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SolanaSkyes posted:Try adding some cottage cheese to your pup's meals, sometimes a little extra calcium helps get the ears up while they're teething. Also, I'd keep them taped for a full week, then off for 2-3 days and re-tape if necessary. Thanks for the advice! We'll try to pick up some cottage cheese today or tomorrow. We're also thinking of supplementing her diet with more real bones. Yesterday we visited one of the local premium pet food stores, and on a whim picked up some frozen raw marrow bones. She was in heaven. I think that's her first experience with raw bones (we feed her Innova puppy food). She chewed on one of those bones for like three hours last night. It was pretty awesome, I think that's the longest she's ever focused her attention on anything. Now I'm going to have to look into finding a butcher nearby...
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Bud Manstrong posted:Long time no see, Corgi folks. Oh man, I love his eyes.
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SachielDVangel posted:Yeah, even in this thread, many of the dogs are poor quality/milled/bought in a pet store because people have no loving clue how to find a good quality dog from a reputable breeder starting from zero. Don't fall into that trap and run your leads on future dogs past us. To be fair, this thread was originally started as an attempt to find a reputable Cardigan breeder. I don't think there is anyone in this thread who has condoned milled/pet store bought animals, and every effort has been shown to direct people to quality breeders.
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notsoape posted:Zombie Dictator's puppy was bought from a pet shop, PI got really upset about it one time. I think that's what Sachiel's referring to Still that's one case that has some PI history, not "many of the dogs." But whatever, I think the important thing here is that this thread continues to make an effort to direct people to good breeders.
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Miss Indy posted:Half, if not most of the corgis posted here are not well bred animals. That's a bummer, but it seems that folks who have been involved with PI know better now, and are interested in working with reputable breeders in the future. I wouldn't want anyone to feel that they're being punished or ostracized of course. Truth be told, I probably would have gotten a rescue dog from a shelter (be that previously milled/byb or corgi mix) if there had been any corgis available in nearby shelters. As it is, we couldn't find a shelter dog, and we're really glad for the advice we got here in terms of breeders. Thank you for pointing us in the direction of C-Myste, Miss Indy! paddiep posted:Hmm, there are alot of differences. I don't know the corgi personality THAT well so whatever I say will be biased. I think vallhunds tend to have more of a 'sweet' temperament, the corgis I have known are more 'me first then you' mindset. Toki (my vallhund) is utterly devoted to whatever it is I'm doing, which is annoying at times. My breeder calls them Velcro dogs and they really are. But then again (just like corgis and every other breed) personalities change from dog to dog. There are differences between Pembroke and Cardigan personalities too. In general Pembrokes tend to have a reputation for being the kind of dogs that love everyone, while Cardigans have a reputation as more of a "one owner" or "one family" type of dog. I believe Cardigans do have a bit of history being used as guard dogs, and I can see the protective mentality in Josie even though she's only 15 weeks old. There was actually sort of a funny bonding moment between her and the cat last weekend. This big black tom cat came into our yard and started marking around the yard and patio. Our cat, who is an inside cat but still views the yard as his territory, ran over to the sliding glass door and started growling. Josie perked up and ran over and sat down right next to him, and the next thing I know she lets out this low rumbling WWWUFF with a growl at the end. It was pretty funny and also drat cute.
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RazorBunny posted:Oh, Bear was fantastic. He had a really keen nose and would sniff out pretty much any kind of rodent and then dispatch it, often by carefully digging up a nest without damaging much of the surrounding ground. They never had any squirrels on their farm Right on, I'm always amused by the versatility of Corgis. Our breeder is apparently teaching her Cardigans tracking, to give them another activity. quote:I would never own a corgi because I value my sanity, but they are very cool little dogs. Cardigans are more laid back than Pems, just saying...
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I thought I might as well ask for advice here. Our corgi pup has learned this new game called "if I sit by the door they'll take me outside." We're trying to move away from taking her outside to go potty pre-emptively, and rather let her tell us when she needs to go out. The problem is that she wants to go outside every five minutes. We only take her directly to her potty area (we don't let her run around the yard), and if she doesn't go potty (which is most of the time), then we bring her back in and put her in her crate and ignore her for about 10 minutes. Now for the instances she does go potty, we let her explore the yard for a bit if she wants to. I was hoping that she'd get the hint that going potty = getting to sniff around the yard. I don't want to ignore her when she sits at the door, because I do want her to communicate with us when she needs to go. Plus there have been times that ignoring her led to accidents, because I thought she was crying wolf when she really wasn't. Ah the joys of having a smart dog...
