About Lola

Lola on her 1st night home on Jan. 19, 2009.

Lola is a purebred Pembroke Welsh Corgi born on September 27, 2008.  Her corgi parents are Bob and Fido Barker from Meinno, SD.  Lola went to a pet shop in LA where I saw her several times before I realized I was supposed to be taking her home with me.  She's pretty small for her age (I've met 4 month old corgis who were already bigger than her), so I think she might have been the runt in her litter.

Lola enjoys going for long walks and hiking, but she doesn't like swimming.  She's very friendly with other dogs and people (except small children who are loud and jump around - she just tries to hide behind me).  Lola's left front elbow didn't form quite correctly, so when she's tired from her workout it "cracks" sometimes, but it doesn't seem to bother her at all (although I keep an eye on her to make sure she's not getting overworked).  She also enjoys watching me do pilates and yoga, the latter of which she'll sometimes participate.  Her favorite is shavasana (corpse pose), she loved to flop over and roll onto her back and lay there with me.

Lola is very L.A. and watches what she eats.  I was warned that corgis are like little vacuums and will eat anything they can, but Lola actually leaves food in her dish when she's full and treats on the floor.  Lola loves all food, but she can't eat carrots (they make her tummy upset), and I feed her corn-free Purina One Beyond (she really loves it).

Lola has 2 "cousins" - Abby and Sadie who are both Parson Russell Terriers.  Her best friend is Sultan, a mutt who is part Sheltie and maybe part corgi (based on his coat pattern), and he's probably got something else mixed in there too.

Lola is a funny little pup who likes to watch TV (she constantly tries to get behind the TV to get to the people on it) and her favorite movie is Lady and the Tramp.  Lola also loves Top Gear (UK of course) and rock music (especially Clutch).  It oddly keeps her calm.  Lola, unfortunately, tries to chase cars (probably why she likes Top Gear so much), and I keep working at breaking her of this, but she's stubborn and tries to herd them.

Whenever Lola gets new stuffed toys she immediate performs trephination and removes its "brains."  Her new favorite toy is her bird house with 3 birds that she can try to get out.  I call them her Angry Birds, since if they're in the house and she whips it around they tend to fly out and knock things over (luckily she's never broken anything).

Lola has a bed right next to mine that she lounges in during the day, but when she's tired she hides under my bed in her "cave."  And of course, at night, she sleeps on the bed with me - usually down by the foot, but by morning she's usually got her head on the other pillow.