In the words of Dame Shirley Bassey….

[Moobli]

Oh yes he is looking more mature now and quite different to the QoD herself. In your last photo I remarked to myself how alike they are, but in this photo he has certainly become more masculine in appearance. You have a good looking pack.

 

[P3LH]

Thank you, and dear old H isn’t looking too bad for 11 either.

I think Gus might be quite different in type than madam, despite sharing similar breeding further back.

 

[P3LH]

6 months old yesterday. They all have a good morning groom each Saturday, but it surprised me this morning how much he has rather suddenly changed. Even to groom there is suddenly more of him, and he seems to have more substance - but without being like a bowling ball. These are boring photos I took for his breeder, sorry!

He is still very much a raw puppy, as they should be at this age and not overdone mini adults, but already a handsome chap. I remain hopeful he will be higher on the leg than some when fully grown based on his shape currently, and his adult cost has started to come through and looked much of a rich red. If I had more time I’d have a go at showing him, but I also don’t think I’d have the patience given the amount of face judging I’ve observed.

Most importantly he has one of the best temperaments in any dog I’ve ever known and such a pleasure to live with. The slowest I’ve had to house train, but other than that I can’t fault him. His temperament is as such that I can put him in any situation even at this age and, well, he doesn’t seem to notice! He came into work with me this week and took it all in his stride, I’m not convinced he even knew he was anywhere different. Perhaps that is why he’s such a joy to live with, being slightly dim as opposed to corgi 1 who has the brain of a super genius. I’m still of the opinion the world could explode and he would still be sat there trying to figure out what he’d missed, but - he’s ace.

 

[DabDab]

Ooo, he has chunked out, he's looking great. And he's lost nothing of that delightfully earnest expression bless him. So very different from your pics of the QoD ?.

 

[P3LH]

Ooo, he has chunked out, he's looking great. And he's lost nothing of that delightfully earnest expression bless him. So very different from your pics of the QoD ?.

He looks at you to ask what are we doing next - up for anything, she looks at you to tell you exactly what is happening, when and in what order.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

He is lovely, very like one I see locally who is a gem.

 

[P3LH]

Thank you. He is perhaps a little longer than I prefer in the breed but that’s hard to call at this age when they’re very rangy as often, as was the case with madam, the rest of them catches up and falls into more moderators proportion with time. He’s very sound when he moves either way.

 

[P3LH]

Time is running away from us it seems.

For both eldest and youngest especially. The latter is seven and a half months now and very much more a young dog rather than puppy, and one who has his own personality and quirks. The former is clocking on for twelve and suddenly really showing his age.

 

[Jeni the dragon]

Fabulous picture! They all look very happy!

 

[Ratface]

When I was three years old, I was very badly bitten by a "pet" corgi, and then smacked because "you must have done something to annoy him". Consequently, I've stayed well away from any that I have come across.
I'd make an exception for yours.

 

[Rosemary28]

That’s a lovely photo of them all

 

[P3LH]

That’s a lovely photo of them all

I make the most of the three of them as I unfortunately am not too convinced how long we will remain a three, but we take each day as it comes. This glorious spring weather is good for all canine bones; old, young and evil alike.

 

[P3LH]

PS for the dear old H fan club of which some of you lovely lot have inboxed me after my last post - he’s quite ok, just getting old.

I’m confident he will see in his birthday at the end of the year, but less confident he will see next years. He’s almost totally blind, going quite deaf, arthritic in his front legs, stiff and doddery in the back ones. hardly any teeth, lumps and bumps (the kind the vet says not to be worried about everywhere) and now showing signs that his ticker might be showing wear and tear (noisy breathing, lots of sleeping, and very slow and doddery in general) and probably starting to wind down and run out of fuel - but he’s happy and the vet agrees.

He still plods on our walks each day, still eats like a horse and most importantly still pulls off the wind machine in a 1980s power ballad video look marvellously.

His dad made 15. His granny 18! So I hope I have him for much longer but he’s lived a good, happy and healthy life thus far, rather a charmed one in the health stakes that’s for sure, so I think when death eventually comes for him, he’ll greet it with a slow wag of the tail and head tilt reserved for rather special friends only.

 

[P3LH]

Finally filling out so no longer looks as long as a ferret.

Maturing nicely, with the nicest of temperaments - and moves as a herding dog should.


Most pleased he’s not a ferret any longer.

I do like ferrets, but not in lieu of my dogs.

I think he’ll be quite nice when he’s done. Probably should have showed him.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

He's not just nice, he is gorgeous.

 

[Jeni the dragon]

He's a wee stunner!

 

[P3LH]

-disclaimer- Gus is a bit of an asshat at the moment. He’s started this lovely habit of shouting his mouth off at other dogs - inevitably about the injustice of British politics, the cost of living crisis, war and covid like the rest of us probably - until greeted by the other dog where he goes back to Mr sociable again. Riddle me that one? Wherever he’s picked this up from he can send it back to and ask for a refund immediately.

