The Daily Corgi

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Video Biscuit: Afternoon nap, anybody?

Wednesday Adoptables Tuff and Buckshot!

Meet Tuff of Texas!

He might look like a tough guy with that scar on his boyish face, but two year-old Tuff has a tender heart. He lost an eye to a car accident a month ago and proceeded to win over the shelter staff with his affection. They "hid him" in the medical kennels for nearly a month before his transfer to foster care, and current foster Mom Jessica H. says he's a trooper with the biggest heart and personality she's ever seen in a dog.

Fully house trained, Tuff gets along great with other pups. Cats they're not so sure about, since he hasn't had the chance to interact with any while he's been in Jessica's care. "I sort of picture him going to maybe an older or single woman who can make him the center of attention and love of her life, but he would give his unconditional love to anyone who will give him theirs" she writes. "He ADORES laying in a lap for lots of snuggle time and will wait for you to give him the 'signal' to jump on the couch beside you; you just pat the spot next to you and he'll hop right up! Tuff is very well mannered."

This sweetheart's adoption fee is waived because he is heart worm positive, so that the new owner may instead use those funds toward heart worm treatment. Tuff is currently on the "slow kill" method of treatment, meaning he receives a monthly heart worm preventative pill as any other dog would (and should!), which will gradually kill off the adult heart worms and prevent them from reproducing, meanwhile cycling the dead worms out of his system. It is a method that has been proven highly effective and which causes the least amount of pain and discomfort in a canine. It's also the most budget friendly!

Transport is a possibility for adopters willing to help pay for gas within Texas and Louisiana, as well as Oklahoma, Southwest Missouri, and parts of Arkansas. Other states are a possibility. It would also be a huge help if adopters are able to meet and cover a portion of the journey.

To inquire about Tuff, contact Jessica by e-mail or phone: Jessica.Hannah2011@Gmail.com, or 931-614-9462 (cell) and 210-444-9484 (home). Because she'll be out of town from June 1 - June 10th, all calls should go to Jessica's cell during that time. She can check her e-mail at any time.

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Helloooo Buckshot of Virginia!

Three year-old Buckshot is an adorable Jack Russell Terrier/Corgi mix with a little half nub and a high energy level. He listens really well and knows how to sit up on his bum when he wants attention or a walk. He's three years old, was recently neutered and is in great health, testing negative for heart worm and Lyme disease. Buckshot just had a benign lump removed two weeks ago, and he's already healing fantastically.

Local veterinarians pitched in, reducing the fee for his procedures. They said they felt bad for Buckshot, that he was so sweet and they wanted to help him out. If you would like to donate to the ChipIn fund covering the cost of his surgeries, your help will be appreciated ... click HERE!

His foster family says this handsome boy would really thrive in an only dog home or an active, multi-dog household, somewhere he can exercise his excess energy. Buckshot is crate trained, loves car rides and is very affectionate.

This adorable adoptable is currently in the Shenandoah Valley (Bridgewater/Harrisonburg) region of Virginia; transport is a possibility. If Buckshot is calling your name from far away, reach out and ask about him ... don't let the distance deter you from making contact!

To inquire about this special little guy, drop an e-mail: 23spades@gmail.com or call 540-560-9021.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Video Biscuit: Fos and Ebo!

More of these two at their youtube channel!

Corgispeare's Merchant of Wales

In the manner of William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Vineet Kapur has penned "Corgispeare's Merchant of Wales" for his Corgi mix Sammie:

I am a Corgi-mix. Hath not a Corgi-mix eye boogers? Hath not a Corgi-mix paws, toys, bonies, treats, toiky dinners? If you walk us, do we not wag our tails? If you tickle our bellies, do we not ask for more? If you scold us, do we not whine? And if you intrude in our backyard us, shall we not give chase? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a rabbit wrong a Corgi-mix, what is his humility? Chase! If a squirrel wrong a Corgi-mix, what should his sufferance be by Corgi-mix example? Why, chase! The intrusion you foist upon my backyard I will defend! And I will chase hard but I will drive home the lesson: My backyard!

Charley, Gracie and Izzy

Michelle D. is just about as Corgi crazy as the rest of us (which is to say VERY). Today she shares the story of one dog who lives on in her heart, and the two who share her home today.

"Our first Corgi was Charley, a Pembroke who became the love of our lives."

"After Charley joined the family, we knew one Corgi wasn't enough for us. A few years after purchasing our house, we were working a lot and Charley was lonely. It was time. I decided to find a friend for him."

"In March 2008, I found an ad in our local paper about a Corgi needing a home. My husband and I went to see the dog and brought Charley with us to see if it was a good match. When we pulled up to the house and saw this short, blond little Corgi in the window, we laughed at her jumping up and down barking at us. When we made the introductions, they sniffed each other, "spoke" and "Gracie" checked us each out. They seemed to get along well enough, and we took Gracie home for a few days."

