Trifecta Pembroke Welsh Corgis

04/19/2025

Happy 4th birthday to the Trifecta EZ litter!

04/10/2025

Yesterday was a very important day - the 8th birthday of Torrin and Dolly’s first litter - the TRIFECTA “Ten Little Indians” litter! I’m sorry I didn’t post about them yesterday, but yesterday turned out to be ‘one of those days’ when nothing went wuite as planned.
So here they are the Ten Little Indians” (*plus one) - Left to right: Winston, Merlin, Talon, *Sydney, Billy, Dovie, Cooper, Archie, Kele, Dustin and Guinness. *I do know that there are 11 pups in this photo. Sydney was sired by Torrin out of “Sweep” and was born a few days earlier than the 10. He was what we call a singleton - when there is only pup born. With 11 pups, we decided to place 4 pups with Sweep and Sydney and six with Dolly. Sweep, who was older than Dolly and an excellent momma, had been a bit nonchalant with only pup to care for. She had pups before, all delivered naturally, and Sydney had to come into this world via C-section - not unusual when there is only one pup. When we placed the 4 boys with her boy Sydney in the whelping box, her reaction seemed to be, “There they are! I was wondering where the rest of my pups were!” This worked out very well for both the first time mom and the more experienced mom. I know I breathed a big sigh of relief when all of the pups were on the ground.
This wonderful litter started what seemed to be a new era for me in so many ways - after 40 years of breeding and showing Corgis, I was thrilled at the constancy in the pups in this litter and in those that followed. My thanks to Lois Evans , Torrin’s breeder, as well as all of those breeders whose dogs are behind both Torrin and Dolly. Only a few dogs from most litters ever see the inside of a show ring - but those descended from this litter who have been shown have all done very well - not just in the USA, but in Japan, the UK and in Europe, as well. Happy birthday to the 10 little Indians (plus one) some of whom became Champions, Grand Champions, and International Champions - and all of them are great champions of the hearts of their owners

02/06/2025

So excited to report that “Clark” is now CH TRIFECTA SUNSHINE SUPERMAN AT MAIELLA - having finished his championship at the Great Barrington Kennel Club show this past weekend, piloted by the fabulous Karen Mammano, under judge Jo Ann Pavey. He started his show career by amassing 12 points (including both majors) from the 6-9 month class - one of which was at the Palmetto Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club under judge Judy Hart. Clark is sired by my beloved Torrin, Australian CH Trehilyn Dont Hold Back, ROMX out of “Mariah” GCHS CH Trifeca Sunshine in my Pocket at Maiella CGC TKA. Both Clark and Mariah are co-owned and live with Stephen Costantino. We are all very excited about this youngster’s future.

11/14/2024

The Palmetto Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club is proud to announce our first FastCAT event at the Union county Fairgrounds in Union SC.
December 27, 28 & 29
All breeds welcome to participate!
SEE YOU THERE!

07/30/2024

We are home from our family vacation at the beach, which is always fabulous. But what a terrific weekend we had before that at the Speedway Classic of the Carolinas dog shows in Concord, NC and at the Palmetto Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club specialty. Steve Costantino came down from upstate NY for the shows, bringing "Mariah" GCHS Trifecta Sunshine in My Pocket at Maiella and her young son, "Clark" Trifecta Sunshine Superman at Maiella. Of course, Steve couldn't leave Wyatt" (CH Trifecta Maiella's Wynning Performance) behind! Wyatt is his third (actually, his first!) Trifecta Corgi and was there to cheer on CLark and Mariah. We had such a wonderful weekend together, with Teresa Tipton and Vicki Northway there, too, it felt like 'old times' and was lots of fun. What is amazing is that I showed them both myself - which I hadn't done in forever - and keeping up with Clark and Mariah when they move out is not an easy thing for me to do. Mariah is a beautiful Corgi who had been shown off and on throughout 2023, earning her Silver Grand Champion title, beautifully handled by Karen Mammano. Mariah was bred to her grandsire, AU CH Trehilyn Dont Hold Back, ROMX, my beloved Torrin, whom I tragically lost in June of last year. This was my first litter using frozen semen - and it worked!! Steve and I are co-owners of these dogs and now co-breeders, too . He wisely chose Clark as his pick puppy, and I held on to two of the girls Kimmi and Gigi. Clark is an amazing pup - shown in the 6-9 month puppy class at 8 months of age, he went Winners Dog 3 of the four days he was shown (including at the specialty!) - and went Reserve Winners Dog on the second day (the day he acted like the puppy he is, but as if he had never been on a lead before). He accrued 10 points toward his championship, which included two four-point majors! He came in with two points he won at his first two shows a few weeks before, so all he needs to finish is 3 single points!!
Mariah made us proud by taking Best of Opposite S*x (BOS) on day 1 and at the Specialty and going Best of Breed (BOB) on day 2 and Select B***h on day 3. I will put up photos as soon as I get them.

05/10/2024

He did it!!! Our grandson, Ethan Hedgepath, just walked the stage and received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. Manga Cum Laude!! I'm so proud of Ethan and look forward to seeing what he accomplishes in the future! He is a remarkable young man.

05/04/2024

Happy 4rh birthday to the Trifrcta Howlaluliah Chorus! So named due to the beautiful songs they would often sing - usually started by Mariah’s leading solos! This photo was taken on June 15, 2020 at 6 weeks of age!

02/22/2024

We obtained the latest tax return for the Humane Society of the United States, a national organization that raises money to save homeless animals. The tax return, covering 2022, shows HSUS wasting millions. Despite its name, HSUS is not…

02/15/2024

Im going to start posting facts concerning the Corgi just for fun! It is called
“Did you know …”

Here is the first one:
Did you know…..
that one of the first Standards drawn up in the UK for the Pembroke Welsh Corgi stated: “Weight: dogs 20 to 24 pounds; bit€hes 18-22 pounds. Height 10-12 inches at the shoulder.
Picture dated 1933)

02/14/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day to the love of my life! Jim, it is amazing that this is our 53rd year together as a team - and now we have our own “crew” Here isto many m, many more!

12/19/2023

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