East Coast Corgi Rescue (2026)

26/04/2026

We want to thank everyone for coming out to the Pups & Pints event yesterday! We were able to raise $320 through our raffles! We had 3 raffles baskets with limited edition corgi themed and ECCR themed items just for this event. We appreciate everyone who came out even though there weren’t any corgi events this year and the weather not being the best! There were a good amount of corgis and it was great meeting everyone! We got to see some volunteers and adopters! We also got to see ECCR graduates Pumpkin, Sam, Cooper, and Baylor! Overall, it was a very successful day! Finally, a thank you to Trouvaille Brewing Company for hosting this event!

16/04/2026

We are so happy to announce that Tina, now Athena, has found her forever home! She came to us back in January as an owner surrender. She was bounced around quite a few homes in her short life, and her owners said they took her in from an abusive situation last year. She then lived with seven other dogs and she was doing really well with them, but she started to not get along with one of the dogs. She’d go after them and start fights. They felt she needed a different environment and made the difficult decision to surrender her over to us.

We wanted to dog test Athena ourselves so we got her into an experienced foster home with another dog. Her foster did very slow, proper introductions and she did amazing. The dogs got along great, and even engaged in play! She had no issues with the resident dog at all. She was also very well behaved in the home and she was housebroken. She was a very sweet girl and she absolutely loved people. She loved getting all the love, cuddles, and attention.

She’s a young girl, had tons of corgi energy, and needed proper ways to expel it every day. She loved to run around outside and play, go for walks, do puzzle toys, and shred her stuffies. She also made it very clear to her foster when she needed to let her energy out. Once she did, she was happy to pass out and have a good nap. Then she recharged and she was ready to do it all over again. Her foster worked on exposing her to new places and she loved it. She loved being outside and exploring.

Athena had one downside to her though. We got her into the vet while she was with us for a physical exam, updated her vaccines, and did lab work. She wasn’t well behaved at her first appointment and they weren’t really able to get much done with her. She tried her absolute hardest to escape and run away. They prescribed her some anxiety medication before her next appointment with the hopes that would do the trick. We tried again a week later, and although she seemed pretty loopy at home, she was still a bad patient. Our final option was to drop her off so they could sedate her. She went back for that and she did great! They were able to get everything done. Her bloodwork was negative for heartworms and tick borne diseases. Her f***l was also negative for parasites. Overall she was given a clean bill of health.

Athena needed a family who could meet all of her energy needs. She needed daily exercise and mental stimulation to make her calm and happy. This girl did not like to be bored and she was very good letting you know about it. She needed a home with one other dog. She was not cat tested while with us. Athena would greatly benefit from group obedience classes to work on her basic training and help with socialization. She’d love to have a yard she could run around in, but she also loved her daily walks as well. She did so well since she first came to us, and with the right family she could continue to thrive and succeed.

We found the perfect family for Athena! She now has a new fur brother whom she loves to play with. Once she settled in they really clicked with each other, they get along great, and they help burn each other’s energy. They love to play tug together. She also has a nice fenced in yard now that they can run and play in. Her new family is home often and they have already done obedience classes with their other dog which will definitely help them with her training. We are so happy for Athena! Here’s a message from her new family:

“We have a family member named Tina, so we changed her name to Athena. She is doing very well. She is a mix of puppy energy and snuggles. Her and fur brother get along very well. They play a lot together! We are working on her leash manners and she is improving. We are so happy to have her as art of the family!”

Congratulations to Athena and her new family! 🐾🩷

13/04/2026

Say hello to the new girl in the rescue, Frida! Frida is a 1.5 year old intact female who came to us as an owner surrender. Her owner got her last summer when her previous owner could no longer keep her. Her owner’s plan was to find her a new home, but they weren’t able to make that happen. Her owner didn’t have time for her, which was causing Frida to spend a lot of time in her crate and really only came out for potty breaks. Her owner felt she deserved a much better life so they made the decision to surrender her over to us.

We quickly got Frida and moved her into an experienced foster home. She was very nervous when she first arrived. After decompressing for a few days she started to make herself at home. She’s a very sweet girl and she loves people. When she first arrived her foster noticed she had fleas, so they treated her and gave her a good bath. She was a very good girl for it and we were able to clear it up quickly.

