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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
It is not a numbers game if Pems are achieving better results - there are sufficient Cardis in agility in the USA to gauge whether Cardis are as fast and athletic in relation to the Pem. I don't really think so.
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In the US Cardigans are titling as often and as easily as Pembrokes do. There are brags the first of every week on SC-L, Performance Corgis, Corgi-L of new titles and legs earned by Cardigans, as well as Pembrokes. One will hear about more Pembroke wins than one would Cardigans as there are not as many actively competing comparitively speaking. Of the Cardigans competing, they're doing as well as Pembrokes on any given weekend.
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Cardis have the tail but as previously mentioned, this may not be any advantage. Cardis are stockier, heavier and they have a different front and front feet conformation - maybe these physical things together with a slightly different mental attitude, makes them generally not as agility excellent as the Pems.
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The conformation of the front in some ways may make turning easier for a CWC than a PWC. There are Cardigans around that are as high drive as any Pembroke one will meet. Again, I'll go back to the attitude of an individual dog. Among the elite competitors of both breeds, either one on any given day can give the other a run for its money.
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We know they dont generally run as fast or are quite as busy as the Pem.
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As far as being as fast as Pembrokes, from what I am seeing in my dog lots where both breeds are out together on a daily basis, I'll have to respectfully beg to differ. I also have several Cardigans that will out busy a Pembroke any day. Again, your experience seeing Cardigans in agility is VERY limited and given the handler, not suprising you would have a limited perspective.
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Here is what Linda, an American in Maryland has to say (Linda has two Pems and two Australian Shepherds involved in agility):: Pems move better in agility than do most Cardis.
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I know Linda from several other corgi lists and from GC. Some Cardigan trainers and handlers might disagree with her.
Debbie