How to choose a Corgi puppy? When choosing a Corgi puppy, you should check whether the puppy's mental state is good, whether the Corgi puppy's field of vision can follow people, and whether there are foreign objects, eye droppings, and nose problems in the eyes. If there is no runny nose, it is usually a sick dog. In addition, the hands and feet, coat color and hair quantity should be checked comprehensively.
1. Check your mental state
Before adopting a Corgi puppy, interact with it. You can walk around it and observe whether the Corgi puppy's vision can follow people, or drop a toy from a high altitude to see if the Corgi puppy Whether the puppy's vision follows the landing of the toy; the vision of a full-bodied Corgi will follow the movement of objects or people, while a Corgi who is indifferent to everything around him and has a distracted spirit is mostly a sick dog. , should not be chosen to buy.
2. Look at the eyes and nose
The eyes of Corgi puppies are oval, ranging from ordinary size to slightly larger, no larger than that. The eye circles are dark black and the corners of the eyes are clear, matching the color of the coat. The nose is black or brown, except for the blue merle corgi. In addition to checking whether there are these characteristics, you should also check whether there are foreign objects in the eyes, whether there is eye mucus, whether there is runny nose, etc. If there are many sick dogs, do not choose them.
3. Look at the movements and pace
Corgi puppies have a free and smooth gait. The forelimbs are short and straight, the muscles of the hind limbs are well developed and thick, the hands and feet are low and short, and the bones are strong. In the dog's exercise, the hind limbs can easily move the body. The hind limbs look at the muscles in the early stage and require training in the later stage. For daily exercise, you can give the Corgi some training, such as running back and forth, picking up items, etc. You can find some training videos on the Internet. When training, you must use dog snacks or dog food as a compliment, such as chicken, goat cheese, so that Corgi will cooperate with you more!
4. Check the coat color and hair quantity
The coat colors of Corgi puppies are divided into two-color and three-color. Generally speaking, the three-color ones are more eye-catching, and the appearance is better with an eight-faced face and white. Naturally, the thicker the hair, the better. In addition to natural hair, the hair will also be guided by the diet the day after tomorrow. Generally, pet owners may wish to feed Corgi some natural dog food with deep-sea fish oil when raising them. Deep-sea fish oil can help to make the hair shiny. It fixes the color and makes the hair look better!
5. Look at the backline and ears
Looking at the Corgi's topline, the back is hard and level, and the buttocks are neither protruding nor concave. The slightly deeper neck coat and the slightly shorter body hair will create a slight dip behind the shoulders, which is allowed. The ears of Corgi puppies gradually reduce to rounded tips, and the auricles are very developed. The ears are too broad and erect. Draw a straight line from the tip of the nose through the eyes to the tips of the ears. The resulting triangle is close to an equilateral triangle.