Corgis have their day at the beach

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Lola the Corgi, walks with her “dad” to an appreciative audience during tiki costume contest during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Mary Qwan walks her two Corgis in the sand during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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A sign announcing a fictitious Corgi concert on display during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Rich Ybarra and his Corgi Bella, 4, take in the action during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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“Piper” walks with her owner in the tiki costume contest during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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“Wilson”, walks in the tiki dress contest during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Wearing a Hawaiian themed print, a Corgi waits for a frisbee toss during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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An illustration vendor “Corgicatures” sets up shop during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at the Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Linda Nam has her pet Corgi perform some through-the-arm-tricks during talent show at the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Corgi owners gather and talk shop in the sand during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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A black Corgi wearing a shark-fin costume poses for a photographer during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

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Bella, a four-year-old Corgi takes in the action during the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day at Huntington Dog Beach on Saturday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)

By Daily Pilot staff

April 8, 2017 3:19 PM PT

Corgis, those small Welsh herding dogs that are a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II, were far from their ancestral homeland on Saturday, but given that they could frolic on the beach in sunny Southern California, there were plenty of tongue-wagging canine smiles to go around.

The occasion at Huntington Dog Beach was the 2017 Spring So Cal Corgi Beach Day, a gathering of corgi lovers and their fox-faced Pembroke and Cardigan breeds.

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Corgis could strut their short-legged stuff in talent, costume and limbo contests and visit a tiki hut and photo kiosk.

The event was presented by So Cal Corgi Nation.