Brodey is soo cute! Our boy, Kai, loves to swim in the ocean. Thanks for the info regarding corgis in Hawaii. We are starting to think seriously about going through Australia or even New Zealand. I understand, as well, that the quarantine doesn't apply.

Hi Clara, thanks for the info re the sites. I quickly looked at the list of sites and man, there are a lot of them. Which is the one that mentioned "for budding photographers and that they have contests and stuff"? If you don't remember, that is fine. Thanks for the compliments. Joy and Poppet (yeah, I'm into nicknames too)

When we move it will be lock, stock (horses, dogs, cats,) and barrel. We have some land near Milton and face the idea of moving a whole fram with both excitement and dread.

Hillary has not had the opportunity to herd yet. She is not running free yet.

Hi. We plan to move to your region in a few years (Milton, to be exact.) Wondering how your Corgi does in the heat....

how did you guys do lastnight with ts fay starting to hit our area?

i wish i could make it but i'm still working. things have been crazy this week and i'm exausted.

Thanks, I just got my flea comb today. I will be trying to tomorrow. What do these fleas really look like? The first one I caught was like an oval flat shaped disk. I didn't see a head. Maybe it wasn't even a flea? The other 3 I have hardly seen because I grab them so fast and focus on crushing my fingers together. Sounds like you 2 have quite the day of killing them LOL I'll let you know how it goes. Butter seems to scratch more around his lower sides. Thanks for all the advice...onward and forward to fleakilling yeahh

Hi, thanks for more info on the killing of fleas. I haven't found a flea comb yet.
I can only use Sentinel because I have a disease called Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. It is very severe and I can not be exposed to any chemicals, even on a dog. So that is why i get concerned if a see a flea. WE would never be able to do anything in our home if we had an infestation. I use Sentinel faithfully, which interrupts the life cycle of the flea; it doesn't allow eggs to hatch. However, an adult flea can live its live on the dogs body and continue to bite it, not to nice. We are going to the Big City tomorrow so will have to remember to get one. Does it hurt them? Do you start at the front of the body and work back?

that sounds cool. i havent been out to pier park in a couple of months, i didnt even know they had concerts out there.
hopefully chloe will do well with the day care thing so we can do that some weekend.

i'm taking chloe to a day care class to socialize her a bit, and im starting her
next week. if she is doing good after a few weeks maybe we can get together for a corgi play-date sometime.

Oh trust me, it wasn't the easiest thing to get her to wear clothes and boots at first, but now she doesn't really care. My dad and brother - like your husband - don't like it when I put clothes on her, but my excuse is that she's a girl - it's not like I'm dressing up a boy dog in pink clothes! And besides, it's not like it's an everyday occurance (it may just appear that way because most of the photos I post are of her in clothes! LOL) Brodey and Maddie definitely do look alike :) I would say they could be brother and sister, but Maddie's nowhere near Brodey's size - she's only 16 lbs!

thats so cool that he likes to play in the water. the one time i tried to take chloe in the water she freaked out wouldn't go back. she was fine as long as she could touch bottom but she really prefers to bite at the waves and bark at the water. she will occasionally stick her head in to try to get something on the bottom but shes not a big fan of the salt water.

i've done a little research and the only dog friendly beach i've been able to find is in panama city beach, over near pier park.
but i sometimes take chloe to the park across the street from my house, the have a small beach area but shes not really one to go swimming, she just barks at the water

i'm fairly new to the area too, i moved here from michigan.
i really dont get to take her anywhere, shes never been around other dogs and i'm a little nervous about how she will behave.

Brodey is so cute and has beautiful sable coloring! Is he named after Sheriff Brodey from Jaws? At least he likes the water more than the sheriff does!

Wow, you have quite a story too!! Were you in Iraq or are you able to talk about it. Joy

Wow, your kind words made me want to cry. I went back and reread it. Do you think it helps anyone? I really want to know. I just sent a message to all of our group members as to their thoughts of what we should do with the group. Only 2 of us have told our stories, maybe it is just too personal. What do you think?

Thanks so much for your kind words. I am far from a photographer; thanks for the compliment. I got my 1st camera at Xmas and am trying to learn bits here and there. It is one thing that I can do with my illness. Just wish I could get Butter to really pose. Anyway, he is 9 and deserves some breaks so I don't push him.
Brody is very sweet looking; he is a Cardigan, he sort of looks like one. Sometimes i find it hard to tell.

Thanks again for your lovely comments. I was just thinking today that maybe i would remove my story because it is so personal and I don't really know if it really helps anyone. thanks for the encouragement. Joy

oh by the way, Rosie is the peanut butter jar corgi, she lives in France. her owner is our member here.