My New Corgi

[ColColt]

I thought I'd just share a quick story about my recent rescue of a sort, of a tri colored Corgi from Kentucky. He was raised on a Corgi farm in Kentucky and was one of several males but, he was not involved in the breeding because he had too much family there...his Mom, sisters, aunts, Granny, etc. So, he began looking for a home and I just happened to have one ready and available.

I went to see him and saw he was a bit shy and introverted and wondered if we'd make a go of it or not. The others I met were very friendly and extroverts compared to Bubba. There was something about him I liked and we spent the day and night there (my sister and I) and I ended up bringing him back with me. This rqquired a lot of changes on my part as I had no fenced in yard, nothing dog related...no crate, food, toys food and water bowl-nothing. It had been a long time since Katie's passing and I felt ready for another in my life although no other would ever take her place. I had the back fenced in, bought a new crate with internal pads and cushion, stainless bowls, a dozen toys, two different bags of not so cheap food, and so on.

He has proven to be the best thing that's happened to me in a long time and I don't regret one minute of his being here. We've bonded greatly and he sleeps right beside me at night in his crate. In fact, he knew all too well what a crate was as it took no coercion on my part to get him in there. I only need go into the bedroom and he follows going immediately into the crate. He walks nicely on leash and has a wonderful temperament-not food, dog or human aggressive but, more of a couch potato type. I've seldom heard him bark, except when he's in his crate and I'm downstairs he lets me know he wants me with him by barking 2-3 times. After I retire, he settles down and never makes another sound. A wonderful boy of three years old as of August 16th and a beautiful tri Corgi that I love dearly and thought I'd share a few pics of him.

[Michael Romanos]

What a truly beautiful Pem. Sometimes you have to wait a lifetime for THE Corgi to arrive into your life. My Taylor is very much like that. It is marvellous when a shy dog can emerge from his/her shell. Isn't often completely successful.
Taylor sleeps in the master room and always ends up in the morning sleeping on his special bed at floor level below me. He never jumps up on the bed. And he uses my room most times when he wants time-out. He almost aways only gets off his bed in the morning when I get up even though I am usually the last one up in the weekdays - most times two hours after my wife has arisen.

[Chip's Mom]

He is a beautiful corgi that is for sure. Colcolt was gracious enough to invite us down for Bubba's birthday party so I have had the pleasure of meeting him and he is as sweet as his pictures portray him to be.

[ColColt]

Thanks for those kind words, Michael. He is a pretty boy and a wonderful termperament. He's a bit shy with strangers and doesn't warm up immediately as I found out but, they all have their own personalities. He's come so far in the past few weeks he's hardly the same dog I met and has made great strides in every area. I'm well pleased with his progress. Bubba doesn't like to eat alone and all but refuses food unless I'm sitting there with him. Nor does he like to sleep alone. A few nights back I went into the bedroom where we sleep to pick up a pen and he came in behind me and went immediately into his crate, thinking it was bed time. Since it was about 9:30pm, I let him stay and went back downstairs to finsish some things on the computer. After being there for 10-15 minutes, I heard him bark a few times, went up to see what was wrong and I gave him a cookie and went back down. Ten minutes later, he barked again. It dawned on me that he wanted me to come to bed where he was. After I did, he never made another sound.

Chip's Mom is the sole reason I have Bubba today and give her thanks for him. She knew Bubba's breeder and put me in contact with her and we talked for many hours before I went to KY to see him. Chip, Dale and Bubba met for the first time Saturday before last to celebrate his birthday and while they didn't warm up to each other immediately, before long they were all out back peeing together!! I think some bonding occured that day.

[pat_m]

Now this is a cool, heartwarming, thread...

My wife and I hope to get Byron a sister, hopefully via a rescue situation, in the next year.

[Peggy]

Originally Posted by ColColt

I thought I'd just share a quick story about my recent rescue of a sort,

David, I do see you say "rescue of a sort" but you got Bubba from his breeder. He is a breeder placement, he is not a rescue.

Rescue dogs are dogs you get from a shelter or rescue group. They are not dogs you get from a breeder.

I think it's great you have Bubba and he looks VERY happy with you, but just wanted to clear that little bit of termonology up for everyone. I'm seeing it way too often now days.

Peggy

[Jane Austen]

I agree Peggy. But I think this was such a fortunate situation for both David and Bubba. They are truly made for each other. Remember that David was feeling ill before Bubba came into his life and now you never hear him say a thing about feeling unwell.
Duchess came to me in a similar situation where the breeder was trying to find a second home for her. In a way it was a rescue but not in the truest sense.
We should probably not use the term "rescue", in these cases, and I will abstain from using that phrase myself. Although to tell the truth I don't think Duchess could have made it with many other household as well as she did here. She has some quirks that may have made difficulties if not handled properly. And I can't really take credit for dealing with her tempermental flaws. Things just worked out for us and Duchess is generally a Sweetheart.

[pat_m]

Still it's a cool, heart warming thread/story - regardless of termonology

That's why I come here....