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Miss Indy posted:Congratulations, you've been hoodwinked by your dog. Know that this is the first of many manipulations to come I think you're right that we just need to crate her more when she's pulling that trick. She does know "go potty." Her breeder actually started with that before we even got her, so she had a good start on potty training from the beginning. In fact she's been great up until very recently. I think what we're dealing with now is that at 17 weeks she's decided it's time to push her boundaries. She's realized that going to the door is one area where she has control, because we will take her outside rather than have an accident in the house. So yeah, I don't think we can quite trust her to communicate with us without trying to manipulate us just yet. Strangely enough we actually saw two Cardigans at our dog training class earlier this week. We spoke to one of the owners, she was this older German lady who had a beautiful sable Cardigan. She asked where we got Josie and we said C-Myste, and she said in a thick German accent "ahhh yes, I know them from the shows, they are good." Then she gave us this knowing look and asked "Is this your first?" When we said yes, she said "I have had corgis 40 years, they are very stubborn you know." We said yeah, we're noticing that. 
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We stopped by All the Best Pet Care (our local pet food store in Seattle) yesterday and picked up a variety of chews. One that Josie seems to like a lot is part of a shed deer antler. We also got some more frozen raw marrow bones, but will give her those in moderation so as not to have major digestive issues. One thing our breeder told us about Corgis, and I'm seeing this a lot with Josie, is that they really do think they're larger dogs. The "big dog in a small body" thing is very true. Our breeder had mentioned that she might want to play with toys that we might otherwise think were for a larger dog. I bought this rope toy off of Amazon, because she was chewing on the cats' sisal scratching posts and I wanted something else rope-like for her to chew on. I figured I'd be safe with "medium" right? Well no, the drat rope ball is like the size of her head. I took one look at it and was going to return it, so I had it sitting out in a box waiting to go back. Well she got into it, and grabbed it, and it turns out she loves it. She swings it around like a goddamn wrecking ball. So I'm like "eh, if you want a toy that's the size of your head, that's fine." So anyway, when we got her the chews, we went for the larger sizes, like 6-8 inch chews, rather than the "small dog" chews. shady anachronism fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Feb 27, 2009 |
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Miss Indy posted:Yeah, I never get the smaller chews for my dogs. EXCEPT for the raw, the raw bones I gave them were the smallest that Mud Bay had. I do get the smaller bully sticks (6" max) and then only let them have half at a time in order to avoid upset tummies. Those pizzles are super rich, and if they were to eat a whole one in one sitting, they would for sure get the shits. Yes! We actually have a Mud Bay near us, and we go there more often than All the Best. We got a little frustrated with them a few weeks ago because it seemed that they were perpetually out of the Innova puppy food we'd been feeding her. So we stocked up on that at All the Best. We will definitely be going back though, just taking a break for a bit. I actually haven't purchased any of their bones before, but I noticed they've got a nice selection. Since she's teething and chewing on everything right now, we're definitely on the lookout for things to help to redirect her attention away from our shoes, etc... We've got a few treat toys, and could probably do with more. We have a Canine Leo (actually a couple of them), a Tug-a-Jug, and various Kongs. We try to vary them and they'll hold her interest for a little while. I think ideally we'll start feeding part of her meals in those because obviously she's more motivated when it's getting close to mealtime.
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sucks to ur assmar posted:Um, clearly corgis are husky/dachshund crosses. Duh. No wonder she got confused. We were asked if Josie, our Cardigan puppy, was a border collie/dachshund cross. When we said "No she's a purebred cardigan corgi" the guy gave us this look like "Yeah right..."
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Eff Jay posted:Slow weeks for Corgis? I got a question for you Corg owners out there. We're thinking about expanding our little corgi family soon and I'd like to get some advice. Frank was from a BYB (I know, I know. Bad. Man, if you wanted a Cardigan I was going to say that C-Myste is planning a litter for this spring/summer. They're located in Oregon, and definitely a reputable breeder. http://c-myste.com/?page_id=449 She does have a link on that page for a contact for Pembrokes, so I'd check that out if you're set on a Pembroke.
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pioneermax posted:I knew thered be fur you know but i never ever expect this much freaking fur. I know Cardigans are supposed to shed twice a year, and thought it was the same with Pembrokes. If that's the case then it's only temporary until his spring/summer coat comes in. Then you'll go through this again for the fall/winter coat.