Frida has been doing wonderful in her foster home. She’s very well behaved and she is completely housebroken. She is very playful and likes to be outside (check out the video in the comments). Sometimes she does her morning zoomies in the yard. She’s great on the leash and she seems to be good with other dogs too. She’s met some young kids and she’s not the biggest fan of them. She much prefers teenagers and adults. She just loves getting all the attention now and daily exercise. But she’s ok with being left home alone too. She really has adjusted much better than we expected considering all the changes she gone through in her short life.

Frida recently went to the vet for a physical exam, to get updated on her vaccines, and to have lab work done. Unfortunately, she went into heat shortly after she arrived to us, which delays us getting her spayed for a bit. She was a good girl for her physical exam and vaccines. Her bloodwork came back good and she was negative for heartworm disease and tick borne diseases. Her f***l did test positive for Giardia though and she has started treatment for that. We will retest her next month to make sure it’s cleared up. She also finished her heat so we were able to schedule her spay for next month as well. She will remain in her foster home through her spay and her recovery. Here’s a message from her foster:

“Frida is just the best dog! Bright and curious, she wants nothing more than to know what her humans are doing. Copious petting and belly rubs are what she wants them to do, but Frida is a patient girl and not pushy at all. She is well-behaved on the leash and likes a couple of walks a day. These don’t have to be a miles-long slog. Just enough to keep her classic corgi loaf shape. Frida is interested in other dogs but not reactive. She rarely barks, only letting us know if a package has been dropped off or someone is at the door. Frida doesn’t mind being the only dog in the house, but she would be happy to have a friend to play with.”

****Our adoption applications are currently closed.**** Please do not message or email us asking how to adopt a dog from us. Our applications were open Nov. through Jan. and we received over 90 applications. We will make an announcement on our page when our applications are open again. We have a pool of adoption applications that we’ll be choosing from. If you submitted an application during this round, your application is most likely still in process as we slowly work through all the applications. You will receive an email notifying you if your application was accepted or denied. Please check your email daily as this is our only form of communication with you. Once accepted, you will hear from our team when we have a dog that makes a match with your application. Your application will stay in our pool until a match is made. Thank you for your understanding and support.

07/04/2026

We are so happy to announce that Mortimer has found his forever home! Mortimer came to us back in December from a shelter in Virginia. His previous owner was in the military and gave him away when they were deployed. He then bounced around from home to home and eventually landed in the shelter. The shelter said he was a good boy who had a chaotic few months and they felt he needed a place to decompress, so they reached out to us to pull him.

The shelter was able to take care of a lot of his vet care before he came to us. We were told by the shelter that he wasn’t good for the vet, and that he was very defensive about having his paws touched. When he was at the shelter they always muzzled and sedated him when he was seen by the vet. They neutered him, updated him on vaccines, heartworm tested him, and treated him for an ear infection. They even did X-rays of his knees and hips since they thought he may have been in pain, and it showed he has mild hip dysplasia in both hips. So they prescribed him some pain meds.

We got Mortimer into a quiet foster home and he did great there. His foster gave him time to settle in and decompress, and he adjusted really well. He got into a routine and made himself at home. He got a bath shortly after his arrival as he had the typical shelter smell on him, and he did really well with that. His foster definitely noticed from the start that he was very protective and sensitive about his feet. He was triggered anytime his foster went near them. Once he fully settled in, his foster started to work on desensitizing him to having them touched. He made a lot of improvement with this, but this continued to be a work in progress, as it was built around time, trust, and patience. Other than his feet and sometimes his chest area, he was completely fine with being touched and he loved to be pet. His foster was able to do some dog testing with him and he did great. He met several other dogs, including some large ones, and he didn’t have any issues with them. His foster took him for daily walks and he really enjoyed them.

Mortimer went to the vet while he was with us for a physical exam and to have lab work done. Not to our surprise, his first vet visit didn’t go well. He wouldn’t even let them muzzle him. So they prescribed him some medication to take before trying again at his next appointment. He went back a couple weeks later and even though he was pretty out of it from the medication, he was still quite feisty. But they were able to get a muzzle on him, did a physical exam, and they were able to get blood from him for his lab work.

