Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppies for Sale

The breed comes in one size, and the AKC, UKC and FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) standards all describe that one Pembroke. The AKC standard treats an undersized or oversized dog as a serious departure from it.

Merle, red or blue, is outside the AKC breed standard for the Pembroke, and so is brindle. The Cardigan Welsh Corgi, a separate breed, allows more colors, including merle.

Light or blue eyes come with the smoky, dilute bluie color, which is outside the AKC breed standard.

A fluffy has a long coat with exaggerated feathering, which is outside the AKC breed standard. The standard coat is a medium-length double coat.

Plenty of Pembrokes are born with a full tail, and some with a natural bobtail, which runs in the breed as a dominant gene. In the US, tails are traditionally docked, and the AKC standard allows a tail of up to 2 in. In the UK and many European countries, docking is banned and full tails are accepted.

They are separate breeds, shown as one until 1934. The Cardigan has a long tail, a longer and heavier-boned body, larger ears and more colors.

Pembrokes are outgoing and friendly with their people, but they were bred as working herding dogs. They are happiest when daily exercise and things to do come along with the cuddles.

They bark to announce anything unusual, because the breed is very alert. Teach a quiet cue, so your Corgi settles once you have been alerted.

The instinct is still there, since the breed was developed to drive cattle by nipping at their heels. Herding instinct tests, tests and trials on sheep, ducks and cattle are open to Pembrokes through the AKC and other herding clubs.

Pembrokes are good with children, but many try to herd running kids by nipping at their heels. Redirect the nipping the same way every time, starting in puppyhood, and teach children to do the same. Pembroke breeders on Pawrade report socializing 77% of their litters with older children before the puppies go home.

Many are, since Pembrokes can live with cats and other pets when they are socialized. Small caged pets need supervision, because the breed was also a farmyard ratter.

Apartment life works with several leashed walks a day, because a Pembroke needs a fenced yard or regular walks and should never run loose. Adults weigh 22–30 lb, which is worth checking against any building weight limit. Pembrokes are alert barkers, so a quiet cue helps with close neighbors.

A Pembroke should never run loose, so it needs a fenced yard or several leashed walks a day.

Reasonably well, since the weather-resistant double coat gives them moderate tolerance of both heat and cold. Avoid pushing exercise in extreme heat or cold, and offer water afterward.

Teach stairs gradually and limit jumping on and off furniture while your puppy is small. A Pembroke is long and low, and a lean weight plus careful habits help protect its back for life.

Pembrokes shed every day, and their shedding level is moderate to high. Each spring or summer they also lose the undercoat in large amounts.

A weekly brush, more during a shed, plus regular nail trims keeps a Pembroke tidy. The coat is kept natural and untrimmed apart from tidy feet.

Pembrokes train well with gentle, reward-based methods, and they respond to food and play rewards. They bore easily and can be independent, so keep sessions varied and avoid harsh corrections. House-training starts the day your puppy comes home, with trips outside first thing in the morning, after naps and last thing at night.

Heel nipping is herding instinct, not aggression, so redirect it every time from the start. Everyone in the family, children included, needs to handle it the same way.

A common rule of thumb is that a puppy can wait about as many hours as it is months old, so a 3-month-old can usually wait about 3 hours. The rule holds up to about 9 months to 1 year, and every puppy is different. Take your puppy out first thing in the morning, after naps and last thing at night.

Your Pembroke is most likely in adolescence, a normal phase that may begin around 8 months. Young dogs often test the rules and seem to forget their training. Consistent training, patience and plenty of physical and mental exercise carry you through it.

Herding, agility, obedience, rally, tracking and conformation are all open to Pembrokes through the AKC. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America also awards herding instinct certificates.

Puppies travel only once they are at least 8 weeks old and weigh at least 2 lb. Most Pembroke puppies go home at about 13 weeks, usually between 9 and 21 weeks. Many Pembroke breeders like puppies to stay with their mother and littermates until 10–12 weeks.

Pembroke breeders on Pawrade report a typical litter of 5 puppies, usually between 3 and 8.

Most Pembroke litters on Pawrade meet small dogs and children and hear everyday household sounds before the puppies go home. Breeders report socializing 92% of litters with small dogs, 77% with older children and 69% with younger children. They also report getting litters used to music or TV (71%), car rides (66%), the vacuum cleaner (56%) and pots and pans (56%). These figures come from what breeders reported for 371 litters.

Start with a secure fence or a leash routine, because a Pembroke should never run loose. Put the crate in a room where the family spends time, or in your bedroom at night. Plan measured meals, a puppy class to join and a way to keep jumping to a minimum on furniture and stairs.

Start right away, because the first 3 months of life are the most important time for socialization. Puppy classes can start as early as 7–8 weeks, as long as sick dogs are kept away, and your vet can advise you. A class such as AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy is a good fit for a Pembroke.

Most puppies have their adult teeth by about 6 months. Baby teeth start to fall out from about 12 weeks, and chewing is strongest in between. Keep a few safe chew toys out at a time and rotate them, and supervise chewing.

Most puppies finish their core vaccine series at about 16 weeks, as your vet advises. Puppy classes don't have to wait for the end of the series, as long as sick animals are kept away and the class is clean.

Feed measured meals rather than the amounts on the bag, and skip table scraps and extra treats. Pembrokes gain weight easily, so a lean puppy is the goal from the start. You can ask what your puppy is eating now before it comes home. The breeder's vet weighs your puppy and scores its body condition before it travels, and both go into its Veterinary Health Report.

The Veterinary Health Report is the record of your Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy's exam before it goes home. The breeder's licensed vet gives the puppy itself a full hands-on exam to PetPay's exam standards and writes down what they find. It gives you and your own vet a clear starting point for your puppy's care.

The breeder's licensed veterinarian examines every puppy before it goes home, to PetPay's exam standards. The results are recorded in the puppy's Veterinary Health Report, and a copy travels with your puppy for your records. Every puppy also comes with a health guarantee administered by PetPay, independent of the seller.

The breeder's vet examines the whole puppy and pays close attention to a few things that matter in Pembrokes. The vet listens to the heart, checks the eyes and the bite, and looks at the belly button for a hernia. The vet also weighs the puppy and scores its body condition.

Before travel, every puppy follows PetPay's vaccination and deworming schedule as far as its age allows: deworming at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks, and the distemper, parvo, adenovirus and parainfluenza combination shot at 6–8, 9–11 and 12–14 weeks. Bordetella and corona are given at the vet's discretion, and no vaccine is given within 3 days of travel. Rabies is given by a licensed vet on the schedule your state requires. Your own vet completes the series. Your puppy's vaccination and deworming records are separate documents that travel with your puppy. Bring them, with the Veterinary Health Report, to your first visit so your vet starts from the same record.

If the vet finds something that could put your puppy at risk during travel, your puppy stays with the breeder until it's resolved. Problems that can be treated before travel are treated by the breeder's licensed vet first. Anything else the vet notes is shared with you.

Puppies grow and change quickly, and their immune systems are still developing, so no single exam can find everything. Some Pembroke conditions, such as hip dysplasia and degenerative myelopathy, can only be checked or show up later in life. The report is a strong early look at your puppy, and your own vet builds on it at every checkup.

Every puppy comes with a health guarantee administered by PetPay, independent of the seller. The terms are on the health guarantee page.

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