Herding · the Crook

Pembroke Welsh Corgi[3]

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Photograph of the Pembroke Welsh Corgi breed
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Facts

Family
Herding[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
UK Rural[1]
FCI
Standard no. 39, group 1[4] Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs)
Origin
Great Britain[4] Map point 54°36′ N · 2° W[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Welsh Corgi Pembroke (French), Welsh Corgi Pembroke (Dutch)[3]
In the study
PEMB[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Cardigan Welsh Corgi. [1]

Also in the UK Rural clade: Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Kelpie, Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Border Collie, Borzoi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Greyhound, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Old English Sheepdog, Rough Collie, Scottish Deerhound, Shetland Sheepdog, Whippet.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09
  3. Wikidata Q38783 (Pembroke Welsh Corgi) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 39 "WELSH CORGI (PEMBROKE)" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q145 (United Kingdom, P625) read 2026-11-09

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