Happy Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Dog! There’s no better pet than a dog, and there’s no better dog than a corgi.
Don’t believe me? Corgi is Welsh for “dwarf dog”, making corgis the Tyrion Lannisters of the real world. But that’s not the only thing that makes them special, corgis are like walking loafs of happiness.
There are so many obvious attributes that make corgis lovable from their little legs to their always smiling faces. But there are also some quirky facts about corgis that you may not know about.
CORGIS Were the battle horses of fairies-
According to Welsh legend, fairies rode on the backs of corgis into battle. The colored markings on corgi’s backs are said to be the remnants of fairy saddles.
Close your eyes and imagine corgis with armed woodland fairies on their backs charging at each other. Amazing.
Corgis are the 11th Smartest Dog Breed-
In a 1994 study of 110 dog breeds corgis ranked 11th in intelligence. Now I know what you’re thinking. “Why brag about being the 11th smartest?” Well, when you think about it, the 11th smartest dog is a pretty good spot to be in. You don’t want a dog that is so intelligent he’s going to start a mutiny. You want a dog that is smart enough to know he’s smart, but still not so smart that he’s no longer humble.
The last thing you want is your corgi up at 4am tweeting that his two greatest assets are his “mental stability” and “being like, really smart”.
Corgis star in disney movies-
Not every dog breed can say it has been Disney-fied. Dalmatians aren’t the only barkers on the block when it comes to Disney movies.
Little Dog Lost is a Disney movie about a little corgi named Candy who **spoiler alert** gets lost. If you want to know more, you’ll have to watch the movie. Buckle up, it’s a wild ride.
Corgis are royalty-
There’s a reason the Queen of England doesn’t have peasant poodles or average afghans. Corgis are simply better, and the Queen’s corgis are the most pampered dogs on the planet.
The queen’s corgis have a better lifestyle than I could ever hope for. They sleep on wicker beds that have fresh sheets daily. They dine on organic steaks that are hand delivered to them by a footman. The queen herself is known to pour gravy over their meal before they eat. You have to go through a full health screening for genetic diseases before getting within 100 yards of them, much less petting them. They are brushed with 24 karat gold hairbrushes. They only have play dates with other pure-bred corgis. At least half of these facts are true.
Corgis have a word dedicated to the way they lay down-
The world loves corgis so much that they named the adorable way that corgis lay down.
“Sploot” is the slang word for how a corgi lays with his two hind legs sticking out behind him. Only a dog as absurdly cute as a corgi could start the sploot movement.
If you have a corgi you’re probably guilty of sitting around the living room yelling “sploot!” or “half sploot” when you see your corgi laying this way. If you don’t have a corgi, you probably don’t know what I’m talking about. But trust me, it’s real. There are t shirts.
corgis put on the cutest races
Sure, you could watch traditionally fast dogs like greyhounds race and have a pretty decent time.
Or you could watch short, chubby corgis run a few yards, call it a “race” and have the best time you’ve had all year. Corgi races are magical events. Typically at least one corgi per heat gets confused and runs off track, or turns around and goes back to the starting line to check in with their owner about what they should be doing. Plus, the corgis are so cute you don’t care which one wins.
Happy Year of the (Dwarf) dog
Let’s all use this year to celebrate doggos big and small, but especially corgis.
Have other corgi facts? Want to tell me what makes your dog special? Please do so in the comments.