The life of Philip the Corgi

Hey, look!

2011-10-13T22:55:00.000-07:00

Look! I see water...

...NOM!!!

Are we gonna chase it some more now?

Tired Philip is tired

2011-05-22T22:19:00.001-07:00

Beach Mutt

2011-04-07T16:36:00.000-07:00

I took Philip to the beach last night so that he could play with some four-legged friends. One of his favorite activities is getting wet and immediately rolling in the sand. He gets so dirty, it's hilarious - he really should have been born a little piggy!

The downside of owning a Corgi

2011-03-29T14:38:00.000-07:00

In this house, Corgi hair substitutes furniture decorations, clothing accessories, and food condiments... among other things :)

Philip presents a typical "pile-o-fur" following a 15-20 min Furminating session

All hail to the Chicken King

2011-03-25T17:38:00.000-07:00

Chicken King is all serious business...

... scratch that, he's actually just a big chicken fool

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2011-03-17T19:18:00.000-07:00

"Kiss me, I'm Irish!"

We got an award!

2011-03-15T10:03:00.000-07:00

Last week we got this cool award from Sadie:

We'd like to thank Sadie and Laurie for sharing this awesome award with us - Philip is very honored, though sad that he cannot eat it :P

The award came with a couple of rules:
- thank the person (or pups!) who gave you the award
- share 7 things about yourself
- link to 15 recently discovered blogs
- contact them to tell them about the award

So thanks again Sadie and Laurie, here are some tidbits about Philip:
* He loves to eat (what Corgi doesn't?)
* He is an Agility addict competing in AKC and USDAA
* He got his CGC a little over a week ago!
* He likes to take random plunges in the water
* He sometimes jumps on people, and funny enough does it just right that he tends to hit guys in the groin with his short paws :)
* His tongue and ears flop when he runs
* He is my best little buddy, and I couldn't have asked for a better dog!

Yay! Now the hard part - I don't actually follow that many blogs, so I don't think I could link to 15 :\ So instead I'll just share all the blogs that I do follow with you:
Bailey and Cali
Corgi Tails
Dexter Diary
Honey Rock Dawn
Me & My Torch
Sadie the Rescued Corgi
Stella the Fluff
The Daily Coyote
The Ein and Brian Chronicles
Wootube

Go check them out, say hi, I'm sure they'd love your company :)

Birthday Celebrations

2011-03-09T16:25:00.001-08:00

I'm a little late catching up on my boy's Birthday festivities, but better late than never, right?

To start off the day, Philip got some tasty duck treats, and a cute little platypus toy:

I had to go to work, so he spent a good day sleeping around as usual, waiting for me to return. After work, I picked him up, and we drove to the Three Dog Bakery, where I bought Philip this awesome cake:

It even came with a candle :)

Philip though it was absolutely delicious!

Actually, the cake was so big, that he still has a couple pieces left. While I'm sure he would have gladly eaten the whole thing at once, I don't want to risk tummy aches. So he's getting it by pieces every day - it's like a week-long birthday!

Last, but not least, he got a huge Bully Stick to nom on as well. You'd be surprised how quickly it disappeared...

Happy 3rd Birthday Philip!

Big Day Coming Up

2011-03-01T14:36:00.001-08:00

Philip's 3rd Birthday is coming up in just a couple of days! This one is a little extra special since he is born on March 3rd (i.e. 3/3) and is turning 3 years old. It shall be a very 3-ish day :D

I'm still thinking what we are going to do for his Birthday, does anyone have any suggestions? It'll be on Thursday, so I'll be out at work for a good part of the day, and it'll be almost getting dark when I get home, but I'm hoping to take him on a nice walk. Of course, he'll also get presents and a small cake as usual, and this weekend we are going to a big doggie event where we'll run Agility and play other fun games. What else can I do to make his day extra special?

Hahaha!

2010-11-17T21:27:00.000-08:00

Calendar Picture

2010-10-10T13:28:00.000-07:00

A bit of a short notice, but I'm trying to pick a picture to enter into the MyCorgi.com calendar contest. We are only allowed one entry, and while I think I'm going to enter a 4th of July themed shot, I'm having a hard time deciding between these two... They were taken at the same time and place, but I really like things about both of them. So what do you think, which one should I enter?

