Editing Welsh Corgi (section)

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| image         = Pembroke and Cardigan Welsh Corgi.jpg
| image_caption = Pembroke and Cardigan Welsh Corgi
| name         = Welsh Corgi
| country      = [[Wales]]
| maleweight   = {{ubl|Cardigan: {{cvt|14|–|17|kg|lb}}|Pembroke: No greater than {{cvt|14|kg|lb}}}}
| femaleweight = {{ubl|Cardigan: {{cvt|14|–|17|kg|lb}}|Pembroke: No greater than {{cvt|11|kg|lb}}}}
| maleheight   = {{ubl|Cardigan: {{cvt|27|–|32|cm|in}}|Pembroke: {{cvt|25|–|30|cm|in}}}}
| femaleheight = {{ubl|Cardigan: {{cvt|27|–|32|cm|in}}|Pembroke: {{cvt|25|–|30|cm|in}}{{sfn|Beauchamp|1999|p=15}}}}
| coat         = {{ubl|Cardigan: Short or medium length, hard textured, weatherproof with a good undercoat|Pembroke: Medium length with a straight dense undercoat}}
| color        = {{ubl|Cardigan: Any colour, with or without white markings|Pembroke: Red, sable, fawn, or black and tan with or without white markings on the legs, brisket, and neck{{sfn|Beauchamp|1999|p=16}}}}
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The '''Welsh Corgi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɔːr|ɡ|i}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://dogbreedsjournal.com/|title=Dog Breeds Journal|website=Dog Breeds Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-05}}</ref> or '''Corgi''', plural Corgis, or occasionally the etymologically consistent '''Corgwn'''; {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɔːr|ɡ|uː|n}}) is a small [[Dog type|type]] of [[herding dog]] that originated in [[Wales]]. The name ''corgi'' is thought to be derived from the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] words {{lang|cy|cor}} and {{lang|cy|ci}} (which is [[Consonant mutation|mutated]] to {{lang|cy|gi}}), meaning "dwarf" and "dog", respectively.

Two separate breeds are recognised: the [[Pembroke Welsh Corgi]] and the [[Cardigan Welsh Corgi]]. Physical differences are seen between the two breeds. According to the breed standards, overall the Cardigan is larger, both in weight and height, and has a much longer tail than the Pembroke.

Historically, the Pembroke has been attributed to the influx of dogs alongside [[Flemish people|Flemish]] weavers from around the 14th century, while the Cardigan is attributed to the dogs brought with [[Norsemen|Norse]] settlers, in particular a common ancestor of the [[Swedish Vallhund]].

The Pembroke is the more popular of the two, yet still appears on [[the Kennel Club]]'s [[vulnerable dog breeds of the United Kingdom]] list.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 February 2015|title=The Queen's Corgis designated a 'vulnerable' breed|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11397687/The-Queens-Corgis-designated-a-vulnerable-breed-as-Pembroke-Welsh-dogs-go-out-of-fashion.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11397687/The-Queens-Corgis-designated-a-vulnerable-breed-as-Pembroke-Welsh-dogs-go-out-of-fashion.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=25 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Pembroke Welsh Corgi gained in popularity because [[Elizabeth II]] had personally owned more than 30 Pembrokes or Corgi-[[Dachshund]] crosses, known as ''[[Dorgi|dorgis]]''.