Hey! So I found out the color status of the litter! Of the 8, 2 are confirmed fluffies -- both fluffies are red heads -- and 2 are (likely) black head tris!!!! I was promised the male fluffy. Alas, no BHT for me. But at least I can admire them up close and in person!

Also, wow. When does genetics work out so nicely? 25% fluffies, 25% BHTs!

Thought you would be interested: http://qdcmemma.tumblr.com/ <- she's also sired by Haley's Autumn Rain! Looks like a sable? It has a widow's peak!! Came from the Hoedwig kennel. The cuteness, oh the cuteness! 

Keepsake is in Grand Rapids about 2.5 hours away. I'm going to visit either next week or at the end of the month. I will visit as often as she will let me! I just want to be covered in puppies. Molly has been nothing but wonderfulness. She keeps surprising me with really thoughtful things that I never even thought of. For example - each pup goes home with its own puppy blanket that's been with them and smells like home/mom. How sweet is that? She also sent me this incredibly informative 20 page corgi puppy "users manual." I'm smitten with this kennel! I feel like I'm not just buying a pup -- but a whole corgi experience! 

I don't expect to pick out the pup myself and don't want to. Because if I had a choice, the whole litter would come home with me, haha. I told her that I really wanted a boy (luckily 7:1 that's in my favor) and have a soft spot for fluffies. As for a fluffy, many sources actually confirm that they shed LESS. But yeah, it will take strength AND effort to maintain the coat. The fluffy undercarriage + rain/mud = a lot of baths. Fluffy corgi puppies are so cute, they should be illegal. 

Thanks John!!  We have been going back and forth for the last year about getting a brindle or blue merle cardi puppy.  We talked ourselves out of getting a pup or a second dog for that matter!  My husband saw the link of Tucker at the shelter and it was love at first sight!!!  We then went and saw Tucker and he just stole my heart right off the bat with those corgi kisses!!  So much for not adding a second dog, haha.  I am enjoying having 1 of each corgi.  It just was meant to be, is how I look at it. 

John, i just look throught all your photos AGAIN!

Al and Gwynnie make my day so happy!

I just LOVE it!

Hey John,  Sahuarita is a bit above 3500 I believe.  We are not as hot as Phoenix they stay above 110- 115 in the summer we just stay above 100 most of the summer which last from may -  oct :)  Right now it is in the 80s but at night it still cools down it was really chilly this morning 36 when we woke up. But it will warm quickly. Quin is just over a year old so not real sure how she will take the heat but we do have to walk early in the morning.  I have started to notice she is seeking out shade when we walk and laying down for a bit and it isn't even hot. We stay inside most of the summer ( air conditioning is a wonderful invention) kinda like winter for the rest of the country:)  

 As far as the desert she has learned to stay away from the cholla cactus they are the worst I carry pliers with me just in case. I also check her for stuff caught in her fur and try to brush her after every walk just to keep an eye on that stuff.   I am concerned about rattle snakes, thinking about avoidance training but she is not out side on her own.  I live on dirt roads on 4 acres so we mostly walk on the road we have done some hiking and she did better then me ha ha.  But I did notice she walked slower when we came to shade and faster in the sun:)    

I thought about leaving a comment to the newest post about shaving your corgi but there were so many already so...  And then I might just say something nasty like "you think it is hot where you live in Oklahoma, please you don't know what hot is until you have lived through 120 degrees (which it was in Phoenix one year when I lived there)  let me tell you I don't care if it is dry it is like an oven.  Or why own a double coated dog if you can't stand the shedding (cause if you ask me that is the real reason that they shave their dogs) sorry:)     

PS  Now I've shamelessly added yet another scanned photo: Dylan and Emily when they were 7 or 8 mo. old. They were litter mates from an upstate NY breeder that wouldn't separate them––and rightfully so! She flew them to us & I still remember nervously waiting for their arrival at LAX. sob! These dogs steal our hearts...and I hope when all is said & done, that RR will be up there with the great corgis of my life. He better be!@#$%! Dylan & Emily's breeders were judging a Corgi Specialty in S. CA and they made a home visit just to check on their babies. RIP Blandie and Maitland Ijams (Roughhouse Corgis).

Rookie was from a great line of fabulous males starting with Schauferhaus Yul B and Cappykorn Bach. OMG, in googling to get the correct spelling of Yul B's breeder, I learned so much about my corgis' heritages that I wouldn't have known if not for sending you all this stuff. Sorry!

Another time I'll send you photos of my other Corgis, Annie and Gorki. I'll give you a break.

See, all you have to write a nice sentence about Rookie or Lucy & I repay you with all this chatter and scanned photos (and probably not not even 35 mm at that--110!). No good deed goes unpunished! I'm like Aerosmith's Steven Tyler who said "I can live for 2 months on a good compliment." He also said "the best way to get into a lady's pants is to borrow her jeans."

OMG. Rookie was the love of my life. When friends asked what I'd do if Rookie didn't like the baby, I always said that I'd give away the baby. So you saw Lindsay's first day with Lucy, now I'm going to torture you with Lindsay's first day with Rookie and Maggie, 29 years ago. If you look closely you'll see 2 corgi heads.

Of course these were the days before digital cameras, these photos are scanned. I created the Corgis Remembered group as a tribute to all of our corgis past, yet it breaks my heart every time I look at members' photos and read their stories. I'm going to include another photo of Rookie, our swimming fool.Before kids our pool wasn't fenced, so anytime the temp. went above 70º Rookie was diving in. I'll have to find some of those photos. For a short guy, he made astounding dives. He was a big male but I'm wondering now if R/R won't be bigger. You should see Rookie with his ears up ...stunning ...and what heart...so devoted...so much FUN.

Same daughter, Lindsay, just a few weeks ago, haha, with Rookie, one of my beloved males. He was regal.

Aw... thank you guys. <3 I needed that today. :) I had to go pick up her ashes from the vet this morning, and I was doing okay until I got home. It's been very quiet over here, and you think it wouldn't be with three dogs.

We're awfully sad over here too. But I always love seeing Al and Gwynn, thank you guys so much for the kind words.