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Negromancer posted:So I just signed the lease for a house that I will be moving into in December, so that means I can finally get a dog. I have been trying to decide between a bull terrier or a corgi, but I'm leaning more towards getting a corgi. I keep watching for one from a shelter that I could adopt, but it seems like they rarely come up, so it looks like I will end up going through a breeder. I know that there are some seattle area corgi owners here, any recommendations for breeders? I seem to remember people mentioning the Paul Chen at Afara being a good breeder, and it looks like they just had a new litter. Any advice for looking for a corgi in this area? Are you looking for a Pembroke or a Cardigan? I have a Cardigan from C-Myste in Oregon. http://c-myste.com/ Looking at her site today, I see a corgi/GSD mix rescue mentioned on her blog, and a couple of dogs in her puppies/available section that are available from some of her breeder friends.
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anachrodragon posted:Are you looking for a Pembroke or a Cardigan? I have a Cardigan from C-Myste in Oregon. I have been leaning towards getting a Cardigan, but if either one would be fine if I could find one to adopt. I am also rather conflicted about getting a puppy, or adopting a older dog. Part of me wants a puppy, but at the same time there are so many dogs that need to be adopted I feel like I should do that. Also, the corgi/GSD mix on her site is way to cute  Anyone have experience adopting a older corgi? I am kind of worried that it would be harder to train if there were any behavior problems.
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Nov 16, 2011 22:30
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omg i want that corgi/ gsd mix! too bad i'm on the east coast!
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Nov 16, 2011 22:34
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Negromancer posted:I have been leaning towards getting a Cardigan, but if either one would be fine if I could find one to adopt. I am also rather conflicted about getting a puppy, or adopting a older dog. Part of me wants a puppy, but at the same time there are so many dogs that need to be adopted I feel like I should do that. Yeah, that corgi/GSD mix is loving cute. As for training, don't believe the myth that older dogs are harder to train. If anything, puppies have much less of an attention span for training. You have to teach a puppy everything and they're not very well equipped to pay attention to you. I got my dog as a puppy, but if we get another dog I think we'll try for an older dog. She was a good puppy, but puppies 
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Nov 16, 2011 23:22
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Ugh, Corwin has little scabs all over him. In the summer, I thought they were just flea bites, so we started him on another round of Advantage. But they're still there, and there are more of them, plus a bunch of what look like moles or pigmentation. I know the moles are likely harmless dog-spots, and that skin cancer doesn't manifest like this, but my husband works in oncology, so I'm paranoid. I hope he just has a skin allergy or something. His coat looks great despite all this, but to the vet we go!
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Nov 17, 2011 09:02
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Wonder Bra posted:Ugh, Corwin has little scabs all over him. In the summer, I thought they were just flea bites, so we started him on another round of Advantage. But they're still there, and there are more of them, plus a bunch of what look like moles or pigmentation. I know the moles are likely harmless dog-spots, and that skin cancer doesn't manifest like this, but my husband works in oncology, so I'm paranoid. I hope he just has a skin allergy or something. His coat looks great despite all this, but to the vet we go! You're in the Seattle area right? My good friend's father is a dermatology vet in the Lynnwood/Mill Creek area. They work a lot with skin conditions and allergies. Let me know if you are interested in their info, apparently dermatology vets are hard to find.
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Nov 17, 2011 16:18
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I want to get like 10 of these and sleep in a Corgi puppy pile.  Unfortunately, my landlord only allows cats.
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Nov 17, 2011 18:38
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iSuck posted:I want to get like 10 of these and sleep in a Corgi puppy pile.
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Nov 17, 2011 23:56
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Are you really saying any goon would pass up the chance to sleep on a ham bed?
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Nov 18, 2011 00:35
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Miss Indy posted:You're in the Seattle area right? My good friend's father is a dermatology vet in the Lynnwood/Mill Creek area. They work a lot with skin conditions and allergies. Let me know if you are interested in their info, apparently dermatology vets are hard to find. Thanks! He was due for his yearly exam anyway, so we went to Aurora Animal Hospital, which is where he went last year. The vet thinks it looks like a bit of a staph infection, either caused by flea bites, dry skin, or an allergy. We're treating it with Cephalexin and hopefully it will be a one-time thing. If it reoccurs, I'll seek out a derm. Now I'm also wondering if the drat groomers making him smell so flowery could be part of the problem-- but I'd think they'd know well enough to use hypoallergenic whatever.
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Wonder Bra posted:Thanks! He was due for his yearly exam anyway, so we went to Aurora Animal Hospital, which is where he went last year. The vet thinks it looks like a bit of a staph infection, either caused by flea bites, dry skin, or an allergy. We're treating it with Cephalexin and hopefully it will be a one-time thing. If it reoccurs, I'll seek out a derm. This happened to my friend's corgi after leaving him at a doggy daycare. The shampoo they used in their "free bath" caused him to "break out" with many sores all over his back. Her vet basically did the same thing and prescribed an antibiotic and recommended to not use whatever shampoo they had at the daycare. Seemed like a skin allergy.
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Nov 18, 2011 15:19
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Radio! posted:Are you really saying any goon would pass up the chance to sleep on a ham bed? A hairy ham bed that farts. Also if they're anything like Ace, it will try to lick you constantly. Inside of your arm, elbows, ears, your face... The licking. Oh god the licking. He has this thing ever since my boyfriend got a tattoo that he has to lick the tattoo whenever he's close enough to. It's been months and he still tries to snipe lick.
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Nov 18, 2011 15:51
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Taziki tackled me this morning and tried to lick my mouth all up until the time I left for work because she loves the smell of toothpaste. What is wrong with these dogs.
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Nov 18, 2011 16:10
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Orbit licks my arms after I put moisturizer on them. He must thinks it's the tastiest treat!
