YAY! a puppy in your home! Hooray! k...now dont get mad cuz he finds ALL the things to chew on that your forgot in your puppyproofing...for the next 2 years... hee hee

Welcome home Wynstan!!!

YAY! I am so happy for you and your girlfriend! You got a tough boy!

They bought a puppy from me earlier in the year.

I know the Bedwell's. They are nice, you didn't happen to see a dog named Charm did you while you were there?

Hope we can still be friends even though we're rooting for Stanford. LOL.

The FL game will be a blow out, but I love watching Tebow. We're for Stanford, & REALLY enjoyed their game against USC. Had some hope for Toby Gerhart to win the Heisman until the Cal game. So we'll see how they fare with Notre Dame. And then a Laker game. Quite a day for corgi lovers and sport fans!

When do you go get him??

I doubt you will sleep tonight! I'm thinking about you guys! Can't wait for the first day pics!

Just checking in to see when the pupster comes home. Getting close....you must be eXcItEd!!

Hehe! I just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing something lol. I love the name!

Will you be able to show him..what do you mean by akc reg name? I guess i still need to look at my akc paperwork lol

4 days!

It will be interesting to see more photos in a few weeks! All the same, your furchild is going to be a head-turner! Nan

I've posted stuff about hiking with corgis elsewhere here.
I suggest getting dog hiking books specific to the southeast. There must be several. You have snakes and other critters down there that aren't an issue for us (we do have Pacific Timber Rattlers).
No big challenges until the dog is 1 year old -- you want the bones solid first. The breeder was firm with me about that. Then, regular exercise, just long walks, and don't let them get overweight. Then they'll walk as far as you're willing to. If you've access to an off-leash area, soccer ball or water polo ball; they'll chase it forever.
I would not put a backpack on a corgi.
Although our two are pretty good at rock scrambling now, most of what we do is simply trail hiking.
They usually stay quite close and I keep a quick-draw leash handy, held with rubber band.
Really Reliable Recall. You want them to pass the Porcupine Test.
For the photos, just learn to hold the camera in one hand, dog treat in the other. :-)

OMG! he's getting so big!

Hi Buddy & Wynstan
thank you for the welcomming comment! SA is ... well, how can I sum this up in a sentence....
I love where I live, near Johannesburg. Its been quite hot today, but looks like there'll be rain soon.Delete Comment

Tarja, the old singer actually won an award as Finland's best singer once, and she sings opera, so it probably wont be the same, but sure hope Anette can get a little better (even though she is Swedish ;-) )
You could check out Apocalyptica, of cause I personally love H.I.M. and The Rasmus, and then there is the folk metal band Moonsorrow...