How to determine the appearance of a Corgi? The appearance of a Corgi can be viewed from two aspects: coat color and appearance. The coat colors of Corgis are mainly two-color and three-color. The back is mostly yellow or black; the head is mostly yellow or black. It is elongated, with oval eyes, ears gradually narrowing to rounded ear tips, a straight back, and a tail lower than the body.

Look at the coat color

The coat color of Corgis is mainly two-color and three-color. The back is mostly yellow or black, and the color on the back is darker and gradually changes to light or white around it.

　1. Two-color Corgi

Most of the two colors are yellow and white. According to the depth of the coat and the main color of the head, it will be further subdivided into light yellowish brown white, yellowish white, dark yellowish white, etc.

　2. Three-color Corgi

Tri-color Corgis are mostly black, yellow and white, and can be further divided into black-headed tri-colors and yellow-headed tri-colors.

　3. White distribution

Regardless of whether it is a two-color Corgi or a three-color Corgi, the color on the back can only be one and cannot have different colors (except for Blue Meteor). Blue merle (a mixture of black, gray, and marble is blue merle) with brown or spots is acceptable.

Tongtian (nose line): refers to the white strip in the center of the Corgi's head, preferably in the middle, straight and of moderate width. It’s not particularly good if it’s too wide, too thin, or if there’s a connection in the middle.

Neck gaiter: The white fur that appears around the neck is usually called a gaiter. A good scarf runs through the neck and is evenly distributed, but it can only be distributed on the neck and shoulders. If the white hair on the chest exceeds the shoulders, it will be disqualified. The scarf is optional and not very important.

White limbs: Corgi’s four feet are white, the white of the front feet does not cover the shoulder joints, and the white of the hind feet does not cover the knee joints. If the white of the hind foot is above the knee, the athlete will be disqualified.

Overall: Corgi has white distribution on its legs, chest, muzzle, lower body, tip of tail, and head. The white color of the head must not be dominant and must not surround the eyes.

　4. Disqualification

Anyone whose body is predominantly white is disqualified. A variety of coat colors on the back are messy and inconsistent. Any color other than the allowed colors of yellow, sable, light yellow, black, and tawny will also be disqualified.

Long hair, fluffy hair, cryptorchidism, and obvious white hair on the ears will be disqualified. However, the lanugo hair of newborn corgis will appear gray, which is normal.

Look at the appearance

Now that you know how to tell the color of coat, you might as well take a look at some tips on appearance.

　1.Head

The head is elongated, long, straight and narrow, and often held high. The forehead and skull are slightly convex, and the back of the head is not prominent.

　2. Eyes

Eyes are oval in shape, ranging from medium to slightly large, not prominent, with dark rims, clear corners, and coordinated with the color of the coat.

Blue eyes (including part of the eye being blue), or one eye being blue and the other being dark black, are allowed on blue merle dogs, while dogs of other colors are disqualified.

　3. Ears

Gradually narrow to a rounded ear tip, and the auricle is very strong. The ears are moderately broad at the base and erect. Draw straight lines from the tip of the nose through the eyes to the tips of the ears, forming a triangle that is close to an equilateral triangle.

Small or pointed ears are a serious fault. Drop ears are a disqualification.

　4.Rhinoscopy

The nose is black or brown, except for blue merle corgis. It is best for Lan Yun dogs to have black noses, but butterfly noses are also acceptable. Corgis of other colors will be disqualified if their noses are not black.

　5. Back

The back is relatively straight, with no obvious depression or bulge.

　6.Tail

The tail position is relatively low compared to the body. A high tail is a serious fault.

A Corgi that meets the above criteria is a good-looking Corgi.