Doubt this will happen...
2 people have sent me this:)
Corgis, aka the cutest dogs on the planet, may become endangered (http://now.msn.com/pembroke-welsh-corgis-may-become-endangered#scps...
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Permalink Reply by Maggi W on
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This is in the UK and it is a problem.
A Labour ban on tail docking has led to the Queen’s favourite breed, the Pembroke Corgi, becoming an endangered species, it has been claimed.
It has been put on the club’s “at watch” list for the first time with only 241 registrations so far this year.
Unless the club reaches 300 registrations the Pembroke Corgi will be entered on the Club’s “vulnerable native breeds list.”
The decline in the number of Pembroke Corgis is a result of a number of major breeders giving up after the Animal Welfare Act, banning docking, came into force six years ago.
According to Diana King, a leading corgi breeder, the modern Pembroke had evolved since the 1920s when it was mated with the bigger Cardigan.
What emerged was a Pembroke with the bigger healthier bone structure of a Cardigan, but also its tail – which breeders docked.
The docking ban, breeders feel, has spoiled the look of the dock which is why many pulling out of the business.
“We have lost a lot of our big kennels, a lot have just given up,” said Mrs King.
“A lot of the breeders are now just hobbyists even though we still have a terrific demand for puppies, but we can’t fulfil it.”
Corgis have been part of the Royal Family since 1933 when George Vl bought a dog called Dookie from the local kennels.
On her eighteenth birthday, The Queen was given a Corgi named Susan who became the matriarch of the canine dynasty which has been at Buckingham Palace ever since.
Currently the Queen has two corgis, Willow and Holly. A third, Monty, which appeared with her and Daniel Craig in the Olympic James Bond film, has since died.
The figures showing the decline of the Pembroke Corgi have been released ahead of the Kennel Club’s Discover Dogs event at Earls Court next weekend.
Other native breeds, once regularly in the top 10, are also declining, including the native Boxer, West Highland White Terrier and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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Just don't understand why this would cause a breeder to stop breeding Pembrokes!
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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Well Bev...I'm sure you know my opinion on tails:) There are many people here in the states that want their corgis tails docked but many that want to see the tails in tact also...
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Permalink Reply by Caitlin Randolph on
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Yay tail! ;)
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:)
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Permalink Reply by Holly on
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I am not judging anyone else's preference, but I prefer the take-what-you-get method. I thought many PWCs are born without tails. I know mine was because her butt shows no evidence of any tail. She is totally flat-arsed. I would love her just as much if she had a full tail but she doesn't even have a nub. I wonder why some are born with and some without?
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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I think numbers have been very low in the UK for quite some time. Not sure why but they are not popular there.
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Here's the numbers. There was a significant drop post-ban, though the numbers were very low to begin with (high of just over 600 registrations).
http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/media/129021/10yrstatspastoral.pdf
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Thanks Beth...looking at the "whole" picture helps!
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Permalink Reply by Joanna, Rainy and Calvin on
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I never want to think of a world without corgis.
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Permalink Reply by Linda on
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My daughter sent me that a couple of days ago and she was quite upset, so was my husband after he read it. I poinited out to both that they were talking about the UK. It won't affect breeders here. I think they are adorable with or without tails. Knowing that tails are docked, if necessary, pretty much at birth doesn't bother me, don't know why it doesn't. But I have a big problem with cropping ears and very happy that they have stand up ears that don't need that done. Maybe because cropping ears happens much later in a puppy's life...I don't know. Dobies and boxers are just as handsome with long tails and floppy years.
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Linda,I hate the "crunch" of the tail coming off and knowing it is part of their spine! Dew claws on the back feet can be a safety issue but tails really are not.
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