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Comment by Summer's Mom on January 25, 2010 at 7:17pm

Our first corgi was 4 months old when we got her so we stuck with the food that the breeder had her on and that worked well for us. We got into trouble with her whenever we went to adding human food. She lived to be 11 years old so when we got the second corgi at about 8 weeks old we started her on the same food only in the puppy formula and we have had no problems. We use one of the commercial dry brands and we have had very healthy dogs. If you are on a budget like we are, your dog can still thrive on commerical brand foods.

Summer loves vegetables so every once in a while I will treat her with some lettuce, carrots or tomatoes - she absolutely loves tomatoes. And apples - oh my gosh.
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I don't have any advice on cages - neither dog cared for them so they have always had the run of the house as soon as they were potty trained.

Comment by Bryan on January 25, 2010 at 12:41am

Awesome comments, thank you everyone. I think I'll try out Blue buffalo first and go from there. As far as crates, I think I may just get one that is at least 30 inches long, but has some kind of home-made barrier like John said.

Comment by John Wolff on January 25, 2010 at 12:21am

We feed raw meat, delivered frozen to our door every 2 weks by a local company and I don't even want to know what we're paying for this. We add a tiny amount of Wellness kibble (whitefish/sweet potato) to soften to stools. Avoid food with corn (allergen).

Comment by John Wolff on January 25, 2010 at 12:19am

Vari Kennel(TM). Gwynn's is Medium (22x20) , Al's is Intermediate (32x22). Gwynnie is smaller.
For Al puppy, I cut a plywood spacer screwed to a wooden bar that passed thru the window bars. We moved it back as he grew.
They do use their crates, but as adults, they sleep on our bed.
Another consideration is a step for jumping on/off the bed, and cheap ugly rubber-bottomed nonskid throw-rugs for takeoff and landing areas if you have smooth floors. Jumping off furniture is bad for backs and joints; train them early to take the easy way.

Comment by Sarah C. on January 23, 2010 at 9:43pm

Petsmarts sell Blue Buffalo which is a popular food. I'm not a corgi or a vet so iono how good it is. My breeder likes it a lot and she raises some bang up corgis.
I would disagree wholly that if you can't pronounce it it's bad for you dog. Can you pronounce Niacin? Riboflavin? Thiamine? Phenylalanine? No? Well that's too bad, because these are all things that are essential to your dogs health.
Biology. Dog friendly. Not necessarily spelling friendly. :)
Walmart sells a large crate with a spacer. It's about 40$. It has a removable plastic bottom. You can leave the dog in the crate, slide the bottom out, clean it, and slide it back in.

Comment by Edward and Gemima on January 23, 2010 at 7:28pm

We also feed half dry food and half raw. When they were pups I had them on Nutrisource brand mostly with good outcomes...We have had to switch to all adult now so we feed them Nature's Variety raw and Taste of the Wild dry food. I agree..lots of different opinions on the food, but I think we all agree to find a really good quality food and stick with it! We had a Medium sized crate for them, but rarely use it now. Hope this helps!!! Stay away from the corn based and meat byproduct(meal) brands and try to buy made in the USA if you can.

Comment by Sky and Lyla on January 23, 2010 at 6:32pm

You will find a lot of different opinions on food around here! I am a firm believer in super high quality foods. I feed half dry food and half raw. The dry I feed is Orijen, in my opinion, it is the best you can get. At Petsmart the only brand I would trust is Blue Buffalo, but I personally like to find feed stores and buy there. A lot of times they are cheaper and have MUCH higher quality food. Some brands to look for are Fromm, Orijen or Acana, Evo or Innova, Wellness, and Nature's Variety. I'm assuming you are getting a puppy? If so, you do want to stay away from the super high protein foods until he's reached adult size, so no Evo or Orijen. As Da Bear mentioned, you can also get the Flint River Ranch food which is a pretty good brand, reasonably priced, and shipped to you for free. The only formula I would buy from them though is the Lamb and Rice or maybe the Fish and Potato. The other formula contain corn and wheat which you don't want to feed.

As for crates, if you get the metal crates, most come with a divider so you can make it the right size. They are more expensive, but my one has lasted through two puppies and is getting ready to do it's third and it looks great still. They are also easy to clean and break down. I like the Medium size crate even though it's a little big because I like them to have plenty of room to stretch out. Most brands have breed comparisons too, so find one for Beagle, Sheltie, etc sized dogs or maybe just one bigger, depending on how much room you want. Good luck with your new baby!

Comment by Kimberlie on January 23, 2010 at 6:17pm

I have a create that is about 30X24" and as for food, READ READ READ, if you can't pronounce a word or don't know what an ingredant is, it isn't good for your dog. i would stay away from you common bandname foods, as they have to much fillers, Stay away from corn fillers, corgi's get easly obece and corn is hard for them to digest, it's even hard for us to digest. Or at least make sure is there no corn, or corn by product in the first 6 ingrediants labled. http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ is a great site to review different brands. When you think you like one, go to the companies website, check them out, and sometimes they even can tell you what stores/vets in you area carry it. I feed mine INNOVA for puppy

Comment by christy fry on January 23, 2010 at 6:05pm

the 1st plastic crate I got off of craigslist for free and It's for a lab size pup so it has plenty of space the second plastic crate (lab size also) I got out of a yard sale for 10.00 so I look around first it could save you big $ =) I rotate between 3 brands and they are all sold at petsmart I use Natures Recipe, By Nature, and Blue Buffallo. congrats on the new puppy =0

Comment by Stephanie on January 23, 2010 at 5:59pm

I use a wire crate I think it's 32 inches by like 24 inches - I'm guessing here. It collapses down flat if we travel. I throw a couch blanket over it to give it a den like feel and keep it warm.

I feed Flint River food - I order off the internet, there are no shipping fees. Both Bear and Goldy are on the same food, they have a food line that's for puppies and adults. Flint River emails you when they think you're running low, based on the space between your last two orders. Good luck with the baby!