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The 18-pound Welsh Corgi mixed breed, nicknamed “Lucky” by the firefighters who rescued him, is about six years old, said Jan Selder, director of field operations for the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services. He is being housed at an animal shelter and is no worse for wear for his ordeal, she said. ... Anyone interested in adopting Lucky can call the Department of Animal Services at (888) 452-7381

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A BRITISH performance artist ate a corgi live on radio overnight in a protest at alleged animal cruelty by the royal family. Mark McGowan, who once ate a swan in a performance art show, said the cooked canine - the Queen's favourite breed of dog - tasted "really, really, really disgusting''. Yoko Ono, who was also a guest on the Bob and Roberta Smith radio program broadcast on London-based arts station 104.4 Resonance FM, tasted the dog but "looked a bit strange'', McGowan said. The corgi, which died at a breeding farm, was minced with apple, onion and seasoning, the...

Corgi loves motorcycle rides Going places: Abbie, an 11-year-old corgi owned by Roy Clark of Jackson relaxes in her specially built dog seat on the back of Clark's motorcycle Friday during the Wheels of Thunder/Hogs 'n' Dogs celebration in downtown Jackson. Abbie started riding about three years ago, and now Clark can't even go out on errands without her, he said.

Dejae Galvin has grown up around pitbull terriers without so much as a scratch. But it was a corgi that bit him, leaving him with a suspected broken nose. He was attacked by the "friendly" pet corgi at his friend's house as he attempted to pat it. The last thing the 8-year-old remembers is seeing blood everywhere, being in pain and covering his face to avoid being bitten again. Ms Galvin said his skin was pulled together with butterfly clips to close holes on each side of his nose. "He looked like he had been in a car accident or...

It all started with Elvis. In 2003, mathematician Tim Pennings of Hope College in Holland, Mich., revealed to the world that his Welsh corgi, Elvis, appears to be solving a calculus problem when finding the optimal path to fetch a ball. In this case, optimal path means minimizing travel time. When Elvis and Pennings go to the beach, they always play fetch. Standing at the water's edge, Pennings throws a tennis ball out into the waves, and Elvis eagerly retrieves it. When Pennings throws the ball at an angle to the shoreline, Elvis has several options. He can run along...

Bones Could Be First Royal Corgi By Ed Carty, PA News Ninth century bones unearthed by archaeologists may be evidence of the first royal Welsh corgi pet, it emerged today. Archaeologists from Cardiff University have been analysing bones found at an ancient crannog in the Brecon Beacons to determine if they are the earliest example of the royal breed. The team, led by Dr Alan Lane with Dr Jacqui Mulville and Research Associate, Adrienne Powell, believe they have found the bone of a corgi-sized dog. “We have the foreleg of a corgi-sized dog, which, dare we suggest, might be a...