I thank you for your comments. I realize that you are extremely smart! I hope we have no hard feelings!

You must not tie them tight enough to bunch up the collar.
I try to pay attention to the collars; we ask them to lug those things around so much of the time...

I knot the flagging on the collar and cut a festive "V" on the ends.
Right now, Gwynn has red and Al has day-glo pink. Right now, some of the mountain blueberry foliage and Sitka Mountain Ash berries are EXACTLY those colors!

Oh also, I always flag the dogs with day-glo hunter-safety-orange tape. I only trust 999 out of very 1,000 hunters. I pay attention to hunting seasons (bear starts Aug. 1 here) and I've accumulated some bright clothing for myself too.

Re hiking:
Never did anything special. On-leash at first; nowadays they're off-leash (illegally) all the time but I have a quick-draw leash rig anchored to my pack strap with the slack held by a rubber band -- grab and clip. This important for meeting other dogs and especially horses. I leash them at night.
I've put some thought into making the collar/leash as lightweight an uncumbersome as possible.
On the first coupla hikes, I concluded that a corgi was good for 9 miles tops, then they'd quit completely -- it took me that long to find the sore that the chest harness was rubbing on the collarbone -- so now that harness is used only for belaying dangerous log crossings. Never did anything for conditioning other than long walks and playing soccer and keeping them lean. G is 6.5 yo, Al is 3. I could not outwalk them, I don't think.
I feed 'em extra and keep snacks handy, also water. They have their own pad and blanket at night. I put my jacket over them, but I'm thinking of making a pile pouch/sleeping bag for them since I might need my jacket sometime.
I take special effort to contain all dog-food smells in heavy plastic bags, 'cause it's basically bear bait. Outward Hound sells these cute little folding plastic dog bowls.
I don't let them carry a pack or anything -- they're too small to carry a significant load and I want them to run free.
They seem weatherproof, but watch them in hot sun, dogs can get heatstroke.
A reliable recall helps -- you want them to pass the Porcupine Test. Carry a good tweezers and know how to improvise a muzzle. Ours seem to have a low prey drive.
They seem to stay fairly close. I don't want them far away. Usually they're right at my heel. Trying to train them to stay about 10' or less in front after dark (cougars).
Check the paws periodically (and before you start so you'll recognize any lesion as a new thing). They seem to get sore paws in loose sand, and if hard running in certain snow conditions -- it gets between the pads and irritates the soft skin). I carry the medium Pawz booties, mainly as an emergency measure. I've heard of Mushers' Secret but not tried it.
Do watch them, and you'll get a sense for their capabilities, and you'll see them learning new skills. I'm amazed at Gwynnie's rock-climbing; I hardly even watch her anymore except for rockfall -- dogs are stupid and dangerous about rockfall.

I got a good local book about hiking with dogs (Nelson, Best Hikes With Dogs in Western Washington). I 'spect you could find a similar book in your locale, which will have its own peculiar hazards (snakes, other venomous critters, insects, etc.).

Enjoy!

Thanks for the comment, he does get around. Those are some pretty great photos that you have. I love the little begging head under the dinner table. we have three of them here at home,LOL. Be sure to watch for the WHERE'S BEAR game on the front page.

haha yeah, i scratched his lil butt for him. He was sooo relieved, I just couldn't pass up capturing the moment :)

yeah, pippin has almost caught up with nelly...she is 27 pounds and pippin is getting close to 20

she does not like the pen and was trying to teach the other dogs how to get out i guess!! she's been jumping out of it since she was a puppy

Our all white dog is an American Eskimo. Shes pretty crazy, but now that she has Bevs as a play buddy she has calmed down a lot.

Yea. I think so.. Operation Catch the Corgi. lol

Hi! I saw that you lived in the DC area. We've created a new group so that Corgis in the DC/ MD area can meet up and stay in touch! Come join us!

http://mycorgi.com/group/themarylanddccorgigroup

Honey loves to fly into the pool off the deep end! Her life vest makes all the difference.

haha, I got it at walmart actually

Avyon: Hi there.. our daughter just got her puppy tonight. A boy - He is Gizmo's nephew.. what a beautiful baby.. a little sable.. They named him Yogi. I will have to put some pictures on my site. Gizmo looked SO BIG compared to this tiny puppy. I thought.. we need to increase and maintain our excersise!! LOL.. Will keep you posted.. have a great weekend.

She is really talented.. Gizmo was 31 pounds at his one year shot visit to the vet. He is only 12 inches from floor to shoulders and 18 inches long from nap of neck to tail. I had to start walking more, and playing more fetch.. LOL.. he also is an eating machine.. We have to watch how much he eats.. but everytime he eats, he acts like it is his last meal. He did lose down to 28 lbs. this last trip to the vet who was happy. I have two cats that I used to free feed. However, he was finding the food any where I put it and would SNEEK in and WOOF it down. So I finally had to put the cat food in our TUB because Gizmo can't get over in there.. to keep him out of it. I wonder if all corgis like to eat like that. LOL.

Roxy is a very cute corgi.. she looks like she has that very corgi personna.... They are the best!!

Thank you we need all the hugs we can get! We are hanging in there.Your corgi is so cute!