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Last night, as usual, I put Charlie to his crate, gave him his "sleeping pill" - a kong filled with treats, and wished him "Good night" :). Then I went upstairs to our bedroom. This morning, exactly as usual, I went down to the kitchen to feed the cat. I always feed the cat first, because she cannot wait. The lights were still off in our living room, but I registered with the corner of my eye that Charlie was, as always in the mornings, in his crate, in his usual "good schoolboy" pose. Like tha… Continue

Charlie is on the beach. Outer Banks, North Carolina.

So, they are still in those love-hate relationship! However, Charlie became bigger, and now he plays rough games with Marusa (my cat) and chases her everywhere. As a revenge, she likes to sleep in his crate whenever it's left open. So, here is the story. Charlie intended to sleep in his crate, but when he got there, Marusa was already in! "Okay, okay, I'll go find something else..." "Wait a minute... Isn't it MY crate??? And I need to show Marusa who is the boss!" "Show me WHAT???" "No… Continue

Today we made a first step to turning Charlie into a Great Hiking Corgi, he-he. We went hiking! The hike was about 3 miles long, and it took us a little more then a hour. It was quite steeply path along Potomac. I was surprised how easy it was for Charlie to climb up and down the rocks. Sometimes I thought he would not make it. But he was just great! So, it's possible even with the short legs :). I am very excited. We started our training in order to do a day hike in Shenandoah Mountains, may be… Continue

To my friend Nadya I posted this story in a topic "How did you end up with a corgi", and I also want to save it in my blog. This story began several years ago in a remote, snowy Russia.. Not exactly snowy, though... :) It was October in Moscow, it was not cold at all, and the trees were still in those fall colors: red, yellow, golden brown... I was a college student then. I don't remember what kind of problem I had that day (was it a broken heart, or.. C on Economics quiz), but my friend Nadya… Continue