Will a short squat dog have difficulty with stairs??

Hmm... my Shih Tzu doesn't seem to have a problem with up but down well thats tricky for him.   I am personally going to have a ramp made for him so it is easier going up and down. 

My Bassets don't have a problem with the 3 steps going outside, but I don't have a full flight of stairs.  My daughter lived in a second floor apt, though, and her Basset did the stairs very well.

I wish I could post her picture so you could really see her proportions, but I don't know how. 
 
Thanks, again!!
 
Katherine

Your welcome, I would just watch her and see how she does with them and then you can decide whether or not you may need a ramp.  Good luck with your new dog!

Since corgi's are longer than tall, stairs can be a problem but unless they are really steep stairs, they probably won't be.  Just keep an eye on her and if she ever becomes hesitant about going up and down the steps, then have a vet check her out for soreness.  Long backed dogs have a harder time than normal proportioned dogs but as long as they're healthy and not overweight, I'd imagine they'd be fine.

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Your Corgi would most likely be able to manage the stairs, but there are back considerations to consider, especially as your dog gets older.  Not as severe as Dachshund disc disease about which I know WAY too much.  27 lbs. I know is heavy to carry - my Eskimo weighs 25 lbs. but I can pick him up.  I think whatever you can do to lessen trips up and down the main stairs the better - not so much the few outdoor stairs.  And if too excited - say when you come home and waken pup from afternoon nap on your bed, the speed at which descent down the stairs for a hug can result in a fall.  And as pointed out, there are ramps readily available these days.  I really get annoyed with the Queen for breeding a Corgi with a Dachshund - don't know what she hoped to accomplish - double the chance for a bad back?  Hope things work out well for you and the Corgi - met one at Petsmart last week - was in cart ahead of me so we played while we waited for our turn.

I have a corgi and a lot of stairs and this hasnt been a problem for her at all.
 

Not a problem for our Corgi either.

Thanks so much for your replies!!!
 
Can the Corgi people tell me the weight of  your dogs?
 
Thank you, again!

My 14-week-old corgi goes up the stairs faster than I do LMFAO... But I will be carrying him down the stairs for quite a while, as I've heard that running down a whole lot of stairs can put a lot of stress on the front end of a growing puppy.  >O_o;<

Somebody please correct me if I am wrong lol...
 
I'd say he is around 10-15 lbs right now, and growing.

STeps aren't as bad on the back as jumping.  Just teach the dog to go SLOW.  You may even want to gate off stairs to prevent the dog just running up and down.  What they *can* do and what they *should* do is different. 
 
You want to treat the dog with care for longevity -- that may be hard for some folks to deal with on a day to day basis -- keeping a young dog from wanting to RUN stairs is not easy.  But preventing them from injuring themselves so YOU have to take care of back problems later is not easy.
 
Mostly you want to avoid jumping -- like up on and off the bed.  USE STEPS or a ramp.  Even an ottoman or stool to break up the distance is helpful. 
 
Does that make sense, I hope?

My Dachshund, who was 10 pounds heavier than she is now when I got her, has not had any trouble with steps. Jumping, she has issues with. Steps, no problems.

Ours is around 27 pounds.

I think I'll just play it safe and continue carrying him down the stairs lol... Still searching for a gate with a swing-door that locks, and then the stairs will be gated off.

I hear it's fine to let them go up the stairs, because the weight is evenly distributed, whereas when going down, there's a lot of shock on their front legs etc. and I don't wanna chance it since his growth plates haven't closed and all... >O_o<