There is a cafe in Bangkok, Thailand, where twelve adorable Corgis rush to meet customers as soon as they open the door. It is called Corgi In The Garden, and yes, it is as cute as it sounds. The cafe has quickly become very popular among tourists and locals, and it should not come as a surprise as the country has seen a huge spike in the popularity of these stubby-legged dogs.
Tanchanok Kanawaong, the cafe owner, is a massive fan of the breed. “I love big dogs and used to have up to ten Siberian Huskies and Golden Retrievers at the same time,” said Kanawaon. “When they grew old and passed away, I looked for dogs with similar characteristics, only smaller in size […] and decided to get a baby boy Corgi.”
Later, she got another Corgi. Then one more. Soon enough, there were five of them. And after some of them had babies, Kanawaong ended up with 12 Corgis in total. And while she had not planned on running a dog cafe, a surprise litter of puppies meant Kanawaong can now share the joy the pack brings with her customers. As Kanawaong explains, it was “at that time when the idea of seeing them running around and sharing their energy came to me.”
And it’s obviously working as the clients smile as soon as they meet the corgis. Pumpkin, Porkchop, Salmon, Babycorn, Bean, and the other pups seem to truly enjoy the attention as well as the endless flow of treats throughout the day! Kanawaong is careful about letting them gain too much weight. The corgis, therefore, exercise by running in the garden of the cafe three times a day at the minimum.
The cafe (and the corgis) work six days per week. 12.00 to 18.00 on Tuesday – Friday and 10.00 – 18:00 on Saturday – Sunday. Every day, the cafe organizes one-hour sessions for 50 customers (22 tables) to meet with the dogs costing about $11 per person.
There are two breeds of corgis, the Pembroke and Cardigan. They’re a relatively small type of herding dog originating in Wales. The cafe is home to Pembroke corgis, and they are the more popular ones, adored even by Queen Elizabeth II herself.
As the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America reports, it’s believed that Pembroke corgis’ ancestry dates back to at least the tenth century. We can’t know for sure, though, whether they descended from the Swedish Vallhunds which were possibly brought to Pembrokeshire by the Vikings or from the ancestors of the present-day Schipperkes and Pomeranians brought to Wales by Flemish weavers.
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