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The Cardigan Welsh Corgi is not as popular as their cousin the Pembroke Welsh Corgi yet they make an excellent pet who is loyal, affectionate and good with children. Cardigan Welsh Corgis are intelligent and easy to train but needs a firm hand when it comes to nipping. Wary of strangers and possessive of their owner's property they makes a good watch dog.
Height: 10.5 - 12.5 inches
Weight: 25 - 38 lbs.
Colors: Any, with or without white markings, but white should not predominate.
Coat: Short or medium length, with a hard texture, and weatherproof,; short, thick undercoat.
Temperament: Cardigan Welsh Corgis are active, obedient
With Children: Yes, usually gets along well with children.
With Pets: Needs to be socialized to with other pets, especially cats, but does well with their own kind.
Special Skills: Herding dog and family pet.
Watch-dog: Very High
Guard-dog: High
Care and Exercise: Brush the Cardigan Welsh Corgis coat twice a week with a firm bristle brush. Bathe only when necessary. Shedding is twice a year. Plenty of exercise at least twice a day as you do not want them to become obese and lazy. Cardigan Welsh Corgis love to have room to run around freely.
Training: Cardigan Welsh Corgi puppies are good listeners and are very attentive making their training and upbringing easy. They are not difficult to train because of their high intelligence and quick learning ability.
Learning Rate: Very High, Obedience - High, Problem Solving - High
Activity: Indoors - Very High, Outdoors - High
Living Environment: Can do well in either apartment or the suburbs if they are exercised regularly. Take note that Cardigans have a big-bark.
Health Issues: Obesity, spinal problems and some inherited eye disorders.
Life Span: 12 - 15 years
Litter Size: 5 - 7
Country of Origin: Great Britain
History: In Welsh, corgi means tiny dog. They were the ones that came from central Europe with the Celts when they migrated into Wales around 1200 B.C. Though their ancestry is not completely known, popular belief says that the Cardigan descended in part from the early Dachshund. In the early 1880s Cardiganshire farmers were believe to have crossed the Cardigan with the old Welsh collie. Until the 1930s the two Welsh Corgis were inter-bred and there is still today little differences between them.
First Registered by the AKC: 1935
AKC Group: Herding
Class: Herding
Registries: AKC, ANKC, CKC, FCI (Group 1), KC (GB), UKC
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