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Mello runs to other corgi dogs gathered for a meet up on April 21 at the Lyon Oaks Dog Park in Wixom, Michigan.
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Corgis play in a pond on April 21 at the Lyon Oaks Dog Park in Wixom, Michigan. The dogs were at the park as part of a meetup event.
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Variations of corgis play with each other Corgis play in a pond on April 21 at the Lyon Oaks Dog Park in Wixom, Michigan.
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Corgis gather under a tree on April 21 at the Lyon Oaks Dog Park in Wixom, Michigan.
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Corgis play together on April 21 at the Lyon Oaks Dog Park in Wixom, Michigan.
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Corgis play together on April 21 at the Lyon Oaks Dog Park in Wixom, Michigan.
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Corgis take a drink during a meetup event for the breed on April 21 at the Lyon Oaks Dog Park in Wixom, Michigan.
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Corgis play together on April 21 at the Lyon Oaks Dog Park in Wixom, Michigan.
Fluffy butts, short legs and perky ears. Those are the key characteristics of corgis.
On April 21, the dogs took over the Lyon Oaks Dog Park in Wixom, Michigan.
Corgis are a small herding dog that originated in Wales. The breed has been growing in popularity recently. The Michigan Corgi Club Facebook group has more than 2,000 members.
The April Corgi meetup was organized by Katelyn Sakkinen, a Michigan State University alumna who now studies at Eastern Michigan University. She said he is “just one of the Corgi lovers.”