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All dog breeds were bred to perform a specific purpose. We want to see our readers’ dogs doing the work they were bred to do to be shared on The Canine Chronicle!

Thank you Deb Shindle for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Cardigan Welsh Corgi, “Mookie,” (GCHP CH Riverside Boss Is Bets On CA FCAT) doing what he was bred to do! Mookie is currently the #1 Cardigan Welsh Corgi Breed & All-Breed and is truly a do it all dog! Deb says, “Coursing is Mookie’s favorite sport!” According to the American Kennel Club, “The Cardigan Welsh Corgi is a masterpiece of the breeder’s art: Every aspect of its makeup is perfectly suited to moving cattle, and yet it is so congenial and sweet-faced that it would be a cherished companion even if it never did a day’s work. Long, low-set dogs with sturdy bone, short legs, and a deep chest, Cardigans are powerful workers of deceptive speed and grace. These athletic, rugged herders have a love for the outdoors, and they thrive on mental stimulation and physical activity.

The handsome but hard-as-nails Cardigan Welsh Corgi was named for the medieval kingdom of Cardiganshire, Wales, and is the older of the AKC’s two corgi breeds. In fact, they’re among the oldest of all British breeds. We can say with some certainty, however, that corgis were driving Welsh herds 1,000 years ago. Cardigans are built low to the ground to best nip at the heels of cattle and avoid being kicked. The adaptable Cardigan did double duty on long cattle drives, moving the herd by day and serving as a flock guardian at night. During the breed’s long history, Cardigans have at various times worked as an all-around farm dog, hunting partner, family protector, and athlete. Cardigans were long associated with Britain’s crofters (tenant farmers) who depended on their dogs to help scratch a meager living out of the pasture land permitted them by the crown.”

Was your dog bred to hunt? Bred to herd cattle? Was he bred to rescue or guard? Was he bred to hunt rats? Please share your best Form Follows Function photos with us! We want to see them! Email Gia at Gia.Garofalo@caninechronicle.com with your photos!

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