[newcorgiowner]

I chose to get a Corgi after a whole lot of research on dog breeds. I live in an apartment so it limited my options some (I really want to get a Newfoundland when I get a house). My parents have a lab and a beagle (the beagle is really my dog but he's getting older and I didn't want to pull him out of the home he's grown up in and away from the aging lab he's so attached to, since it was years after I left home that I was in a place that allowed dogs).

I love labs to death but I wanted to try somthing different. I hate most of the other small dog breeds, especially any of the toys, terriers, etc. At first I was leaning towards a bassett hound but my fiance said they look so sad all the time. So for me it came down to either a Corgi or a Sheltie. They both seemed to do well in apartments, both are great with kids, both are very lovable. I decided on the Corgi mostly based on my gut. I thought a sheltie would be just a little too high strung, plus I am not overly fond of long haired dogs.

I am exceptionally glad I got Gizmo, though I don't know that I would get another Corgi. Mostly because I prefer larger sized dogs and by the time I get another dog I hope to be in a house with a yard.