{"id":149367,"date":"2026-08-20T13:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/149367\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:42:55","slug":"from-loudest-bark-to-smartest-nose-corgis-test-their-skills-at-a-growing-international-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/149367\/","title":{"rendered":"From loudest bark to smartest nose, Corgis test their skills at a growing international race"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Corgi dogs during the Corgi Race in the Vingis Park in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday.AFP Contributor#AFP\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all about short-legged speed when 150 corgis gather for an international race celebrating the little dogs. There\u2019s a costume parade, the \u201csmartest nose,\u201d and \u2013 of course \u2013 the loudest bark.<\/p>\n

The fifth Corgi Race Vilnius drew dogs and their owners to the Lithuanian capital\u2019s Vingis park on Saturday for what organizers said was the biggest edition yet. There were competitors from Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Estonia, Germany, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, the United States and Britain \u2013 the country most closely associated with the breed, famously a favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the first year, we gathered 40 corgis from one city. This year, it\u2019s 150 from nine countries, and for the first time we have a participant from the place where the breed originated,\u201d organizer Edvinas Miskas said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe call Vilnius the European capital of corgis, and when people from the breed\u2019s homeland start coming to us rather than the other way around, that title begins to sound a little more serious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ninety-four dogs took part in the main running event, competing in qualifiers, semi-finals and the final.<\/p>\n

In the final, which pitted corgis against each other over 25 metres, the winner was American competitor GG, short for Gustave the Girl Dog. Another U.S. entrant, Mr. Corgington, finished a close second. Lithuania\u2019s own Moka, a two-time former champion, was third. <\/p>\n

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Corgis participate in a fashion show.Mindaugas Kulbis\/The Associated Press<\/p>\n

But much of the program dispensed with speed to explore the other skills of the dogs \u2013 and their owners. <\/p>\n

There was a costume parade featuring 38 corgis in diverse outfits including a dinosaur suit, a dress and doggy sports gear. Amigo swept both the four-judge jury and the public Facebook vote for a flawless costume entry with a knight-like look. <\/p>\n

In the \u201csmartest nose\u201d challenge, dogs searched for hidden treats. Latvian corgis Tora and Rusty shared the win. <\/p>\n

And then there was the loudest bark competition. The first British competitor, 12-year-old Pembroke Welsh corgi Duke from Sedbergh in northwest England, didn\u2019t participate in the main race because of his stately age but was a hopeful in the barking stakes after, as his owner put it, training for his whole life. <\/p>\n

It was Mr. Corgington who won the loudest bark contest, though. <\/p>\n

He was one of the most travelled competitors. The final race offered him a rematch after he finished second against GG at a major race at Emerald Downs in Auburn, Washington \u2013 her second consecutive win there. <\/p>\n

Half of the corgis registered in Vilnius this year were taking part for the first time. But six veterans \u2013 costume winner Amigo, Foksas, Foksis, Madeira, Bulka and Dziugas \u2013 have attended every edition.<\/p>\n

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