Welsh Corgie Pembroke
A small dog with a big heart!
They are
low-set, intelligent, strong, and sturdy with stamina
sufficient to work a day on the farm. The common height at the withers
is 10–12 inches (25–30 cm), while a male dog of this breed should weigh
no more than 30 pounds (14 kg), and a female 25 pounds (11 kg). The tail
is shorter than that of a Cardigan, which can be accomplished through
breeding or docking.
Historically,the Pembroke was a breed with a natural bobtail(a very short tail). Due to the advent of tail docking in dogs, the
bobtail was not aggressively pursued, with breeders focusing, instead,
on other characteristics, and the tail was artificially shortened if
need be. Given that some countries now ban docking, some breeders are
again attempting to select dogs with the genes for natural bobtails.
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