Philip and his Mini Me

2010-09-26T14:25:00.000-07:00

Philip got this toy for his Birthday back in March and I've had this video up on YouTube for a while, but it looks like I totally forgot to share it here. Better late than never though, right? Enjoy the silliness :)

Your chance at Paws It Forward

2010-09-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

If you've been on the lookout for a Paws It Forward opportunity, here's your chance! Bailey has received her package from Philip yesterday and they'll be needing two participants, so hurry on up and post a comment for them :)

In a few days you should have another opportunity with our other recipient, I'll post another quick note when they get around to their package.

Talented Pooches

2010-09-21T13:55:00.001-07:00

This video has already gone fairly viral, but in case you haven't seen it yet, check out Ok Go's latest music video featuring some very talented dogs:

Also, here you can find a bit about the process from the trainers that provided the dogs.

Paws It Forward

2010-09-17T17:32:00.000-07:00

Today was an exciting day in Philip's life. I signed him up for Paws It Forward over at Sadie the Corgi's blog, and so I came home yesterday to find our package at the doorstep. Unfortunately, I was busy most of the evening and my camera's battery was dead, so we had to wait until today to open the box. We got right to it as soon as I got back from work though, and I've got pictures to prove it :)

Philip couldn't wait - "What is this mom?"

"Is there something inside? I just know there is!"

He thought the box itself was an awesome delicious toy actually

"Almost... got... it..."

First present sees the light of day

"Oh boy, food, FOOD!"

Things got a bit too exciting at this point, but here's the whole set while Philip munches a toy

Philip found this toy to be great for some soccer:

Plus, everything is great for fetching ;)

All in all, Philip couldn't be happier, he's sampled the treats, played with the toys, and now resting while I type this up. Thank you Sadie and Laurie for such an awesome little package!!!

And of course, I did promise you guys a chance for gifts, right? So here it is! The first two people to respond with their email will get a package from Philip and I, so that we can all continue spreading the joy. We do ask that you have a blog to post all about it, and of course that you have a doggie to share the goodies with ;) Once you get your package, make sure to pick two more recipients as well!

Bark bark bark

2010-09-14T11:47:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the lack of updates here, I've been busy and not creative enough to write much, but we are still around :)

Philip has been a difficult teenager rebel lately, and has been pressing all boundaries imaginable. His latest thing is barking, and testing how much of it is allowed. In general, I have very little tolerance for mindless barking and have enforced that since the first day Philip came to live with me. He knows full well that barking is largely unacceptable except for legit cases, for example when someone is at the door. Of course, he still wants to vocalize a lot more than just that (Corgis are notorious to be vocal really), so as compromise he does little muffled woofs when he wants to voice his opinion at something outside. I realize that I can't make him totally quiet, so to be fair I allow little woofs so long as they are quiet enough and don't last too long.

So Philip's latest thing has been to really test my limit on the woof-allowance. When he gets into the alert mode, he'll run up to the window and let out a small woof. He will then immediately look at me to check my reaction. If I'm not looking back at him (but I can see him looking out of the corner of my eye), he's immediately turn back and let out another, slightly louder woof, then look at me again. He'll continue this until I start looking back at him. If I'm looking back, he'll sit and analyze it for a moment - am I just looking, or am I about to tell him to stop it? After a slight pause, if my reaction has unchanged, he'll again raise up the woofing a bit and look back at me. This continues until I finally react with some sort of command to put a stop to it. Usually it's just a calm "That's enough, no bark". It works for a while, but soon enough he's back at it, starting slightly softer again. He can continue this game the whole evening if I let him.

He keeps raising his pitch until I finally say something, then goes back down in volume and the cycle repeats. With each repeated cycle, I get more irritated and use harsher voice for commands, or make him lay down away from the window. He knows it irritates me, he must know it, but he keeps testing the waters and keeps pushing the buttons. Sometimes I just want to strangle him! But of course I would never hurt him, so I'll just keep persisting, and hope that one day he'll stop pushing the issue. Sigh...

So that's a little peek into out latest shenanigans. Oh yeah, be on the lookout for a post soon enough that'll give you a chance to participate in some fun gift-giving activities :D That's all I'm saying for now ;)

P.S.: If you want to read up more about Philip, make sure to follow our Agility blog. I do keep that one much more updated, though the content is fairly limited to Agility info.

Watch Where You're Going!

2010-05-29T13:53:00.000-07:00

We had a little scare yesterday! Not to worry though, all is well.

I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but Philip absolutely loves to fetch balls. As soon as he spots a ball on the ground, his eyes light up, he prances to it, grabs it, and drops it at my feet, nudging me and hinting at the fact that I really need to throw it.