"Back at home, the new arrival took off after our cats as though she'd never seen one before! When she barked for the first time, my husband and I just looked at one other and laughed at the ten pound, yappy dog sound. We hadn't expected such a high pitched noise from a round, stumpy, little creature."

"From that day on, Gracie was ours."

"She and Charley got along great. Gracie was like a little sister to him. When she "kissed" him, he made an unmistakable "you're so irritating" on his face, but then I would catch him taking a nap with her. Charley was so protective. It was as if we'd always had Gracie in our family."

"In the Summer of 2011, Charley got sick. We took him to the doctors and found out he had cancer. We did everything we medically could, but in the end his spleen had ruptured and the cancer spread. The day he passed away, we took the dogs and kids to the park for the goodbyes. As Charley lay in the grass, Gracie joined us in our farewells. We brought him back to the doctors and he passed away. We all grieved over the loss of such a perfect dog, friend, guardian. We will always grieve. He was the "best dog" at our wedding, with us the day we bought our home, and had more "human" friends than my husband and I put together. People would remember Charley before they remembered either of us."

"Gracie was lost without him. Every time we opened a door to a room she would look for him. She was so sad and alone and clung to us much more than before. I told my husband when he and Gracie were ready, we could start looking for a new family member. In January 2012, we went to a local breeder to meet his dogs and give Gracie some socialization."

"When we got there, they told us about a deaf Cardigan Welsh Corgi that needed a home. Not many people are up to the challenge of taking care of a deaf dog. We decided to meet "Dominique." She and Gracie hit it off, I re-named our new addition "Izzy" and we brought her home that day."

"We soon learned that Izzy started easily because of her inability to hear, and took extra caution when approaching her. We kept our lives as normal as possible so she could to get used to us and how the house ran. We taught her a few hand signals right away, to communicate with her. Izzy learned quickly; boy is she smart!"

"As time passed, Izzy became more comfortable with us and Gracie. They started playing together and Izzy relied on Gracie to alert her to household happenings. One day we were in the living room and a barking Izzy took off for the kitchen. I got up to see what was going on and saw her chasing the cats. I realized she had relied on reflections to watch what was happening in the kitchen ... Izzy saw the cats coming but they didn't see her!"

"This is her regular thing now, sneaking up on the cats. After all this time, they still haven't figured it out. Izzy leaps like a deer over the edge of the couch and chases them, putting them back in the laundry room where they belong. It's nice and sunny in there, warmed by the sun and set up for them: cat beds, box, food and water."

"Izzy also uses reflections in the fireplace glass to see what's going on with "Daddy" to see if he's giving Gracie treats. She is such a curious dog, always watching, and learning. She loves to watch our fish tanks; my husband found her in the chair near one of one of the tanks watching the yellow fish swim by. Now she is always in that chair watching the tank, among the other tanks that we have in our home."

"Izzy is a Daddy's girl for sure. When he's on the computer, she'll lay right in his lap on top of the key board to get his attention. She's an escape artist as well as a cat chaser. While my husband and I are at work, we put the dogs in the kitchen. It's a large kitchen with their water bowls, beds, a couch and a comfy chair. Well, we came home one day to find that Izzy had chewed one of my husband's belts and the arm of the chair. She was in the living room, having jumped the three foot high baby gate. Apparently she thought she could do all this damage and escape, leaving Gracie to hold the bag! Gracie was never a chewer, Gracie is a sleeper and eater: she's a female Garfield The Cat. Now we have fashioned a piece of plywood as the dog gate; as far as we know Izzy hasn't jumped it yet."

"Gracie and Izzy are best friends, like sisters. They love to play together in the yard and sleep together too. When rawhides are involved, however, they don't share very well. Instead of fighting, they carefully hide their chews from one another. I find bones in the most unusual spots, even once on the coffee table! The next day I found out how it got there; Izzy was jumping up on to the coffee table with her bone and placing it in the center of the table, leaving it there so Gracie couldn't get to it. She had figured out that Gracie is too short to jump on the table."

These two are always up to something."

"Izzy and Gracie love being in the car. Izzy finds it the perfect time to take a nap."

"Gracie hates it when the car is moving. She just sits there like a statue, literally not moving a muscle."

"Petsmart is their favorite store, they like to sit in the cart, pick out their treats and get plenty of attention. It's great socialization for Izzy to get used to new smells and other dogs. They love to play in the yard and go for walks with me in the morning. They're also content just hanging out watching movies with us. We all hang out on the couch together."

"There is so much more we have yet to experience with Izzy and Gracie, I can hardly wait. Corgis are really the best breed. They travel well because of their size, and they are always making us laugh because of their special and individual personalities. You never know what a Corgi is going to do next, but you can be sure it will make you laugh."

"We've only had Izzy for a few months, but it's like we've always had her. She and Gracie have a long future ahead together, making us laugh and melting our hearts."