Editing Cardigan Welsh Corgi (section)

==History==
Pembroke Welsh and Cardigan Welsh corgis were both originally listed as one breed by [[The Kennel Club]] (UK) in 1925; the two varieties were officially recognized as distinct from one another by The Kennel Club by 1928, but were still categorized together under the title of "Welsh Corgis".<ref name="Eldredge2009" /> In 1934, due to judge preferences towards each breed separately, the two breeds were finally described as uniquely different and shown separately at dog shows.<ref name=":3" /> The official name was changed from Corgi (Welsh) to Cardigan Welsh Corgi in 2006.<ref name=":3" /> '''The Corgi Club''' was founded in December 1925 in [[Carmarthen]], South Wales.<ref name="Eldredge2009">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fXzO-AokvVcC&pg=PA21|title=Pembroke Welsh Corgi: Your Happy Healthy Pet, with DVD|author=Debra M. Eldredge|date=27 January 2009|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|isbn=978-0-470-39061-0|pages=21–|access-date=10 December 2011|archive-date=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426192147/https://books.google.com/books?id=fXzO-AokvVcC&pg=PA21|url-status=live}}</ref> It was reported that the local members favoured the Pembroke corgis, so a club for Cardigan enthusiasts was founded a year later in 1926.<ref name="Eldredge2009" /> Both groups have worked hard to ensure the appearance and type of breed are standardised, through careful and selective breeding.<ref name="Eldredge2009" />

One theory, regarding the breed’s origin, is that both types of corgi descended from a line of northern, [[spitz]]-type dogs;<ref>{{cite book |author=Debra M. Eldredge |title=Pembroke Welsh Corgi: Your Happy Healthy Pet, with DVD |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fXzO-AokvVcC&pg=PA21 |access-date=10 December 2011 |date=27 January 2009 |publisher=John Wiley and Sons |isbn=978-0-470-39061-0 |pages=21– |archive-date=26 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426192147/https://books.google.com/books?id=fXzO-AokvVcC&pg=PA21 |url-status=live }}</ref> a second theory is that they descended from the [[teckel]] family of dogs, which also is where the [[dachshund]] originated.<ref name=":3">{{cite web
 |title        = History of the Cardigan Welsh Corgi
 |publisher    = Cardigan Welsh Corgi Association
 |url          = http://www.cardigancorgis.com/history.asp
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070429022116/http://www.cardigancorgis.com/history.asp
 |archive-date = 2007-04-29
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>

The word "corgi" is derived from the {{langx|cy|cor gi}}, which means "dwarf dog".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/corgi?s=t|title=Corgi|website=Dictionary.com|access-date=2018-01-02|archive-date=2018-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072548/http://www.dictionary.com/browse/corgi?s=t|url-status=live}}</ref> The breed was formerly called "yard-long dog" ({{langx|cy|ci-llathed}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpurebreddogday.com/the-yard-long-dog/|title=The "Yard-Long" Dog|date=2017-09-09|website=National Purebred Dog Day|access-date=2018-01-02|archive-date=2018-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072821/https://nationalpurebreddogday.com/the-yard-long-dog/|url-status=live}}</ref> The name "Cardigan Welsh corgi" name comes from their area of origin in Wales, [[Ceredigion|Cardigan (Welsh 'Ceredigion')]] (and not from their coat markings which may vaguely resemble a "[[Cardigan (sweater)|cardigan]]" worn by the dog). It was brought to the US for the first time in June of 1931.<ref name=":3" />