Uninformed PetSmart Worker

Oppy has a habit of destroying even some of the toughest toys, so we decided to take him to PetSmart to pick out a new frisbee and a bone. While we were in the store, one employee came up to him and started petting him and letting Oppy give him kisses. He asked if Oppy was a Cardigan or maybe a mix. We just looked at him with weird faces, because our little man is obviously a Pembroke. The reason he thought this was because Oppy's tail isn't docked, so he's got the full thing to wag. Other than the tail, he's not the right coloration for a cardigan, his ears are too small to be a cardigan, and his coloring would be all wrong. The employee claimed he had a pembroke and claimed that he was born with a nubby tail and had never heard of docking. Even before we got Oppy, we did some pretty decent research on the breed, this guy obviously didn't do his homework. We just thought it was pretty bad how this guy who works at a pet store doesn't understand his own dog.

Also, here's Oppy in his long tailed glory! (This is actually a somewhat old picture, his tail is a little bushier now)

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Comment by Nicole, Stanley and STELLA! on July 27, 2009 at 12:26pm: Corgi's aren't a really popular breed where I live (Western Maryland) so I'm used to people not knowing much (or even anything) about them. You wouldn't believe the number of people who have assumed that Stella is a Chihuahua!! What?? I can't wait for her to grow to see what the same people think she is then!

What's weird about the petstore worker is that he actually *has* one and didn't know! From the picture Oppy looks a lot like Stella---but with a tail! I haven't seen many Pems with tails before I joined this site and I think they're so cute! If I get another corgi someday I think I'm going to specifically seek out a breeder that doesn't dock the tail. Stella might get jealous, though. She always chases after the tails of her dog-pals that have them!

Comment by Chloe's parent Liz on July 27, 2009 at 10:53am: Color is definately Pem. I took Chloe to a dog park and a guy that has a Cocker corgi mix thought Chloe was a mix. I guess getting snobby here but she is 100%!

Comment by Bev Levy on July 27, 2009 at 10:28am: Agreed! Definitely a Pem!

Comment by Matt & Hilliary on July 27, 2009 at 10:20am: Ah, well my mistake. Regardless I really don't think he has very many cardigan features besides the tail.

Comment by Bev Levy on July 27, 2009 at 10:18am: I have seen red and white cardis at the dog show but it doesn't appear to be a popular color.

Comment by Matt & Hilliary on July 27, 2009 at 10:07am: Yeah, I kinda understand with tri-colored, but from my understanding cardigans aren't red and white. Am I wrong?

Comment by Bev Levy on July 27, 2009 at 10:04am: Yeah for Oppy! I have one that was born with a nub and one that was docked. I love the stubby wag but would not mind a tail. Most people think our Tri is a docked Cardigan because he is not red and white so I am not at all surprised to hear about your experience.