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[corgimom]

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[darci]

Hi Linda,
Welcome.
I am so sorry to hear about your girl, I know how much we all love them and how hard it is to let go.
Congrats on your new boy, Would love to see pics of him.
How is he settling into your family life.

[corgimom]

Originally Posted by darci

Hi Linda,
Welcome.
I am so sorry to hear about your girl, I know how much we all love them and how hard it is to let go.
Congrats on your new boy, Would love to see pics of him.
How is he settling into your family life.

He is settling in quite well - we just love him. Our female Corgi was a
rescue from a Humane Society - they had found her wondering in the country
and no one claimed her after two weeks so I adopted her. She was an
absolute wonderful, mellow dog and everyone loved her and it was so
easy to take her anywhere. We really miss her.

Anyway, our new puppy, Cody is doing fine. By the way, he is 5 months
old and 18 1/2 pounds already. Do you know anyting about what Corgis
weigh approx at what age? He seems big to me, but the Vet said he is
just right.

Linda

[darci]

I cant remember what darci's specific wt was at that age, but there have been a few post that describe what to look for, ribs, waist line etc.

If your vet feels like cody is on track then I wouldnt be concerned.

I have a 2yr old female who just lights up my life, and have been seriously considering adding to our corgi family. Most people dislike the puppy stage, I just love it. gluten for punishment. LOL

[Jane Austen]

Quote from Corgimom "Our female Corgi was a
rescue from a Humane Society - they had found her wondering in the country
and no one claimed her after two weeks so I adopted her. She was an
absolute wonderful, mellow dog and everyone loved her "
This is a great example of the good results that can come from adopting a mature dog. My own rescue turned out to be a great dog. I am not the "puppy type person" A mature Corgi is just my speed and then some.

[Corgis'R4me]

Originally Posted by corgimom

Hi, my name is Linda and I have a 5 month old male Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Cody, that we got 2 months ago. I had a 13 1/2 year old female corgi, but we had to put her down this past Christmas due to liver cancer.

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*~* Hello Linda...

I am so sorry for your loss. I recently (July of 2005) lost a 9 year old female short haired peach colored Tabby cat....due to a car accident. We saw....no body...but, she was lost...never to be found. Her name is, "Sunshine"...just like my puppy's name. Sunshine Kitty....is the BEST cat that I have ever had !
She lives on....forever in my heart & mind !


Now, to help ease the pain...we have two 6 month old Pembroke sister puppies. Midnight & Sunshine are their names.

I am happy to hear that you decided to commit to another Corgi !!!

That is AWESOME !!

May you both have much LOVE & LAUGHTER...together.

*~* Nikki

[corgimom]

Thanks so much for all the comments - and Nikki, I know how you feel about
the loss of your beloved cat - I had to put our 12 year old cat, Sam, down
in January of 2005 due to heart failure and liver cancer. We treated him for
10 months with meds, etc. He got better for awhile, but then, he just got
worse. We loved him so and it was extremely difficult. After his passing, I
added two more kittens to our home(we still have a 12 year old cat) and then
had to put our 13 1/2 year old Corgi to sleep this December, 2005. Alot to
lose 2 pets in 1 year - so I know how you feel.

Now, of course, we have our new Cody and it has been very interesting with
our 3 cats to say the least. Thanks for your thoughts.

[Michael Romanos]

I brought up the point that you should be able to feel the ribs of an adult Corgi and that a Corgi should have a (definite) waistline. But this needn't apply to a pup. Corgi puppies should be , what I term, slightly tubby - and when they do get to 12-18 months they can be fined down easily with more attention paid to their diet , the removal of their breakfast cereal, and greater emphasis on exercise.

So Cody at age five months should look "well fed" but you can't go by weight because Corgis can vary in body length enormously- it is length that determines the correct weight ratio. But I don't believe that any pure bred Pem Corgi male adult should be over 35 pounds.

[corgimom]

Okay Mike,

Thanks for the info. Yes, we can feel his ribs, and he looks healthy, and still
like a puppy. I know that I have read that male corgis are usually around 28
pounds, but I think he will be closer to the 32 pound range. Obviously, it
is hard to tell at 5 months, but he seems like a big boy to me.

Linda

[Michael Romanos]

Hi Linda
In my Taylor's case, he is around 28 pounds at present and he would not be overweight at 32 poiunds. And he has excellent length of body.

[glencorgi]

Originally Posted by corgimom

Anyway, our new puppy, Cody is doing fine. By the way, he is 5 months
old and 18 1/2 pounds already. Do you know anyting about what Corgis
weigh approx at what age? He seems big to me, but the Vet said he is
just right.

Linda

He sounds right on track to me. A rule of thumb breeders often use is a pound a week to monitor progress on growth and weight gain. Five months equals twenty weeks, so around 20 LBS should be about right. Overall size, proportion, and balance is also factored in - as slighter built puppies would weigh a bit less, while strapping puppies might weigh a bit more.

Debbie

[herdingdogs]

Hi Linda,
Welcome to the board. I'm so sorry you had to put your older corgi down. It's hard I know. Looking forward to hearing more about your new puppy.

Glad you've joined us.
Linda