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She thinks she's a Great Dane. I carry her down the stairs anyway.
Last updated 14 October 2026
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What they brought with them.
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At home
Ankles, trouser legs, and the children whenever they run.
What's going onCorgis drove cattle by nipping their heels. At home it is your ankles and the children's, and on a child it is still a bite. Move every nip on to a toy, and stop the chasing games.
At home
Visitors, the lift and the door, all announced.
What's going onThey were bred to bark cattle along and warn the farm. Teach a quiet cue early, and reward the silence the moment it comes.
At home
Up on the sofa, down off the bed, straight off the step.
What's going onA long back on short legs puts them at risk of a slipped disc. Put ramps up to the sofa and the bed, lift them with one hand under the chest and one under the back end, and keep them lean.
At home
Sitting by the bowl an hour before dinner.
What's going onCorgis are food-driven and put weight on fast, and every extra kilo loads their back. Weigh their food, count treats inside the daily amount, and weigh them every month.
At home
Circling the vacuum, rushing the lift doors, rounding up the children.
What's going onFast, unpredictable movement is the trigger the whole job was built on. They are trying to control it, not hurt it. Give them movement they are allowed to control, like a herding ball.
At home
Back from the walk and ready for more.
What's going onThey were bred to work all day, and nobody bred in an off switch. Ten to twenty minutes of training or sniffing out their dinner tires them more than a run, and a mat they are rewarded for lying on teaches them to rest.
The bit nobody tells you.
Their ground
Built for: Welsh fields.
In Dubai: Marble floors, with a sofa and a bed to leap off.
Their herd
Built for: Cattle, nipped at the heels.
In Dubai: A family instead of a herd.
Their dinner
Built for: After a day driving cattle.
In Dubai: Food that arrives without any work.
The nipping, the barking and the weight mostly come from that gap, and their back pays for the jumping.
You cannot give them a herd of cattle. You can give them a job, and the ten things below are how.
Your plan is built around their breed: the risks on a Corgi's record at every age, and the care that goes with each one.
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Ten things that make their life better.
Short legs keep them close to hot pavements, and their double coat holds the heat.
Every age, most of all puppies and from 7 years
Why
Short legs keep them close to hot pavements, and their double coat holds the heat.
What to do
From May to September, walk before sunrise and after dark. Back of your hand on the pavement for five seconds first. Keep walks short and carry water. Brush the coat several times a week, and contact your vet before anyone clips it.
They were bred to nip heels. On a child's ankle it is a bite.
Every age, at its worst from 6 months to 2 years
Why
They were bred to nip heels. On a child's ankle it is a bite.
What to do
Swap chasing games for calm ones when children are running, with an adult always nearby. Teach children to stand still and fold their arms. Move every nip on to a toy, and contact your vet if the nips get harder.
Shouting at a barking dog sounds like barking back.
Every age, most of all 6 months to 2 years
Why
Shouting at a barking dog sounds like barking back.
What to do
Train with food and play. Reward them the moment they stop barking, and add a quiet cue. Plan a quiet room for firework nights, and contact your vet if a fear of noise is new or growing.
Weight is the biggest thing you can change for their back, and weakness in the back legs can creep in later.
Every age, most of all from 4 years
Why
Weight is the biggest thing you can change for their back, and weakness in the back legs can creep in later.
What to do
Weigh them monthly and feel for their ribs once a week. Watch how they walk: scuffed back toenails, a swaying back end or a foot that knuckles over are worth telling your vet about.
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (gradual loss of sight) is on their record from puppyhood.
From 1 year, yearly
Why
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (gradual loss of sight) is on their record from puppyhood.
What to do
Book the yearly eye evaluation from age one. At home, watch for hesitation on the stairs at night or bumping into furniture in dim light.
A bored Corgi barks, nips and begs.
Every age, most of all 6 months to 2 years
Why
A bored Corgi barks, nips and begs.
What to do
Ten to twenty minutes a day: short training, a puzzle feeder, part of their dinner scattered to sniff out. It turns their food drive into work.
