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Meet Dancer, the Flying Cardigan, formally known as C-Myste's Spirit Dancer Dancer is a cardigan welsh corgi, the rarer of the two corgi breeds. Cardigans are not a variation or type of the more commonly known (and seen) pembroke corgi; they are a separate, older breed entirely. When cardigans were first introduced to this country, there was some cross-breeding between pembrokes and cardigans, but it was soon halted. That is why today you will see pembrokes with a blue eye or one of the breeds looking more like the other. In the United States, pembrokes tails are docked; cardigan tails are never docked. The cardigan is a larger, longer, heavier breed with larger, fuller, more rounded ears and front legs that bow a bit. And their head shape is different. Although cardigans and pembrokes are distinctly different breeds, they herd in the same way - nipping heels. I am eternally grateful to Carolyn Cannon, Dancer's breeder, for allowing him to become part of the Oxbow Crew 2.5 months after his world debut on April Fool's Day, 1998. A responsible, ethical breeder, she has become a friend as well as a mentor. Please take a moment to visit DanDan's first family:C-Myste Corgis |
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Dancer Like fluid Spread out over my lap Relaxed you sleep A puppy nap. You've grown so long And active, too You've eaten My glasses and my shoe. Curious head tilted To all that you hear Barking a story For all who are near. You're sensitive, loving Full of surprise You're Dancer, the only Corgi that flies. -Auntie Liss- |
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Day 1 June 13, 1998 - our HomeGoing Day. Gramma Carolyn is checking things out. DanDan had an undescended testicle and Gramma was checking to see if everything was the same. It was. |
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Week 2 |
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Sweet Sleep
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Dancer's House It was July and Dancer decided that my newly assembled micro-wave cart would make a most perfect puppy house. He was waiting, ever so patiently, for me to decorate it for him - new bed, a few toys and he would be set! |
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DanDan's Hedgie DanDan's first love is his Hedgie. This photo was the inspiration for one of my pieces for the CoriAid quilt |
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Look 'it Dem Ears! Yes, DanDan's maturing, but - oh my! those ears...I thought they'd never stop growing! |
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Ever Alert Those ears, those eyes. Always alert, ready for any and everything that happens. This guy doesn't miss a trick. |
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Libby Kisses
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And It Begins
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Herding
and click on Herding Instinct Test 9/13/03
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| Nite-Nite At day's end, DanDan often likes to tunnel. I never know quite where he'll end up. Here he had just emerged from under the comforter |
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