Increased Interest in Corgis in Queen's Jubilee Year
According to the Kennel Club the Queen's favourite dog has seen a boost in popularity in the Diamond Jubilee year.
Statistics from the KC's website show that the number of
people looking for Pembroke Welsh corgi puppies has increased by
37 per cent in the past four months. A total of 5,783 people have
searched for the breed on the website since the beginning of the
year.
There has also been a 10 per cent increase in the number of Pembroke puppies registered with the Kennel Club in the first three months of 2012, compared with the same time last year. In 2011 a total of 371 Pembrokes were registered.
Searches for the Cardigan Welsh
corgi - one of 29 endangered British breeds - have soared by an
amazing 59 per cent in the first four months of 2012 compared
with the last four months of last year. In total, 2,231 people
have searched for Cardigan puppies.
When fewer than 300 puppies are registered a year the Kennel Club regards the breed as vulnerable. But puppy registrations for Cardigan corgis have increased, with 17 new dogs registered in the first quarter of the year, compared with 10 for the same period in 2011. With a total of 108 puppies registered last year, the breed topped the 100-mark for the first time in a decade.
Found on Mail Online 10.05.2012
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