Hey Anne!!
Baylee and Blossom, our basset, are best buddies now. It took a few days but now they lkove eachother. Thanks so much for the welcome. I'm still trying to get the hang of it around here but I am loving all the beautiful Corgis.

Thank you. Hillary is a trip! I think she got more Corgi genes- and the more I read on the blog the more familiar her characteristics look.

I can't believe how much they look alike. Of course I did get Malibu here in CA. I hope you are happy with her and god bless for taking her in. Have a great time.

Thanks so much for the warm welcome! What a small world! That's very cool that you were just here in Fairport recently. I have only seen a few corgis around here, but am always looking!

Thanks so much for the welcome, Anne. Le-Le is gorgeous!

Hi Anne, thanks for the support on our Mia and her issues. Le-Le is just beautiful! I hope to have a tri-color one day, but for now we've got our hands full with Mia (our Corgi rescue) and Sadie (our standard dachshund puppy). We're still actively involved with training for both dogs and suspect we will continue on/off throughout their adult lives. We work actively with a private, local trainer, and have enrolled in a six-week Petco socialization/good manners class. This class should be interesting! Mia's manners with ANY other dog are horrendous, and our puppy is picking up her cues from Mia. Naturally, I want to nip it in the bud pronto, but it's not going to happen overnight. It's a process. Likewise, it will be a process to bring Le-Le out of her shell. I've never met a shy Corgi. By the way, she looks pretty fabulous in her pink raincoat! In addition, she's very photogenic, especially so with pro-photog parents. Looking forward to hearing and seeing more about your progress with Le-Le.

Your slow but steady progress is the only way to go. As she gets more confidence she'll probably surprise you with bursts of "testing", Positive training methods and lots of praise you're discovering go a long way in building confidence.

I don't know if you've considered it, but an introductory class in agility is a really great confidence builder as well. If you get the opportunity, check out an agility class. I know after Timmy took his he became a bit of a show off, on hikes in the woods he would jump and run along logs, run through culverts and jump on large flat rocks, then look for a treat. If your husband could do something like that with her, it might help in creating a warm bond as well.

Anyway, great job so far and it will only get better. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions about training on this site. There are some really good trainers with lots of positive training experience.

My next dog will be a cardigan, I'm looking at a 1-2 year old as well.

Thank you! I work in Washington. Niko has been such a good puppy so far. I just love him!

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. One really good book to check out is help for you shy dog by Deborah Wood. I have had Gilliam since November. I waited two months before taking him to his first training class just because I really wanted him to get attached to me first, so I knew he would know that he could trust me. We had visitors come to the house; he almost never wanted to meet anyone until they had been in the house for 10 to 20 minutes. Just never force it, and use treats, lots and lots of tasty treats (it is easer for the treats to come from you and not the stranger unless you know the person very well). I would highly recommend a positive style training class, mostly for fun and to get to know your dog better the classes can really help with building your dogs confidence.

Hey! Thanks! I'm going in search of them online now!
As always, Le-Le looks like a sweetheart!

Thank you! I love tri's-- & your dog Le-Le is beautiful :)
Enjoyed your photos!

Le-Le is such a gorgeous pup! I like the pic of her laying in the nightstand cubby! Bella is always trying to lay in spots to small for her also!!

You can definitely tell you are a photographer! Your profile picture of Le-Le is absolutely breathtaking.

That is actually her back pack that she carries her treats in with her to the horse shows. This shot was taken at about 11:30pm after we had been there since 5am. She was at the point of I don't care what is happening, I'm going to sleep!

When Uyanga came to my home, the breeder gave me some better photos of Sasha (Uyanga's dad), but it's somewhere in a CD...I must search for it.

Hello, Anne !

You can see here Uyanga's father (he's English):
http://www.lacavernedesanges.com/communs/ch_vue.php?id=9

And this is the breeder's site, in English:
http://www.lacavernedesanges.com/comm/page.php?lng=gb

Thank you I love them dearly. They are my children.

Le-Le is a beautiful corgi. I love your pictures.

Hi! Thank you. This is a great site.