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Sable Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy (6 weeks old) The Pembroke Welsh Corgi ( / ˈkɔːrɡi /; Welsh for "dwarf dog" [a]) is a cattle herding dog breed that originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. [1] It is one of two breeds known as a Welsh Corgi, the other being the Cardigan Welsh Corgi. Pembroke Welsh Corgis descended from the Spitz family of dogs.
The Welsh Corgi ( / ˈkɔːrɡi / [5] or Corgi, plural Corgis, or occasionally the etymologically consistent Corgwn; / ˈkɔːrɡuːn /) 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. Two separate breeds are ...
The Cardigan Welsh corgi ( / ˈkɔːrɡi /; Welsh for "dwarf dog") [1] is one of two different varieties of livestock - herding dog breeds known as Welsh corgis (originating in Wales ), with the other being the Pembroke Welsh corgi. It is one of the oldest breeds of the British Isles. [1] Cardigan Welsh corgis are known to be an extremely loyal ...
Transworld is a British publishing house in Ealing, London that is a division of Penguin Random House, one of the world's largest mass media groups. It was established in 1950 as the British division of American company Bantam Books. [1] It publishes fiction and nonfiction titles by various best-selling authors including Val Wood under several ...
Mettoy (1956–84) Mattel (1989–95) Corgi Classics Ltd. (1995–2008) [1] Website. corgi.co.uk. Corgi Toys ( trademark) is the brand name of a range of die-cast toy vehicles created by Mettoy and currently owned by Hornby, [2] after it acquired the Corgi Classics Limited Company in 2008.
Royal corgis. The Queen Mother Memorial bronze on The Mall, by Paul Day, shows her with two corgis. The royal corgis are the Pembroke Welsh Corgi dogs formerly owned by Queen Elizabeth II and her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Fond of corgis since she was a small child, Elizabeth II owned more than 30 corgis from ...
Corgi Classics Limited. Corgi Classics Limited was a British die-cast scale model manufacturer established as an independent company in 1995, [1] which has its origins in the Corgi Toys brand introduced by Mettoy in 1956. It is known for its British and North American vehicle models. Products manufactured and marketed by Corgi included die-cast ...
Dookie. Dookie (1933 – ?) or Rozavel Golden Eagle was a Pembroke Welsh Corgi bought in 1933 by King George VI and was the first of many Welsh Corgis to join the Royal Family. The dog was especially popular with Queen Elizabeth II, who from then on owned over thirty corgis in her lifetime.
Susan (20 February 1944 – 26 January 1959) was a Pembroke Corgi dog owned by Queen Elizabeth II that was given to her on her eighteenth birthday. Following the dog's death in 1959, the Queen personally designed a headstone for her grave at Sandringham House. Susan was the first of a long line of Corgis and Dorgis ( Dachshund /Corgi crosses ...
The Corgi Motorcycle Co Ltd. was a British motorcycle manufacturer based in Southport that produced 98 cc scooters developed by managing director John Dolphin from the military Welbike motorcycle. [1] Production of the Corgi scooter for the UK market began in 1948 and 27,050 were manufactured before production ended in October 1954.