SCRAPS Breed Profile PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI

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Country of Origin: Belgium Group: Herding Use today: Companion and Herding Life Span: 12 to 15 years Color: Coat colors include red, sable, fawn, black and tan with white markings. There are often white markings on the legs, chest, neck and parts of the muzzle. Coat: The double coat has a short, thick, weather resistant undercoat with a longer, coarser outer coat. Grooming: The soft, medium-length, water-resistant coat is easy to groom. Comb and brush with a firm bristle brush, and bathe only when necessary. The coat is shed twice a year. Height: Males 10 - 12 inches; Females 10 - 12 inches Weight: Males 25 - 30 pounds; Females 24 - 28 pounds

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In Brief: Bold and friendly, the Pembroke the muzzle. The most obvious difference responds well to training and loves his family, between the Pembroke Welsh Corgi and the but he may try to herd you! He thrives on farms, Cardigan Welsh Corgi is that the Pembroke but can adapt to a variety of living situations if lacks a tail while the Cardigan has a long tail. given regular exercise. This breed also requires The Pembroke usually has straighter legs as it is routine brushing. not quite as long-bodied as a Cardigan; the Pembroke's head is generally more wedge- Description: The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is a shaped; the ears are smaller and closer together long (by its body compared to the legs), low to than the Cardigan’s; also the Pembroke tends to the ground dog. Its back is actually not longer be lighter than the Cardigan. than those of most dogs’; their legs are just very short in comparison. The skull is wide and flat Temperament: The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is between the ears. The stop is moderate. The highly intelligent, loyal, able and willing to please topline is level. The nose is black and the jaw its owner. Corgis are extremely active and are meets in a scissors bite. The oval eyes are good with children so long as the dog sees shades of brown depending on the dog’s coat humans as above him in the pack order. color. The eye rims are black. The erect ears are Protective and sturdy, they make fine guards, medium in size, tapering slightly to a rounded and excellent show and obedience dogs. Wary point. The legs are very short. The feet are oval of strangers, it should be properly socialized and in shape. Dewclaws are usually removed. The trained when it is still young. They need their dog is sometimes born with no tail, and is humans to have a determined, consistent loving docked as short as possible when it does have a approach, showing firm but calm leadership with tail. Note: it is illegal to dock tails in most parts of proper human to canine communication to avoid Europe. The double coat has a short, thick, over-protective behaviors as an adult. They weather resistant undercoat with a longer, sometimes try to herd people by nipping at their coarser outer coat. Some Corgis are born with heels, although they can and should be trained longer coats called the "fluffy Corgi" or not to do this. The Pembroke tends to bark a lot "longhaired Corgi." These dogs do not make the and makes a good watchdog. If you find your written standard and cannot be shown. Coat dog is barking at you in order to communicate, colors include red, sable, fawn, black and tan you need to hush the dog and look into your with white markings. There are often white leadership skills. A dog that is barking at you in markings on the legs, chest, neck and parts of that manner is showing signs of dominancy issues. The human handlers need to Origins: The Cardigan Welsh Corgi is older communicate to the dog that aggressiveness than the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, with the with other dogs is an unwanted behavior. Pembroke being bred out of the Cardigan. Both Usually good with non-canine animals. Do not Corgi varieties may be a descendant of the allow the Corgi to developed Small Dog Keeshond, Pomeranian, Schipperkes and the Syndrome. Swedish Vallhund. Some say the older Cardigan was from Cardiganshire brought there by the Living Conditions: Corgis will do fine in an Celts in 1200 BC. Whereas, the Pembroke's apartment if they are sufficiently exercised. With ancestors were introduced by Flemish weavers enough exercise they can be calm indoors, but to the Celts in the 1100s. Whatever the case will be very active if they are lacking. Will do may be, the Cardigan and the Pembroke Welsh okay without a yard so long as they are taken for Corgis were interbred and considered the same daily walks. breed up until 1934, when a show judge thought they were too different and separated them into Exercise: Naturally active little dogs, they two different breeds. After they were separated the Pembroke gained in popularity and is to this should always be encouraged to remain so. day more popular than the Cardigan. The name They need to be taken on a daily, long walk. "corgi" is specific to that type of dog breed in While out on the walk the dog must be made to Cymreig (Welsh). “Dog” in Cymreig (Welsh) is heel beside or behind the person holding the lead, as in a dog's mind the leader leads the 'Ci' or if it is softly mutated 'Gi,' hence Corgi. The way, and that leader needs to be the human. Pembroke was actually recognized by the AKC a year before the Cardigan. The Cardigan was recognized in 1935 and the Pembroke in 1934. Corgis were used as cattle drivers, vermin hunters and farm guards. They drove cattle by barking and nipping at the cattle's heels rather than just herding them. The dog's low stature helped him roll out of the way of kicking cows.

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