That is Great that you found a breeder that is trying to breed DM out of her bloodlines! I had the hardest time trying to find a breeder in California willing to test for degenerative myelopathy! After losing my Ricco to the disease I just could not go through it again! It was one of the most emotional and physically draining things I have ever had to go through. That being said, I absolutely adore the breed and could not be without a corgi! I am so happy I found a breeder in Tennessee and they were willing to ship my Romeo to me! He is such a love. I am trying to find a good trainer now. He is going through the chew on everything stage (eating everything he can that is not edible)lol. Thank you for the compliment on my paintings. I started painting when I lost Riccco. It has been a sort of therapy for me. My sister has encouraged me to sell them on ebay. Anyways, thank you for the friend add... :) Hope you get a puppy soon!

Oh my gosh Scout is aDORable! What a doll!
Thank you for the note. I got my Corgis from 2 different breeders but they both have Sosa lines. LaVerne came from Onalaska near Olympia WA and Shirley is from Ellensburg WA not far from here. I do believe they are both expecting litters. Here is the website to the breeder in Ellensburg. www.heartbarx.com. As shown on the website they do genetic testing which is comforting The girl I got LaVerne from doesnt have a website but I can find her number if you are interested. I think they are taking deposits on the pups. I am very happy with both of my girls. Very smart and sweet dispositions.

Hi! Scout is such a handsome little guy!! Love the pic of him sitting up.. reminds me of my Bella girl :)

Thats funny before you responed to me I had found your breeder by mistake, her page is very informative!!!! Thank You! I am glad I know of this DM I will have to pass all this on to my sister as well (she has a female) And i will def. test for it!
Hope all is well in Boise!! I love that area!

I had to look up Degenerative Myelopathy because I was un familiar with it :( but that sounds intimidating!!!! I will have to be sure to add the to Walkers list of things I need to test for! Most things he was cleared by parentage, but I think(know) If I plan on breeding him, having all other testing done will be very important!!!
I commend your breeder for putting all her efforts into her linage!!!!

We got walker from Candace Cloud out of West Plains, Missouri! He is very well bred and we love him!!!!! Some day he will be my little stud dog!

It is sad that we are so far away :( I love your pictures by the way!! Scout is very handsome!!!!! I think it is safe to say I have been swept away by Corgi charm!!!

Wow, Scout really does look like Al, right down to the neck splash (Al's is just a bit more to the left).

A few months after we lost our first corgi, on my way to Utah, I tried to check out Kathleen Mallery's place in Parma, but nobody was home when I called. Gwynnie was waiting for me upon my return. Our dogs came from Carrie Hale, Joyce Gilpin and Cheri Helsdon. Carrie is a pretty serious breeder. We are wholly delighted with Al & Gwynnie.

Yes, I'm sure all responsible breeders will be using the DM test. I don't know what the actual gene frequency is in the Pem population, but it was 75% (!) in the unaffected control group in the Coates paper. 66% homozygous at-risk, and only 13% clear, not many to work with. There must be something else going on the explain this low penetrance -- genetic or environmental. I'll bet we'll be hearing more. But even breeding clears to carriers will help a great deal.
I'm wondering if there's a valuable corgi trait that's linked to the DM locus, so the DM allele was inadvertently selected along with it. That would make it harder to get rid of maybe.
The technology behind this DNA stuff is almost literally incredible.

I remember one thing from the Castell website that I thought was over-the-top: she imported this gorgeous Pem from Finland with a lovely tail -- and had to have it surgically removed to show the dog in the U.S.!! There were before-and-after photos. That's a really invasive thing to do to an dult dog. @#$%^&! We would not even be allowed to do something like that to our laboratory mice unless there was some compelling scientific reason.

I wish some breeders would simply thumb their noses at this part of the breed standard and go and show their dogs with tails, in-your-face: "Hey you humans! I've got a gorgeous tail! Get used to it!" Tail Power. I don't like the idea of legislated regulations, but I wonder if people would choose undocked dogs if given the choice. I see Al's nub waving like mad when he greets me, and I wonder.....

Lots of people take their corgis hiking. I ran into a guy last Sept. who recognized Al right away as a relative of his. Small world.

I love to see corgwyn in the mountains. Where'd you get Scout? There's a gorgeous tri in our neighborhood with no white face or collar markings. He came from a breeder in Sand Point.

Our Scout is named from the movie too. We are looking for a male now.

I love your ID photo. What area is that?
Our oldest girl is 9 years old.

Hi and welcome. I noticed your corgi sitting upright. mine does this too and waves his arms. Does yours do the wave? You should join the group, The Waving Corgis. Joy and Butter

Welcome AnnB and Scott! Jillie says hi! Great pictures....so cute!

Hello Ann! I'm glad that you've joined Idaho Corgis, once we get more members we'll have to get all of our furbabies together to play. =) Scout is such a handsome boy. They're so much fun to have around.

Thanks for your support! Camber is friendly in morning, probably because she is waiting for breakfast. I doubt she'll ever be jumping for joy when I get home, but I love all the same. She's had it hard for her first 6 years, but her next 6 year she'll have a loving home. She's a trooper.

At least through her previous life, she remained healthy. The previous owner did neglect her teeth and we had to pull 24 teeth when we first got her. Most of the teeth just fell out. She was in pain and it was so sad. She probably would've been dead from infection if we did not rescue her.

Helllo and welcome. It is so neat to meet older corgis, mine is only 8 1/2 months but I love hearing about how long they live.

hello hello! i just opened this group because my cats love my brand new pup named Superstar!they play all day and also sleep together!