Welsh Cardigans

We specialize in breeding quality Black & White and Blue Merle Cardigan Corgis since 1999 . Have taken a fancy to Black & Whites and Blue Merles with tan points . We offer puppies for sale to qualified homes and generally have three litters per year. Our older Cardigan friends will sometimes be placed in special homes to enjoy their retirement .

Thanks to the enforcement of zoning restrictions from the Town of Glenville , we are no longer allowed to have chickens . Still enjoy vegetable gardening . Wife's two retired Greyhounds have passed away , but we still have YoYo ( a 3 legged cat ) .

We welcome inquiries about Cardigans and am generally available by email , bigearsk@gmail.com . Am member of Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America . Breeder in good standing with AKC . Have AKC , Canadian champions & Grand Champions . Recently AKC notified us that based on our history , number of champions , showmanship , & number of litters successfully whelped , Big Ears Kennel can apply for Breeder of Merit status !

Over the years two things that bother me are ; those that ask only price & the term corgi . There are so many questions a interested party may ask about Cardigans , price should not be the first & only question ! One fellow's entire inquiry was " How much , might be interested in a female " ? My reply based on this limited inquiry was " $82,000 " . He did not appreciate my humor . Now corgi is my second bafflement . Few people realize there are two corgi breeds . I've answered " corgi " inquiries in great detail , in a series of emails , only to learn they were only interested in Pembrokes . So if you inquire about " corgis " , I will try to define which breed . If your only question is price , I may not reply !

Wish people will understand Mother Nature limits color & gender of pups available . We try to match the best pup to a good home . That can only be done by visiting & bonding . Shipping is not an option , too many horror stories . Many online sites promise Blue Merles & shipping . Before you send money to these sites , check them out . AKC states 80% are fronts for puppy mills & scams . Some will never see their money or puppy . One site had over 144 complaints !

A common request we get for this uncommon breed is " A Blue Merle female " . Cardigans are not a common breed . There are only a few breeders east of the Mississippi . Only a few of these breed for Blue Merles . To get a quality Blue Merle , one must breed to a Black & White for crisp color & avoid genetic faults attached to recessive genes . Breeding for Blue Merles a litter may produce one or two Blue Merles . One might be a female . For every Blue Merle pup we get 10 inquiries . So don't be hurt if Mother Nature is cruel !











Saturday, April 30, 2016

Erin puts on puppy weight !

Moving To Washington DC !

Our boy heard Washington was going to the dogs & now the dogs are going to Washington !

Last Of The Fab Four ?

This boy has his map out & ready to travel soon !
Today someone is coming to look at the Black & White boy with the bold white markings . Holding 2 selected boys in back . Blue Merle girl with tan markings is MINE ! 

Friday, April 29, 2016

Too Nice This Afternoon To Be Inside !

Betty Boop is excited as dinner time nears !
Ricky & Harry looking for trouble !
Daphne makes George smile !
George says hi !
Daphne's out !

Let's Move !

Even the ledge gives protected space to plants .
Plants gathering last hours of sunlight before going inside from cold night .

Moving Plants In For The Cold Night !

Daphne joins George to help with the move .
Supervisor Grand Champion George .
Double stacked for move .

Flower Power !

Every year this wild flower comes up , right in the traffic center of the dogs' run !

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Daphne Reached Her Seventh Week !

Hard to see but Daphne's got a baby bump . Think she may have a small litter .
Daphne's checking out the Whelping Room !

I Count . . . !

I count one ear up ?
No two !

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Glenville Scientific Break Through !

A drawf lemon tree that produces a crop of bananas & tea after a crop of lemons ! True ?