Once I have the ball, he is ready to run! He usually takes off way before I throw it - any slight motion of my arm sends him full speed ahead in the anticipation of the throw. It's pretty funny to fake a throw and watch him run out, realize I'm not actually letting go of the ball, and come back to give me a very dirty look.

I think these kinds of games caused Philip's latest behavior - as he is running ahead, he looks back at me for the first several steps, probably to ensure that my arm is continuing the motion that should turn into an eventual throw. Of course, this means he isn't looking where he's going!

So yesterday we had a little mishap because of this, and Philip earned himself his first play-injury:

See those dark spots underneath his eye? That's where he has a scrape and is missing some fur. Now for the story of how it happened...

We were playing fetch in a friend's yard, and as Philip took off in anticipation of a throw, he ran straight into a wooden pole. Of course, he was looking back at me, so he ran into it with the side of his face, and at full speed. The sound that came from the collision made me cringe and hiss as if I was the one that hit the pole (as a matter of fact, my friend was sure it was me and asked if I was ok!). Philip didn't even stop to think about what just happened, he simply stepped to the side and continued running ahead, waiting for the ball.

Now, we all know that dogs can take a lot more of such injuries than we humans do, so seeing as he didn't even make a peep, I figured he was just fine. After all, this isn't the first time he ran into something. I did take a quick look around him, but didn't see anything. I noticed the missing fur underneath his eye only when we got home an hour later. I checked all around his face, and in his eye to make sure there were no other damages and all looked good. As a precautionary, I put a little eye ointment in both of his eyes and decided to wait till morning. Thankfully, all is still well!

My guess is that he instinctively closed his eye lid as he hit the pole. I can't even begin to imagine what would have happened if he didn't! I'm still watching him very closely, ready to go to a vet if any swelling occurs, and checking his reaction periodically. Everything is looking good, and will hopefully stay that way. I think I'm being extra paranoid, especially considering that a local Corgi just had a pretty bad eye scare a couple months ago, and his owner mentioned that it could have been due to an impact of sorts to the eye.

Shake Shake Shake

2010-05-05T14:36:00.000-07:00

Swimming Corgi!

2010-04-20T22:29:00.001-07:00

I always hear that many Corgis are terrible swimmers and will sink like a brick, but Philip loves taking dips in the water. As long as the water is calm, he will wade and swim in it all on his own. Sometimes I even toss a ball for him and he'll happily bring it back, though I try not to toss it too far out just in case.

This weekend we went to a nearby pond. We've been here many times before and Philip gets very excited to go running and swimming here. The pond is man-made and has a ledge all around. It's not a very big drop, but still a bit scary for Philip, so he takes a few approaches before slowly descending into the water. It's very cute to watch him, and I wonder if he'll eventually figure out to simply jump in from the ledge like most other dogs.

Anyway, I got one of his random plunges on video, so enjoy :)

Walking for a cause

2010-04-12T07:40:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Philip and I attended a local fundraiser walk.

The fundraiser was for a local humane society, and lots of dogs and their owners came to support the cause! We had a whole team of Corgis!

The fuzzy butts walked a couple of miles through the park

and over a nearby hill

"Hurry up, mom!"

It was a beautiful day, and we raised lots of money for the humane society. Next year, our team has grand plans to be the number one fundraisers (this year we came in second!). Go Corgis!

Philip looks funny when he runs

2010-03-16T11:31:00.000-07:00

His tongue and ears have a life of their own!

You have no idea how many pictures like this I have...

Mud

2010-03-08T14:53:00.001-08:00

Need I say more?

Birthday Pictures

2010-03-03T20:42:00.000-08:00

In the interest of avoiding double posting content, follow us to our new blog to see some pictures from today's celebrations!

Happy Birthday Philip!

2010-03-03T09:24:00.000-08:00

Today is Philip's second birthday! :)
My boy is so grown up, I can't believe it's been 2 years already

Seems like only yesterday he was a wee baby, exploring his brand new home

and yard,

learning to climb up the stairs,

and meeting new friends.

He celebrated his first birthday with a yummy cake last year

and today will surely be special as well :)
[pics to follow]

Happy Birthday Philip!!!

