Tank
Tank, appropriately named, was given up by his owner who had come across some difficult times and was not able to give Tank the attention he needed. It was a loving gesture and very difficult at the same time.
Tank made his way to Corgi Connection and into a foster home where he was not immediately welcomed by the resident Corgi, Tucker, but eventually won the hearts of everyone in the family including Tucker. Tank is now a permanent member of the family.
Corgi Connection of Kansas sat down with Tank for an interview about his life now.
CCK: What are your pet peeves?
Tank: YOU KNOW I REALLY HATE IT WHEN MY CORGI PAL, TUCKER, TRIES TO HERD ME ON THE WAY OUT FOR MY FIRST PIT STOP OF THE MORNING...GEEEZ!
CCK: Which celebrity are you most like?
Tank: DEFINITELY PAUL NEWMAN. MANLY, HANDSOME (DID I MENTION BIG BEAUTIFUL EYES?), AND I DON'T MIND SAYING I HAVE QUITE A WAY WITH THE LADIES (ESPECIALLY THE 2-LEGGED ONES)
CCK: What is your favorite food?
Tank: I HAVE TO SAY I'M NOT REALLY A PICKY GUY WHEN IT COMES TO EATING...JUST ABOUT ANYTHING FROM THE FOUR FOOD GROUPS THAT HOLDS STILL LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET A TASTE. SINCE MOVING IN WITH MY NEW FAMILY, I HAVE DEVELOPED SOME RATHER EXOTIC TASTES DUE TO OUR WALKS IN THE WOODS...IT'S JUST A TOUGH CHOICE WHETHER TO EXECUTE A DROP AND ROLE OR EAT THOSE TURKEY DROPPING DELICACIES!
CCK: How do you rate the following? One being worst.
a) Butt rub
b) Ear rub
c) walk with your person
d) romp in the backyard
Tank: IF YOU KNOW CORGIS AT ALL, YOU KNOW THERE ARE NO "WORST" ANSWERS ON YOUR LIST, I MEAN, REALLY!!! I WOULD HAVE TO USE THE FOLLOWING ORDER WITH THE BEST SAVED FOR LAST:
A) I CAN TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT WITH BUTT RUBS
C) I LOVE WALKS WITH MY PEOPLE AND I EVEN GET TO DO SOME WITHOUT A LEASH!!!!
D) OUR BACK YARD IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY WORLD (HAVE I TALKED ABOUT SQUIRRELS YET?) AND TUCKER AND I KEEP A TIGHT CONTROL ON WHO AND WHAT ENTERS IT (DID I MENTION SQUIRRELS?). WE ARE VIGILANT IN OUR PATROLS AND CONDUCT THEM AS OFTEN AS MOM WILL LET US OUT THE BACK DOOR. WE ALSO HAVE A NEAT PLACE IN THE BACKYARD THAT MOM CALLS A COMPOST PILE (NEVER SAW SUCH A THING
BEFORE) AND SOMETIMES I CAN SNEAK A SUCCULENT EGG SHELL OUT OF IT TO EAT. WE ALSO HAVE THESE THINGS THAT MOM CALLS BIRD FEEDERS, BUT TUCK AND I KNOW THEY ARE REALLY PUT THERE TO BRING SQUIRRELS INTO THE YARD FOR US TO CHASE. WE BOTH CONSIDER CHASING SQUIRRELS A VERY IMPORTANT CORGI JOB AND I MUST SAY WE HAVE DEVELOPED INTO QUITE A TEAM!
B) I NEED EAR RUBS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY...ACTUALLY I THINK THEY SHOULD HAPPEN WHENEVER MY PEOPLE SIT STILL LONG ENOUGH TO REACH DOWN AND GIVE ME ONE. THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF EVERYONE (NO MATTER HOW MANY LEGS THEY WALK ON) GOT EAR RUBS FROM SOMEONE THEY LOVE!!!
CCK: If you could pick your family, what would they be like?
Tank: THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT I WANT TO LOVE AND BE LOVED. THEY WOULD TAKE ME FOR WALKS AND RIDES IN THE CAR AND LET ME PLAY OUTSIDE A LOT . THEY WOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HAVE A COUCH FOR ME TO LAY ON AND SNUGGLE WITH THEM ON AND GET LOTS OF LOVIES AND EAR RUBS. COUCHES RULE! THEY WOULD GIVE ME A GOOD SQUARE MEAL A DAY, PLENTY OF DOGGIE TREATS AND BE WEAK ENOUGH THAT OCCASSIONALLY WHEN I GIVE THEM SOULFUL LOOKS WITH MY BIG BEAUTIFUL EYES, THEY GIVE ME A TASTE OF WHAT THEY ARE EATING (TUCKER AND I ARE ALSO PRETTY GOOD AT TEAMING UP FOR THIS TASK, TOO).
CCK: Do you like riding in the car? If so, where do you like to go?
Tank: DOES THE SUN COME UP IN THE MORNING?!?! OF COURSE I LIKE RIDING IN THE CAR!!!! TUCKER AND I GET TO RIDE WITH MOM IN THE CAR AND DAD IN THE TRUCK.
WE REALLY LIKE TO RIDE WITH DAD TO THE RECYCLING CENTER ON THE WEEK-ENDS AND MOM TAKES US TO THE POST OFFICE AND THE LIBRARY AND THESE NEAT PLACES CALLED PARKS WHERE WE GET TO GET OUT AND TAKE WALKS...YEAH!
CCK: What is your take on other four legged creatures?
Tank: UMMMMM...CAN I BE PERFECTLY FRANK WITH YOU? THERE ARE "OTHER FOUR LEGGED CRITTERS" AND THEN THERE ARE O-T-H-E-R FOUR LEGGED CRITTERS. THE ONES THEY CALL CATS ARE TO BE TOLERATED AND, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, SNIFFED UNDER THEIR TAILS UNTIL THEY WALK ON THEIR TIPTOES (TEE-HEE) BUT WATCH OUT FOR THEIR CLAWS! SQUIRRELS, MICE, RATS, MOLES ETC. ARE TO BE CHASED (DON'T BE AFRAID TO DIG DEEP IN THE BACKYARD IF NECESSARY, MOM WILL FILL UP THE HOLES) AND DISPATCHED QUICKLY IF CAUGHT, THEN BROUGHT TO THE BACK DOOR OF YOUR HOUSE FOR HUMAN PRAISE AND ADORATION. BIG FOUR LEGGED CREATURES LIKE COWS AND HORSES ARE TO BE HERDED, BUT ONLY WHEN A HUMAN SAYS YOU CAN (OTHERWISE, YOU CAN GET IN BIG TROUBLE AND MISS YOUR SNACKS). AS FOR THE CREATURES CALLED DOGS (AS OPPOSED TO CORGIS)THEY CAN BE GREAT PALS AND FUN TO PLAY WITH, BUT NOTHING BEATS ANOTHER CORGI WHO UNDERSTANDS HOW TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD FRAP!!!!