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Corgis are willful and independent so a +2 to Will saves sounds appropriate. If you went with Perception, I'd suggest keeping it in line with the bonuses for hawks and owls (i.e. +3 situational modifiers;) maybe something like +3 Perception against opposed Stealth checks. It wouldn't apply to finding hidden objects, traps, etc., but it would reflect the dog's watchful nature.Corgis were bred and used as herding dogs for cattle. They're what's technically called "heelers" - they nip at the legs of the larger animals to keep them moving. Corgi's are not really that small. I suspect if you're taking a corgi as a familiar, your talking about one at the bottom of the size range. The Pembroke Welsh Corgis tend to be smaller than the Cardigans, but still tend towards the mid-20 lb range. Cardigans can go up to about 35-40 lbs.
I'm not familiar enough with Corgi's to know if they have "miniatures", like dachshunds (my family breeds dachshunds, which are generally sized as "miniature" or "standard" - we have both).
But they don't seem to me to be truly small, like Chihuahuas, which are around 5 lbs.
All I can say is that lugging around a 25 lb dog (and if Corgis are like dachshunds, they seem to prefer to be carried - at least the pampered overweight ones!) isn't going to be a picnic for a STR 7,8,9 Wizard!
As for a Corgi specific bonus, +2 Will or +3 Sense Motive both sound like good options.
As far as the character that made me ask this question is concerned. His Elemental Whispers Blood Corgi won't be a problem for carrying around. I'd imagine Tattooed Sorcerers have a similar advantage. Thanks for the input on weight, something I didn't consider. Corgis still qualify to be the proper size category for familiar and that's all I cared about. Weight is probably one of the reasons we haven't seen a Dog familiar published officially.