Comments on: Why Do Corgis Have Short Legs? (Achondroplastic Dwarfism)

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:15:18 +0000

My corgi also has longer legs even though both parents have the regular shorter legs. She has a 100% Corgi personality. Her ears are also a little smaller. She is quite a talker, intelligent, and has the energy of 3 “normal” dogs. From what I read, she must have picked up the recessive longer leg gene from each of her parents. Her big brother is an English Shepherd, so her longer legs come in handy when she plays!

By: And still in good shape but I dread the day he won’t be here. I am 100% sure he is pure corgi. Paula Miller P S witm

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:27:32 +0000

Hello. We are the proud and happy servants of a long-legged corgi. We call him Freddie but his real name is Lil Manfred. He is the perfect corgi, Pembroke. He just happens to have longer legs which come in very handy for him as he is a soccer player even balancing a basketball on his nose as he runs. He is unquestionably the smartest Dog I have ever known. We have other corgis but he is senior and very special. My husband was robbed at gunpoint in front of our gate and he lunged and bit the guy scaring him off. He’s getting older now, still in good shape, but I dread the day he won’t be here. I am 100% sure he is pure corgi. i’d send a picture but I don’t see where to do it. Thank you so much for posting this article as it is a little annoying when someone insists Freddie is not all corgi. I’m not a breed snob we have two corgihuahua’s and would happily acknowledge if true. I’ve also seen Queen Elizabeth with a long leg corgi.

By: Ajanae

Ajanae — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:11:53 +0000

Short-legged dogs arise repeatedly throughout history, and most seem to be caused by the same single genetic mutation. This mutation causes a condition called achondroplastic dwarfism, in which the long bones of the legs are shortened. The following breeds have been shown through DNA testing to share this mutation. ( Click here for a full account. )