Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs,
Good with cats,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
For Adoption: Marble!
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Cuteness alert!! Here’s Marble, an adorable tri blue merle, 8mth old Pembroke Corgi ready to find her forever home. If a Corgi is a breed of dog that has been on the top of your wish list then have a read, ‘cuz this here is a great little dog. And what a colouring she has!! She draws a lot of attention everywhere she goes.
Weighing in at a whopping 16lbs this cutie has a bit of filling out to do but will always be a smaller Corgi. She came to us from a commercial breeding operation as part of an unsold and then unwanted litter. Due to this she spent her first 7mths in a kennel environment so we are teaching her all about the world around her. Marble is equal part brave and timid. New things scare her, but then when she realizes that these things are actually fun, or not dangerous, she is all in and ready to go. She just needs more gentle and gradual exposure to the world around her but has a lifetime ahead of her to do so.
Marble is a complete love bug and doles out affections whole heartedly. This is a dog who is 100% sure that Corgi’s were bred to be lap dogs and she does like a lot of lap cuddle time. She gets her best naps sprawled out across her person’s lap too. And while she is up on your lap she has a whole lot of gentle kisses to dole out too. If you don’t enjoy doggie kisses then Marble won’t be the pup for you as she feels kisses are completely necessary. Due to her stubby legs she can’t make the jump up onto the couch without a good run at it, so she does the cutest little front legs up, adorable puppy dog eyes look, waiting for a boost. She doubles up the cuteness by often times having a stuffie in her mouth as she wants to cuddle and snuggle with her stuffie at the same time. Marble has cuteness mastered and she uses it to her advantage often. We also have a set of carpeted pet stairs for her to access the couch and she uses these happily.
Marble is completely crate trained and is quiet in her crate. She is crated whenever we aren’t home and at night. She sleeps the whole night through without a peep. Marble is doing really well with her housetraining as well. We take her out regularly and she will get her jobs done outside. She doesn’t know how to ask to be taken out so you need to be proactive and let her out regularly, but by doing this we haven’t had an accident in the house since she arrived. Marble can do the deck stairs without issue and with time and training would be able to do stairs in the house too as long as they aren’t slippy. Marble would do well in many housing situations. A house with a fenced backyard would be really nice as she does love to run freely in the yard and play…but she doesn’t enjoy being outside by herself so does want her people out with her. She would do equally well in a home without a fenced yard and going for walks and hikes for her exercise. She is doing well on leash and will do her potty business while out on a walk. She is nervous of new areas so gentle and gradual introduction to her new neighbourhood is needed. Marble will not do well in a busy traffic area, be that foot traffic and/or vehicle traffic. She is a sensitive puppy and still learning about the world outside of a kennel, and we don’t want to overwhelm her and harm her budding confidence. A quiet rural area, town or subdivision will suit her well. Marble is a quiet dog in general but is an alert barker, as all good Corgi’s are, so she wouldn’t be suited to an apartment building with hallway or neighbour noises. But a quiet low rise, small building, like a triplex for example might be suitable for her as long as there is some greenspace outside and the neighbourhood is quiet.
Marble is being fostered with other dogs. She was initially scared of them, but her foster siblings are calm, quiet, and well-mannered dogs who gave her the space she needed and by day 2 she was comfortable with them all, and is now good with them. She would do fine in a home with a male dog just like her foster dog siblings who is a passive dog. She will not do well in a home with a female dog. Corgi’s are known for not enjoying living with dogs of the same sex. Marble has shown some sassiness around some of her prized toys with her foster siblings. She is easily corrected and is learning she doesn’t need to be greedy over toys, but she would need the other dog in the home to not care about this and not react. Marble would do just as well being the only dog in the home and getting all of her people’s attention. Marble is also being fostered with very dog savvy cats. Kitties are scary to Marble and she is still getting used to these strange creatures and while she no longer shrieks in fear when a cat makes an appearance, she is still not 100% comfortable around the cats. In more time she will only get better. She could go to a home with a totally dog savvy cat that will give her space and ignore her like her foster cats do, but any cat that will pester her, swat her or pay any undo attention to her will be too scary for her at this time.
Marble is very affectionate and good natured and could share her home with gentle natured children over the age of 7yrs old. A chaotic, loud home would be overwhelming for Marble but quieter kids who would enjoy puppy kisses, petting her and playing with her would be nice for Marble.
Marble doesn’t love car rides quite yet but this is a work in progress. Again, a short while ago she was living in a kennel, so all things are new to her. For car rides we crate her for safety and security. She is quiet in the car and doesn’t get car sick which is really nice. Marble enjoys meeting new people in a quiet area. Give this dog another 6mths and she is going to be a social butterfly, she just needs to build more confidence in the big world around her. Marble loves treats and food and so training her with positive reinforcement with praise and treat rewards works really well for her. She will take to training well, she is a very smart little dog. True to her herding breed nature, she loves to work, wants to please and loves learning new things. Marble has already learned to play fetch and retrieve games with stuffies and loves to run after them when you toss them and will bring them back to you for the next toss. She is really good at giving them up and gets rewarded with verbal praise and another toss of the toy.
Anyone interested in Marble needs to be very knowledgeable on the Pembroke Corgi and be suited to the needs of this breed. She is a moderately active dog and is nicely sated with a couple good walks a day and some yard play. But, she does need these walks and play time daily as she is a young herding breed. We want Marble to live her best Corgi life so her forever family must be able to manage the needs of her breed and be invested in training as Marble needs to have her brain worked as well as getting her physical needs met. She has been to the vet and gotten all her medical needs taken care of and is a healthy dog. She is at a perfect age to join a family and continue on her journey of learning about the world around her. Her people just need to be kind and caring and fully understand that she needs to be introduced to new things gently so that she can grow in confidence and not be scared or overwhelmed. She is a brave girl at heart but just nervous about new things to start. Corgi’s are a fabulous dog for the right person/family and we are looking for that perfect fit. We know that they are adorable, especially with their stubby legs, little fluffy Corgi bums and the way they sploot on the floor legs out behind them, but we also need to take into account that they are a highly intelligent herding breed so they need to work. If you know that Corgi’s are the breed for you and your lifestyle tell us why in the adoption application! We want to hear from you!
Name: Marble
ID # PDR1448
Age: 8mths
Gender: female
Spayed: yes
UTD vaccines: yes
Breed: Pembroke Corgi
Colours: tri blue merle
Coat length: short
House trained: yes
Special needs: no
OK with kids: older
OK with cats: yes
Ok with dogs: yes
Status: adoptable
Microchip: yes
Size: small
Location: Drumbo
Adoption fee: $900