Weird few weeks dog wise as thought we’d be down to two as the old man picked up kennel cough and struggled to shift it, really battered him - including collapsing on a walk and having to be carried home. He seems to have perked up. So on we all march.

 

[Clodagh]

-disclaimer- Gus is a bit of an asshat at the moment. He’s started this lovely jab but of shouting his mouth off at other dogs - inevitably about the injustice of British politics, the cost of living crisis, war and covid like the rest of us probably - until greeted by the other dog where he goes back to Mr sociable again. Riddle me that one? Wherever he’s picked this up from he can send it back to and ask for a refund immediately.

Weird few weeks dog wise as thought we’d be down to two as the old man picked up kennel cough and struggled to shift it, really battered him - including collapsing on a walk and having to be carried home. He seems to have perked up. So on we all march.

Gus is just checking that you aren’t complacent.
Glad old boy rallied.

 

[P3LH]

Gus is just checking that you aren’t complacent.
Glad old boy rallied.

Just wanting to make sure I don’t take his goodness for granted as my OH said!
Dear old H is happy enough! Though a bit dazed most of the time these days and needs a bit of reminding where things are!

 

[Annette4]

He's obviously been chatting to Ginny, that's her M.O. and for that I can only apologise ??

 

[P3LH]

He's obviously been chatting to Ginny, that's her M.O. and for that I can only apologise ??

As only corgi owners will know - we have now entered the ‘I am a stock dog’ phase where everything must be made move and when it doesn’t move, negotiation goes out of the window and reasonable force is used to make it do so….

 

[Annette4]

?? I know that all too well!

 

[P3LH]

The puppy has officially been replaced with this hormonal, oversexed, youth. With a bitch in season in the house it’s currently like living in an episode of hollyoaks/being on tour with Motley Crue. All manner of despicable antics have been taking place between the others. Usually with Gus at the centre of the orgys and debauchery. Typical that one so lovely would be a deviant at his core. Can’t win them all I suppose. His other positive attributes gloss over the fact he’ll be heading to Soho soon I’m sure.

 

[Clodagh]

The puppy has officially been replaced with this hormonal, oversexed, youth. With a bitch in season in the house it’s currently like living in an episode of hollyoaks/being on tour with Motley Crue. All manner of despicable antics have been taking place between the others. Usually with Gus at the centre of the orgys and debauchery. Typical that one so lovely would be a deviant at his core. Can’t win them all I suppose. His other positive attributes gloss over the fact he’ll be heading to Soho soon I’m sure.

???.
The spaniel bitch I’m getting is entire, so I suppose I have Scout finding out what his nadgers are for. He too is an innocent in the world.

 

[P3LH]

???.
The spaniel bitch I’m getting is entire, so I suppose I have Scout finding out what his nadgers are for. He too is an innocent in the world.

Good luck! I’m not sure he even knows what’s going on, he looks perplexed everytime I find him in a compromising situation/he just really misses the tank in general! Almost at the end now…

 

[P3LH]

The tank is out of season and now we are all back together again I realise he is very much a young dog, not a puppy anymore. I am desperately hoping his chest doesn’t drop as hers did, as no dog needs to be that low at the front as this new style in corgis seems to be. It’s a shame as in every other way when she was young she had great confirmation, but her chest deepened and gives her the impression of no legs and always being overweight even when she isn’t. I’m hoping he stays a little lighter in frame but we shall see.

He is a real young dog now. His favourite pastimes include not posing for photos with the other two, destroying my lawn at every opportunity and feasting on bird seed. He is as stubborn as she is, as all corgis are, but passive with it - best expressed by the photo of them sharing a garden chair. They can no longer fit in small spaces together, but insist on doing so and neither will back down over giving something up - they’d rather stay squashed and irritating each other. She makes lots of noise at him and threats of violence and beatings, and he remains non plussed by her split personality. They work well together. Dear old H is still his favourite although he has taken to growling at him over things lately but I think this has been down to madam being in season and elsewhere - we’ve had words and he knows to make better life choices.

I do find it funny as I once said I’d never had a dog corgi, only bitches, and I’d only ever have tris as wasn’t keen on reds, oh and they must never have white on the face….and I’m rather smitten with him. oops

 

[P3LH]

His litter brother very well at the most recent breed club champ show, there was something special about that litter. He is still great fun to live with, although a very sensitive chap (who lives in fear of one of our cats, the Birman, coming anywhere near him as whisky he chases the others with success - she beats him into submission)

Think we reached a point today where it was probably our last long walk as a group. Someone’s old bones just don’t seem to want to do it anymore and for the first time, he actively didn’t enjoy his walk. So a potter will do him, which seems very strange. We made the most of the glorious weather though!

 

[splashgirl45]

Bless him, what a lovely picture of the 3 of them .

 

[P3LH]

10 months today. He’s a bit of a dude now. Initial suspicions were right: labrador in pyjamas. Do have to watch the corgi mafia on the occasions they get a free run - no sense. Following last night we have one lame front leg and one bitten through tongue. Morons.

 

[splashgirl45]

Lovely pics especially with all three of them