Although your Welsh corgi is primarily an omnivore who can eat almost anything, there are some foods that should never be eaten because they can make your corgi sick or even kill him. No matter how much your dog begs for these forbidden foods, do not give in.
Never feed your corgi chocolate because it can be deadly. Other foods to particularly avoid include onions, spicy foods, poultry skin (chicken, turkey, etc.), poultry meat with bones in it, and most diary products (milk, cheese, etc.). While these foods may not kill your dog, they have the potential to make him very sick.
And of course there is the problem of Welsh corgis tending to gain weight. Giving your corgi meal leftovers can lead him to begging to get more. This is a bad habit/trick to teach your corgi. Every time you feed leftovers, it makes it difficult to stop your corgi from begging for more in the future because you’ve tied together the concept of begging and getting fed in response. So do not start giving your leftovers from your meals or you may have to spend a lot of time teaching your corgi not to beg plus have to put him on a diet to lose all the weight gained from overeating the wrong types of food.
We have inherited a very heavy corgy. All he does is sleep and eat.
He has very bad body odor.
Do Corgys tend to have body odor ? He is shaped like a blimp.
His name is Preston and he is a very gentle natured dog. He tries to be obedient.
What kind of food should we feed him. He loves dog bone bisquits and will eat them all up then start on his Benefil.
He sleeps on the foot of my bed. My bed is high so I must help him get up by lifting his hind quarters
and he grunts as tho helping me lift him.
We have grown to love Preston in the short while he has been here.
Preston has a tumor growing out of his left ear and because of that he walks with his head cocked to that side. Sometime he shakes his head very hard. Poor dear.
We are on Social Security and cannot afford surgury for him next month we must get his rabies shot and get his tonails clipped and that is all we can afford.
Sincerely
E. Morris
First off with being overweight, try cutting back on how many times you feed him every day. Also avoid giving him a bunch of dog treats every day and use a weight management formula dog food. I would recommend when you visit the vet next time to ask about how much he should be eating everyday to get his weight back on track and about the odor. Hope all turns out well with Preston and that he gets well soon.