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 !











Sunday, April 25, 2021

Rawhide !

 It's like " Rawhide " every day here ! " Keep them Dogies rolling ! " .  We roll the dogs out 6 times a day , in groups of 2 . That works out well until the girls come into heat ! Then everyone wants to fight . . . 2 weeks before . . . 3  weeks during . . . & 2 weeks after .  Of course this riotous stage is drawn out , as each girl draws the other into season .  Adding to the fun , the girls come into season twice a year ! It's not easy being me ! " Keep them Dogies rolling ! " .



Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Look At Me Ma , I'm Top Of The World !

 James Cagney said this in White Heat ( Jim Thorpe was in one scene ) , now Harley ( left ) & Ollie ( other left ) say it !



Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Oliver Turns One !

Happy Birthday Oliver ! Oliver ( left ) Henry ( other left ) .


 Oliver doing the Cardigan Woodchuck Stand !



Molly Mixes It Up With The Big Girls !

 Momma Jane , Molly , & Fiona . Wasn't easy getting all my Cardigans all in a row !


Momma & Molly sharing secrets !

Bertie Turns One !

 What's in the box Bertie ?



Monday, April 19, 2021

How Do I Get On A Waiting List ?

Big Ears Kennel doesn't have a waiting list . We do not promise puppies we don't have . One fellow , who bought 2 puppies from us , was 250 on a non-refundable waiting list . It would be 5 years before he saw a puppy ! Our puppies are placed with the best of approved homes , not a number on a list . As always , current owners of our pups from previous litters , would have first choice . Within a 350 mile radius , there are about 60 million people , with only a few Cardigan breeders . Over 20 years ago it took me 2 years to locate a Cardigan breeder that would sell me a retired Cardigan ! Shadi never saw me before & hated me from first sight ! 3 weeks later we were best buddies . I know what it is to wait for a Cardigan . Believe there are less Cardigan breeders & more people today . Shadi lived with me till she was 16 . 

Shadi is the Blue Merle retired champion in center .




Saturday, April 17, 2021

Get Out Of My Garden !

Started tomato , eggplant , & peppers indoors in March . Too early . Next year will start in April . Spring seems to come later every year . Had snow cover yesterday !



 

Friday, April 16, 2021

Hold On To Your Wallet !

 Someone sent me a photo claiming their Cardigan built a snowman ? I had an aunt that claimed her dog could talk , now this ? What unbelievable things can your Cardigan " do " ?



April In Paris ?

Doesn't compare to Cardigans in Snow . Dakin & Bracken  trying to roll snow balls ?



Tuesday, April 13, 2021

2 Vaccines & A Haircut ?

 Don't know which took the most out of me ! The vaccines were a breeze , but the haircut , was put off for a year ! Homebound because I heard a college football team caught the virus from their barber & decided to hide until I got vaccinated ! I amazed the barber by standing up , after being sheared ! Remember there are nerve endings in each hair ! Yet I'm from strong Cardigan stock & was able to walk off !



Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Birthday Blowout !

 It's Quinn's Birthday ! Her son Bru ( left in blu ) & Quinn ( other left in pink ) , prove a boy's best friend is mom !



The Howling Pizza Hut !

 Making sauce in the crockpot . Four girls finishing up on their heat cycles . The boys are letting loose with heart sick howls , of Cardigan Love lost ! House smells like a Pizza Hut with howls dogs , or as Dracula would say " Children of the night ! " .



Monday, April 5, 2021

True Love !

 Jane & Copper headed to the vet today , in search of True Love ! If things go well , we should have puppies by June 6 .