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Comment by Kasey, Max, & Zoey on July 28, 2011 at 2:15pm

I'm very happy to say that kids are loving the new place. Neighbor dogs and kids come up to the fence and say hi, plenty of kiddy pool time, and of course tons of room for unlimited FRAP. One of the best things I could ever do for them. Cheers to happy healthy corgis!

Comment by Tammey & Caven on July 22, 2011 at 9:15pm

Good luck with thew move and congratulations!   I have to agree with all of the people who are warning you to check your yard carefully.  I hope your pups are like Bear and will enjoy the yard and then scratch at the door to be let in.

Comment by Rebecca Marie O'Bryan on July 22, 2011 at 2:59pm

Good luck with your move! I have moved 4times since my hubby is in the military. I know what u mean about getting excited for a back yard. In our first house in SC , they had a huge backyard but then we moved into an apartment and Teddy hated it. Even my cats couldn't stand It. But 2months later we moved to DC and we had a supar small yard so He just used it as a potty but now we live here in AR and have a big back/front and he loves it.

Comment by Roger/Laurie on July 22, 2011 at 12:59pm

Our old house was not fenced so the boys went out only on a leash.  When we moved to this house  with a big fenced backyard it took them a few days to understand it was to run and play in.  We would let them out the door and they would stand there waiting for a leash.  We had to walk them around the yard, throw the ball and soon they realized the whole yard was theirs. (And the 100 pine trees in the yard was a  bonus...............so many trees they were lifting their legs to months.

Comment by John Wolff on July 22, 2011 at 12:19pm

Remember that moving time is a classic scenario for losing pets.  Cruise the whole neighborhood on-leash in all directions for long distances to familiarize Max & Zoey with the new geography, so they can find their way home should they get out.

Don't trust the fenced yard until you've thoroughly inspected it for weaknesses.  Our dogs have a low escape drive (they might dig a hole in the middle of the yard, just to get dirty, rather than a hole under the fence to escape), but YMMV.  Max & Zoey presumably have no experience being unleashed outside.

When Gwynnie was young, before I fenced the yard, we had a bad moment when she disappeared after dark, would not come or reply.   She could've been anywhere, gone more than 15 minutes.  Amid rising panic, an inspiration!  I opened the basement door and turned on the shop-vac.  As usual, she had her teeth sunk into the plastic vacuum nozzle within 12.4 seconds.

 Got microchips?   And test them.  For years, we were counting on Gwynnie's chip, which gave no signal when I finally thought to have the vet verify it.

Comment by Ellen Andersen on July 22, 2011 at 10:40am

Congratulations!  Major frapping in the near future!

Comment by Sammy on July 22, 2011 at 9:25am

Have a great OUTDOOR romp!! Send us pictures!

Comment by Jane Christensen on July 22, 2011 at 8:09am

Congrats! Can't wait to hear how they like it!

Comment by Yuki & Ellie on July 22, 2011 at 7:54am

Congratulations!

Comment by Geri & Sidney on July 22, 2011 at 3:12am

whoo, congratulations! This is wonderful news. Make sure your fence is secure (no spaces to dig under) and has a lock on the gate.