Piglet (double merle, blind+deaf)

When the corgi signal goes out for a special girl like this one, we DO NOT say no. This perfect, sweet, curious little being is Piglet. She’s came from the El Cajon shelter in San Diego as a young puppy, where she was brought in by a “Good Samaritan,” as a stray. She’s double merle, is 90% albino, has mircopthalmia (where her eyes are sunken into her head, deformed in shape, with protruding third eyelids), is blind, and deaf. Read that sentence again. She lost 2/3 of her senses because someone cared more about $$ above anything else. The loss of her sight and hearing are both things that could and SHOULD have been prevented had she been responsibly, ethically bred. What’s even more infuriating is because she’s docked, her “greeder” was likely selling her litter as “rare colored” Pembrokes, or “cowboy corgi,” to make more money. That’s not giving a fuck about her health and well-being, or a family’s experience with their new furry family member - just lining the pockets. Piglet has shown how inquisitive, intelligent, and happy-go-lucky she is. Her nose is constantly moving, taking in information, and she’s picking up on potty training and touch cues much quicker than we could have imagined. She’s in her “I want to chew everything” phase so to help her understand that arms, hands, and furniture aren’t chew toys, she gets two small taps on top of her nose to tell her “please stop,” and gets traded out for a chew. Since she can’t see hand signals or hear verbal commands, all of her training is consisting of smell, physical touch, and food rewards. There’s so much more to learn about Piglet, and be said about her circumstances, but as of right now, we can’t emphasize enough how AMAZING she is.

Due to her special needs and the fact that we do not feel it would be right to take her out of an environment that she now knows as home with people, smells and animals she is familiar with, we do not currently plan to adopt her out to the public.