Walking My Welsh Corki

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

People often comment on the shortness of my basset hound's legs.

My sister had a basset hound that she rescued from the pound. But he had emotional problems (we think he was abused as a pup) and became bitey. Especially with men. They had to give him up for adoption. Sad, really.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Pembroke. Red and white. He's got a white stripe between his eyes. His middle name is Gwynllain (not sure of the spelling) which means "white strip" in Welsh.

OMG, the sopranos guy! What a riot!

CUTE does not say the half of it! Adorable! Now you know the old adage, pets look like their people. So you must be adorable too!

Donna

[Capt Jack]

Love the Corgi's. Friend of mine growing up had one that would consistantly tear the screen doors off going after the mailman.
Studly lil' dogs. Great stories

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

So you must be adorable too!

Not so much. My ears are bigger than his.


Jack ~ I don't know what it is about screendoors and Corgis, but Frodo trashed the screendoor at our friends' house to try and get into the yard. Weird stuff.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Our camp bus stopped at everyone's houses to drop us off each day. We stopped at this girl's house and a dog appeared in the picture window, obviously eager to say hi to her. We could only see the dog from the torso up, but it looked like a good sized dog, like a lab or a collie. A parent opened the front door and out flew the dog - with tiny legs! I'd never seen a Corgi before then. The whole bus cracked up. What a perfect Corgi height window they had!

Brad, your puppy is so adorable, and I've seen that sweet thing in person too!

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

We could only see the dog from the torso up, but it looked like a good sized dog, like a lab or a collie...

That is a funny story. We get that, too. Big head in the window, short dog runs out to greet you.
Also, Corgis have a large dog bark. They aren't yippie. Often we will get comments from delivery people saying, 'Wow, sounds like a big dog in there.' But when they see him, they laugh.

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Brad, your puppy is so adorable, and I've seen that sweet thing in person too!

Herein lies a problem for me. He can be so cute that sometimes I find I can't correct him for something he does wrong. (Correct him as in showing him his arch nemesis the water spray bottle. That's his cue that he did something wrong.) Like when he's chewing up my Netflix envelopes or standing on the coffeetable eating Ralphie's ice cream, I try to correct him but he just rolls over on his back and starts pawing the air...smiling. It's hard, I tells you.
And when I do correct him, he gives me this downtrodden look that just makes me mourn.
Such a manipulator...

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Herein lies a problem for me. He can be so cute that sometimes I find I can't correct him for something he does wrong. (Correct him as in showing him his arch nemesis the water spray bottle. That's his cue that he did something wrong.) Like when he's chewing up my Netflix envelopes or standing on the coffeetable eating Ralphie's ice cream, I try to correct him but he just rolls over on his back and starts pawing the air...smiling. It's hard, I tells you.
And when I do correct him, he gives me this downtrodden look that just makes me mourn.
Such a manipulator...

Yes, yes, yes. That is the most DIFFICULT thing about being a furry parent. Scoundrel is notorious for being so very bad followed by so very cute. Bad cat.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Like when he's chewing up my Netflix envelopes or standing on the coffeetable eating Ralphie's ice cream, I try to correct him but he just rolls over on his back and starts pawing the air...smiling.

Awwwwwww!!! What a cute sweet fuzzy baby puppy!

Wait, you wanted to punish him? He's obviously perfectly innocent

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

My sister had a basset hound that she rescued from the pound. But he had emotional problems (we think he was abused as a pup) and became bitey. Especially with men. They had to give him up for adoption. Sad, really.

Even a good dog can get nasty if abused. It's sad, really. We get the newsletter every few months from Basset Rescue, and some dogs are listed as bad with cats or children, or should be a one-dog household or such. The advantage of adopting from the rescue is they have a clue what the dog is like.

As far as the little manipulators are cute... yes, they are. Luckily our two don't get in a *lot* of trouble. They do have the bad habit or two.

[Gemini Cricket]

abg~ If we get a playmate for Frodo, we're going to a rescue. Totally.

On the whole, I think Frodo is spoiled. He's got that 'only child' syndrome. ie. We put his food out and he nonchalantly eats it when he feels like it. He's not overly affectionate. But if Shiloh (our friends' Kelpie) comes over, he eats right away. And he tries to outdo Shiloh with the affectionate kisses...