Our cocker spaniel passed in January, and she left a big void in our house. Our son wanted a dog in the worst way. We just moved to a new house and weren’t planning to get a dog until our son’s birthday next May.
But while out looking at dogs (just our son could see the different types) a Corgi made herself known to our son and it was love at first sight.
She still needs a name though.
Any Corgi owners out there? How great are these little darlings?
You know of course none of will believe you actually have a Corgi until you provide a cite in the form of pictures.
They’re in the camera but I can’t post them til tonight.
Will advise. 
Corgis are great – such good-natured dogs. My next-door neighbors have one, who replaced a Corgi-beagle mix that died.
You could name her “Elizabeth,” in honor of the best-known keeper of Corgis.
My folks have one, and she’s quite a nice little dog. Barks a lot though, but at least some of that blame has to be attributed to my parents, who have become strangely permissive as they age. They never used to put up with nonsense in dogs or kids, and now seem surprised that I don’t while they will. Whatever, she’s a nice dog, and would be better if I had her for a month or two.
I love corgis!
Pembroke or Cardigan?
We had a Pembroke when my sister and I were children. We loved that dog–named him Taffy. You have to watch out for them nipping at heels. They’re originally cattle dogs, and that’s the way they herd.
If I were to get another dog, it would be a red and white Pembroke.
(waiting anxiously for pictures…)
She’s a Pembroke.
I thought of Elizabeth too, but my family wants a 2 syllable name.
I’m lobbying for Tegan. I googled Welsh female names and this one seemed the easiest to pronounce (and have 2 syllables). Plus I can’t resist a Doctor Who reference.
How about Zara? (Princess Anne’s daughter)
I too demand pictures. (I have a secret plot to steal at least one of the queen’s corgis, though I’m rapidly running out of time on my visa to stay here in the UK).
A question about corgis, while we’re here: how much exercise, on average, do they like/need? Come January I may be in a position to adopt a dog (if I live off-campus), and I’m contemplating possible breeds.
My sister’s family has had three. They’ve all been sweet, and mostly mellow. They’re pretty bold, too, and don’t seem to be intimidated by bigger dogs. Lucy, the one they have now, gets along well with the boys (one’s 6 and the other just started walking this week—his first birthday is on Thanksgiving).
Please please don’t do what my idiot BIL did with his corgi - he fed her anything and everything that she wanted. Her belly was literally dragging on the ground and she had all kinds of back and hip issues. She was lovable, but she deserved better. With BIL’s help, she died too soon. Like I said - idiot…
You probably wouldn’t like my naming methods. I’m thinking Cloris the Corgi.
I didn’t think so. But I do hope you enjoy your new pup!
That is probably the best way to get a dog. When I was five, and my brother was four, our Alsation died young. Mum and Dad took us to the cat and dog home to get a new one. As we were walking past the cages, filled with loud and boisterous beasts, me and bro both stopped at one where there was a little black bundle quivering in the corner. Sheena, as she became, got up and trotted over and started licking the fingers that we were thrusting through the mesh. The lady who was going round with us said that that was the first reaction Sheena had had since she’d been picked up abandoned on a motorway. She was maybe six months old and had obviously been neglected badly. Obviously there was no other dog that would do for us young ones. Just a wee black dog, but the best dog ever.
She loved chasing rabbits, but she never managed to get within catching distance of one, and I think she would have been more surprised than anyone else if she had. When I took her walking on visits home in her elderly years, she used to go into “Sheena’s hunting posture” whenever one was detected, but then she’d just come ambling up to me as if to say “Why bother, now”. When she died in her sleep aged about eighteen, me and my brother came round and buried her in a hollow on the hill behind my folks house.
The owner of two 3 yr old tri-color pems here (a boy and a girl: Earl and Sister). They are AWESOME dogs. I have had dogs my whole life (a mutt, a lab, a border terrier mix), but these were my first dogs to raise as an adult. We started them in a 4th floor apartment for their first two years – but given their small size, they did okay (they went to the park or a friend’s usually once a week for a jam session). They chewed a good bit when they were young (carpets, furniture, shoes, cabinets), but got over it. They shed their undercoat terribly to this day and routine brushing is a must. Just a description of the personalities of our two: both are bright eyed, curious, affectionate, fearless (to a fault) around other animals (but not necessarily people or objects). Earl is a barker (anything and everything). Sister is not. Sister uses her mouth (nips lightly, will grab your hand in her mouth to get your attention). Earl does not. Sister is sensitive about being opicked certain ways (perhaps due to an ealry surgery and the fact that she’s longer than Earl). Earl is a dishrag. They are pretty calm – most of the time – except when someone new comes over or when it’s play time a/k/a battle royale (that’s the reason we got two). Weight maintenance is VERY important. We feed ours 1/2 cup of low cal food twice a day. They weigh 27 and 29 lbs respectively, but look smaller than most corgis (because most are fat). Fat corgis have bad backs. To sum up: best dogs in the world.
Corgiville Fair was one of my favorite books. “West of New Hampshire and east of Vermont there is a village.” 
“Corgis are small dogs the color of foxes. They have short legs and no tails. They are enchanted. You need only see them by moonlight to realize this.”
Tegan is my daughter’s name.
My uncle has had a Pembroke since the early '90s. He’s old, deaf, and arthritic now, but he’s the best dog I’ve ever known. Absolutely darling, well-behaved (except a compulsion to dig in the trash when nobody’s home), and extremely loyal. They are herders, and sometimes at gatherings with multiple children, Hoppy would actually herd toddlers. He never nipped them, but would circle them and nudge them to keep them in a certain area. I love that dog.
Here she is .
Sorry I don’t have a photobucket setup, and I can only post one a day on fotolog.
Oh, we did settle on a name, and Tegan won.
AWWWWWWWWW!!!
I had a Welsh Corgi from when I was five til I was nineteen or twenty. He was the best doggie EVER! He used to sleep with me every night…and he would herd all our cats. I miss him! 
So jealous of you!