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This past week's been a fun one for Winston.
He got to spend time with my parents dogs (a Pug and an Irish Terrier, they're quite the duo!), he was given the world's biggest carrot (seriously, I wish I'd taken a photo but it vanished before I had the chance) by our lovely cleaning lady, Jola, AND he accompanied my husband and I to a hot sauce festival last Saturday, which meant he got to hoover up crisps and breadcrumbs off the floor that were dropped by a steady stream of hot sauce-taste testers...
(don't worry, he didn't get any hot sauce in or near his precious mouth!!๐ถ๏ธ)
He also managed to eat a discarded chicken bone during yesterday's walk before I had the chance to (gently) prize it from his jaws.
So all in all, I'd say this past week gets a solid 10/10 from Winston ๐
How has your week been with your lovely companion?
I'd love your updates!
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Snoot boops and bunny hops,
Winston & Bella x
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Let's live together in Corgi Cottage ๐
Children's author and illustrator, Tasha Tudor, lived in this beautiful home ('Corgi Cottage' as she called it) in Vermont.
In case you didn't already know, one of her most famous books is Corgiville Fair, published in 1971. It features anthropomorphic corgis and was (and is still) extremely popular!
Tasha owned up to 12 corgis at any one time and said of her beloved dogs: โYou should see my corgis at sunset in the snow. It's their finest hour. About five o'clock they glow like copper. Then they come in and lie in front of the fire like a string of sausages.โ ๐ฅน
Have you read Corgiville Fair?
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The dogs living inside Chernobyl's exclusion zone have their own DNA ๐งฌ
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In 1986, when Reactor 4 exploded at Chernobyl, humans were evacuated. Their dogs were not. Nearly four decades later, the descendants of those dogs are still there โ roaming a 30-kilometre exclusion zone, living among abandoned buildings and radioactive soil, and apparently thriving.
Researchers from the University of South Carolina and the National Human Genome Research Institute analyzed the DNA of 302 of these dogs and found that those living closest to the reactor are genetically distinct from dogs just 10 miles away in Chernobyl City. Distinct enough that scientists can identify which group a dog belongs to from their DNA alone.
The best current explanation isn't radiation mutation โ it's natural selection. The hardiest dogs survived and bred, isolated from the rest of the world's dog population, for forty years.
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This is the slow feeder boredom buster toy Winston is playing with in the photo. I cut a handful of low-cal chicken treats into small pieces, close the little hole about half-way shut and leave him to it! It usually keeps him busy for about 15 minutes, and is definitely something you could use for feeding time (with kibble) if your corgi wolfs down dinner too quickly!
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RESCUE DOGS AVAILABLE:
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Betty
4 year-old Betty is very fearful, but not aggressive. She was rescued from an abusive owner and was found with terrible injuries. She will need lots of love and patience in her new home. Saving Harbin Dogs rehomes dogs in the UK and US. Find out more about Betty here and if you'd like to adopt her, email: savingharbindogs@gmail.com.
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In case you missed it...
Ever wondered whether your dog can eat shrimp, popcorn, cherries, kiwi, olives, avocado, watermelon, bananas? We've rounded up all of these foods (and lots more!) to find out which are safe for your doggo to eat. Read the full list here.โ
I wrote about the time Winston got fleas. This was despite us giving him topical flea treatment (the stuff you put on their neck) every single month. It was an ordeal getting rid of the pesky fleas (they are almost indestructible!!) but we did it. Once we did, we immediately switched Winstonโs flea treatment to a tablet (called NexGard in the UK). Have you been through the painful flea ordeal before? ๐คฎ
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Corgi of the day
Meet Rita, a 9-month old Cardigan that came into Mette's life a few months ago. What a gorgeous girl!
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Catch up on Corgi Companion here ๐๏ธ
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