Warhol is so handsome :D Hope that you enjoy your birthday today!

Hi! There are actually a few Cardis in Lafayette. The family we got Mr. Spock from is local, and they had three litters about 4-6 years ago. Sadly, Mr. Spock's mom had a back injury and passed away about 2 months ago. I see a few at the the Pet Daycare (Pet Resort) at the Lafayette Animal Veterinary Clinic, and I know of two others.

Warhol is adorable. Aren't Cardis' awesome? We really need to try for a corgi Meetup at the Dog park one day. I'll call all my corgi friends (pem and cardi).

happy belated to Warhol!! He is so cute! I'm going to start a Louisiana Corgis group, you should join us! :) My brother lives in Lafayette, I'm from Alexandria, but my husband and I live in Shreveport now. Maybe we'll be able to have a meetup somehow, if I can get enough people :)

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

I'm glad he's doing better without having to get surgery. Finn is like that right now. He'll be fine but if he runs for a while or jumps around while playing with his toys he'll end up limping again. It never seems to stop him. :)

We do plan on doing the intermediate class next but we need to get him neutered first. Because he has a retained testicle, it's more surgery and longer healing time so we want to make sure his good as new before enrolling him. We just got him back from staying at my Mom's while we were on our honeymoon and he is limping so we'll have to make sure there isn't a problem in his hips or knees too. Speeking of knees, how is Warhol's knee?

We gave in and bough the green hoodie for Finn because it was on sale for something like $12. :) We got a bigger size so it will fit him as an adult so in the picture he's swimming in it but I thought you might get a kick out of it.

Thank you so much, that's just the information I needed. Why couldn't we have had a trainer like you? :)

That is a bit pricy for something he'll grow out of in a month, but it is very cute. :)

I did have one other issue I wanted to get your opinion on. We asked Finn's trainer but she kind of danced around the question and never really answered. There are times when it's like a switch flips and Finn becomes a little demon dog and is uncontrollable. I don't know if it's just a sudden burst of energy or what but if we are outside he will grab the leash and pull and jump around, wide eyed and growling. If we walk towards him he'll try to run (as much as he can on leash) and if we reach down to take the leash from his mouth or pick him up he will snap at us. I can't tell if it's play or if he is testing us. We tried putting him on the ground in a submissive position like Cesar does on the Dog Whisperer and he makes these growling/whining noises like a gremlin and tosses his head back and forth trying to bite our hands. All of this is totally out of character for him. He never acts this way even when we take food from his mouth. It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Any idea what those episodes indicate and how we should handle him when he is in that state?

We did end up getting a harness for the class just to make the trainer happy. We got the one that they just step into and it buckles between the shoulders (it was at Petco and I think it was called a comfort wrap design) and the trainer didn't like it. She wanted us to have the standard one that the leash hooks to the back on that you mentioned. We bought that one too and I agree that it makes him pull more plus if he wants to turn around and bark at something I cannot stop him with the leash since it's attached at the middle of his body. We also ended up having to buy two new leashes because she thought the one we had was too thin and when we got a new one she said it was too thin also. We now have one of the thick ones that is meant for large breeds. This lady's costing us a fortune! She didn't mention the harnesses you suggested but I was thinking about trying the head harness. I hadn't heard of the other one you mentioned but it sounds like it would be good. I will definitely go look at those. At least then I can use that when we go on walks and when we are in class I'll use the standard one the trainer loves so much. Thanks for your help! You've already been more helpful than our trainer. :)

By the way, I love that Green hooded sweatshirt Warhol has on in one of his pics! Is that from Petsmart? I'm not a big pet clothes person (aside from costumes) but I would totally get Finn a sweatshirt like that if I could find one.

Wow, Warhol is so handsome! What color his he, he looks like is has some brindle in him. 6 months, woo hoo, time is going so fast. Love the Robin Hood Costume. Hope you are having a great New Year!!

We started classes yesterday. Finn handled it better than I thought he would but I'm not sure that I like our trainer. She contradicts herselft quite a bit and argues with the handlers even if they are making a valid point like she just has to be right. When she said dogs love cotton because it comes from a sheep I didn't even bother commenting. I guess wool must come from a plant then. :) Oh well, what can you do. As long as Finn comes out a more obedient puppy I guess it will have been worth it. Too bad we aren't in your area or we could have taken your class. :) I wanted to ask, do you recomend a certain type of collar or a harness for training a puppy? He pulls quite a bit and I don't want him to hurt himself but I want to have enough control to make corrections too.

I think we are going to. The Petsmart by us has puppy classes starting this month. He is getting his last shot today so that should make him eligable to take the classes. He's very smart and has already learned sit, come, down, shake and roll over but he needs to work on other things and the socializing would do him good. Everytime he sees a person or a dog he barks nonstop untiil they come up top him then he loves them to death but the barking has got to stop. I'm hoping socialization will help correct that. :)

I adore that adorable Peter Pan costume! AWW!

Warhol is darling. I bet you have a lot of fun being able to bring him to work. Our Finnigan just turned 3 months and we are looking into enrolling him in puppy classes at petsmart out here in Az. Corgis in general are rare out here and a Cardigan is almost unheard of. When people see Finn they think he's an Australian Shepherd/Basset Hound mix. What can you do but laugh!

The halloween costumes are great!

Hi, what has Warhol been up to lately?

What a handsome boy Worhol is!