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Michael Romanos · 01-19-2006, 05:25 PM

HI
It's funny that you people should mention foot touching. All my Corgis have never been allowed in the house until they have their feet wiped first and since they were all show dogs at least as pups, their feet were the subject of attention from almost their arrival. So feet have never been a problem apart from some initial resistence to nail clipping and hair trimming from around their pads. As well all my Corgis learnt to shake hands. I can't imagine a Corgi who wouldn't like his leg muscles to be massaged- so by doing that, you're getting pretty close to their feet and when a Corgi is picked up there is an element of foot touching involved.

A lot of judges at conformation shows will inspect Corgis feet by themselves lifting at least one of them.

Getting back to foot wiping. Taylor will not enter the house through any door - apart from the conservatory which has a tiled floor - until his feet are wiped. So in that that way he's cleaned up and our carpet and clothes are preserved.

01-19-2006, 05:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Michael Romanos Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silverstream (near Wellington, the capital of NZ) Posts: 5,185	HI It's funny that you people should mention foot touching. All my Corgis have never been allowed in the house until they have their feet wiped first and since they were all show dogs at least as pups, their feet were the subject of attention from almost their arrival. So feet have never been a problem apart from some initial resistence to nail clipping and hair trimming from around their pads. As well all my Corgis learnt to shake hands. I can't imagine a Corgi who wouldn't like his leg muscles to be massaged- so by doing that, you're getting pretty close to their feet and when a Corgi is picked up there is an element of foot touching involved. A lot of judges at conformation shows will inspect Corgis feet by themselves lifting at least one of them. Getting back to foot wiping. Taylor will not enter the house through any door - apart from the conservatory which has a tiled floor - until his feet are wiped. So in that that way he's cleaned up and our carpet and clothes are preserved. Last edited by Michael Romanos; 01-21-2006 at 01:04 AM.