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 29, 2023

Magic Or Faulty Memory ?

Rain Rain , go away ! Next 6 days Glenville will have showers ! Which means my Cardigan's under carriages will be soaked . Puppy play will spread the wet coats , so puppies will be dripping wet ! Reducing the size of group helps , but we still need to throw towels down to soak up the rain . So with towels in place , the dogs are let out . Then one of the towels was missing ? Magic or faulty memory ? No it was King Charles ( call name Chuck ) ! Somehow he pulled a towel into his crate for his own personal cushion !



Sunday, April 23, 2023

Just Friends !

Perceval lives in Tennessee . His Grandfather is George , my grand champion . Dott lives with me in Glenville . Her grandmother was George's sister ! Fate has it the pair will soon be companions ! Perceval top . 


 

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Earth Day At Big Ears Kennel !

My effort is a small one . By growing some of my vegetables , I keep heirloom varieties alive , don't ship across country (saving fossil fuel) , watch water usage , fertilizer ( home grown  rabbit manure ) & pesticides , & grow under better land management ( home gardener vs industrial commercial agricultural ) . Can you pick out the varieties I started ?







 

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Cow Pies !

Tomatoes , Peppers , & Eggplants on top level . Just started watermelon ( yellow & red strains ) & 2 cantaloup strains today . Have a tray of carrots & 3 beet varieties in mini greenhouse hardening off out side .




 Pots made from cow pies !

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Older Gals !

 Jane , retired & seeking special family for a forever home !

Molly , keeping for future Big Ears pups !



They're Out !

 

Top : Bill          Next : Girls with Molly watching  Sandy : Ramp top ( Keeping ) 
Bucket Gals : with Molly still watching !

Girls : (Left) Sassy , ( Middle) Dott (placed), (Other Left) Sandy     ( way back ) Molly ( Keeping )


Round & Round They Go !

Cardigan Spring Madness ! Laurel & Hardy tear up the yard ! 



Lucy What Did You Do ?

 You earned a AKC Title ?



Sunday, April 9, 2023

Oliver Says On Easter ,

" Please sir , may I have some more , please ? "


 

The Easter Bunny Quit !

 Where can we find a replacement to deliver Easter Eggs ! Must have big ears ! Maybe Copper ? He is retiring & looking for a forever home ?



Saturday, April 8, 2023

Ready For Easter ?

This Easter , several religious holidays share the season . My question is how did the Easter Bunny get appointed to bring Easter Eggs ? Have a Dog-Gone Happy Holiday !


 

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

What ? What ?

In my youth working at General Electric , most of my conversational hearing was destroyed . The huge machines , like the bells in Notre Dame , drove Quasimodo & me deaf ! So I rely on emails for correspondence . In person I'm pretty good , but on the phone . . . " What ? What ? " . . . & that gets old fast . To add to my stress , for some reason I can't access my own comments on my blog ! So if you have questions about my Cardigans , please email . . . bigearsk@gmail.com . Thanks


 

Monday, April 3, 2023

With Easter Coming . . .

Make sure you pick the right eggs to color ! Welsh Harlequin duck eggs might not be the best choice !


 

Saturday, April 1, 2023

An April Fool's Joke Waiting To Happen !

 Have 4 older pups & 5 adult Cardigans , every day they pull a April Fool stunt ! Here's Sassy , waiting to pull a stunt !