Overall, the vet thought he looked great for his age. His lab work all came back normal. His eyes had some cloudiness which was normal, and his lungs and heart sounded good. The vet prescribed some more pain meds to help with his hips, and said that it was important for him to stay physically active and to maintain a healthy weight to help take any extra stress off his joints. The vet wasn’t able to get a good look at his teeth, but due to his age we expected he needed a good cleaning. He went back to the vet for a dental cleaning and thankfully his teeth weren’t in terrible me shape and he didn’t need any extractions.

Mortimer needed a quiet home with someone who would work on gaining his trust and work on his desensitization. He could’ve lived with another dog, but he wasn’t cat tested. Due to his issues with being touched or handled in certain places, he needed a home without any children. He needed someone who would provide him with daily exercise and help him maintain a healthy weight to keep extra stress off of his joints. He had a rough few years, and he deserved to live out the rest of his life being truly loved and cared for.

We found the perfect home for Mortimer! He is the king of his castle as the only pet and he loves it. His new family keeps him very active and they’re helping to get him fit and healthy. He’s been doing great and he’s been getting stronger. His family are also very patient with him, learning his boundaries and working with him on being touched. He’s been doing well and hopefully over time he will continue to make improvement. He has definitely settled in and made himself at home. His personality has really come out. It’s so good to see him truly loved and in his final forever home. We are so happy for Mortimer! Here’s a message from his new family:

“Funny little Mortimer has settled right in with me. He puts on quite a show prancing around when it’s mealtime. His extra-long tongue is usually stuck out of his mouth whether awake or sleeping. He enjoys our daily walks and wants to greet all the dogs, kids, and grown-ups along the way with mostly good manners. We are still having reactivity issues when he is touched in a certain way, but they seem to be further apart and hopefully will continue to fade as he gets more at home with me. Right now, we have no yard, but he will be so excited when we move to our new home soon where he will have a huge, fenced yard to do his zoomies and play with his new herding ball. He does show reactivity toward other dogs when off-leash, so we will continue to work on that along with basic commands and manners. He loves to cuddle, but is now showing his independence, going off alone to rest. Thank you, ECCR, for finding me my new best friend!”

Congratulations to Mortimer and his new family! 🐾🩵

04/04/2026

It’s Corgi Corner time! This is a series that’s posted on the first Saturday of every month! These posts help spread education and awareness on topics like general dog care, corgi specific things, medical care, health facts, etc. This month’s Corgi Corner post will be all about Heartworm Disease!

April is National Heartworm Awareness month! Heartworm disease is a terrible disease that is 100% preventable. This is why we always require all foster or adoption applicants to have a consistent history of heartworm testing AND year round heartworm prevention in order to be approved by us.

Heartworm is carried by mosquitos. It develops when a pet is bitten by a mosquito carrying the microscopic larvae of a parasite called “dirofilaria immitis”. These worms, which can grow 6-12 inches in length, live in the blood vessels of the lungs and heart in dogs, cats, and even pet ferrets. Once bitten by the mosquito, the heartworm larvae begin their migration, which ends with them living as adult worms in the heart and vessels of the lungs. By 6 months of age, the adult worms begin to reproduce, releasing embryonic larvae into the bloodstream. When a mosquito bites an infected pet, the mosquito ingests this larvae, starting the whole heartworm life cycle again. This is why doing only yearly testing is not enough and year round prevention is so imperative.

While adult heartworms can live up to 7 years in dogs, worms die at various ages. As they die, the dead worms collapse, and are forced by the blood flow into the smaller arteries of the lungs, causing damage that can be permanent. As the blood flow through the diseased lungs becomes more restrictive, some dogs can develop heart failure. A large number of heartworms can lead to a sudden obstruction of blood flow to the heart and lungs. This blockage often becomes a life threatening form of heart failure. All pets with heartworms have the disease, whether or not their symptoms are recognized. Without treatment, heartworm disease worsens, leading to serious illness and even death.

The best way to reduce the chance of heartworm infection in your pet is to have your pet tested for heartworm disease once a year and to provide them with prevention medication year round. Prevention is always safer and more affordable than treating the adult heartworm infections in dogs. There is no heartworm treatment available for cats or ferrets, so prevention is essential. You can only get heartworm prevention from a veterinarian. If you haven't done so, please talk to your vet about the heartworm prevention that is right for your pet and get them on a regimen you can stick to. It's a very common misconception that prevention medications aren't necessary in cold months or months when mosquitoes are not commonly active. To be effective, they must be given year round.