P.S.: I've started a new blog to document Philip's Agility progress. I promise to keep it more updated than this one as I'll have regular content from local trials. Please be sure and visit it:
http://agilitycorgi.blogspot.com/

USDAA Trial Continued

2010-01-18T12:21:00.001-08:00

As promised, here's a recap of our Sunday adventures at the USDAA trial!

We had 3 different courses to run during the day again: Standard, Pairs, and Snooker.

First up was Standard and Philip ran wonderfully, no faults at all, and he even did the weave poles from the first try. I was so proud of him! We took first place for 12" jump height and got our Q in that round - what a great way to start the day, much better than the previous day :)

Second up was Pairs, which is a course that is split in two parts - first half is ran by one dog, and second by another. We paired up with a fellow student from our Agility classes - a rat terrier Willis. Since Philip is not too strong of a weaver, we opted for the second half of the course and let Willis take a stab at the weaves in the first half. Unfortunately, Willis got a bit drowsy from the heat, so he took it slow at this run and messed up the poles after all - no biggie, but that added a little time to the run. Philip did his half well, though it was definitely the easier half, so no hurt feelings against Willis - he is a great little man and we had a ton of fun in that run! Our total time was too long, so we didn't Q this round.

Last up was the Snooker run. This type of course requires a bit of strategy - the course has several point-value obstacles and is split into two parts of the run. The obstacles are 3 red colored jumps, each worth 1 point, and 6 other color obstacles valued 2 through 7 points. The first part or the run involves taking a red jump successfully, followed by a color obstacle, 3 times in a row (that is red-color-red-color-red-color). The second part is to run obstacles 2-7 in order. The rules are set in stone and it is important to follow the red-color combination. If the dog takes two red jumps or two color obstacles consequently, it must exit the ring. Similarly, if the red jump is knocked, it doesn't count, so another red must be taken before continuing. Each red can only be taken once, so the dog must attempt all 3 before continuing on.

Moving on to our run... The course was set up in such a way that most people opted to take the furthest red first, followed by the 2-point tunnel, another red, 7-point jump set, third red, and the 7-point jump set again. Naturally, that was my plan as well, so we started off on the far left side of the start line, and I lead out to the first red jump before having Philip run. As I called Philip to me, he took the red jump and went straight ahead to the 3-point color jump ignoring my screams to take the tunnel. Now I was thinking quickly on the course - he had taken his color, so we must go to the next red, but there is a bit distance and other obstacles in our way. As I called Philip to me to head in the intended direction he saw the tunnel and decided that now he would like to go in (after all I said to go through it at first, right?). Ruh roh, I see Philip heading for the tunnel and start screaming "No, Philip, come here, no!" and at this point I realize that the whole thing is pretty funny, so I start laughing as he's still heading for the tunnel, and then I let out the last attempt at "NO!!!" as his head is about to enter the tunnel, and he finally turns and gives me the annoyed "what?" look. "Over here, this way" I say and he changes direction - whew! So we make it to the second red jump, he takes it as intended and we head for the 7 point obstacle. This is a set of two jumps and Philip stalls on the first one, so I flail around laughing and get him to take it from the 3rd try - yay. Then we are off to the second jump of this set, the last red jump, and back over the 7-point jumps - all is well. He takes the jumps well and we go onto the point obstacles to finish the run. As I run past the judge still laughing she says to me that "he has a better plan" :) We finished the rest of the run without mishaps - even getting the weaves right from the first time again (though VERY slowly), and we still made it in time to successfully complete the run with 47 points and get our Q. Boy, was that a fun(ny) run! When I went to see the placement, I saw that the other dog in our jump height had a better time, but they took our original plan and only got 46 points, so that put us in the first place even though our run was a bit slower - yay Philip, good thinking on the 3-point jump =]

Great day over all, I had a blast and Philip definitely did better than on Saturday, I think he probably just didn't know what was going on at first. Now that the weekend is over, we are waiting to see the forecast for this upcoming weekend. We have our first AKC trial scheduled, but it's supposed to rain all week (already started today), so they aren't sure if they will go through with the trial or have to cancel it. Fingers crossed that the rain will pass by then, and the trial will be on, it's just too much fun and I wouldn't want to miss out!

Why Hello There

2010-01-16T15:29:00.000-08:00

Wow, it's been almost a year since I posted anything here... I'm really not so great at this thing I guess, but I have something to share today!

Philip and I went to our very first Agility trial today. It was a USDAA trial and we ran 3 courses. It was a very long day - I woke up at 5:15am and left home by 6:15am to get to the site, set up, and be ready to check in by 7:15am.