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Tristesse posted:I have 3 vacuums in my house right now, one is a handheld I use almost exclusively for the couch. I'll be bad for a while while the coat is blowing out, a furminator helps and if you can find a good groomer they can help cut that down too. Ace and Josie can be e-collar buddies, she's getting spayed today too.
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letsgoflyers81 posted:Pembrokes naturally don't have tails, they're not docked. They were bred out of the breed and they have very short, almost non existent little nubs. Instead of tail wagging you get nub wagging. Cardigans have tails. Not all Pembrokes are born with bob tails. I think in a given litter you'll find some natural bobs and some with full tails. Docking is done for uniformity. However, due to controversy and docking becoming illegal in some countries, it's not unusual to see Pembrokes with tails these days. On another note, does anyone have suggestions for entertaining a bored corgi who can't be allowed to run around or jump? Josie is really frustrated because we're keeping her either crated or leashed while she's recovering from her spay surgery. She needs to be kept low activity for the next week or so until her stitches are ready to come out. We already bought her a big loving buffalo bone to work on, as well as a variety of other chews, but I know what she really wants to do is run around. 
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moechae posted:This isn't my dog, he's part of my friend's pack of 3 cats and two fish tanks, but I felt I had to post him, because he's the cutest loving dog ever, and, of course, DOGGLES. Meet Godot (Like the play) I guess you don't have a full body picture in the post, but he looks like a Cardigan to me. I mean pure bred Cardigans can have really similar markings to a heeler/ACD or various other herding breeds. I can't even count the number of times we've been asked "Is she a border collie/corgi mix?" about our pup. Then we have to explain that Cardis can be black/white, brindle, blue merle, etc, etc... Also freckles on the nose like that seems to be pretty common in Cardis. Also I've never heard of a neuter at 3/4 months stunting a dogs growth like that. In any case, he's really loving cute no matter what he is. shady anachronism fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Apr 2, 2009 |
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Eff Jay posted:Corgis just make the best pairs! Noooo! I have this suspicion that once you have one corgi, they mind control you into getting another one. For some reason people always seem to have pairs of corgis. At least in our case we wont consider getting another dog until our older cat passes on. Or that's what we tell ourselves at least...
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Yeah Macie and Josie could almost be siblings given their sleeping positions and markings, down to the nose freckles even. Where did you get Macie from? You said she's not purebred Cardigan (and I guess her ears and snout might be a bit smaller), but drat if she doesn't look (and sleep) like a Cardi.
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ApexAftermath posted:My girlfriends mother has a purebred Pembroke corgi male who mated with a spaniel mix. The rest of the puppies were really cute as well, and were given to a no-kill shelter. I'm sure they got adopted right away. drat, and here I thought she had some Cardigan in her. Now tell your girlfriend's mother to get her corgi fixed!
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Machismo posted:My God! This thread is awesome. I said bye to my dog at home only 3 hours ago, but I wish I was there. Poor Ein (yes I named my dog Ein like every loving nerd here). Actually, you might be the only loving nerd in this thread with a corgi named Ein. Or perhaps there are others who are afraid to admit it. Sorry about the barking, but corgis do bark. Our Cardigan girl doesn't bark incessantly, but she does bark when she hears strange noises, or the neighbors, or an animal outside, or if she's just feeling protective... you get the idea. So we usually let her bark once or twice and then try to cut it off with a stern "Enough!" If she doesn't stop then, we'll put her in her crate and ignore her for about ten minutes. She knows she doesn't get any attention for barking in her crate so she typically stops. As for nipping your wife, I hate to say it, but she may be trying to herd your wife. Your wife may need to assert herself and let the dog know that she is not cattle, she is in fact a pack member who is higher rank than the dog. Look into NILF (Nothing in Life is Free), and have your wife make the dog work for everything she wants. This can help to resolve her going ape when you're leaving as well. Let the dog know that she needs to "sit" and "stay" before you'll give her that attention she wants. Edit: Also going to add, corgis are working dogs and they very much want something to do. A bored corgi will find something to do at your expense, so it's in your best interest to give her activities and tire her out. Treat toys are very popular here, as they give them a project and make them work for their food. shady anachronism fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Apr 21, 2009 |
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Tristesse posted:I disagree with using the crate for time out, because a crate should be their happy fun safe place and never a place for punishment. Just to be clear, we're not yelling at her or saying "bad dog" or anything. Just using the crate to remove her from the stimulus for a short time. She knows her crate is a good place, but it's also a calm quiet place. I'm willing to listen though, if you guys think this is a bad use of the crate. Also, Josie really likes this Tug-a-Jug and these Mini Leo toys. shady anachronism fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Apr 21, 2009 |
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Diviance posted:Asking this for a friend who no longer has an account, he wants to know if there are any good breeders of pembroke welsh corgi's in the Dallas area of Texas and what is a normal asking price. Here's a list of Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club members. Your friend could probably start by contacting some of these folks. I don't know how any of these breeders are though, or what titles their dogs have, what kind of health testing they do, if any of their dogs are working dogs (it is Texas after all and cattle herding dogs you know). http://www.pembrokecorgi.org/memberlistaction.cfm Prices can vary, so I'd really have no idea. I know my Cardigan pup cost $800, so I would not be at all surprised if it was somewhere in that range. Honestly though, the major expense of having a dog comes from all the stuff that comes after the initial purchase price. The cost of vet bills, food, toys, supplies, and training all adds up really quick. Your friend should be thinking first and foremost about budgeting all that stuff when he/she is considering getting a dog.
