[Michael Romanos]

Linda - your neighbour is talking rubbish. A puppy is a puppy is a puppy until they cease being a puppy just like a child ceases being a child around the age of 15-16 - and even then they are 'only' teenagers. But a child of nine is less of a child of five and so on. And so it is with pups but in canine terms of growth and maturity Some breeds of dogs are still pups at aged two - but Corgis mature more to the standard age bracket.

Taylor is encouraged to stand on his back legs and greet people re his visits to retirement homes, hospitals and schools. But in other circumstances, he only does this to people he likes a lot, or who might encourage him to do so and won't do it if I tell him not to. Usually as the door greeter he will perform this kind of greeting for a fleeting moment unless my wife or I tell him not to. But this is him coming from inside the house so his feet are perfectly clean - and that is really my only concern.
So one can obtain a balance in this act of greeting and friendship by your Corgi.