Editing Welsh Corgi (section)

===United States===
In 1933, American breeder Lewis Roesler brought the first Welsh Corgis to the United States for her Merriedip Kennels in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. She had previously been well known for breeding [[Old English Sheepdog]]s. Roesler purchased a Pembroke Corgi, Little Madam, at London's [[Paddington Station]] for £12. Wanting a mate for the dog, she visited several Corgi kennels and bought a dog called Captain William Lewis. The [[American Kennel Club]] (AKC) first registered Welsh Corgis in 1934 as a single breed, and Little Madam was the first registered animal of the breed. The first litter was registered later that year, by Mr E.M. Tidd in Oakland, California, from a bitch named Toots, which he had purchased in Canada.{{sfn | Beauchamp| 1999| p=13}}

Tidd imported Ch. Bowhit Pivot for his breeding lines in 1935, registering him with the AKC as Sierra Bowhit Pivot. In addition to his British titles, he became the first Corgi to be awarded champion status in the US and the first such dog to be named [[Best of Group]] at a conformation show in the United States. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi club was formed in 1937,{{sfn | Beauchamp| 1999| p=13}} and the first show was held at [[Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge]]'s [[Giralda Farms]] in New Jersey. Following the Second World War, imports from the United Kingdom included Rozavel Uncle Sam, which dominated the show circuit for Corgis. In 1949, he became the first Pembroke winner of best-in-show at an open conformation show in the United States. By 1998, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi had become the 37th-most popular breed of dog in the US.{{sfn | Beauchamp| 1999| p=14}}

A pair of Cardigan Welsh Corgis was imported to the US in 1931, but the first member of that breed to be registered with the AKC was Blodwen of Robinscroft in 1935. They have never been as popular in the US as the Pembroke type. In 1997, some 752 Cardigan Welsh Corgis were registered with the AKC, compared to 8,281 Pembrokes.{{sfn | Beauchamp| 1999| p=14}}