Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is the cattle-driving dog of south-west Wales, bred low enough to nip a heel and duck the kick that followed, and it carries that fearlessness into modern…
About the Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is the cattle-driving dog of south-west Wales, bred low enough to nip a heel and duck the kick that followed, and it carries that fearlessness into modern life. The breed's association with the late Queen kept it in the public eye for seventy years, and it has come back into fashion strongly in the last decade.
Pembrokes stand about 25 to 30 cm and are surprisingly heavy and powerful for their height, with a medium-length weatherproof coat in red, sable, fawn or black and tan, with or without white. Many are born with a natural bobtail; docking is no longer permitted for pets in Britain. The Cardigan Corgi is a separate breed and cannot be crossed with the Pembroke on the register.
Ask a Pembroke stud owner about hip scores, since the breed's build puts weight on the joints, and for a current eye certificate. The DNA tests that matter here are degenerative myelopathy and von Willebrand's disease type I, both well established in the breed. Because of the long back, a stud that moves freely and has no history of disc trouble in the line is worth asking about directly.
Health & breeding
We check every hip, elbow, eye and DNA result you give us against the Royal Kennel Club’s public records by hand, and we record who checked it and when. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Breed Right’s summary — under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard
Health tests for the Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
This panel is Breed Right’s summary of the testing that matters for the breed under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard. The Health Standard is the Royal Kennel Club’s guidance for breeders, not a registration rule. It describes tests to ask about — it is not a report on any individual dog. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Best Practice — further tests it recommends
Completing these as well as the Good Practice tests is what the Royal Kennel Club calls Best Practice.
| Test | Type | Scheme | What’s involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hip score (BVA/KC) | Screening scheme | BVA/KC | Total of both hips, 0–106. Lower is better. |
Breed hip median
Breed median 18 (BVA Hip Dysplasia Scheme breed statistics 2025 — 5 years, 17 dogs scored — indicative only, from a small sample). Lower is better. Source · How hip scores work
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