[ColColt]

Originally Posted by taflar

David, I do see you say "rescue of a sort" but you got Bubba from his breeder. He is a breeder placement, he is not a rescue.

Rescue dogs are dogs you get from a shelter or rescue group. They are not dogs you get from a breeder.

I think it's great you have Bubba and he looks VERY happy with you, but just wanted to clear that little bit of termonology up for everyone. I'm seeing it way too often now days.

Peggy

Hate to burst your bubble Peggy but, he's not a breeder replacement. No one took his place since he wasn't used for that purpose anyone. He was neutered when I got him. He's exactly what I said he was-a rescue. Not that I got him from a shelter or a life of being tied out back some of some far away country wayside or wherever but, I "rescued" him from having to look further for a home. The breeder was going to get rid of him and was trying to find him a home. I "rescued" him from going to a place not near what he's found with me. I "rescued" him from living a life outdoors and not being fed properly and given proper medical attention when needed. Are you beginning to get my drift? You not going to hijack my happiness in finding him, which is the primary reason I started this thread after being absent for some time, with your terminologies and play on words. I could care less what you may want or not want to call it. You seem to delight in creating dissension wherever you go and I for one am fed up with it. You created it here on this forum before and caused many to leave. You've done it recently other places and I've always been silent on matters such as this but, you've pulled the wrong plug this time.

You always seem to find something wrong with someone's posts or threads and always throw in a monkey wrench instead of sharing in their happiness or sincere questions or responses with your "I'm the teacher and you're the student" attitude. Well, share in the happiness I've just received or just don't say anything would be my suggestion to you. You will not destroy my feeling of elation by your remarks on terms.

[Peggy]

Originally Posted by ColColt

Hate to burst your bubble Peggy but, he's not a breeder replacement.

I didn't say a breeder replacement. I said breeder PLACEMENT no re. He was placed by his breeder. That is not a rescue.

He is not a rescue, you got him from his breeder not from a shelter or rescue group. That is a breeder PLACEMENT. When I put one of my dogs in a new home, be it a puppy or adult dog it's as a placement not as a rescue.

I "rescued" him from having to look further for a home.

He had a home. He wasn't having to look further for a home, he had a home with his breeder until a different one came along for him. I know it's a difference in termonology, but again I'm seeing where more and more people buy or even get a dog for free from a breeder and call it a rescue. And they just are not rescues, they're breeder placements.

The breeder was going to get rid of him and was trying to find him a home.

Right a rehome or placement.

I "rescued" him from going to a place not near what he's found with me.

Where was he going if he did not come to you? Was she going to take him to the shelter? That's not what I understood and if she was shame on her as NO breeder should ever take their own dogs to a shelter.

I "rescued" him from living a life outdoors and not being fed properly and given proper medical attention when needed. Are you beginning to get my drift?

Ok, I see what you are saying, but if she wasn't taking care of him properly then she wasn't much of a breeder was she? That is not the impression I was getting from your previous posts. I got that he was taken care of and was just being placed as she didn't need him in her breeding program.

You not going to hijack my happiness in finding him,

I am not trying to hijack your happiness. I am only trying to correct what I see as a slight misrepresentation in terms. I am thrilled you have him and as I said he looks like he's doing very well with you. I am thrilled for both of you.

You seem to delight in creating dissension wherever you go and I for one am fed up with it.

I am not trying to create disention. Ask Debbie she will tell you he's not a rescue. Just trying to correct a slight (and yes I thought it was a slight) termonology mistake.

You created it here on this forum before and caused many to leave.

I did not. Michael had a lot to do with that it wasn't just me. And those that left left because of differences with Michael not with me. They invited me to join them in another forum.

You've done it recently other places and I've always been silent on matters such as this but, you've pulled the wrong plug this time.

I am sorry I offenced you but rescues come from shelters or from rescue groups. NOT from breeders.

You always seem to find something wrong with someone's posts or threads and always throw in a monkey wrench instead of sharing in their happiness or sincere questions or responses with your "I'm the teacher and you're the student" attitude.

EXCUSE ME!!! But if I happen to more know than someone else, and most of that I learned the hard way, and I try to share that knowlege, then where's the harm there? If you choose not to learn that is your problem.

Well, share in the happiness I've just received or just don't say anything would be my suggestion to you. You will not destroy my feeling of elation by your remarks on terms.

I'm not trying to destroy anything. I'm sorry you took it that way. As I said I'm thrilled you got him and glad he's doing so well with you and that he is such a joy in your life.

I did not mean to rain on your parade, just wanted you to know that when you get a dog from a breeder it's not a rescue. And that doesn't change the fact that he's a great dog for you or lucky to have found you and your home.

I wish people would stop reading into my post things I do not intend. Read them for what they are and stop reading between the lines.

Peggy

[Chip's Mom]

Taflar

LEAVE IT ALONE - You may not find joy in many things in your life other then belittling people and correcting them when they don't use your type of terminology but people are sick of it and it is about time that you realized that you may have alot of knowledge to share about corgis but it is lost in how you say it and your self rightous attitude. I will say it again - leave Colcolt and Bubba alone.