The count down has finally begun! My boyfriend and I have finally picked out a puppy we want and will be picking him up next Wednesday. He is just over 7 weeks old. It will be a two hour drive home from KC to Manhattan, KS. Any tips or advice? Also what are some essentials I will need to get before being the puppy home? 

So this is what I have learned today:

1. Corgis have tons of energy, I put her in her crate for bed at 9PM. She would whine, let out a huff, and constantly turn and look at me while I watched TV. I just put her back to bed at 1130PM after playing tug of war, heel nip chases, beaver toy on her back wrestling, and attempting clicker training. Now she is quietly lying down in her crate (pics below).
2. Don't expect your corgi to be potty trained on the first day. I got her to…

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Today is the day, finally get to have a clean bill of health for the state of VA.

I made the appointment Tuesday, those corgi ears must have been working overtime. Went looking for her paperwork, I found a peice of the folder and some random other pieces of what's left of it, that brat must have over heard the coversation and said " I'll get him good, just chew up the paperwork, shot records and AKC Certificate then he can't take me"....

Anyways I confirmed that she is going…

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The new California Governor Jerry Brown brought his sister's Corgi to the Capitol.  He's been dogsitting for his sister, and Sutter, the Corgi was not really the official First Dog... until 02/14/11!  Governor's wife and he decided now that Sutter will officially be the First Dog of California! 

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Well, My name is Cody! it has now been two months since my mom adopted me. I am soooo happy! I was a puppy mill dog who had not been taken care of very well. The conditions weren't great. My ears were messed up and so was one of my eyes. They thought I might be blind--sooo not! My fur was so matted and you couldn't really tell what my colors were because I was so dirty.



My foster Mom, Jan, was so good to me. She had two other dogs--a big one that I had to get used to and another… Continue

Puppy day! Puppy day! PUPPY DAY PUP-EE DAAAAY!!!"





Can't wait till 1:30pm. That's the time after that we can go see the new pup. Going to play and take pictures, and get licked, smell puppy breath, and chew water bottles, and play Foot Canasta, and then maybe if we have time go TP a neighbors house!! OK Maybe not the last two but still I am gonna get my fill better than I would ever at Arky Barkys, one of our local "we don't buy from puppy mills, but we sell for 3 times what we… Continue

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