101 uses for corgi fur

Rogue unknowingly helped the environment today.  When I picked her up from the groomer, they had a little sign posted, saying that your dog’s excess fuzz would be donated to help clean up the Gulf oil spill.  I had seen stories previously (probably a MyCorgi.com post) about donating corgi fur for oil spill clean up, but it just never occurred to me that of course a pet groomer would be collecting tons of fur to help the cause!

(But to address a quick point: yes, I have Rogue shaved.  I’ve read that a corgi should never be shaved, because their double coat insulates them and keeps them cooler in the heat and warmer in the cold.  However, Rogue being a fluffy, she doesn’t have the same coat – believe it or not, she sheds less than the cats – and the longer coat does have a tendency to become matted.  So, every month and a half, the fuzz comes off.)

While Rogue was at the groomer, I had stopped and picked up a box of Milk Bones to refill her cookie jar.  I put the empty, collapsed Milk Bone box by the garbage can.  Rogue figured out immediately that I had brought a new supply of cookies into the house: