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Originally Posted by sweetlychee
Wow, Debbie! I didn't know corgis are achondroplastic! I had to look up that word. So you are saying they were breed to be dwarfs?
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Yep, sure am. They are true dwarf breeds, so you own one of these " Also, it seems like dwarfism to me and it doesn't seem healthy or normal." There are a number of dwarf breeds - Scottish Terriers, Dachshunds, Bulldogs, Basset Hounds. In another thread some time ago I provided a link to more dog breeds.
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Well, now it explains why so many call their corgis shorties. I can't help it but corgis are by far one of the cutest short dogs I have ever seen.
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Corgis are medium sized dogs on those short legs. Pembrokes especially are too "cute" for their own good and too many people get caught up in the looks only "cute little dog" syndrome and aren't prepared for the tough "little" working dogs that they really are. The corgis get out of control - just think of some of the things you've dealt with with Milo as an example, owners are in over their head and that's when they get dumped at shelters or rescue is called in.
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In the beginning, I loved dachsunds. But, I wanted a dog with more substance. Than I saw a corgi and had no tail. It was love at first sight. Dachsunds look more fragile but corgis are more rough and bouncy! Goooo corgi!
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Doxies were bred to go after badgers and to dig them out. Those front assemblies have plenty of substance (in the standard Dachshunds at least) and IF you were to ever look at their teeth, fragile is not an adjective I woud use to describe the breed.
Cute as a motivator for buying corgis has landed a lot of them in harm's way.
Debbie