Help With What Type Of Dog This Is?

[Kelpiegal]

Firstly, sorry that the photo is in poor condition, this photo is a scanned copy & is quite an old picture. I've made it the best I could.

This is Kelly, she was Nan & Pop's faithful companion throughout my childhood.

I know she is a Corgi but I don't know what type?

I'm quite keen to find out, for curiosity sake but also my hubby & I were talking to friends about small dogs (we have 2 kelpies atm) & I remembered Kelly. Not knowing what she is got me intrigued about her breed history.

If anyone can tell me what type of Corgi she might be I would be very interested to know......

TIA.

[poodlefan]

I'd say Pembroke.. but Aziah is the person you should probably PM. There's either something wrong with the pic or she's the fattest Corgi I've ever seen

Was she docked?

Edited January 14, 2010 by poodlefan

[Kelpiegal]

I didn't think she was terribly fat but I'll ask my Dad, his memory of her would be more clear than mine. She did have a very thick coat though, I do remember that much.

Sadly her tail was docked. I remember this distinctly.

Kelly was abused by a bunch of disabled kids (from the Kew Cottages in Melb.) They tied her up by the tail & dragged her through the park, teasing her. Someone found her & took her into the local vet who then cared for her til she was ready to be rehomed. Sadly though her tail was beyond repair though. The vet knew my Nan & Pop had lost their previous dog (an Aust. Terrier) a few months prior & offered Kelly to them as he felt she'd need a very specific home considering her traumatic past.

[poodlefan]

I didn't think she was terribly fat but I'll ask my Dad, his memory of her would be more clear than mine. She did have a very thick coat though, I do remember that much.

Sadly her tail was docked. I remember this distinctly.

Only one of the two Corgi breeds was routinely docked - the Pembroke. It might have been different then though. She might be a Cardigan after all!

Although with a super thick coat, she might have been a Corgi mix.

Edited January 14, 2010 by poodlefan

[Aziah]

Though very difficult due to the photos being so old and blurred I feel she's a Cardigan.

I'd also go as far as saying she's a fluffy (long coat)...

[poodlefan]

Though very difficult due to the photos being so old and blurred I feel she's a Cardigan.

I'd also go as far as saying she's a fluffy (long coat)...

Ooh, I didn't know they came in long coat! Have you got a pic of one?

Edited January 14, 2010 by poodlefan

[dancinbcs]

Though very difficult due to the photos being so old and blurred I feel she's a Cardigan.

I'd also go as far as saying she's a fluffy (long coat)...

I was going to say a fluffy as well and she looks to me like a cardigan/ pembroke cross.

[Aziah]

Though very difficult due to the photos being so old and blurred I feel she's a Cardigan.

I'd also go as far as saying she's a fluffy (long coat)...

Ooh, I didn't know they came in long coat! Have you got a pic of one?

Here's 'Abby' from my 2006 litter at 3 months & again at 2 years , she's a fluffy Pembroke (fluffy Cardigan - same concept)

[casowner]

What a gorgeous looking puppy, thank you Aziah

Edited January 14, 2010 by casowner

[poodlefan]

[Law]

Love the tail in the second pic

[Rysup]

Looks Pembroke to me. Just dont see Cardigan at all. But hey......anything is possible.

[Bilbo Baggins]

Though very difficult due to the photos being so old and blurred I feel she's a Cardigan.

I'd also go as far as saying she's a fluffy (long coat)...

Ooh, I didn't know they came in long coat! Have you got a pic of one?

Here's 'Abby' from my 2006 litter at 3 months & again at 2 years , she's a fluffy Pembroke (fluffy Cardigan - same concept)

I did not know that they came in fluffy also. Love it. My parnets hada cardigan crossed aus silky and I thought her coat was from the silky.

[Aziah]

Could be backyard bred Pembroke with tail left on the front looks to have a Cardi crook and the ears look Cardi to me but it could very well be a Pem or a combination of the two

What era Kelpiegal?

[poodlefan]

Could be backyard bred Pembroke with tail left on the front looks to have a Cardi crook and the ears look Cardi to me but it could very well be a Pem or a combination of the two

What era Kelpiegal?

What's a "Cardi crook" Aziah?

[Kelpiegal]

Thanks for all the replies so far.

Aziah this would be early - mid 70's as I was only a toddler, probably leaning towards early 70's.

Very possible that she could have been a mixed breed.

We don't have many pics of her, there is one where she is out by the pool with our BC, sitting with my Nan & Pop.

The pic is somewhere in Mum's storage atm as they just moved house 2 weeks ago. I may have to try & find that pic & see if it can help.

[Aziah]

Could be backyard bred Pembroke with tail left on the front looks to have a Cardi crook and the ears look Cardi to me but it could very well be a Pem or a combination of the two

What era Kelpiegal?

What's a "Cardi crook" Aziah?

The hallmark of the breed is the "crook" in the front legs. To accomodate the deep, broad chest and good ribspring characteristic of the Cardigan, the front legs bow slightly outward to "wrap around" the chest. The ankles incline somewhat inward at the bottom of the crook, and the paws, to balance the Cardi's powerful front end, turn slightly outward.

[Mim]

I was going to guess Cardigan as well because of the legs and chest.

Here are more photos of long coat pembrokes

His fluffy butt

[Law]

gorgeous

[toofarnorth]

I saw a guy walking a long haired corgi just recently, just stunning!! At the time I wondered if it was a X as I had no idea long coat was an option. I love corgis, they are on my want list!