little over names for him, but for now, I'm just happy to hear that he is doIng great.

Time to go puppy-shopping!!!!!!!

Added by Nichole on November 6, 2008 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

One more day!!

Hello everyone! Well this is it. Tomorrow we get our new Corgi puppy gets to come home with us. We are both so excited and can not wait to shower our puppy with lots of love and affection. We are both really excited and can not wait to get him home and get him acclimated to his new home. So are there any tips for things to do with our new puppy for the ride home? I know that Steph and I have to run to walmart to get at least some of the basic essentials to get our corgi comfortable for his… Continue

Added by Erich and Stephanie Miller on November 6, 2008 at 12:40pm — 2 Comments