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Permalink Reply by Wendt Worth Corgi's on January 15, 2009 at 6:35pm

Your not paranoid at all. Infact...AKC in 2008 or 2007 sent out a press release stating dog thefts were on the rise. One of the news stations did a story on the rising dog thefts and the #1 breed to have been stolen was the PWC. I've put this warning in all of my puppy packets for new puppy buyers to make them aware. There have been incidents of dogs left in cars and stolen. Show dogs even. I'd be cautious.

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Permalink Reply by Teresa Kannard on January 15, 2009 at 10:57pm

The micro chips only work if someone is looking for it and not all vets have the same microchip system. They may scan your dog and not pick up anything. Also if you put the microchips in your dog at a young age the chip can travel out of the scanned area as they grow.

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Permalink Reply by Anne on January 16, 2009 at 10:23pm

I think that it is always good to error on the side of caution. We sometimes are worried about Le-Le being up front in our truck on her seat so we put her in the back in her crate so no one can see her. A friend told me about a neighbor in LA who had their dog snatched from their young son who was walking the dog. So sad to think of. One thing about Cardigans is they sometimes are more wary and will bark or not run up to strangers(or so my breeders told us).

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Permalink Reply by Alex on January 22, 2009 at 3:32pm

We thought about putting some sign up to say "We know our dog is cute, but she's old & has been fixed!" to our car & house windows... :) Did we actually do it? Nope. But dog theft is a concern these days... :(

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Permalink Reply by Wendt Worth Corgi's on March 4, 2009 at 1:38am

You know that isn't such a bad idea and add she is epileptic and needs regular medication.

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Permalink Reply by Allison Musick on April 2, 2009 at 2:12pm

I'd say better safe than sorry. I don't think you're paranoid, I'd go for the sign. I'd rather be thought paranoid than be broken-hearted and feel all that "if-only" guilt if someone stole my dog! I don't worry about this so much, as I live in a very small town and no one really cares that much about dogs around here. But if I lived in a big city, I'd DEFINITELY take precautions. It's worth the good night's sleep. Take care.

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Permalink Reply by Mike on April 2, 2009 at 7:42pm

I never have my boy out of my site! Always on a leash when we go out, I would hate for anything to happen.

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Permalink Reply by nancy and daisy on April 2, 2009 at 9:05pm

You could put a tracking device on them. They have gps tracking devices that clip onto kids and pets now.
I am very cautious anytime I take Daisy anywhere. She is way too friendly.
nancy

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Permalink Reply by Karen on April 3, 2009 at 10:51am

I have seen those advertised. Not a bad idea at all. I don't let any of my dogs roam "freely" but there are times when I can't have my eyes on them. It's sad to say that nowhere is safe. I'm aware of dog theft from home break-ins, dogs being removed from fenced (and locked) yards, stolen from dog shows/trials, car theft and being taken from retail establishments. Scary world.

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Permalink Reply by Cathi on April 3, 2009 at 5:46pm

Yes, it is a concern of mine when we're out and about with Bunny. I'm hesitant to take her when she'll be in the car for very long without someone with her, even in the cold weather. Or where I know I won't be able to see her in the car.

Its become a concern for me even leaving her in the backyard; she usually sits at the gate where she can see who walks down the sidewalk. I'm thinking of someway to allow her to see out and not allow people to see in, maybe a piece of plexiglass with a one-way film on it. And making the gate taller so it would be difficult for someone to hop over it easily.
We live near a busy street, near the down town area.
Bunny is chipped and registered. Friendly as all get out, like most corgis.
I've seen some cute yard flags and signs for corgis, and am hesitant to put one up for fear of drawing attention to the fact that she is there. Maybe in the backyard where we can enjoy it, but not the public on the street.
Sad fact if life,
Cathi

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Permalink Reply by Cathi on April 3, 2009 at 5:51pm

Does anyone have experience with the GPS units for dogs?

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Permalink Reply by Marilyn LaMantia on April 4, 2009 at 1:55am

My favorite companion was stolen out of my locked fence yard, and my home is very hidden.

