How it all started

One boring evening in 2020 during the pandemic, my good friend and I decided we needed a better excuse to take our corgis outside more often. "They need to run more; they are cattle herders by nature," we pondered. Since we own a pair of siblings and mine is significantly larger, we started debating whether girth and strength trump lightness and agility. Naturally, we decided to test it out with a competitive race. "Genius!" he exclaimed. Let's invite other dogs to join in on the fun, and little by little, it started to create a buzz.

Soon, I could hear people on the streets of Vilnius whispering about the upcoming corgi race: "Have you heard? These little cute fluff balls can run fast?!" they laughed. But the response was so immediate and positive that our actions became decisive: we found sponsors to provide prizes, selected the best possible location, and started preparing our corgis for the race.

Well… not really. We didn't train them at all since the event required more planning than we had anticipated.

"It should be a proper introduction of every corgi attending," we agreed. All the pups should do a trick, and the public would decide which one is the cutest through a popularity vote. Brilliant.

Then, we divided the 40 registered canines into groups by size for a total of six heats. The winner of each heat would compete in the final to determine the fastest of them all!

And everything else is history… One dominant dog won all three events he competed in: an outstanding corgi named Lego.

Our corgi siblings? One didn't start at all, and the other stopped halfway to say hi to a random stranger…

The long awaited return