It’s becoming comical, Uncle Henry that is. It must be the tail thing, or lack of it….. In Switzerland, it’s illegal to crop tails and ears on dogs. They say it’s inhumane as that’s how dogs communicate. You’re not even allowed to bring a rescue dog into the country if it’s been cropped.

I had to do some research to figure out that since I was moving here, and I had owned Uncle Henry before I got here, that it was ok to bring him here. Ok and frowned upon are two different stories though. As the Pembroke Corgi, different from the Cardigan Corgi, was originally a genetic anomaly and didn’t have tails but when cropping became common, they stopped breeding for it. And while Corgis of both types are quite common in Texas, especially with horse and cattle owners, they are as unique as awesome picante sauce here in Switzerland. They have just never seen such an animal, unicorn like.

I swear, the next time we go out, he’s going to have a Sharpie tied to his collar and he’s going to start signing autographs. Where ever we go, people want to stop and pet him and find out about him. I’ve also learned to just say “they’re born like that.” It’s just easier……..I don’t want to be the inhumane Texas girl that maimed her dog….

He is just LOVING all the attention. All the kiddos want to come play with him and he just rolls over and begs for more tummy rubs. People just smile when they see him coming. He’s always got a smile on his face too. He’s such a show off.

At the office, he’s got everyone trained. They come say hello to him in the mornings, they bring him bags of treats in the afternoon and they come say goodbye to him before they leave. He has quite a calming effect in meetings, everyone seems much nicer 🙂 I guess no one wants to upset the dog.

I think everyone in Texas ought to start bringing their dogs to work. I suppose there are dogs that wouldn’t do well, but if they are the sort that tend to just lay around during the day anyway, I really don’t see why not. It’s certainly made my work day more enjoyable.

Yep, the icecream guy even offered him a taste