For more information about heartworm disease and prevention, visit the link below from The American Heartworm Society:

https://www.heartwormsociety.org/pet-owner-resources

02/04/2026

We have an Amber update! She finished her course of meds to treat the Giardia. She recently had another f***l done and we are happy to report that the Giardia has cleared up. Unfortunately, she has now tested positive for whipworms. So she’s being put on another course of meds. She will get six days of meds now, and then another six days of meds in a month. Then she can be retested again.

Amber has been doing great in her foster home. She has been very well behaved. She loves playing with the resident corgis and they all get along great. She is still full of corgi energy! Thankfully playing with the other dogs and playing outside is helping her to burn it off. This is important because if she doesn’t burn off her energy, she will chew sometimes on things she’s not supposed to. She’s not a big fan of cats though. She wants to play with them, but she tries to play with them like they’re a dog, so it’s way too rough. Amber loves people and she’s a very sweet girl. She loves to be pet and loved on. Her foster has been taking her out to public places to work on her socialization and she’s been doing great. But, she is very reactive to kids.

Amber needs a family who are very corgi experienced and understand typical corgi behaviors and energy. She needs people who are active and will keep her active to help burn off her energy. She would love to have a dog sibling who she can play with. She would also love to have a fenced in yard to run in. She is not kid friendly and needs a home without any small children. She would also do best in a home without cats. She’d greatly benefit from group obedience classes to work on her basic training, manners, and socialization. It’s great for her mental stimulation as well. This girl has been thriving since she got into an appropriate home environment. Here’s a message from her foster:

“I think her perfect home would be active adults or older children with other dog(s) in the home. She really seems to love having a dog friend. A yard is also so helpful because she loves to just explore. She prefers cooler days, but loves outside time all the same. She’s far from the monster she was made to be. She’s just silly. Like she gets random zoomies and really enjoys tug of war with the leash (or her siblings leash). She’s such a love.”

****Our adoption applications are currently closed.**** Please do not message or email us asking how to adopt a dog from us. Our applications were open Nov. through Jan. and we received over 90 applications. We will make an announcement on our page when our applications are open again. We have a pool of adoption applications that we’ll be choosing from. If you submitted an application during this round, your application is most likely still in process as we slowly work through all the applications. You will receive an email notifying you if your application was accepted or denied. Please check your email daily as this is our only form of communication with you. Once accepted, you will hear from our team when we have a dog that makes a match with your application. Your application will stay in our pool until a match is made. Thank you for your understanding and support.

31/03/2026

We have a Lola update! Lola has been doing really well. She has continued to make improvements with her behavior and she definitely seems more settled, relaxed, and comfortable. Her guarding behavior has continued to improve, and recently she chose to lay right next to her foster and allowed petting while she had a high value treat. This is huge for her!

Lola recently went on a trial period with a potential new family. The first day or so she did really well and she showed no issues. Once she started to settle in and feel comfortable, she did begin to food guard a bit. They worked with her on this and remained consistent, and she was able to work through it. After about a week, the food guarding went away and she began to eat normally. We felt this was due to the adjustment period and her testing the boundaries in a new environment.

Overall, Lola did great during the trial week. While she likes to sleep, a lot, she can also be very playful (check out the video in the comments). This girl loves a good nap. While she does like to be close to her people, she is not a snuggly girl. We feel like she was a cat in her previous life. She likes to be close and to be pet on her terms, but also is very ok doing her own thing. She did great in the house, she’s completely housebroken and had no accidents, she can be trusted to be left free roaming, and she was able to be left alone with no separation anxiety.

Lola really loved having a yard to run and play in. She loved playing with a tennis ball and she loved just sitting outside and taking in the fresh air. She did great when extended family visited during her trial week. She greeted everyone at the front door and demanded belly rubs. She loved all of the new attention. She even did well with some kids. They monitored her closely with them. The biggest thing was making sure there weren’t any triggers around. It’s important that her people are able to read her cues and body language as she does make it very clear when she is uncomfortable with something.

