That is very sad. I have never met one that was a "cranky little a-hole". Opinionated and snarky? Sure, love 'em for that. But stable nonetheless and really quite nice.
I agree with this sentiment!
I LOVE their sass. If you can't appreciate a dog with an attitude and laugh at their sassiness, Corgis are not for you!!!
I don't expect any Corgi to be a friendly, passive little dog. They have to have BIG attitudes to be 12" from the ground and move bulls! It actually makes me sad when I see the ultra submissive, soft, skittish little Pembrokes... of course they are sweet dogs, but they aren't the way a Corgi should be. A Corgi should have a fire inside, but should also have a stable, cheerful temperament and good bite inhibition. Fozzie has sass and will tell off a 200 lb dog in a heartbeat, but he's the most rock-solid dog I've ever met and has never been in so much as a spat.
Working at a pet hotel and encountering thousands of breeds over the years, I must say that hands-down Corgis are the most wonderful to work with. There were no Corgis who had to be "individual", all of them got along well with the other dogs, and did an amazing job keeping peace in the group and telling off the jerk dogs. I've never encountered a Corgi who so much as growled at me out of hundreds. They all LOVE me, and LOVE the other Corgi people. I swear they can sense who really loves them instantly. Or maybe it's because I hooked them all up with free ice creams.
I've met a lot more Cardigan breeders with working dogs, compared to Pembrokes. I know several Cardi breeders, and none of them do not prove their dogs on livestock before breeding them! Pemmies tend to either be pet bred or show bred. I know a Pemmie that can work and excels at agility from
this breeder in MI. It is harder to find working breeders who also health test and such, but it's possible! My aunt in TX has 12 Pemmies on her Quarter Horse/cattle ranch, and occasionally has litters, but they're all reserved by friends way ahead of time. A lot of working breeders are like that and don't generally ship dogs or sell to non-working homes. But I'm sure they'd make an exception for an amazing home like yours.