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Umilele posted:How bad is the barking with corgis, Cardigans in particular? I'm finding conflicting information, from saying that they're practically incessant barkers to saying that they'll bark if there's something to bark at but not crazy about it. Our Cardigan pup barks when there's something to bark at. "Something to bark at" includes birds or squirrels in the yard (especially crows, she hates them) or when she catches a glimpse of the neighbors moving around, also if anyone comes to the door. She does know "Enough!" and is pretty responsive to that. I wouldn't characterize her as an incessant barker, but I wouldn't consider her a quiet dog either.
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We've had our first few days of continuous warmer weather recently, and Josie has been kind of miserable. She was a fall puppy so I imagine this is her first time experiencing even marginally warm weather. Plus she hasn't really started any serious shedding of her winter coat yet. So anyway she's been a bit lethargic and wilted looking in the afternoons, but my husband discovered this great new project to keep her busy. It's called "Ice Cubes in the Water Dish". She's been excitedly entertaining herself for the past 20 minutes trying to fish them out. I think this will be a new summer activity.
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Aenovae posted:it looks like both dogs are at risk of degenerative myelopathy, whatever that is. Is this bad? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerative_myelopathy It's a degenerative nerve disease that causes eventual paralysis, so yeah it's bad.  I'd really wonder why they'd be breeding two known at-risk dogs (or did I get that wrong?). I know my breeder had a case of DM show up in a dog from one of her earliest litters, that's now 13 years old. Now she's testing all of her dogs and only breeding carriers to non-carriers.
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Miss Indy posted:Bunny hopping at that young of an age is a real concern. That bunny hopping is going to progress as she ages, especially if you keep her at a "normal" weight. She really needs to be a few lbs underweight so as to avoid putting unnecessary stress on her joints. Were I you, I'd see about getting her hips checked ASAP. Such a bummer to hear about Zeke's arthritis getting worse. He's such a beautiful and happy looking dog. I'm glad they'll have fun camping though. It's interesting to know that 18-22 lbs is Zeke's normal weight. I've been wondering about what weight range should be for Cardigans. Josie was around 24 lbs the last time she was weighed at the vet's office (maybe a month ago). The vet said she's "on the lean side" but I think the vet is used to seeing chunky dogs. We asked if she needed to gain weight and the vet was like "not really". She eats about one large can of wet dog food per day, plus some kibble if she's interested in getting it out of treat toys. Also on bunny hopping, I hope not all hopping is bad. Josie will hop sometimes when she's really excited chasing something in the yard, like squirrels... or lately rabbits.
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Miss Indy posted:Zeke is really small for a Cardi. Cardis really are chunkier than Pembrokes, and weigh in the range of 25-38lbs. It's always better to err on the side of lighter, I agree with your vet. On hopping- not all hopping is bad. Bouncing dogs are happy dogs! But the bunny hopping we're talking about is like a two-legged limp. You can't really mistake it for a bounding dog. It visually looks as though the dog's rear legs aren't working properly. If you're really worried, try and grab a video of it. Josie came from a great breeder, and I'm sure her parents have good hips. No I'm sure it's fine, it's more like enthusiastic bouncing... and like I said, she only does it when there's something really exciting to chase. It just wasn't clear what kind of hopping you guys were discussing. We need to take some new pictures of her, she's really growing up quick. We've been trying out some of the local dog parks and also doing doggy daycare about once a week, to work on her socialization. She's a bit shy around other (especially larger) dogs, but she's getting over it. One thing that's interesting is that she's really social with people. I mean she loves people, which is great but I'd always thought Cardis had a reputation for being a bit more reserved than Pems. I'm thinking the temperament may be a characteristic of the C-Myste dogs, because apparently her grandmother and several of her relatives are therapy dogs.
