Quinn the Corgi Goes Rogue: Becomes Social Media Star

Okay, so this is not, in fact, a little guy. This is a little girl, and we got to get this girl a contract. Four little legs, 25 pounds, and absolutely no intention of leaving the field. In these guys' arms, this is Quinn, the one-year-old corgi who turned a halftime race at Sunday's Carolina Panthers game into her own personal highlight reel, and the world has just absolutely fallen in love with her. And now she is joining us here on Fox Tampa Bay Live, because although this did not happen locally, this certainly made a lot of local folks and football fans smile. We've got Quinn and her mama Ireland Gilligan with us live. Ireland Quinn, thank you so much for joining us. How are you? We're good. Thank you for having us. I have to say, I have just been obsessed with this clip ever since I've seen it. I don't have a Corgi. I have always loved Corgis and she just sold my heart along with the entire nation. I know you guys have had quite a week since this happened, but Ireland, I want to go back to how this all started. Was she racing in a local, this was part of a local Corgi group? Yeah, so she's a part of this group called the Charlotte Corgi Club, and they were hosting a race during the halftime for the Panthers game. And there were 12 Corgis there, but instead of racing, Quinn just decided that last minute she just wanted to go the other way and just, I guess, do her own thing. So now at that point, where were you? Were you kind of watching this from afar? Obviously, you see. A bunch of different guys chasing your dog. Were you able to chime in at all, or how did this work from your perspective? Well, I was at the finish line, so I was there because that's how I trained her for racing, is just to come towards me. And we were told ahead of time that if your dog were to just get loose, just stay at the finish line in case they change their minds and come to you. So I was standing at the finish line. I was waiting there for a little bit before I started to kind of make my way over because I did start to get nervous when I noticed that they weren't able to actually get her. But I was there waiting at that finish line, yelling her name. I'm She's absolutely beautiful. starting Please tell us all about Miss Quinn and her personality and what she has been like. And then we will certainly get into this newfound fame. Quinn is just a silly girl. She's definitely a little feisty. to She's very clingy to me, though, like right now. speak. This is just how she normally is with me. She wants to kind of stick by my side, which is why her reaction at the game was a little bit surprising to me. Thank But she's just a really just just a loving dog. I have nothing. She's just a little silly girl. I love this dog. She really surprised me at that game, though. I will say I thought she was going to run right towards me. Excuse me, I was training her for... About a month in all different types of environments. She was running fast towards me, and she still ran fast at that game, just not towards me. you. You're like, girl, we got to work on some stuff, but that is okay. So now, walk me through, this happens. What were your emotions after that? Obviously, they got this on national TV. How did everything kind of transpire in the next 24 hours? Afterwards, I was walking around Charlotte and I knew that it was going kind of viral. I saw a couple thousand likes on a video that was posted of her, but I knew it was going to turn into something a little bit bigger when she started getting stopped on the street. By people and people were asking for photos. I've just never been through something like that where people were asking photos of my dog. And then as I got home, I was getting text messages just from people I've met throughout my life saying, hey, I saw your dog on the news station and I saw your dog on Twitter. And I just started searching her up and I just noticed how many articles were being posted, how many people were posting her. And it just kind of turned into craziness within a matter of hours after the game. And I saw at one point you guys even ventured to New York because she made her Today Show debut. My gosh, that was probably one of the craziest moments of my life. We got a call that if we'd be down just to go to New York for the day and they got Quinn and I on a flight that night and we were on the Today Show the following day. And it was just a very busy day for us. It was Quinn's first time in New York City and she loved Central Park. She had probably the best time of her life. We can't stop smiling back here, Ireland. This is amazing. She just looks so happy to travel. Yeah, I was going to say, a little crispy weather up there in New York. How was her time in the Big Apple? She, I would say she's a city dog. It wasn't too cold. It was nice weather for her. She loved the busyness. She loved all the sounds and smells. I've never seen her so excited at a park than when she was at Central Park. She loved seeing just so many people and so many dogs, so many food vendors. She had a really good time. Oh my gosh, that's so amazing. So I mean, now is she like the queen of the corgi club or you guys made it back to North Carolina? What is your Like, we can kind of look like now. Does she have more appearances or she gets to chill? We're in the works of talking to some people to maybe make some more appearances. But tomorrow we are meeting up with some corgi friends to have another little corgi meetup in Wilmington. So she's very excited for that. She's definitely posting more on social media now because the fans want to see that too. I will never scroll past a Quinn the Corgi picture or video, that is for sure. Ireland, I feel like you get a dog. Obviously, they're your best friend, like Miss Quinn is. But, I mean, to have this one viral moment just kind of change the trajectory of your relationship and Miss Quinn's life, what has this all been like for you as a dog owner? My gosh, it's been just crazy because I have my friends reaching out to me saying how are you in New York and I have to explain to them it's because of my dog. I think we were really close but after this we just become so much closer just traveling into into New York City together, staying in a hotel together one on like just with each other. I've been in New York with my family, but just never by myself. So Quinn and I definitely bonded even more through this experience, which has been so nice. I feel like a proud mom. Oh, absolutely. And she's such a mush. She's so sweet. Is she usually this calm? No, she's just been a little bit tired. She was playing with my family dog earlier. A little sleepy, but she's usually a very spunky girl. She's just, she had a long walk this morning. She's a little sleepy right now. Well, the Panthers are going to need to hire her because that, that, I mean, do you ever get sick of watching that back? You can't. I laugh at it like it's the first time every time I see it. I just can't believe that's my dog. It's like a dog. It's very funny to see her the way she's turning around looking at everyone in the eyes. She's challenging them. It was really funny. It was fantastic. Ireland, thank you so much. Quinn, thank you so much. For anybody that is watching this and wants to continue following Quinn, how can they do so? Well, on TikTok, she's Quinn McCorgie. And then on Instagram, it's Quinn Went Rogue. We'll be posting a lot on those social media sites. I know. What would have been your favorite? I've seen Quinn Went Rogue, Escape Artist. She's getting a lot of nicknames. Oh, I know. I like when I compare her to football players. That's, I think, one of my favorite things that I see on social media. She's faster than a lot of them, trust me. Ireland Gilligan, Quinn, thank you so much. Lovely ladies. I'm so happy that one appearance has just blown up your fame because Quinn certainly deserves it, and you should be a very proud dog Mom Ireland. We appreciate you. Thank you for having us. I appreciate it. Of course. Of course. Have a great weekend, Quinn. You get some rest, girl. You had a long week. All right, thank you.