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Michael Romanos · 08-21-2007, 03:07 AM

Small to medium size dogs usually mature into adults at about 18 months and their real time puppiness fades after 12 months. Large breeds and some medium size breeds mature much later - berween 2-4 years. Corgis, as a small size breed are no different to any other small and the great majority of medium size breeds in this respect. That is not to say that any breed of dog including Corgis don't continue to change in many ways as they progress through adulthood and retain some aspects of puppiness (eg playfulness) right through to their very senior years. Of course maturity takes on two forms - mental and physical. A junior Corgi (12 months-18 months) will usually still develop physically ( not in height and length) upwards of 2 years.

08-21-2007, 03:07 AM	#35 (permalink)
Michael Romanos Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silverstream (near Wellington, the capital of NZ) Posts: 5,181	Small to medium size dogs usually mature into adults at about 18 months and their real time puppiness fades after 12 months. Large breeds and some medium size breeds mature much later - berween 2-4 years. Corgis, as a small size breed are no different to any other small and the great majority of medium size breeds in this respect. That is not to say that any breed of dog including Corgis don't continue to change in many ways as they progress through adulthood and retain some aspects of puppiness (eg playfulness) right through to their very senior years. Of course maturity takes on two forms - mental and physical. A junior Corgi (12 months-18 months) will usually still develop physically ( not in height and length) upwards of 2 years. Last edited by Michael Romanos; 08-21-2007 at 07:12 PM.