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The Pembroke Welsh Corgi (/ ˈ k ɔːr ɡ i /; Welsh for "dwarf dog" [a]) is a cattle herding dog breed that originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. [1] Around the 19th century, The Corgi used to be known as the Welsh Cur, Cur meaning working dog (or Cor being translated to, "to watch over," in Welsh), and Gi being the Welsh word for "dog."
The Welsh Corgi (/ ˈ k ɔːr ɡ i / [5] or Corgi, plural Corgis, or occasionally the etymologically consistent Corgwn; / ˈ k ɔːr ɡ uː n /) is a small type of herding dog that originated in Wales. The name corgi is derived from the Welsh words cor and ci (which is mutated to gi), meaning "dwarf" and "dog", respectively.
Docking a dog breed's tails for 10,000 years wouldn't make them magically be born without tails. If stuff like that worked, humans would be born with pierced ears. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒〈°⌊°〉 Contribs. 06:54, 11 February 2012 (UTC) Pembroke Crg rry a recessive gene for short tail (rarely born without any tail at all).
Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. “We found a single mutation in a very important gene,” said Bo Xia, a geneticist at the Broad Institute and co-author of a study published ...
While most breeds are born with tails, there are some that are born with very short tails or no tail at all. "Most dogs have tails, however there are a small number of breeds that are born without ...
The Basenji's tail is tightly curled. Like ears, tails come in a tremendous variety of shapes, lengths, amounts of fur, and tailsets (positions). Among them: Bob: Short or non-existent tail, such as an Australian Shepherd or Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Corkscrew: Short and twisted, such as a Pug's
A natural bobtail is an animal's tail which due to a mutated gene grows unusually short or is missing completely. The genes for the shortened tail may be dominant or recessive. Because of legislation restricting or preventing docking, natural bobtails are growing in popularity among the dog fancy for some traditionally docked breeds.
The Duchess of York has shared a new update on the last remaining corgis that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth II.. Sarah Ferguson, who adopted Sandy and Muick after the late Queen’s death ...