Welsh Corgi Pembroke
- Size
- small
- Height at withers
- 25–30 cm, males25–30 cm, females
- Weight
- 10–12 kg, males9–11 kg, females
- Lifespan
- 12–15 years
- Group
- Apartment friendlyHerdingGood with kids
An editorial estimate, not a measurement.
Suits. Квартира, семья, активные прогулки. Компактный размер при рабочем характере.
Be aware. Длинная спина: прыжки с дивана и лестницы вредны. Линяет сильно для своего размера.
Temperament
Активная, сообразительная и общительная собака в маленьком теле. Корги — пастух, и пастушьи привычки остались: может прихватывать за пятки, если это не пресечь. Обучается охотно, любит быть в центре событий, легко уживается с детьми. Лает много.
Care
Шерсть двойная, линяет обильно — вычёсывать дважды в неделю, в линьку каждый день. Главное в уходе — спина и вес. Длинное тело на коротких ногах означает риск межпозвоночной грыжи: нельзя разрешать прыгать с дивана и ходить по лестницам без нужды, а лишний вес увеличивает риск многократно.
Origin
Пастушья собака из Уэльса, гнала скот, кусая за ноги, — низкий рост позволял уворачиваться от копыт. Известна с X века. Популярность в XX веке во многом обязана британской королевской семье.
What to watch in this breed
Breed predispositions are not a diagnosis and not a sentence. They are what occurs in this breed more often than in others, and what is worth knowing in advance.
- Watch firstIntervertebral disc disease
- A yelp when picked up, a hunched back, wobbly hind legs. This is an emergency: from the moment the legs give out, the clock runs in hours. Prevention is simple and it works — no jumping off the sofa or down stairs, and no extra weight.
- Keep in mindDegenerative myelopathy
- Slow weakness of the hind legs in an older dog: they cross over, the hind claws wear down, the dog sways. There is no pain — that is what tells it apart from disc disease. A genetic test exists; movement within the dog’s ability slows the course.
- OccursHip dysplasia
- The puppy sits to one side, struggles to get up after sleeping, runs with a “bunny hop” using both hind legs together. What is in your hands: no excess weight and no jumping down from height while it grows. The puppy’s parents are screened by X-ray — ask the breeder.
A predisposition means a probability, not a disease. Most animals of these breeds live their lives without any of it. We do not diagnose: the list is here so you know what to ask your vet at a routine check-up and which signs not to write off as old age.
Weight and lifespan are a guide for the breed, not a standard for your animal. Actual figures depend on the line, care and health.
Where to get one: Welsh Corgi Pembroke breeders
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Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.