Pixel the Water Corgi

Our corgi, Pixel, has been raised by our older (and extremely tolerant) newfoundland girl, Dax. Dax was a saint while raising Pixel and never once reprimanded him, no matter what he did or how much he tortured her. For a while, she was covered with tiny scabs - the result of Pixel's lack of control with his razor-sharp puppy teeth. One of the things that resulted from being raised by a newf is that Pixel thinks he is a water dog. He will happily run through any puddle, swim in the lakes we visit, go kayaking with my husband, chase after the water from the hose in the garden, and will even submerge his whole head in the water bowl if there is a piece of food on the bottom. (Having a newf means you have BIG water bowls.) It's adorable. I have several friends with corgis, but none of them like water at all. Pixel, on the other hand, has never known that it is possible *not* to like water, so for him the swimming and such is just normal. How's that for training?!

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Comment by Connie Uliasz on September 8, 2009 at 12:14am: They're so cute together, with that huge size difference. I'm going to try to get more pictures of the corgi and newf together.

Comment by Jennifer Markley on September 7, 2009 at 2:33pm: I have a newfoundland too! I think my corgi just naturally took the water though...she was "bobbing" for ice cubes pretty much right away, and loved her swimming pool from the beginning....it's adorable to see her with her "foster daddy"--there's such a HUGE difference in size!

Comment by Roger/Laurie on September 7, 2009 at 9:20am: Our two Corgi's love the water. We moved to the lake when they were 2 and 1. They were never in the water before that. They took to swimming like fish. They love to play in the water and go for deep water swimming off the boat. We have lifejackets on them all the time.....they don't always realize how tired they are. If we let them they would be in the water 24/7.