Untitled_1435 - Lakeshore Pembroke Welsh Corgi Rescue

Date & Referral Source
State:		Date of Application:	10/05/2017	Referred by:	Breeder
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Type of Dog Wanted
Ages interested in:	1 year – 3 years, 3 years – 5 years	Gender preferred:	Either a Male or a Female	Color preferred:	Any color	Activity level:	Couch Potato, Quiet, Playful, Other (Please describe in the box below.)
Other preferences:	We do have a cat who was raised with our previous corgi. They got along fine and even played together sometimes. To extent possible to know it would be desireable to adopt corgi that could tolerate a cat. We do know how to effectively manage any early introduction and hostilities until things settle in.
Dog Ownership History
Previous dog owner?	Yes
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Questions Regarding Motivation for Adopting and Intentions
Who is this dog for?	Applicants-married retired couple. Previously corgi owners but he passed away last year at age 13.
Why do you want a Pembroke?	We love the breed-it's loyalty and desire to stay close to owners. It's intelligence and ease of training and desire too please and be engaged in all family activities. It's cuddle-ability and ease of picking up (not too heavy). We would prefer to have one that may have been runt of litter and smaller in weight and size as our previous one never got over 24lbs. we are in our 60's and one of us cannot lift any weight due to disability. We know that corgis may not be initially friendly to strangers or young children or other dogs but know how to effectively supervise and manage these introductions.
Activities planned with Pembroke:	We enjoyed training our corgi(to basic tricks and easy obstacle course) so to extent older dog is still open to be trained further we'd do that but it's of if the dog has already been trained to the basic commands but not further trainable. We are big walkers and hikers and love to be accompanied by corgi. In winter less so and less active and love to sit by our fire and have our corgi lay with us while reading, watching tv or just socializing. We do often drive about 1. 1/2 hour to cabin so would travel with corgi in car in or out of crate.
Aware that Pembrokes are busy, noisy dogs?	Yes
Money for basic care?	Yes
Money for unforeseen medical expenses?	Yes
Willing to house train?	Yes Willing to do formal training? Yes
Do you have a veterinarian?	Yes
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Will handle mistakes Pembroke makes like this:	Depends on type of mistake. If not within the dogs control, then design external control by re-structuring/supervising situations or elements within owner or people control. No physical punishment. Develop or revisit positive reinforcement training strategy to replace with desired behavior or extinguish behavior if it has become a problem. We do not like overuse of verbal "no" but will use or other on word command to get attention and immediate "stop" of dog to maintain safety in situation. We prefer hand signals along with verbal command if dog is still amenable to learning that method of command.
Discipline:	Prefer to train to the desired behavior as the discipline rather than "punish" verbally or physically. If the adoptee is trained to "punishment" we can continue that method but may try to shift away from it over time.Found corgi does well with this approach when other breeds may not. While leashing or crating to control behavior may be "perceived" by dog or other people as punishment we consider it a physical control method to ensure safety and manageability if the dog's behavior is too far out of safe (for dog or others) control. We communicate our displeasure with dogs through voice and tone, many times the dog already knows they did something"'not good" already, especially when potty training or destructive behavior. You can tell by their guilty or sad look when you discover the evidence so silly acknowledging the thing with dog present in a sad tone and mild shame/disappointment words is enough and then evaluating our part in the problem and developing a positive re-training approach (for ourselves or the dog) works best for us. We don't want a dog that has been physically punished as only method unless you are confident we can re-orient dog to our approach and get results in a reasonable period of time.
Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time:	At our condo or cabin in our physical presence most of the time. When we travel away without the do then our daughter would stay with him or as last resort we'd place in care kennel. We were comfortable leaving our previous corgi uncrated at home alone, but with new one would have to determine what would be best. We also confined our corgi to his own basement room area at night since he'd often sneak into our bed and we did not want to sleep with our dog. We could adjust to what would be best with a new dog, but would have to train to NOT sleep with us but in their own floor bed. We know leaving dog alone even for short periods can create anxiety and would have to work through that with any new dog that has that as a problem. We feel bad when a dogs howls or whines constantly from loneliness and would try to minimize and address it to reduce anxiety.
Discipline:	Prefer to train to the desired behavior as the discipline rather than "punish" verbally or physically. If the adoptee is trained to "punishment" we can continue that method but may try to shift away from it over time.Found corgi does well with this approach when other breeds may not. While leashing or crating to control behavior may be "perceived" by dog or other people as punishment we consider it a physical control method to ensure safety and manageability if the dog's behavior is too far out of safe (for dog or others) control. We communicate our displeasure with dogs through voice and tone, many times the dog already knows they did something"'not good" already, especially when potty training or destructive behavior. You can tell by their guilty or sad look when you discover the evidence so silly acknowledging the thing with dog present in a sad tone and mild shame/disappointment words is enough and then evaluating our part in the problem and developing a positive re-training approach (for ourselves or the dog) works best for us. We don't want a dog that has been physically punished as only method unless you are confident we can re-orient dog to our approach and get results in a reasonable period of time. Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time: At our condo or cabin in our physical presence most of the time. When we travel away without the do then our daughter would stay with him or as last resort we'd place in care kennel. We were comfortable leaving our previous corgi uncrated at home alone, but with new one would have to determine what would be best. We also confined our corgi to his own basement room area at night since he'd often sneak into our bed and we did not want to sleep with our dog. We could adjust to what would be best with a new dog, but would have to train to NOT sleep with us but in their own floor bed. We know leaving dog alone even for short periods can create anxiety and would have to work through that with any new dog that has that as a problem. We feel bad when a dogs howls or whines constantly from loneliness and would try to minimize and address it to reduce anxiety.
