Cardigan Welsh Corgi Standards
- AKC (Herding)
- FCI (Group 1)
- KC (Pastoral)
- UKC (Herding)
- 10-12"
- 25-38 lbs
- small, low to the ground herder
- large, erect ears
- long tail
- double-coat is short, coarse and thick
- black with white markings
- blue merle with white markings
- red sable with white markings
- may have tan or brindle points
History of the Cardigan Welsh Corgi
The Cardigan is the oldest of the two Welsh Corgi breeds, the other being the Pemkbroke. In Welsh they are called Ci Llathaid, indicating the dogs are a yard long (the old Welsh yard was 40”). Some authorities believe that they arrived in Great Britain with the Celts over 3000 years ago and indeed ‘corgi’ is Celtic for ‘dog’. Others believe they arrived around 1000 years ago and suggest that they are descended from the continental bassets or even the Dachshund. Still others suggest that their ancestor is the Swedish Vallhund, brought by the Vikings. Regardless of how they arrived, Corgis have been driving cattle to pasture and market in Wales for centuries. At one point both the Cardigan and the Pembroke were interbred, a practice that was not discontinued until the 1930s, as a result the differences between the two breeds have lessened.
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