After his recent death, the queen Isabel II of England will be remembered for many things, some more serious and institutional and others somewhat more superficial. Among the latter is undoubtedly his love for dogs. But not by any race. She professed a great love for corgi ever since they gave him a puppy for his eighteenth birthday. His sister Daisy flower She was also a huge fan of dogs, though in her case she didn’t have an exclusive love of corgis. She also had other races, like the hot dog. And it was precisely from a cross between one of those dogs and one of Elizabeth II’s corgis that a new breed could emerge: the dorgi.
In total, the queen of England came to have more than 30 dogs, between corgis and dorgis. All of them were direct descendants of that first puppy, a female named Susan. But, logically, not only the monarch had dorgis. As is usual with other breeds, they are recommended for adoption, not purchase, and can be found in many dog foster homes.
Is about social, loyal and intelligent animalsvery appropriate to live together with families with children, according to dog breed guidelines. Perhaps that is why Queen Elizabeth II liked them so much.
This is the dorgi that Elizabeth II ‘created’
There are two breeds of corgi, Welsh Cardigan and Welsh Pembroke. The dorgi of the British royal house arose from the cross between Elizabeth II’s Welsh Pembroke and a dachshund (dachshund) of Princess Margaret, called Pipkin. Some say that this was the first dorgi in history. However, it is not possible to know for sure if a similar crossing had not occurred before.
They are very small, with a size from 23 to 30 centimeters and a weight from 7 to 13 kilograms. However, they do have a long back, inherited from the dachshund, so they may have some problems related to it. For example, among them are common patellar dislocations, hip dysplasias and Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. The latter is a disorder of the hip, which is caused by interruption of blood flow to the head of the femur, causing it to stop growing. It can also occur in humans, especially in children between the ages of 4 and 8, although it can manifest up to 15. Even so, its consequences continue to be seen in adulthood, when it can also increase the probability of developing osteoarthritis . All this can also be extrapolated to dogs of breeds such as the dorgi.
The last dogs of the queen of England
Elizabeth II was breeding both corgis and dorgis throughout her life. However, in 2015 she decided to stop doing it, because I didn’t want to leave anything behind after his death. Among his last dogs were two dorgis, Vulcan and Candy. Vulcan died in 2020, while Candy appeared with her in February this 2022 in some of the photos taken for his platinum jubilee.
The dogs of the Queen of England end with Candy, but corgis and dorgis are still highly appreciated breeds by all kinds of families, in both England and the United States. And it is that, whether you are a monarchist or not, it is impossible to deny that they are adorable dogs.