House dog or outside dog?	House dog
People at home during the day?	95% of the time, yes. We are retired, have a 4 bedroom 2000 sq. ft. condo with 3 floors and have two other retired adults living with us for the next year or so. We have an adult daughter who lives locally and often stays with us who can also care for the dog if/when we are gone. We have a next door neighbor in condo who has a lab we care for when they are gone for short periods and they would reciprocate if/when we have a dog should we need it.
Where would dog eat?	We would designate area in our laundry room on the first floor and keep food and water there. Would treat water with plague/dental care additive as well as have teeth cleaned every 2 years. As our corgi aged the vet would no longer anesthetize him for cleanings so the additive was the best we could do for him so we would accept a dog that could not be anesthetized for cleanings due to a health condition, like heart issue or murmur.
Where would dog sleep:	As said before, we'd prefer to put them in their one room/area away from us during our sleep hours, but if the dog cannot tolerate that, then we'd only allow the dog to sleep in their own bed on the floor near us. No sleeping in our bed with us! At our cabin the dog would sleep on a designated dog bed near us as it is a very small cabin.
Play & exercise:	Yes, lots. We have many dog walking areas within a short drive around us where they could be off leash. They can be off leash at our cabin and run (but only when/if we can be confident they will stay to our property and around us). Although we'd leash our new corgi till we were confident about their outside behavior, we'd always be outside with the dog for any off-leash experience at our cabin and closely track and supervise them especially while in initial orientation and training. Our previous corgi never left our 2 acre cabin lot(unless we did) whenever we were outside with them. The dog will get 2-3 daily walks on-leash in large conservation area adjacent to our condo development and around neighborhood. Our condo is large so that we can do throw toys and fetch, pull toy and wrestle play with them inside the house and also have a large unfinished basement area for play.
How will you exercise your dog?	On leash
Fenced yard?	No, I don’t have a fenced in yard.
Willing to pick up dog waste?	Yes, I will clean up after my dog.
Willing to use a crate?
Living arrangements:	Own home
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Restrictive covenants?	No, the condo covenants do not prevent me from having a dog.
Breed/size restrictions?	No
Description of yard:	Large deck, very limited side and front yard area, but condo development has one of the largest common grounds area in the city. We have 15 acres all totaled much of it grassy lawn and prairie field. Dogs can use these areas but only on leash and owners must always immediately clean up after their dog. We have a conservancy and walking trails immediate access off our grounds to hundreds of acres and miles of trails. Dogs are allowed on leash in these areas/paths. We have a large city dog park where off leash is available with 2 miles. Our cabin is a private lake development of 290 acres. Dogs are allowed on or off leash throughout the dirt road network and undeveloped fields. The 35 acre private lake has a dock off our lot-we have a corgi life vest just waiting for a corgi to fill it so they can go fishing and canning with us. If they like to swim, even better! We'd always supervise to ensure they could handle getting in/out and not drown-just like with kids! Previous corgi hated water and would not go near so we'd love a corgi that could try to enjoy a little water fun but understand the short legs and no tail sometimes makes it much harder for them to swim and certainly not a sustained distance or in water over their head.
Household members:
Everyone in household agrees about adopting a corgi?	Yes, everyone agrees and wants to adopt a Pembroke Welsh Corgi.
May we do a home visit?	Yes, I will allow LPWCR representatives to inspect my home prior to allowing me to adopt a Pembroke.
Who will be responsible for the adopted corgi’s care?	Laura and Fred equally shared
Willing to train children?	yes- but we are over the having kids age. Our adult daughter who visits may have kids someday and we know how to handle working with dog and child/ren to introduce them correctly.
Any allergies?	No one is allergic.
Current pets:
Current pets dog friendly?	No, some of our current pets are not friendly toward dogs
Are you willing to work on it if your new dog doesn’t get along with your current pets right away?	Not sure you could call our cat "friendly" toward dogs. Mostly he runs away from strange dogs if in the vicinity. He was raised with a corgi and that worked out well, but he has been used to being the only pet for a year or so and getting all the attention and space. We'd use common techniques and sense while introducing new dog to Cody and vice verse but we expect some initial conflict in terms of hissing and maybe barking and curious sniffing. At worst we'd hope they would just learn to stay out of each others way for the most part- we don't insist they like each other -just live without fighting constantly. . Dominance and/or food aggression may come into play at some point but we expect to be able to manage that and eventually it will likely settle into the cat ignoring the dog, but standing ground when the dog gets too close for comfort. If injury occurs to either or is constantly at risk of occurring we may not be able to continue with both pets and have to make a choice to place one (most likely the cat)with our adult daughter. Our cat is very possessive about sitting on Lauras lap for affection though and expect this could be a problem with a highly dominant/agressive dog.
Lifetime commitment to Pembroke?	Yes, I am willing to commit to this dog for the rest of its life.
Return to Lakeshore if unable to care for Pembroke?	Yes, I will only surrender my adopted corgi to LPWCR if I am unable to care for it.
Understand no guarantees?	Yes, I understand that there are no guarantees regarding the condition, health, behavior or personality of the Pembroke I adopt.
Carefully considered the pluses and minuses of adopting a pet?	Yes, I have carefully thought out my decision to adopt a Pembroke and am willing to deal with the consequences.
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