It is in the middle of town, but we sandwiched ourselves in a brushy area surrounded by visible houses and fields on ALL sides. We have a large yard, completely surrounded by thick brush and trees, so I felt very secure.
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I walked my two corgis, down our lane (our 1 mile private drive) and a yard guy working at the neighboring home struck up a conversation over the fence.
"What cute dogs.....Are they both neutered, or are you planning to breed them? OH, you say you are going to neuter them soon? Why? Something wrong genetically? No? Then why are you neutering them? Why not breed them? Which color do people like most? Tell me about the breed....etc...
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STUPID ME FOR TALKING. My favorite Dog Augustus (Tri-Colored Pembroke) disappeared three days later, Feb 15th 2009 at 5 AM when he went out to go wee.

He was micro chipped and id-tagged. I put up a 1000.00 reward in the paper...I became intimate with the pound. I put up reward posters all over...I made deals with people...put your initials on this master copy of the reward poster, make copies, email them to your friends, and I will give you 500.00 as well as the person who finds my dog 1000.00. etc..I NETWORKED. I had teachers pass out copies to their students at schools, I went to fast food restaurants and begged the help to slip a reward poster in every bag...(This trick got the most feedback), but I never found MY Dog, though I was very busy answering the phone............................................................................................................................
I did recover ANOTHER STOLEN AND HURT CORGY and a vet found his home. If I had a GPS tracker, I might have found it tossed somewhere, but I bet it would not have been on his body anymore.
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At least, if you have a GPS tracker attached to your Dog and find it sin doggie, you know you are dealing with a theft and not a lost wandering dog................................................................................................................................

GPS Trackers .... I have only tried one. It is the Zoomback sold at Pet Smart. It is only accurate within 200 feet, if and when the website picks up the signal. The Dog needs to be under clear skies to get a good read....the battery only last 3 days, though the instructions state 7 day charge. (I initially gave it a full charge, and followed all directions. I am not much impressed with Zoomback so far..................................................................................................................

Still I feel I need to do all I can to keep the Corgi I have left safe. He will be NEUTERED soon as my vet gets back from an Aftosa Convention.
By the way..... The yard guy never showed up again....I tried to get info on him from my neighbor, who had hired him...GUESS WHAT?? He found this man by going to the unemployment office and asking people in line if they wanted to work for a day... wish I had known more about that hiring practice before I walked my dog by his field. I believe in giving people a fair shake, and trying to help out those in need, but I wish he had tried out a background ck first................................................................................................................................................................ It does not matter where you are, you are vulnerable, so be smart, vigilant and alert and you should be able to avoid what I just went through.

Heartbroken,
Marilyn

PS. . Forgive me for joining professional Corgis if I am not qualified, but I did want to add my lost Corgi and GPS experience to your discussion... I would like permission to join this section a member, though, mostly to read, except for the lost conversation.....Would it help that I was a Vet Tec in my teenage years in high-school? I assisted with many births, cesareans, and various other operations, for sure, but I would not trust myself to give advice for anything over a bleeding toenail at this point in my life... Even back then, I mostly cauterized, and cleaned, ... now they use lasers ... Things have changed so much. My vet just bought a new digital x-ray machines. It shows all organs, and when in Photoshop, you can bring out so much, WOW. (The pictures were way better than my orthopedics!)

I am a wife, mother, (3 kids, now 1 dog) artist and photographer.

I want to buy a Corgi named Bess from a lady I have been talking with, but she is a bit older than a pup, and my husband wants to raise a pup...I think a gal that is a year old, sweet, crate trained, fixed, etc, sounds like a good gal to get for my 11 month old Corgi who is left solo and missing August (his brother) as much as I do... Do you think my husband is right, or do you think I have valid reasoning? She was pick of the litter, but went to a show and did not like to show. She sounds like a really sweet dog. Her breeder is on top of things. Anyone have any feedback on my idea of buying Bess instead of a puppy?.............................................................................................................................
Any ideas that might help me find August? If someone bought him not knowing he was hot, but loves him, has given him a good home, and he is happy with them, I would not try to take him back, but I would love taking care of him when they went out of town, and would love to visit him often as I could.
........................................................................................................................................................................... Not knowing if he is happy and OK is so hard. I would love to find out someone is looking for a lost Corgi's owner, and my posters have just not gotten to them yet... who knows, maybe he dug under the fence somewhere I missed, and he is truly lost and not stolen. I can only hope.
His picture is up on lost dogs at ID tag.com. His chip # is 10016585.

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