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Corgi People read this!

theHiredMansWife said:
Not to worry, I've recently joined a couple of lists devoted to working corgis to get info!

And you're preaching to the choir so far as pet overpopulation.
All of my dogs (I currently have four) are fixed. Each of them is either from a shelter, a rescue, dumped or a "free to good home".

If we actually purchase a pup, it will be from a reputable breeder who is breeding for the working lines we're after. And, if we actually purchase a pup, it'll be the first of the seven dogs I've owned since leaving home that was purchased...

But we'd really like to get a good, working dog. Up til now, it's been a luxury having a dog. On this place, it'd reduce the need for day-help...

PS: so far as disposable... that's one of my big irritations, too. We've turned down jobs because they insisted we would have to "get rid of" a few dogs. My kids do far more damage to any house we've ever lived in than my dogs have, but we wouldn't get rid of them either. :P
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THMW:

If you're looking for a Corgi, there is a breeder in your greater area--west of Valentine, Kilgore, I think is the town, and her name is Jackie Lurz (? spelling) We got our Corgi Holly from her a little over a year ago, and we love her. She herds, and the whole nine yards, plus was easy to house break (we got her at 5 wks and she was completely potty trained at 7-8 wks of age) and is by far the best people dog you'll ever meet. I don't know if there is a human she doesn't love--everyone from 100 years to 1 month! I'll see if I can find her phone number and PM it to you.

Cheers,

TTB

PS: If you want to know what Holly looks like, here's a past link with some photos!!

http://ranchers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5127
 
Our Corgi is a working cowdog, he does well loading up cows in the chute and in trailer. He is fearless, if a cow hurts him in any way, she pays the price :shock: . However, the Corgi thing is to look the cow in the eye, he also likes to bite them on the nose, so when we're trying to move them in one direction, by looking them in the eye he tends to turn them around, which ticks me off :x . He doesn't always do it, and sometimes it's a good thing esp when we're trying to head off a breakaway and need her to turn around. We just need to work with him and with the proper training I think any Corgi could excel. One other prob, they have short little legs so after a couple miles of traveling on foot behind our horses he tends to get a little tired, so we basically use him around the corrals. FWIW and IMHO.
 
hanta yo--first, i truly know nothing about corgis and how they work cattle. with that said-i thought they were heeler-type dogs, not bull dogs!!
is how yours works them simply unique to your dog, or is it a breed characteristic i just never "herd" of :lol: educate me--i can always use more!

THMW--would you share a couple of those sites with us? i, for one, would enjoy checking them out. thanks in advance!
 
Chuckie said:
hanta yo--first, i truly know nothing about corgis and how they work cattle. with that said-i thought they were heeler-type dogs, not bull dogs!!
is how yours works them simply unique to your dog, or is it a breed characteristic i just never "herd" of :lol: educate me--i can always use more!

THMW--would you share a couple of those sites with us? i, for one, would enjoy checking them out. thanks in advance!
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Chuckie,

We've talked to a number of people who own Corgis, it is a Corgi trait to go for the cow's head, whether to bite them in the nose or whatever. Our Corgi doesn't inflict any damage (just irritates the cows), but I think the Corgi likes to count coup. He also gets tired of cows curiosity, he is so short they try to smell him to figure out what he is, then he bites them in the nose. We as owners try to put a halt to this behavior. I think they just try to do whatever it takes to NOT let the cows know they can get the best of them just cuz they're short. :wink:

This Corgi is one of the smartest dogs I've ever had. He would speak people if he could. He does let us know when he wants something, he sits on his hiney, hind legs sticking out in front for balance, puts his two front paws together and moves them up and down. Like a begging position, but he is trying to tell us something and we usually figure it out. As TTB says, they are such people dogs and family dogs if I didn't have cows I would probably still own a Corgi. Just think, my spouse and daughter had to work on me for a YEAR to get me to allow them to purchase a Corgi. Glad I caved in :D
 
oh hanta--i can just picture a cow sticking her head down to snuffle a short dog, then getting a bite for her efforts!!!! what a hoot!!!!! bet it get's the cows going!!!

oh jeez--i haven't had this good of a laugh since the last time our cat attacked the doberman :lol: :lol: :lol:

thanks for the :lol: --i needed it. now i'm motivated to go wrap a few presents, and get a package ready to ship--so my brother-in-law and niece thank you as well :wink:

AND, thanks for the info! BTW--i'll let ya know this spring, but i think the rhubarb took... :)
 
Chuckie,

Glad to oblige. :D I, too, hope your rhubarb "took". If not, there's plenty more where they came from. I feel sorry for the cows when they just want to sniff our Corgi and all they get is a bite in the nose for their efforts :wink:

I can imagine what it looked like when your cat attacked the Doberman. Kinda reminds me of the Pinion Jay story. We get Pinion Jays here, they show up in the morning to eat all the dog food and cat food and bird food and whatever else they can pillage. Anyway, one of our cats decided to "catch" one to eat it. Had it down on the ground, the Pinion Jay was squawking up a storm, 5 more Pinion Jays came to the rescue and forced the cat to let their buddy go. My, oh, my, I laughed so much, the poor cat never took on another Pinion Jay, and word must have gone 'round to the other cats cuz they have never attempted to bother the birds. If I had that on video tape I probably would have won the $10,000 world's funniest videos. They'll be eating their food and step aside and let the birds eat their food. Go figure :?
 
Chuckie,
here's one of the links I ran across
http://www.pembrokecorgi.org/PE_Herding.html

I've also gotten quite a bit of info from a couple of corgi e-mail lists. Including a gal who sent me pics of her little corgi laying into a yearling calf. It was pretty impressive. lol

From what I keep reading, Cardigans are more likely to be bred to herd than Pembrokes, but I suppose that's just 'cause Pembrokes are more popular as a "just a pet" dog.

I do think I've finally gotten enough info though to realize that as much as I *really* want one, a corgi probably wouldn't do the job for us. :cry: When we need a dog, we're usually covering some miles. Even our border collie gets pooped out after a long day...

On the bright side, I looked at a McNab/BC cross today who might fit the bill of good stock dog/good family dog.
 

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