Once we checked in, we were soon up and running our first course. It was a Starters Standard course and unfortunately Philip knocked the bar off of the first jump, which automatically disqualified us for that run, but we still finished the course and he did pretty good for the rest of it. He did have a minor hick-up at the weave poles, but that is pretty common with him, so it was expected. He also took a wrong course at the tricky part where the A-frame was set close to the jump. We were supposed to go over the jump, but he went for the frame. Oh well, all in all it was a good warm-up for us.

The second run of the day was Starters Gambler. This is a special run consisting of two parts - first is to gather points by doing whatever obstacles we want in 30 seconds, and second is to do the "gamble" which involves handling the dog from a distance. We started off great on the run and gathered up 23 points (18 minimum needed) before the buzzer to start the gamble. The gamble consisted of a jump, followed by two tunnels and another jump. Philip went over the jump and into the first tunnel like a pro, but he got confused at the second tunnel, so he had to run back to me and back out there. He did do the gamble correctly at the end, but unfortunately took just a bit too long with the detour, so we didn't qualify this run either (there is a time limit for the gamble).

Last run of the day for us was Starters Jumpers. In USDAA this consists of just jumps and tunnels, which are some of Philip's favorite obstacles. I was optimistic for this one, and for good reasons - we did great! We finished first with no faults at all - a great clean run and our first ever Q!!!

After all the ordeal, we got home around 3pm. Overall, I think it was a great first day. Tomorrow is the second day of the trial, and we'll be doing 3 more runs (standard, snooker, and pairs). I'll write all about it when we are back home.

Agility adventures

2009-05-24T14:32:00.000-07:00

Wow, has it been 3 weeks since I posted? Way to catch up hehe :)

I've been meaning to write a bit about Philip's Agility training and progress for a while now, so it seems like a perfect topic to start with!

We started training in February and it's been absolutely fabulous. At first we attended a 5-week beginner Agility class not far from home, with the same trainer that we did Obedience with before. This class was meant mostly just for the fun of it - something different to do with your dog, so it was a perfect place to start. Philip wasn't too sure about it the first couple of classes, but then just just picked up on it and was absolutely loving it! We did different regular and panel jumps, tire jumps, open tunnel, teeter-totter, A-frame, dog walk, pause table, and weave poles. Philip was especially in love with the tunnel once he understood that he needs to run through it, and also the A-frame, he just has a blast running up and down the thing :) By the end of the classes he could do all of those obstacle, though had some trouble with the weaves and didn't always want to get up on the teeter.

Seeing how good he was at it, how fast he was learning, and how much fun he was having, I decided that I will let him have a go at a competition later this year, and we are still planning on it. Of course before he can do competition he needed more practice, as well as a more serious competition-focused class.

Our trainer recommended another lady a bit further from home who teaches competitive Agility classes, but while I was puttering around trying to get signed up for her class, I went ahead and built a couple of jumps and a set of 6 weave poles from PVC piping and set it up in my garage. It's been really helpful having something to practice with at home, and especially great at teaching Philip weaves better. He actually looks forward to our trip to the garage because he knows he'll get to do some fun things and get lots of yummy treats :)

3 weeks ago we finally signed up and had our first competitive class. This class is very different from what we had in the previous one. There is no playing allowed, there are strict rules, and each dog gets to do slightly different things in order to stay challenged. For example, when we do the jumps, a less experienced dog will be asked to just go a single jump and come back over it, next level would be doing 2, 3, or 4 jumps in a row, and for even more challenge the jumps will be set up so that it's not straight forward which one should be jumped when - this takes a lot of attention to detail from the handler. Another cool thing is that we get to mix up equipment, so when doing the tunnel or the shoot, first the dog get to go through the tunnel alone, then so a jump into a tunnel and/or right out of the tunnel.

I was a little hesitant about the seriousness of the class at first, but even after only 3 sessions it's growing on me and I can totally see the benefits of this kind of training. After all, a competition venue is not a playground, but a serious place with lots of thought and work put into it on the part of both - the dog and the owner.

