Jake, our Cardigan Welsh Corgi

[skydive14]

Great dog. I lost my Cardigan in a divorce. She fed Bonnie Brae the way she eats too. SO TOO BIG for a little dog. The good news is Corgi AKA show couple now have her and she is properly cared for now. TREATS are a bad thing. she and I did agility for a short run. I know you are working hard with your Corgi... and more power to you :)

[thythyc]

He's adorable! The music made me laugh. I just adopted a stray Cardigan Welsh Corgi from the animal shelter and he's doing great. I was afraid he might act up because he was a stray, but he's been the perfect little dog. =3

[Mrcoldfusion01]

your dog its fat man must to lose weight

[valentinolover70]

Jake is adorable..Just precious. Thanx for posting. :-))

[pinaklada]

He's beautiful!! =D

[Ixxithedog]

i dont wanna sound like a b*tch or something, but your dog need to loose weight! He is young and will die prematurely if he doesnt loose weight. It will destroy his joints and his heart and he can get tons of deseases from it. Consult a vet for help how to get him in shape. Otherwise hes really adorable!

[ravensky23]

Jake came to us nearly 25 lbs overweight when we adopted him. With the help of high quality food, our vet, and a lot of work he's lost 5 lbs in a year. If you know the breed you know they put on weight easily and take it off slowly. You aren't telling me anything I don't already know. You shouldn't judge until you know the facts.

[Ixxithedog]

@ravensky23 It wasnt to judge you, i only said it to be kind though its always a rather sensitive subject. Lots of dogs are overweight and the owners never realize it until its too late. So im sorry if i sounded harsh.

[ravensky23]

Thanks for clarifying. It's been a struggle with Jake and I worry about him, hence my reaction. We love him to pieces!

[Ixxithedog]

@ravensky23 Dont worry, i would probably react in the same way in your situation, especially since its hard to read the tone in a written msg. :)

He really is gorgeous!

[ravensky23]

Thanks! His breeder is really excellent. He got his championship at 9 months, then at 2 years was sold to the woman we got him from. She had a bad back and was going to need surgery to fuse some discs so she couldn't lift him to put him in her van anymore and needed to find a home for him. That's where we came in. I'd been in contact with his breeder for over 5 years waiting for an older retired show dog. Jake is the perfect dog...albeit a couch potato. *sigh*

[Ixxithedog]

@ravensky23 Wonderful story! I cant wait to get a corgi of my own. :)

[nutier]

very nice video that I like ! Thank you for sharing .

nutier

[theMaliman]

Jake is a wonderful looking dog, I am very interested in adding a corgi into my life too.

I was curious though, what is this unique music you gave Jake's video?

[ravensky23]

Thank you, you would love a Corgi, I know we do! The link to the music can be found if you click on (more info) in the upper right hand corner of this page. It's royalty free and you can use it all as long as you give the musician, Kevin MacLeod, the credit. This particular piece is called "Padanaya Blokov" and the one at the end is called "Organ Filler". If you have any more questions about Corgis, just let me know.

[JeepGirl2]

Ohhh! Jake is adorable!!

I had a Pembrook Corgi...she was my first dog and we did everything together! She's been gone 2 years now. I miss her every day still.

He sorta looks like a short legged border collie! But we know better. ;0)

[ravensky23]

Hi Joyce!! How are you doing? Jake reminds us of a border collie too. Rafe's mom and step-dad had a border collie named Danny, who has since passed, but Jake looked a lot like him, only with very short legs! Good to see you!

[thizizliz]

Oh he is so cute! And he makes the perfect contrast to the fall colors. Thanks for showing us how beautiful it is up there! Nice to see you Deb.

[ravensky23]

Hi Liz! I have this Friday off and the people I work with want me to dress Jake up for Halloween and bring him in to see them. LOL I told them no way I would have time to make him a costume between now and then. I think it would be great to knit him one for next year though! ;-)

[littlebugkf]

So great to see you are still out there! Jake is adorable and where do you live! The scenary is AMAZING!!!!! I love fall

[ravensky23]

Hey Kate, good to see you too. We're in Connecticut. The vid was shot on Oct. 11th at peak fall color season. Since then we had an inch of snow on Oct 15th (a shocker, only lasted a day though) and about 3" of rain today, so the leaves are looking a tad past their prime now! Autumn is my favorite time of the year. We were married on Oct. 4th, 12 years ago, and honeymooned in Vermont (on a Llama farm!), so you can tell it's our favorite time of year!

[shadow6326]

Jake!! Great to see you! You are a natural on camera..:) Woof, woof!!

Do my a favor little buddy..talk to your mom..tell her we miss on YT!! She needs to do a VLOG!!:)

xoxo

[ravensky23]

Hah! A vlog? What's that? Just kidding. I have several in the works, lying on the proverbial cutting room floor, as it were! ;-) It's been totally crazy around here, I'm behind with lots of things, not just YT! We miss you guys too. I wish things weren't such a busy mess. ((((HUGS)))) Jake says Woof back-atcha!

[kismet0717]

Hey girl...long no see! How have y'all been!

Awwe...Jake is so dang cute!

Oh... How pretty it is there!

HugZ you little sugars! JoJo

[ravensky23]

JoJo! Hi there, yes, I've been semi-missing in action most of the summer. I hope to be back making vids more regularly and getting caught up with people on YT. I've missed it, but time has been scarce. Lets hope winter slows life down! ;-) Hugs to your 4-footed babies!

[robertpina99]

That's it. I'm getting a Cardigan Welsh Corgi tattoo. Seriously, it looks like pretty autumn weather there. That opening shot looks like a Fall calendar.

[ravensky23]

HAHAHAHA!! Jake would make a great tattoo! Actually, Rafe would love to get Jake's face tattooed on him somewhere. Jake likes to lay in his bed on his back with his belly and feet in the air. Rafe said he wanted that tattoo on his own belly. I just shake my head...LOL!

[twish1999]

Jake is totally adorable Debbie

:-)

How are you, i miss you

x hugs x

[ravensky23]

Hi Twish! I'm doing well, how are you? I'm slowly coming back to YT and starting to watch videos more. It's been a crazy spring/summer/autumn and I hope things get back to "normal" (whatever that is!) soon. :-)

[Caseysmom2]

he is darling! He just has sweet disposition written all over him! I didn't know about the cardi. thanks for the info box. Are they prone to back problems in later life? Your fall colors are gorgeous! I love the water peering through the trees.

[ravensky23]

Thanks, Caseysmom2, he's a very sweet, gentle dog. They are sometimes called the "yard long dog" because they are about 3 feet long. You're right, that does make for back problems if you don't watch their weight. We've only had him one of his 4 years and he has lost 10 lbs., but he still needs to loose more, it's difficult because (like me) they just look at food and gain weight. We feed him very lightly and only a cup a day of very good food (Timberwolf) so I think that's helping.

[mysteryglo]

Hey Deb! Jake is looking great out in his big yard with all the fall colors!! The area there is just beautiful! :D Jake is really precious!!

[ravensky23]

Hi Judy! Yep, he loves to go out and poke around. We have a big rock pile from when we had to blast the granite ledge to put in the septic system and chipmunks run in and out of it. he thinks that is especially fascinating. Maybe he wants to herd them? ;-)