Are Corgis, the Small Guard Dogs, Easy to Raise? A Detailed Guide to Price and the Reason for Tail Docking

The Welsh Corgi is a small dog, but it has a very steady temperament, is bold and clever, and is completely free of the nervousness typical of small dogs, making it a very suitable guard dog for children. It was once one of the most popular small guard dogs. So are Corgis easy to raise? How much does a Corgi cost? Why do Corgis need their tails docked? Let me answer these one by one for you.

1. Are Corgis easy to raise?

When the Corgi puppy is very young, the owner must pay close attention, because at this stage the Corgi puppy grows extremely fast, almost at a rate where you can see it change before your eyes. Be sure to feed the Corgi puppy plenty of goat milk. Cow milk is not digested, and not only is it not digested, it also causes diarrhea, so cow milk is absolutely not allowed.

If fresh goat milk is not available, then goat milk powder is also fine. Soak the Corgi's animal-based biscuits in it, and only once they are soaked soft can they be given to the Corgi puppy to eat. Before eating dog food, there must be a period of transition with milk cake. When the milk cake is eaten, like the biscuits, it must be soaked soft.

At three or four months, some meat can be fed appropriately. But bones absolutely must not be fed. A Corgi that is not yet fully grown is forbidden from eating bones. Even after it reaches adulthood, it cannot eat chicken bones or duck bones, these especially small and sharp foods. Once they scratch the Corgi's throat, the Corgi will suffer massive internal bleeding and die.

After it reaches adulthood, you can choose pork, beef or lamb bones to feed it, so that the Corgi will not have an accident. Also, the fish bones inside fish are absolutely not allowed; like chicken bones, they will also scratch the Corgi's stomach or throat.

Feeding times must be fixed and regular, and it must be neither too much nor too little. As is well known, grapes, onions, chocolate and raw eggs are all natural enemies of the Corgi. Not only for Corgis, but for dogs of all breeds, these absolutely must not be fed. Once eaten, they threaten the Corgi's blood, and in serious cases may be life-threatening.

Raising a Corgi is not very difficult. The difficulty lies in whether the owner has patience, and whether they know that a Corgi is a baby that never grows up, and whether they know that once I take you in, it is for a lifetime without ever abandoning you.

2. How much does a Corgi cost?

1. Past prices had a very important relationship with the dog's own quality and bloodline. Basically, in the domestic market, the price of purebred Corgi puppies that can be found is above 2000 yuan. If the physical quality is relatively good and the bloodline is relatively正统, the market price of a Corgi puppy is generally between 2000 yuan and 3500 yuan.

2. Because there are Corgis of various qualities on the market, the range of choice is very large. If you want a Corgi with relatively good appearance in all aspects, the price is generally above 3500 yuan, or above 5000 yuan.

3. In Beijing, the price of a purebred Welsh Corgi puppy is around 8000 yuan, and the seller promises it is purebred, has received two vaccinations, and has been dewormed once. In addition, an ordinary Welsh short-legged Corgi basically has a market price of around 3000 yuan, and the seller promises it has received three vaccinations and has been dewormed once. There are also those under 2000 yuan, which are of course also said to be Welsh two-color Corgis.

4. On large portal websites, the price of generally imported purebred Welsh Corgis is between 4000 yuan and 7500 yuan, and both males and females are available, with pedigree certificates as well. The most common are puppies around 4000 yuan to around 5500 yuan.

5. The price of a Corgi is also determined by examining aspects such as sex, bone mass, bloodline, and whether it is disqualified. Therefore, special attention must be paid when purchasing.

3. Why do Corgis need their tails docked?

A very, very long time ago, despite its small size, the Corgi was a hunting dog. When herding cattle and grazing, its figure running everywhere could always be seen. But because it moved in the wild, over time it became especially mischievous, always liking to sniff and bite at this and that under the feet of cattle and sheep, causing the cattle and sheep to fall out of step and easily step on the Corgi's tail. To save themselves this trouble, people cut off the Corgi's tail.

In fact, in today's society, the Corgi has become a family pet. It no longer herds or tends cattle and sheep. Of course, some Corgis are naturally tailless due to genetics. This situation is a minority; most Corgis are still born with a short little tail.

Moreover, not docking the tail is not impossible either. These days, performing tail docking surgery on a Corgi has no effect other than making the Corgi's appearance a little prettier. You may even never again see your beloved dog happily wagging its tail at you. Is that a bit cruel?

In modern Europe, most countries have introduced animal protection laws. For a dog like the Corgi, if you dock its tail yourself, that is an illegal act. Most of the docked-tail Corgis we see are mostly raised domestically. Abroad, unless it was born tailless, someone will report you to court, and this can also constitute a crime. However, the editor at Goupu.com truly believes that there is no need to dock a Corgi's tail. After all, after raising a dog for a long time, not being able to see the dog wagging its tail left and right at its owner really does feel a bit lonely.