This herdsman's dog was referred to by the term cur. Because he worked cattle and sheep, the cur was a valuable dog and legally recognized in Wales as such. Another interpretation is that the first syllable is equivalent to the word cur, which in ancient times described a working dog, as opposed to a sporting dog. Even a full grown Corgi is reasonably easy to pick up. Cardigans reach full size at about two years of age, even though it takes about another year to fully mature.
Cardigans have large and prominent ears in proportion to the size of the dog.
Their hearing is extremely acute, and they can distinguish between familiar sounds and strange noises. In other words, they make excellent watch dogs. Color The Cardigan's distinct white flashings are usual on the neck, chest, legs, muzzle, underparts and tip of tail, and as a blaze on the head. The cardigan is one of the less numerous breeds, but it is not a rarity. The Cardigans in the United States were imported from Great Britain in 1931 by Mrs Benjamin P Bole of Cleveland Ohio.