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About the Welsh Corgi Pembroke

Origin: Great Britain
Typical life span
12-13 years
Size
Medium — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
12-14 kg
Female
11-13 kg
Height
25-30 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs)
Origin
Great Britain

About

What is a Welsh Corgi Pembroke?

A low-set, strong, and sturdily built herding dog with short legs, fox-like face, alert expression, and naturally bobbed tail. Known for their intelligence, sturdy build, and distinctive appearance.

Welsh Corgi Pembroke history and origins

Ancient herding breed from Pembrokeshire, Wales, brought by Flemish weavers in 1107. Developed as a cattle herding dog, their low stature allowed them to nip at cattle's heels and avoid being kicked. Closely associated with British royalty.

Welsh Corgi Pembroke appearance and size

Males typically weigh 12-14 kg and females 11-13 kg.

Welsh Corgi Pembroke temperament and personality

Generally described as intelligent, affectionate, alert, outgoing and playful.

That is the breed in general, not a promise about one animal. Ask the breeder what their own line is like, and meet the parents before you decide.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Sheepdog

Quoted from FCI standard n°39. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Medium
Necesidad de ejercicio
4 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
4 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
3 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
5 conditions documented

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Welsh Corgi Pembroke

Lo que obtienes con la raza Welsh Corgi Pembroke

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Sheepdog»
  • Descrito habitualmente como: «Intelligent, affectionate, alert, outgoing»

Lo que asumes

  • Están documentadas 4 enfermedades hereditarias graves, sobre todo en huesos y articulaciones y cerebro y nervios. La pestaña de la guía de salud tiene la prueba que hay que pedir en cada una.

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI; The Dog API; OFA — Chondrodystrophy with Intervertebral Disc Disease (CDDY/IVDD). Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Welsh Corgi Pembroke

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con permissible.

Coat

  • Medium length
  • Straight with dense undercoat
  • Never soft
  • Wavy or wiry

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • Self colours in Red, Sable, Fawn, Black and Tan, with or without white markings on legs, brisket and neck.
  • Permissible: Some white on head and foreface

Resumido de FCI standard n°39 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Temperamento

Intelligentaffectionatealertoutgoingplayful

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Welsh Corgi Pembroke en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the Welsh Corgi Pembroke

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza Welsh Corgi Pembroke, y la documentación concreta que hay que pedir a cualquier criador antes de pagar una señal. Un criador responsable tiene esta documentación a mano; esquivar la pregunta es mala señal.

5 enfermedades documentadas

Health checklist (PDF)

Bones & joints

Chondrodystrophy with intervertebral disc disease (CDDY/IVDD)

SeriousInherente a la raza

The same FGF4 gene insertion that gives the breed its short legs and long back also causes early degeneration of the discs between the vertebrae, making disc rupture in adulthood far more likely — this can range from back pain to sudden hind-leg paralysis needing emergency surgery. Because the short-legged build the breed standard calls for IS this variant, the risk cannot be bred out while keeping the standard's proportions; screening tells you the degree of risk, not its absence.

Qué pedir

A DNA test for the 12-FGF4 retrogene insertion, on both parents, from a laboratory such as the University of Missouri (via OFA) or UC Davis VGL — OFA's own disease page names Pembroke Welsh Corgi among the breeds affected.

2 sources

Brain & nerves

Degenerative myelopathy (SOD1 risk variant)

Serious

A slow, progressive breakdown of the spinal cord's nerve fibres starting in the hind legs, usually from around 11 years old in this breed. As in the German Shepherd Dog, the SOD1 variant is a risk factor with incomplete penetrance, not a diagnosis: a homozygous 'at-risk' result does not confirm a dog will develop signs, and cannot be used to diagnose a dog that already has them.

Qué pedir

A DNA test for the SOD1:c.118G>A variant, on both parents, from a laboratory such as the University of Missouri (via OFA) or Embark.

1 source

Blood

Digestion & liver

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)

Serious

Destruction of the pancreas's enzyme-producing cells leaves the dog unable to digest food properly, needing daily enzyme replacement for life once diagnosed. Research has found the same DLA-DQB1 risk allele associated with EPI in the German Shepherd Dog is also a risk factor in this breed.

Qué pedir

No commercial pre-breeding DNA test currently exists for this risk allele. A symptomatic dog is diagnosed on a serum trypsin-like immunoreactivity (TLI) blood test, not a breeding screen; ask the breeder whether the condition has occurred in the line.

1 source

Cuánto vive la raza Welsh Corgi Pembroke, en los registros

Supervivencia mediana de 13,2 años

Intervalo de confianza al 95% de 12,7–13,6 años, a partir de 221 muertes registradas entre 655 perros

Riesgo de mortalidad de 0.72 (0.63, 0.82) respecto a perros mestizos, cuya mediana es de 12,0 años.

Medido en el Reino Unido a partir de 584.734 perros. La supervivencia mediana no es una predicción para un perro concreto.

McMillan, K.M., Bielby, J., Williams, C.L., Upjohn, M.M., Casey, R.A. & Christley, R.M. (2024) Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death. Scientific Reports 14, 531.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Welsh Corgi Pembroke breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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