We really hoped this was going to be her forever home, and unfortunately it just wasn’t the best fit. This family travels a lot, which either would require Lola to stay with family or to join in on the trip. But, this lifestyle just isn’t Lola’s thing. She really thrives and does best with consistency. Change can be hard for her and it’s definitely an adjustment period for her. Now, this may not be the case forever. She’s made so much progress in the time she’s been with us, we think with more time and patience she will continue to make progress and improvements. She has been back in foster home since and she’s continued to do really well.

Lola needs a quiet home and environment where she can be the queen of her castle as the only pet. She also needs a home without any children. She needs a family that has experience with food and resource guarding and are willing to work with her. She requires a lot of patience and consistency. She thrives on a set routine and schedule where she knows what to predict. She takes time to adjust to new routines and schedules, and she may have some setbacks during that time, but once she does adjust and learns it she settles in. Lola has come so far since she first came to us. She has made so much improvement and it’s been so good to see her feeling more comfortable in her own skin and environment. We know with the right family and in the right home, she will continue to thrive and succeed. Here’s a message from her foster:

"Lola has settled back in well. When she came back, she was a bit weary and unsure given the big changes. She was aloof for the first week or so. She loves her routine and consistency, so she needed some time to settle back in. After a couple weeks, she’s back to being her goofy, sweet self. She continues to be less guarded and playful. She recently was able to have a chew stick right next to me without guarding at all! She just needs a consistent routine, predictability, and she really will thrive."

**We do not currently have any applications in our pool that fit Lola’s needs and requirements. If you feel you meet all of her requirements, and you’re interested in her, please send us a DM.**

26/03/2026

Meet the new guy in the rescue, Oscar! Oscar is an almost 7 year old neutered male Pembroke x Cardigan mix who came to us as an owner surrender. His owner was dealing with health issues that required long term treatment and hospitalization. His owner was no longer able to properly care for him, and there weren’t any friends or family members who could take him. So they made the decision to surrender him over to us.

We quickly got Oscar into a foster home with no other dogs as we were told he’s had issues with other dogs and small children before. It took a little bit for him to settle in, but once he decompressed, he made himself right at home. He’s been doing great since and he’s been enjoying life as an only dog. He got a good bath when he first arrived in his foster home and he handled that really well. He’s housebroken and he can be trusted to left out when home alone.

Oscar enjoys going for walks, but he is leash reactive toward other dogs and strangers. His foster has been working on this, and he’s shown some improvement, but it’s still work in progress. He is also a little reactive with strangers in the home as well, but this has been improving too. Once he gets to know the person and warms up to them, he doesn’t have any further issues. His foster has also been able to do some dog testing with him. With slow and proper introductions, he does well around other dogs and actually engaged in some play. They also did some testing inside of the home and he does food and resource guard toward other dogs. As long as there weren’t any triggers around, he did well. In general, Oscar is very much a people dog and loves being with his person.

Oscar recently went to the vet to have a physical exam done, to get updated on his vaccines, and to have lab work done. He was a good patient for the vet. He was quite overweight at 45.6 lbs. His bloodwork was negative for heartworms and tick borne diseases. His f***l was negative for parasites. Other than being overweight, the vet gave him a clean bill of health. Oscar went back to the vet a few weeks later for a booster vaccine and we’re so happy that he’s down to 40.2 lbs! This is great progress for him and he’s on his way to getting to a healthy weight. He just has a couple more pounds to go.

Oscar would do best as the only dog in the home. With proper introductions, he can have doggy friends outside of the home. He is leash reactive, so he needs someone who will work with him on this. He needs a home without any kids and he has not been cat tested. He also needs someone who will keep him physically active, maintain his healthy diet, and help keep him at a healthy weight. In the right home we know he will continue to thrive. Here’s a message from his foster:

“Oscar is an old soul. He is a wonderful companion who loves cuddles and belly rubs. He loves walks in the park and generally doesn’t pull. He is leash reactive to other dogs on the trail and he will bark. However if I get down to his level and assure him everything is fine he then goes about his walk. He’s not real happy around small children - too much movement. He gets along well with a 70lb lab and loves to run with her in the yard. He isn’t interested in most treats but loves cooked veggies. Bedtime and morning cuddles are a must! His ideal home would be on the quiet side - not lots of hustle and bustle. Older children might be ok as long as they respect his space and let him come to them. He is a joy to have around as long as you know you are constantly being watched. He goes to the door to go outside, however, he doesn’t bark so you must be attuned to him - if you ask if he needs out he will run to the door.”

