A Pembroke Welsh Corgi is a big herding personality in a low, long body, and a sitter who only gets told to feed and walk the dog will miss the details that keep a Corgi healthy and out of mischief. Write a handoff that covers measured food, back protection, barking, herding habits, and contacts, in the plain order the sitter will actually use them.
Portions a Corgi cannot negotiate upward
A Pembroke Welsh Corgi gains weight easily and argues for food with professional commitment, so leave exact measured amounts for each meal and a strict daily treat limit. Tell the sitter where the food is stored, which cup or scale you use, and that table scraps are not part of the deal, however wounded the expression looks. Note breakfast and dinner times, fresh water expectations, and toilet breaks after meals, because a low-slung Corgi still needs a regular rhythm to stay housetrained in a familiar home with an unfamiliar person. If this Corgi eats fast, mention the slow feeding arrangement you use and ask the sitter to lift the bowl afterwards rather than topping it up. Extra weight matters doubly in this breed because every added pound loads a long spine and short legs.
Protecting a long back on stairs and sofas
Back care is the Pembroke Welsh Corgi detail a sitter most needs spelled out. Explain that repeated jumping down from sofas and beds and racing up and down stairs should be prevented, and show the ramp, steps, or lift-under-the-chest method you use instead. Describe how to pick this Corgi up properly, supporting both the chest and the hind end so the spine stays level, and warn against letting children scoop the dog up under the front legs alone. Note the usual walk length on flat ground, and that dragging, wobbling, yelping when touched along the back, or reluctance to move are reasons to stop activity and call the vet the same day. Leave rugs or mats where this low dog crosses slippery floors if that is part of your home setup.
Herding habits, barking, and busy minds
A Pembroke Welsh Corgi was bred to move cattle by nipping heels and barking orders, and those instincts surface at home. Warn the sitter that excitement during play, visitors arriving, or children running can trigger heel-nipping and chasing, and explain the redirect you use, such as asking for a sit and offering a toy. Note what sets off barking in your house, whether that is the doorbell, passers-by at the window, or neighbourhood dogs, and what response keeps it from escalating. Corgis are bright and get bored quickly, so leave the puzzle feeders, training games, and chew options this dog knows, plus a short list of practised cues. Mention how this Corgi behaves on walks around other dogs and livestock scents, and whether greetings on lead are welcome or best skipped.
Contacts and the Corgi health snapshot
Leave the vet's name and number, an out-of-hours clinic, your own number, and a nearby backup contact who could collect the Pembroke Welsh Corgi in an emergency. Add a short health snapshot in your own words: any stiffness the vet is aware of, skin or tummy sensitivities, and what a normal appetite and energy level look like for this dog. Tell the sitter to contact the vet promptly for loss of appetite lasting a day, repeated vomiting, sudden back pain, or trouble walking, rather than monitoring quietly for days. Note where the lead, harness, waste bags, and cleaning supplies are kept, and which garden gate latch sticks. Gathering those Corgi specifics inside KinsLe's Care Pass means the sitter is never hunting through old messages for a portion size or a vet number mid-stay.