Pembroke Welsh Corgi vs Pyrenean Shepherd

A Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Photo: Electrokardiogram
A Pyrenean Shepherd
Photo: Canarian

Side by side

Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pyrenean Shepherd
Adult weight
Males 10–12 kg (22–26 lb); females 9–11 kg (20–24 lb)1
6.8–14 kg (15–30 lb) (breed club figure)2
Height
No sourced figure
Males 40–54 cm; females 40–52 cm3
Lifespan
Median 13.2 years4
No sourced figure
Fully grown
10 months, both sexes5
Group
Sheepdogs & cattledogs1
Sheepdogs & cattledogs3
Coat
Coat of medium length1
Coat of medium length3
Shedding
Moults most as the seasons change
Sheds through the year
Grooming
Brushing a few times a week
Exercise
Plenty
Health
Lymph node cancer (more likely)6
No sourced figure
Class
Family
Sport

Which suits you

Shedding
Their coats shed differently: the Pembroke Welsh Corgi moults most as the seasons change, the Pyrenean Shepherd sheds through the year.
Temperament
They differ most on sensitivity (Pembroke Welsh Corgi: hardy, takes a busy home in its stride; Pyrenean Shepherd: needs a calm, predictable home) and on independence (Pembroke Welsh Corgi: keen to work with you; Pyrenean Shepherd: cooperative, with its own ideas).
Alike
They are much the same size as adults, about 11 kg (23 lb) for the Pembroke Welsh Corgi and 10 kg (22 lb) for the Pyrenean Shepherd.
Alike
Both are rated the same on loyalty: sticks close to its people.
Neither is the better dog in general. Which suits you depends on your home, your days and the care you can give.
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What they're like

Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Sheepdogs & cattledogs · Small

In temperament the Pembroke is bold, outgoing and quick to learn, alert to strangers and ready to bark, and closely attached to its household.

Pyrenean Shepherd
Sheepdogs & cattledogs · Small

The breed is quick, intense and tireless, and forms a strong attachment to its own people while tending to stay reserved with strangers.

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Breed traits

Day to day
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pyrenean Shepherd
Activity
Differs
A good daily walk and play
Needs lots of exercise
Intelligence
Needs daily brain work
Needs daily brain work
Handler demand
Differs
Needs steady training
Needs an experienced owner
With people
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pyrenean Shepherd
Affection
Affectionate on its own terms
Affectionate on its own terms
Loyalty
Sticks close to its people
Sticks close to its people
Independence
Differs
Keen to work with you
Cooperative, with its own ideas
Around the home
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pyrenean Shepherd
Sensitivity
Differs
Hardy, takes a busy home in its stride
Needs a calm, predictable home
Voice
Very vocal
Very vocal
Prey drive
Chases; needs managing
Chases; needs managing
Breed explains only about 9% of how individual dogs differ in behaviour7. Meet the dog. A good breeder breeds for temperament as well as health, and matches each puppy's personality to the right home8,9.

Puppy growth

Reference curves · both sexes
Both grow to much the same adult weight, about 10 kg.
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pyrenean Shepherd
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Sources

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