Catching Up

2009-05-05T09:40:00.000-07:00

A lot has happened over the past 6 months! Philip had his first "sleepover" while I went on a quick family vacation during Thanksgiving. He then joined us on our next vacation during the holidays and met snow for the first time. We started Agility training earlier this year, and Philip has been doing great - we are going to continue training and hopefully try a competition sometime in Fall of this year. We've been going to the beach more - Philip used to be scared of the waves, but he is getting braver every time. We've also been to quite a few Corgi meetups, and a couple of doggie events in the area. Philip celebrated his first Birthday in March, and had a Corgi friend stay over for a few days while her dad traveled up north! Plus lots of other day-to-day happenings. Whew, lots I could talk about! I'll elaborate on these events over the next few weeks. Feel free to comment if you'd like to hear about a particular story sooner :)

Eight

2009-04-30T18:18:00.000-07:00

We are back! At least for the time being :)

JuLo at Corgi Tails has tagged us to do the 8 things list, so I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to post some fresh information, and hopefully follow up with some Philip updates soon after.

8 Things I am Looking Forward to
1. Going to monthly Corgi meetups
2. Seeing Philip everyday when I come home from work
3. Traveling somewhere this summer
4. Taking Philip to his fist Agility competition later in the year
5. Going surfing once the ocean warms up a little more
6. Going to the horse races in the summer
7. Watching Nine and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs when they hit the theaters
8. Going to a friends' wedding at the end of May

8 Things I Did Yesterday
1. Worked as usual
2. Had a yummy burger for lunch
3. Walked down to the fields with Philip and threw a tennis ball for him
4. Ate some dumplings
5. Practiced Weave Poles with Philip
6. Watched a couple episodes of Venture Brothers
7. Played a quick game of StarCraft
8. Stayed up later than I should have

8 Things I Wish I Could Do
1. Draw better
2. Sing
3. Own a horse or two
4. Cook better and more often
5. Travel to every country in the world
6. Own an Aston Martin and/or a Lamborghini
7. Work for Pixar
8. Become a dog trainer

8 Shows I Enjoy (I don't currently have cable, but I used to watch these)
1. House M.D.
2. Friends
3. The Simpsons
4. Futurama
5. Firefly
6. Trading Spaces
7. It's Me Or The Dog
8. Seinfeld

8 Fur People I tag (I don't read that many, so we'll have to stick to only 4, consider them double tagged!)
1. Three Woofs And A Woo
2. CorgiPants
3. The Dogfathers
4. Her Dog Has A Blog

Bye bye balls

2008-10-05T11:22:00.001-07:00

Philip got neutered on Friday and is now recovering, which is going very well. He was a cryptorchid, i.e. both of his testicles didn't drop, so the vet had to find them wherever they were. Now he has a shaved belly and an incision on his abdomen, with 5 stitches. It looks so painful, but he's been taking it like a champ. He was back to his normal self by the following morning, and after a few tries (which were stopped by me), he seems to understand that he shouldn't lick the area, so he has been very good about that. He doesn't even have a cone to wear - yay! We go back in two weeks to have the stitches removed.

And now for a happier note. Being the silly Corgi that he is, Philip loves to roll around on his back making funny noises and sometimes licking the floor. It's kind of hard to explain on words, so I present you a video instead from when he did it as a puppy (I need to make a new one now that he's a bit older and does it even more hehe):

Ode to the Palm Tree

2008-09-17T08:32:00.000-07:00

Philip loves toys, he especially loves leaves, sticks, and other fun things he can find outside, but sometimes these things just come crashing down when you least expect them to... literally...

Just a few days after Philip came to live with me, I was out in the yard with him, and all of a sudden I heard a sound of something hitting the ground followed by Philip's signature "I'm scared, but I will brave you anyway" bark.
I turn around and see that a dry palm tree leaf (branch?) has fallen to the ground just a couple of feet away from him, and he was going bonkers barking at the thing!

"How dare you crash into my yard!"

After assuring Philip that the leaf wasn't going to eat him, we made a toy out of it - I swung it in a circle and Philip happily trotted after it, trying to catch it. When he would catch it, he would plant himself right onto the leaf and I dragged him around on it like on a sled - we both had tons of fun!

And another video for a good measure!

Back to the beginning

2008-09-15T20:08:00.000-07:00

Philip came to live with me when he was 16 weeks old

His ears had just come up (they are pretty big and were surely taking their time!), so he had some tape in his left ear to ensure it stood up

Look at that puppy face...

...and butt!

Meet Philip

2008-09-12T18:24:00.000-07:00

Philip is a red and white Pembroke Welsh Corgi. He came to live with me in June of this year at the age of 4 months old. I searched long and hard for the perfect pup to bring home, and he has really proven himself to be just that!