Corgies

Probably because I am terribly home sick and I won't be going home till Thanksgiving, I really want to talk about my dogs. That sounds terrible doesn't it? When I'm home sick, the first thing I think of are my dogs rather than my family. I really do love being with my family, and I miss them horribly. The disappointment I feel about not being able to go home this weekend is huge.

But I probably have the most amazing dogs ever. They are all Pembrooke Welsh Corgies, and I have three of them, which creates absolute chaos in the house, and three times the love. I'm not sure how many of you have actually seen a corgie, but they are the cutest animals in the whole world. They are less than a foot of the ground, over a foot long, perky pointed ears, and no tails. Depending on what type of corgie you have, they come in different colors. All three of mine are red and white, but they also come in red, white, and black, black and white, or any of those colors with grey.

Yes, I said they don't have tails. You can consider it cruel if you want, but the puppies tails are cut off at birth, leaving only a little nub behind. This nub is more than likely the cutest thing about a corgie. Since they once had tails, they have the same reaction as any other dog when they are happy, they wag their tails. But since there is no tail to wag, there is only a little nub to shake. So you just see a small portion of the dog's behind moving back and forth, and it is just the cutest thing you've ever seen! Most corgies can do that, unless you are Brett, the youngest of my three corgies. He hasn't figured out completely how to just wag his tail, so his entire butt shakes, which earned him the nick name, wiggle-butt.

They also have the biggest eyes you will ever encounter. These dogs have the ability to look sad, happy, or anything in between without actually doing anything to their eyes or faces. They either melt you, or they make you smile, something they do really well, especially when they smile themselves. Sparky, the oldest of the three, has the best smile, but he also has the saddest eyes, which he uses to great effect whenever there is a suitcase around. When they are sad, begging, or afraid that they are in trouble, all three of my dogs will put their ears down and look at you with eyes that you could just fall into, and it is impossible to stay angry at them, no matter what they have done.

Corgies are also probably the most loyal dogs you will come across. Without really having to train them, even without a leash, they will follow you everywhere. My mom likes to take them to school with her once in a while, and all three of them will just follow her wherever she goes. And when I am alone in the house with them, Sparky and Brett have a tendency to follow me around. On the other hand, my middle dog Anna is the queen of the house, so she will only follow you if you have food, or she feels like it. But if you sit or lay on the floor, she will come and practically sit on you to get you to pet her.

The problem is that they are very jealous dogs. Without fail, whenever another dog, or the cat was introduced into the house, the animal who was the new one until the "upstart" came in would feel quite put out, and would ignore everyone and everything in the house for a few days. After a while though, he or she would finally condescend to pay attention to the new arrival. Questions as to who the alpha dog in the house is have gone unanswered to this day.

I just really miss my puppies, and that is what this long winded post is really all about. My apologies to my readers.