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londerwost posted:The weird thing about the socks is that Josie doesn't bother with anachro's. She only grabs mine. It's because of his manly feet smell.
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Pooptron2003 posted:Well gently caress no... youre right, A cat with THREE houses is bound to be a stuck up pussy anyway. What? You can't live like everybody else? Come down from your ivory tower, cat. Seriously. No dog will ever be good enough for a cat with three houses, let alone a rescue dog.
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ButWhatIf posted:My husband and I have decided that when the time is right, we are going to rescue or purchase a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. We're both madly in love with the breed - the frenetic energy level, the widdle stubby feets, the crazy herding dog brain (I grew up with a sheltie who was more or less my best friend as a child), the entire package. Now is not the time quite yet, but I figure now is the best time to do all the research I can on breeders and the breed itself. I found a website that, at first glance, seems like a good resource, but I'm getting all kinds of warning lights in my brain from it. After reading the guarantee, I'm not convinced at all that it's not just a site for BYBs to make a lot of money on badly-bred, over-priced puppies. Has anyone heard of https://www.washingtonwelshcorgibreeders.com before? Am I the only one getting the BYB vibe? Yeah that site looks like a BYB/puppymill nightmare. I would start with the breed club instead: http://www.pembrokecorgi.org/
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express posted:he eats Purina Beneful twice a day This stuff is terrible. Read the list of ingredients on the bag of Beneful, then please take a look at the pet nutrition megathread and compare. A lot of dogs have allergies to grain/corn so switching to a high quality food may improve the condition you're seeing.
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Egad! posted:Help me, PI! I have a friend who is dead set on getting a corgi. Her reasons are: they're so cuuuuuuuuute and if they're so energetic, they'll force her to get up and exercise too. I never have high hopes for these types of situations. Usually people like this will do what they want, and drat the consequences... then the dog winds up in a rescue some months/years later. Anyway, "cute" should be the last consideration, while "do I have time/energy/resources for a puppy?" should be the first. If she wants cute she should get a plush toy. I'd suggest printing out the new puppy FAQ from this forum and giving it to her. It applies to all puppies, including corgis.
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ButWhatIf posted:and their description of the difference between "Welsh" and Cardigan Corgis is faulty. Just read this part: "The Cardigan Corgi is somewhat more aggressive than the Pembroke." Jesus.
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Tristesse posted:Edit2: Also today I bought Ace his first bag of big boy food! He'll be a year old around when I estimate his last bag of puppy food is done with, so I bought out Petco's supply of wellness core to transition to (they very rarely have it in and I'd prefer core to the super 5 mix, though super 5 mix is pretty good too.) Man, Josie has been on big girl dog food for months now. Part of it is that her digestion is a bit sensitive though. She was eating Merrick puppy, and then Innova puppy, and just had the most horrible gag inducing farts, as well as some other digestive issues. She's been on California Natural chicken and rice for a while, and that's better, but she gets pretty gassy at times. I've been tempted to switch to something else, but I don't want to cause more issues.
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I Love You! posted:While you make a good case for yourself, you do say BCs aren't feasable in your city. Why? Because corgis have at least the same level of activity and needs... Pembrokes may be close to that level of activity. I know Tristesse says Ace is a real handful. But Cardigans can be quite a bit mellower than BC activity level. I had a BC mix for a while when I was a kid, so I know what that level of activity is like. Josie, our 9 month old Cardigan, really is turning out to be a medium energy dog. She goes to work with my husband and will spend the entire day being mellow at the office. She has spurts of activity, and tends to be really busy with her treat toys at home, but then after playing hard she'll crash for a couple hours. Yesterday, my husband and I were both at home with her. She got a couple of vigorous play sessions out in the yard with us, and then was surprisingly pretty chill for the majority of the day. I have this sneaking suspicion that she may have eaten a cat toy though, when we weren't looking. Sneaky dog. 
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Since this thread is already full of bitches (and Ace) enjoying their sexy coolaroo beds, I thought I'd add Josie on hers. She loves to collect her toys on her bed. If we let her, she'd probably construct a mountain of toys there.  She's also into sprawling indecently all over it.  I can't believe how grown up she's gotten. She's 10 months old now 
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