Well to be fair, I think Leggy is a pemmie with a tail. And I think he is best described as a sable. But, since he came from a shelter, I have no background information. He was picked up as a stray. What I can say is that his personality is CORGI! He can be a bit of a menace because everything bigger than him is an opportunity to test out his herding skills (except for his parents). & He has a mischievous streak that is concealed behind those massive puppy eyes. I love this dog!! :) 

Hey sorry it took so long to get back to you. We got her from a breeder in moses lake. Unfortunately with Zoey's litter the female completely ruptured her uterus and wont be able to have anymore pups, which is too bad because these people were just amazing! All the pups and their dogs were in great shape. They started them early with house training and eating dry food. Are you looking for another one?

John,  the corgis don't need protection from the alien mind probes, the canine Welsh mind is much too stubborn to be affected.  However, the sun is merciless so your efforts to protect your corgi pals is time and money well spent.

John, I'm certain the dogs lose some heat through their pads normally but one of the laws of thermodynamics is that heat flows to cold, so if the air temp or surface is warmer than the paw pads, then the pads could transfer heat to the body which is what happens here if I walk Gromit on a hot sidewalk (which I don't). 

In the situation Al and Gwynnie are in, the ground is still cool or cold so they would be losing heat through the pads, which is good.  Air flow becomes a factor also, which is why some airflow under their tinfoil hats and vests is important.  It would be an interesting project to wire them up with thermocouples and analyze the functioning of their protective gear with a thermocamera.  Sadly, those days are behind me and the company wouldn't let me keep the $50k IR camera when I retired.

John,

The infrared image would depend on whether you wanted to make an infrared photograph or an infrared measurement.  For a photograph, some digital cameras can be modified to become sensitive the infrared spectrum but that messes 'em up for regular photography. 

To make an infrared measurement as I did of dear old Watson, you'll need an infrared measurement camera.  The one I used was made by FLIR and cost a fair amount.  The other problem is that Gwynnie' s snazzy foil helmet or Al's vest is a low emissivity surface so is all but impossible to measure as it merely reflects the heat sources around it.  Spot measurements of the surface can be made using the application of a high emissivity tape or paint to a small area but the surrounding conditions would have to be carefully controlled and the timing of the image would be critical.  Measuring the foil surface would be better done with some strategically placed thermocouple elements for direct measurement. 

Since Corgis are brilliant, I'm sure Gwynnie and Al know all this but are holding out on their  knowledge in hopes of at least getting a biscuit from you for it.  Every time I sit here at the computer scratching my head about some problem Gromit just smiles and I know he knows more than he's letting on.

Hi John, good to hear from you.   I get goosebumps just thinking about being in the same place with all those corgis!!!   A corgi lovers paradise :)))   Riley is a pretty big boy...his vet told us he should weigh  38-40 lbs, right now he is maintaining 40, but we are going for 38lbs.   This guy loves food (not too picky as to what kind).   You should see Riley sit in our yard and eat wild strawberries, very cute.   Riley and Maggie are on Primal Raw Dog Food...Riley is on diet % and Maggie is on puppy %.   I think Riley will gradually lose more.  

Don't like the idea of incestuous breeding.   In the dog world there is alot of that!    Kelly has new blood in her kennel, she has new pups from different breeders.   Rosie is retired, Freedom and Kendra are in Italy.  Hunter went to Russia in exchange for a Russian female.   Riley's Mom Folly has a new owner.   Quite a few changes.   I'm glad to see all of this happening.

oh how cool! I am so jealous you got to meet Rain! and play with PUPPIES! another all tricolor litter? So glad to hear that Rain is a real ham. Pudge is slowly becoming a ham as he transmorgraphies out of puppyspazzdom. I should've requested a picture of Rain! Puppy pictures are hard, but at least you got some times to get puppy therapy. Any fluffs in the litter? 

So those two are bigger than Al? Yikes. Pudge had his weigh in today -- 4 months, 18 pounds. Molly estimated 35 knowing that the Haley corgis are monster sized -- but I'm having doubts he'll fluff up that much.