Welcome Diane, I am so glad that you got an answer from someone who had many years with another breed as you really do have quite a bit in common. For me , at age 36 I got my first dog...a red and white pembroke named Dillon and I am thrilled with him. He is my little shadow, follows me from room to room but is not neurotic about it ( thinking viszla -seen them, great dogs but wow, talk about having to be attached to their owners to be happy.) The corgi really is a big dog in a small package...not yippy and hyper at all. My boy is a mellow guy, loves to go for his walks, has energy but is also very happy with sleeping and quiet time too so when i have work to do , he naps. Corgis shed a bit...ok a lot! LOL you can search other threads that were started on GoCorgi about this topic! Corgis are very smart and learn quickly. I think my corgi is a delight...
i am biased a bit but i would not change anything about him! I am so smitten with the breed, I am adopting a second red and white pembroke on saturday ( it is actually Dillon's uncle- Gus!) Welcome again!
EMilie