****Our adoption applications are currently closed.**** Please do not message or email us asking how to adopt a dog from us. Our applications were open Nov. through Jan. and we received over 90 applications. We will make an announcement on our page when our applications are open again. We have a pool of adoption applications that we’ll be choosing from. If you submitted an application during this round, your application is most likely still in process as we slowly work through all the applications. You will receive an email notifying you if your application was accepted or denied. Please check your email daily as this is our only form of communication with you. Once accepted, you will hear from our team when we have a dog that makes a match with your application. Your application will stay in our pool until a match is made. Thank you for your understanding and support.

23/03/2026

Say hello to the new girl, Donut! Donut is a 2 year old spayed female Pembroke Welsh Corgi (3/4) x Australian Cattle Dog (1/4) mix who came to us as an owner surrender. Her family was facing some life changes, including a move, and they were not able to provide her the care or attention she deserved. So they made the difficult decision to surrender her over to us.

We got Donut into a foster home and she’s been doing well there. She gets along great with the resident dogs and enjoys playing with them. She settled in really well and didn’t have a hard time adjusting to a new environment. She was just full of love and affection right from the start. We were originally told that she was housebroken, but it quickly became obvious that she was not. So her fosters worked on potty training with her. It took a couple of weeks, but we are happy to say that she is fully housebroken now.

We got Donut into the vet for a physical exam, get updated on her vaccines, for lab work, and to get her scheduled to be spayed. She was a great patient for the vet. Her bloodwork came back negative for heartworm disease and tick borne diseases. Her urinalysis also came back negative. But her f***l came back positive for Giardia. She was put on a course of meds to treat that. We had to wait a month after she finished her meds to retest her. Thankfully her latest f***l came back negative.

In the meantime, Donut got spayed. Her spay mostly went well except she had a small seizure with one of the pre-anesthesia medications. The vet was able to correct it and continue her spay without any further complications. Since we don’t know why she seized, we decided to send out her DNA to check for the MDR-1 gene. This is a genetic issue that can be seen in Australian Cattle Dogs that shows sensitivity to certain drugs. We got her DNA back and she does not have any copies of the MDR- 1 gene, so we don’t know why she had the reaction that she did. This is something that will just need to be considered in the future if she needs to go under anesthesia again. Thankfully she healed up well and she went right back to normal after her spay.

Donut is definitely a family dog. She loves other dogs and people. She lived with kids previously, and loved them, so we think she would do great in a home with kids. She loves being with her people so she wouldn’t enjoy being left home alone all day long. She would also love to have a yard to run around and play in. This little girl just needs a family who will love her and she can call her own. Here’s a message from her foster:

“Donut is the ultimate sweetheart! This loving foster girl has never met a stranger—everyone she encounters instantly becomes her new best friend. She’s playful, friendly, and always ready for fun- whether she’s chasing toys, exploring the yard, or romping with her dog pals. She loves walks, has great leash manners, and has shown zero signs of resource guarding. When the fun winds down, Donut turns into the ultimate snuggle bug. She loves being close, curling up beside you, climbing into your lap, or following you from room to room with her tail wagging. She thrives on companionship and being part of whatever her people are doing. Donut would be happiest with another dog (or dogs) to play with and kids to cuddle. She’s tender, affectionate, and has a gentle heart - a wonderful addition to a caring family.”

****Our adoption applications are currently closed.**** Please do not message or email us asking how to adopt a dog from us. Our applications were open Nov. through Jan. and we received over 90 applications. We will make an announcement on our page when our applications are open again. We have a pool of adoption applications that we’ll be choosing from. If you submitted an application during this round, your application is most likely still in process as we slowly work through all the applications. You will receive an email notifying you if your application was accepted or denied. Please check your email daily as this is our only form of communication with you. Once accepted, you will hear from our team when we have a dog that makes a match with your application. Your application will stay in our pool until a match is made. Thank you for your understanding and support.

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