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It really does just depend on the dog. There are a few tests to see if your dog is overweight, one, can you easily feel his ribs? And 2 if you grab some scruff near his neck/shoulder blades does it feel like a big bulky sweatshirt/jacket or is it a thinner handful more like a t-shirt? Franklin is now 30# and fit, yet looking at him you'd think he was small compared to most corgis out there, yet according to a lot of people and the breed standard based just on weight/numbers he would be considered to be on the heavier side.
I keep mine so that if they lie on their side, I can run my hand lightly over them and feel every rib (not just some vague "there are ribs here" feeling, but feel the outline of each rib).
For mine, that means about 27 or 28 for Maddie, and around 35 for Jack. He's currently 33 though and while he is maybe a little thin, I won't go out of weigh to put weight on him.
Jack is nearly 14 inches tall at the shoulder, though.
I was surprised on a rare vet visit last month (rabies shots) to learn that Al is under 24 lbs. and Gwynnie barely 20 lbs. Still not sure I trust the vet's scale.
If, as Jane says, "... a male corgi in top shape should weight about 28#", that's just the center of the bell curve, and you have to remember to expect variation -- and that corgis will do everything in their power to skew that bell curve as far to the heavier side as possible.
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