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Nov 18, 2011 16:12
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Sometimes Hopkins licks water off of my legs when I get out of the shower.
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Nov 18, 2011 16:15
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My boys are also turbo-lickers, especially Dewey. He has to lick your forearm obsessively while you pet him. Dexter loves to lick mosquito bites and my husband swears his tongue has "medicine" since the bites itch less after being licked.
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Nov 18, 2011 16:32
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Noctone posted:Sometimes Hopkins licks water off of my legs when I get out of the shower. Oh god that's another favorite for the snipe lick (which is my term for when he sneaks up all quiet, licks, and runs away because he knows I'll fuss about it.) The inside of my knees after a shower. Urgh.
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Nov 18, 2011 20:01
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Yeah Taziki will often have to come into our bathroom when one of us is showering and she'll lick anything that gets water on it then she'll like my feet when I get out and I thank her for drying me off.
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Nov 18, 2011 21:02
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Corwin gets upset if he can't come into the bathroom to lick the water off our legs after we shower. He waits outside until we're ready, or he sits at the foot of the claw-foot tub and stares at whichever of us is in the shower. He loves to dry our legs and if he misses the chance, he tries to lick off the lotion on my legs as I put it on. Weirdo.
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Nov 18, 2011 22:40
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Crunch Bucket posted:My boys are also turbo-lickers, especially Dewey. He has to lick your forearm obsessively while you pet him. Dexter loves to lick mosquito bites and my husband swears his tongue has "medicine" since the bites itch less after being licked. Dog saliva actually has healing properties, it's why dogs lick their wounds. Studies have shown that wounded animals that are allowed to lick minor injuries heal faster and with less incidence of infection compared to animals that don't.
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Nov 20, 2011 09:33
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Miss Indy posted:Wait, what happened??! That's what Zeke looks like when he tries to mouth bees... Sorry I left you hanging on this for like a month; real life is interfering with my internet life. Neige got chomped in the face by a classmate's dog and had a fracture on her nose and upper jaw. She's pretty much back to normal now, but the swelling made her look completely ridiculous. And she should look like Zeke...Zeke's sister Zoe is Neige's grandmother! No bees though.
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Nov 20, 2011 22:12
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Well well. We were really excited about a potential adoption a couple of weeks ago, someone got the guy a day before we were going to meet him though. I was pretty upset, he was super submissive, would have worked well with Taziki being bossy. Now cut to yesterday, which was Taziki's second birthday...  She got a sister (Pita) as a present! My girlfriend has a friend at the SPCA and we got a message on Sunday that a purebred Corgi stray came in. I feel bad thinking about her possibly having a family missing her but she was at the pound for 4 days and all I can do is give her the best home possible.
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Nov 23, 2011 14:34
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I want a friend for Orbit sooooo bad!!! Maybe when he's a little older.
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Nov 24, 2011 21:54
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I can't wait to get Pita's surgery done Wednesday. I think she's going to be a character when not on meds and not being worried with spilling pee+blood everywhere. In the mean time, she thinks the cooler was a suitable couch...  The Dave fucked around with this message at 13:32 on Nov 28, 2011 |
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Nov 27, 2011 03:47
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Nova pretty much has huge ears. 
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Plus_Infinity posted:I want a friend for Orbit sooooo bad!!! Maybe when he's a little older. Why on earth would anyone want two of these horrible monsters?  My rat.  My rope.  My bison.  My couch.  My table (no I do not need help getting down I do not intend to get down ever).  My Thanksgiving.  MY CAMERA. I will get a second corgi when I want to lose both my housing deposits and I want the entire complex burned down. She's pretty cute, though.
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Nov 28, 2011 22:44
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Anyone here going to the Middleburg Corgi Corps parade? Gizmo will be there!
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Nov 30, 2011 03:10
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Every time I think about getting another corgi puppy I remember how terrible corgi puppies are. Also that I have no room for any more butts in my house.
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Nov 30, 2011 15:32
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Daisy when she was a puppy meets her mortal enemy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7StFSyiee4o
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gogogiraffes posted:Anyone here going to the Middleburg Corgi Corps parade? Gizmo will be there! Pepper and Loki will be there
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MisterFusion posted:Daisy when she was a puppy meets her mortal enemy. Your puppy knows the evil of Mr. Potato Head
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Dec 3, 2011 04:04
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I got a corgi puppy about a month ago. Here, have a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BMF05huyEc
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Dec 6, 2011 23:38
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I just adopted two corgis!!! 
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Dec 14, 2011 04:44
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What delightful lumps! What ate their names?
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Dec 14, 2011 05:13
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Plus_Infinity posted:What delightful lumps! What ate their names? The girl is Nunu and the boy is Opie. They are the sweetest dogs imaginable.
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Dec 14, 2011 05:31
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Ahhhhh congrats! Having 2 Corgis is a blast.
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Dec 14, 2011 05:32
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Nunu and opie are amazing corgi names!!! Post more pictures!!
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Dec 14, 2011 13:17
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This weekend I have TWO corgis! Walter is here to amuse Corwin (hopefully). Right now, Corwin is passed out on the floor. What a lump. Hope to get some photos to share! EDIT: These are from morning snuggles the other day. Sleepy pup...  Being the little spoon for my husband...  Gah! Jesus! It looks like husband has turned into some kind of awful Corgi were-beast! 
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Dec 17, 2011 00:38
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Happy Holidays from Neige! On an unrelated note, Afara has a new litter and there is a tri-color girl who is a white-faced mismark like Neige and I waaaaaant her! look look:  look at her cute little sleeeeeeeeve!
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I still want all of the corgis! I wish I could babysit a second corgi for a while like you guys to get an idea of how much extra craziness it would be.
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