I, the introduction and character of the Corgi
Corgi, full name Pembroke Welsh Corgi, native to the United Kingdom, the earliest known because he is the favorite of the Queen of England (the Queen also has a girl’s heart?). He was first known as the Queen’s favorite (the Queen had a girl’s heart?).
Because of his round ears and short tail, plus the cute image of short legs and big butt, he is now becoming more and more popular on the Internet.
Although the Corgi has short legs, it is classified as a medium-sized dog, and the approximate weight of an adult dog is about 10 kg.
Corgi has round upright ears, puppies will basically stand up on their own ears around 2-3 months after birth, the time of standing up ears is only related to calcium absorption, all will stand.
Corgi coat colors
There are two common coat colors for Corgis, yellow and white and yellow and black and white.
The Corgi has a brother called the Cardigan Welsh Corgi, which looks somewhat similar, but is a completely different breed of dog. The most obvious is that the Cardigan’s coat is usually grayish-black in color.
Originally a cattle dog, the Corgi has many characteristics associated with its “profession” such as short legs, broken tail, standing ears, barking, and high energy.
His long, short stature allows him to move deftly through cattle without frightening them. Originally, Corgi’s tail was cut short at birth to prevent injuries from cows stepping on it while herding cattle, but now the tail is probably broken more out of “habit” or to show off his butt.
Corgi has a high IQ
The Corgi is relatively intelligent, ranking 11th in breed IQ (dog IQ ranking), so it is easy to train and has a high learning ability.
Although short-legged, they are quite agile and can be trained to compete in agility dog competitions.
Because of his high energy level, he needs a lot of activity, so be careful to keep him at home for destructive behavior, and it is best to let him go outside often for exercise to expend his energy. Weekday exercise is suitable for running for 30 minutes every morning and evening, but avoid the strenuous exercise of jumping down from a high place.
Emphasis points.
Energetic, lots of exercise, enthusiastic (sometimes too much), some love to bark.
Corgi keywords: ass, legs, queen
Corgi quote: Where to fall down, where to lie down?
Two, feeding points
The amount of feeding is related to the dog’s age, personality and daily exercise.
The newborn puppy stage is recommended to feed breast milk for the most complete nutrition and to provide maternal antibodies.
Off-lactation feeding, soak the dog food with warm water in the feeding, while you can give milk powder to supplement nutrition, this stage can be fed 3-4 times a day.
After 3 months, you can feed dry food, while the number of feedings can be reduced to once in the morning and once in the evening.
The growing period of Corgi dog food can not be too bad, because the short legs of the body under a lot of pressure, growth stage nutrition is very important. What food to feed, you can leave a message below the article to recommend each other.
Corgi is very energetic, but also afraid of heat, so to keep always have fresh water to drink. Because the intestinal tract is also a bit sensitive, if you change the food for milk it is recommended to use the 7-day food change method.
Corgi growth chart.
12-18 days to open eyes.
20-30 days puppy hearing and vision development, begin to learn to walk, milk teeth growth.
30-45 days, the dog is weaned.
45-60 days, sleep gradually decreases and they begin to learn and play with each other.
2-3 months, most Corgi during this period to stand ear, also during this period the dog to start socialization.
At 3 months it is important to take the dog out frequently for socialization and to familiarize it with its surroundings.
From 4-7 months, the Corgi’s teeth will start to change. A small percentage of Corgi’s teeth will start to change in less than 4 months, during which time they should be given more teething snacks and toys and calcium supplements.
From 4-12 months, the start of tooth replacement also marks the beginning of an awkward period for Corgi.
From 1-2 years old, Corgi’s body shape will no longer change, but from 1 to 2 years old is an important shaping stage for Corgi, as all parts of the body begin to become round and coordinated, and the head and mouth gradually become wider from the tip.
Between the ages of 2 and 7, the Corgi becomes an adult. For domestic Corgis, females are recommended to be spayed before the age of two (as early as 6 months) to avoid reproductive diseases, while male spaying should be done as early as possible because after sexual maturity males will change their personality due to sex hormone stimulation, especially when encountering females in heat, they will become restless and even have aggressive behavior.
At the age of 8-10 years old, Corgi has entered into old age and the body is aging. This is a period of high incidence of various epidemics, diabetes, hypertension, tumors, kidney failure, joint disease, etc.
After 10 years of age, the characteristics of an older dog are obvious, such as tooth loss, vision degradation, slow reaction, gray coat, slow movement, etc.
They have been with you all your life and have given everything, please be careful and patient to take care of them and let them live their old age peacefully.
Three, common diseases
Corgis were originally cattle dogs, so they were very active and would consume many calories, but now after being mostly used as pet dogs, the biggest problem for Corgis is that they become easily fat. There are many other health problems caused by obesity.
The general living environment of the family is not very spacious, and the Corgi is less active, so it is important to increase the amount of exercise in addition to controlling the diet on feeding.
Corgi is prone to disease
The short-legged and long body type is also prone to intervertebral disc disease, and the chance of it happening is even higher if the dog is overweight. In addition to avoiding obesity, vigorous jumping up and down should be prohibited in order to reduce the burden on the spine.
Hip dysplasia is also a hereditary disease that may occur in Corgis and may lead to degenerative arthritis, so weight control and joint maintenance are very important. The growing stage, old age, and fat base can be properly supplemented with Bone Health to reduce the situation of joint inflammation.
In addition, progressive retinal degeneration is also a recessive genetic inheritance that requires attention, which can lead to gradual loss of vision in dogs.
Other common diseases are cataracts, knee anomalies, and epilepsy.
Other issues that all breeds need to be aware of such as deworming, fleas, skin diseases and infectious diseases should not be ignored either.
Emphasis on the point: Although people love to see Corgi jumping up and down, and there are many “funny” pictures of Corgi wrestling on the Internet, do not let Corgi climb stairs! Do not let Corky climb the stairs! Don’t let Corgi climb the stairs!
Four, coat characteristics and beauty
Corgi has a double layer of fur, the bottom layer is short and thick to keep warm, the outer layer of fur can prevent dust and waterproof, such a double layer of fur structure can let Corgi adapt to any grazing weather.
Corgi is the relic of the dog shedding list, there are also paragraphs that say Corgi, annual hair change season shedding, twice a year, once for six months. What else can you do? Jerk off every day, by the way, to develop feelings. If the hair is combed from childhood, the dog is also more likely to accept.
The Corgi, itself is not too odorous, bathing according to the degree of “skin”, can be 10-14 days once.
Corgi is short-haired, and there is nothing to do with the shape, you can trim properly in the summer, not shaved.
In addition to the aforementioned eye disease, so it is recommended that the eyes are regularly cared for, nails are recommended to be checked once every three weeks for trimming.
Each dog has its characteristics, because he is a cattle dog, so short-legged, thick hair, high energy, while domestic will need a lot of exercise, management of barking, adequate toys to play, which is one, he is very cute and cute, but also his naughty.
Corgi, about life expectancy of more than ten years, please carefully understand the characteristics of Corgi, once bred, refused to abandon, please respect life, responsible for him!
