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I have a Welsh Corgi, and, agaisnt my protests, my wife named him Ein. Personally I was going to take a step back in physics and call him Newton, but she won in the end.
He's a good dog. Pretty smart, so he needs to be entertained. They are an alpha dog. You need to make sure they know you're the leader of the pack or they will take over. Most people don't realize this when they get the squat lil things.
He's not really yippy, but he is protective. So when the neighbors leave for work at 6am he likes to bark to scare them off. We're weening him of this habit.
Integrating him with our cats has been a challenge. I'm not entirely sure how to go about it. We almost got one of them to get along with him, but then he caught her by suprise. She ran, he chased, and now she's absolutely terrified of him. They are supposed to go well with familiar cats they know belong in the house, however, and if you're bringing it up from a puppy (Ein was adopted at 1 year old)...
Uhm, lesse... Corgis are a nippy bread, in both a social context and part of their herding nature. From what I've read you can't really shake them of the playful bites. It's just very deeply in their nature.
Go to a breeder. We found Ein at the local SPCA of all places, so we have no idea of his origins. You'll always get a better dog at a breeder than a pet store.
Lifespan I want to say was 10-15 years, IIRC. They like to pull when being walked, so you'll want to get a harness that will prevent this and take the pressure off their backs. Corgis can develop spinal problems.
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