On the theme of mothers, I want to ask you what your experiences are with your corgi having puppies. Or, corgi mamas! :) Don't get toooo excited! I am still just thinking about it. But, Finn is not fixed, mostly because we all were secretly wondering about her having pups. I have never loved a dog inside and out as much as I do her, and I would be so thrilled to meet her babies and see them grow up. She'd be a great mom. I feel like any little corg-lette of Finn's would be an amazing creature. I am wondering what your experiences are!! And about the parts I don't know about, like after the little corgs are grown, is there a big personality change in the mom? No more silly hyper puppy-like behavior? Would Finn still be Finn? Maybe this is ridiculous, but hormones do crazy things. Would she have saggy tummy skin and dangly nipples forever more? Sometimes I see mama dogs with really loose skin. How many corgis did your corgi have? I have read 4-6. Was labor difficult?
We met a very nice boy corgi at the pet store the other day and his owners were interested in discussing the potential for puppies. I haven't called them yet... I feel weird signing Finn up for sperm. But she has the option of not liking him, or not being interested, and maybe they have changed their minds. It's all very much still up in the air. I feel discussing it is a good first step.
Lumpdate:
I want to thank you all sooo much for your input on Finn's lumps. It has helped me so much. We are heading back to the vet and she is going to look at them again now that they are almost gone, which leads her to strongly believe that it is some form of allergy. I will let you know what comes next! We are returning Finn to her old food as of today, because I'm not sure what else has significantly changed over the last two or so months except that we did change brands. Maybe that'll do the trick! I am interested to learn more about why allergies can cause subcutaneous lumps in the mean time. Will keep you posted!
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For me, I would never want to risk the health of my pet just to see what kind of puppies she would make. Because it is a risk! You never know what kind of complications can arise. Plus, if she is not fixed, she has a WAY bigger chance of getting cancer down the line. I just don't think it's a good idea unless you are really interested in becoming a serious breeder. That is just my opinion though :)
I'd agree with Kelly about this. With our first corgi, we thought about him beiing a stud especially since he came from champion lines but when we did some thinking and talking to the vet, we realized it wasn't really fair unless we were willing to carry through with everything, make sure the puppies were healthy if we were going to give them away or sell them, be responsible in who we gave the puppies to, etc. I think the wisest thing we did both times around were to get them fixed. I think it you decide to do it, do lots of research and talk with your vet and see what they say. Koda came from a litter of nine so you might have a lot of babies to consider if you decide to breed Finn.
Glad to hear the lumps are almost gone!
that cake looks delicious. I'm sure your mom enjoyed it very much!
betty
Sadie is fixed, so I don't know, and I've always had all of my dogs fixed. I don't think I'd want to give up the puppies, but I also wouldn't be able to take care of all those puppies!
I sorta agree with Kelly. I do however, secretly wish that Bailey could father puppies but for me I know that would be selfish on my part, plus it cant happen. It's a pretty sensitive topic that can go in 100 different ways.
Glad to hear about the lumps dissapearing!
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