Bitter Apple !!!!! Yay ! Great idea ! LOL We have some here , and I'll try it this morning :))
As for the gagging , she does eat way to fast . I have tried to slow her down via hand feeding , but can't and won't do that every time .Water should work for now .

Hey Chris - Brynn is doing the same pulling thing at times , and likes to put the leash in her mouth and drag me when we first get outside . Any ideas on how to stop this ?
She has also been gagging on her food a bit (very scary) so were putting water in it to moisten it up a bit .
On our walks she only barks at dogs that are passive , when we come across a dominate one , Brynn is so quiet with her ears down ! She crazy .

Oh yes, smelling everything is so important. And I do want Jake to be used to this new place. I am sure CT smells a lot different from KS, especially as we are 5 minutes from the Sound. I also love being able to walk a dog and converse with him/her about whatever is happening in the neighborhood. A clever dog really does like to know and Corgis are no exception!

Fortunately we have a big neighborhood and can go in another direction. The walk is more for our benefit, I think, sometimes...Jake runs and runs in the yard!

Hi Chris - Thinking of you and Charlie .Your walks still going as well as they have been ?

Mackenzie is 6 years old now.
I started my beagle in agility when he was a year old. He doesn't do it anymore, became more of the folks dog and he likes to sleep =)
His nose was a challenge but we managed. I like how the corgi is a herding dog and very visual instead. I tried a little agility with her last summer, let her watch the beagle since he knows his stuff. It seems a lot easier to train them when they have another dog to watch. "example" I think jealousy played a role between them... she wanted to show me
"she could do it too"
She is a tennis ball freak though with a long lasting battery - so I thought might try fly ball first see if it works out.
Surely keep us updated!

Ha it was an AGILITY TRIAL that inspired me to WANT a corgi! I saw this great little corgi all freaked out about the teeter totter and thought it was an interesting looking dog, in a funny way. I was hooked

For sure! I used to do Dog agility before college but the corgi wasnt around then. I did it with a beagle and mutt. I even MADE and painted all the equipment! Yeaaah went to find it again and see a lot of it is warped after sitting out every winter. Ive never done fly ball and excited to try it, Dog Agility is my plan B if it doesn't work out for us because I KNOW agility will =)

Love your new profile pix of Charlie. What a happy boy!

Love the pics of Charlie and the cat. My Charlotte and Mr. O do the same thing. They are hilarious to watch!

Thanks Chris/Charlie for you advice :)

We are so relieved about Fergie. Wish we really knew what happened. All of the dogs love the food. It will be nice to buy one variety instead of five! They still check out each others dishes...just in case... For our little Potter I put a bit of IAMs gravy on top to encourage her to eat her meal in one sitting. She is a nibbler, but if she doesn't eat her food it is gobbled up by someone else as soon as she walks away.

Sorry forgot to add she eats twice a day morning and night and always has water accessible when she is out of the crate someone told me not to water them in the crate so they wouldnt have to go while there is no one around to let them out is this correct or not should I leave food and water with her all day?

She is almost 2 mos old she does great all day she does not use her crate and she sleeps all night she has woke me up once or twice and I let her out but otherwise she sleeps all night unlike my 3 year old daughter LOL! Maybe they can teach each other a few things she can teach the dog to potty train and the dog can teach her to sleep all night thank again for the advice !!!

How long is too long for her to be in the crate? I work and she is crated from 8:30am to 12:00pm then from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm I just worry that she stays crated to often that is why i let her out so much when we are home, we live on a farm and she has plenty of room to run and i let her outside to play. I just dont want her to hate her crate from being in there to long. Sorry for babbling Im new at this and need all the help I can get Thanks so much.

Thanks for the dog food recommendation. All of the dogs love the new food and the transition seems to have gone well. I have three bags of dog food in the pantry that we are no longer using. I thought about continuing to blend, but I think I will take the leftovers to the shelter in Fremont. Gives me an excuse to stop in and visit. I ended up only buying the all life stages. The dealer said that it would be just as beneficial to feed our elderly dog the all life stages and giver her joint supplements. I have more control that way. Thanks again.

I think Corgis have their own style of play. I've seen them try to "wrestle" other dogs, and the other dogs find it threatining. Your pictures of Charlie witih the cat, look like Char and Mr. O. She taught him how she likes to play. Also, I agree with the herding instinct. The new kitty got out this morning, and the dogs brought her back in.

That's too bad. It's funny, but I have definately seen breed recognition with Augie and Charlotte. We had neighbors that got a corgi after meeting Augie, and Augie and Dale became best friends. It use to crack me up, I would go to the back door, and Dale would be standing there, looking for Augie. After Dale moved, Augie was so sad, we got Charlotte. I'm hoping some of the Indy corgis that are joining will be interested in a meetup.

Hi Chris, Again, kudos for your insightful answers to all the discussions. Did you get your meetup organized? If so, we need to hear about it!