They will keep watch over the whole flat if nobody teaches them to rest.
Every age, most of all 6 months to 2 years
Why
They will keep watch over the whole flat if nobody teaches them to rest.
What to do
Reward them for lying on a low mat or bed, on the floor, not the sofa. Build the time up slowly, and after a busy day, give them a quiet one.
The drive to move things is still there in a short-legged body.
Every age, gentler from 7 years
Why
The drive to move things is still there in a short-legged body.
What to do
A herding ball at their size, or tug with a clear start and stop. Keep play low: skip high jumps and leaping for toys. When the vacuum comes out, put them in another room while you teach them to wait.
They lunge at wheels, and a collar pulls on the neck of a long-backed dog.
Every age, most of all 6 months to 2 years
Why
They lunge at wheels, and a collar pulls on the neck of a long-backed dog.
What to do
Walk them on a harness, not a collar, and on the lead near traffic. Reward a sit as bikes pass. Carry them in and out of the lift if the gap worries them.
Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD, a slipped disc in the back) is on their record from puppyhood, and extra weight makes it worse.
Every age, starting the day they come home
Why
Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD, a slipped disc in the back) is on their record from puppyhood, and extra weight makes it worse.
What to do
Ramps or steps to the sofa and bed. Lift them with one hand under the chest and one under the back end. Keep them lean, and book their hip evaluation before they turn two.
Two of these are in your plan. The rest you can do at home.
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Their health, at every age.
How old are they?
Their age
the first six months
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
6 months to 2 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
2 to 4 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
4 to 7 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
7 to 10 years
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Their age
10 years and over
What to watch for
The care that goes with it
Breed predispositions indicate an increased risk rather than certainty of disease. What is right for them always comes from their own history and an evaluation.
Before they come home.
Corgi types: Pembroke or Cardigan
The Pembroke and the Cardigan were shown together until 1934, when the Kennel Club made them separate breeds. This guide is about the Pembroke, the shorter-bodied of the two.
Colours
Pembrokes come in warm shades of red, sable and fawn, or black and tan, with or without white markings.
The first six months
Their full vaccination course, microchip and Dubai Municipality registration come first. Set up ramps before they learn to jump, weigh their food from the first day, and keep summer time outside short.
Puppy health, 0 to 6 months
Getting the home ready
Put steps or a ramp up to the sofa and the bed, rugs down on marble, and a baby gate at the stairs, so a young back never learns to leap.
Ten things that make their life better
Before you commit
Ask the breeder about back problems in the family, whether both parents have had their hips scored and their eyes evaluated, and whether they have had the Degenerative Myelopathy genetic test.
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When it is not behaviour.
They'll keep thinking they're a Great Dane. If they yelp when you lift them, call your vet.
Before they were yours.
The beginning
The Pembroke Welsh Corgi was a farm dog in Wales, driving cattle by nipping their heels. They were so low to the ground that the kick went over their head.
What they still carryThe nip, the bark and a big dog's confidence on short legs.
1928 to 1934
The Kennel Club awarded Corgis Challenge Certificates from 1928, and made the Pembroke a separate breed from the Cardigan in 1934. The American Kennel Club registered its first Pembrokes the same year.
What they still carryTheir own breed at last, with the cattle instinct still in them.
1933 onwards
In 1933 King George VI gave his daughter, the future Queen Elizabeth II, a Pembroke called Dookie, and the breed became famous as the royal family's dog.
What they still carryA family dog, with a droving dog's instincts underneath.
Today
Here Corgis live in flats and villas, on marble floors and close to the air conditioning.
What they still carryA cattle dog with a long back and short legs, with a sofa to jump off.
The ones you type at midnight.
If the Corgi suits you, so might these.
Border CollieThe same kind of herding dog, on longer legs, with even more energy and a strong need for work.
Australian ShepherdAnother busy herder, bigger, that needs the same care in the summer heat.
BeagleThe same friendly, alert and vocal temperament, in a scent hound that copes a little better with heat.
Cocker SpanielA similar size and the same heavy shedding, in a spaniel with a long coat that needs more grooming.
