Big Ears Kennel: January 2021

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, January 31, 2021

Virus 1 , Nickel Tour 0

For decades , people who visited to become Cardigan owners , were subjected to our Nickel Tour ! As a visitor you were subjected to tales ( not tails ! ) of Cardigan Confirmation ( some true ! ) & forced to view walls of show ribbons , before playing with puppies . The Nickel Tour is canceled due to Virus restrictions . Here's what you were " missing " ( added more ribbons since ) . . .

Winter's Here !

Last several days were on the minus scale with windchill minus 20 . Only the brave Cardigan lovers would travel for a puppy ! This morning was minus 6 with 9 to 12 inches of snow predicted for Monday ! Think that will slow down even the hardy Cardigan seekers !

The third pup , facing us with tan points , is Molly ( we're keeping ) . Molly enjoys the company of her sisters , as Winter rages !

Just in : Weatherman / girl says we might get 14 inches of snow ! We had a snowstorm of 32 inches already this Winter but not with minus degree temperatures !

Saturday, January 30, 2021

More Room In The Pen !

Another shot of our two girls left to place !

Then There Were Two !

Jane & George had a litter of nine exceptional pups . We fell in love with a Black & White girl with tan points & named her Molly . Then there were 8 . After 2 days of scheduled visits of approved homes , we now have 2 girls we can place . One is a Blue Merle with tan points , the other is a Black &White with brindle points . Fighting bitter Winter weather & pending snow storms , might mean waiting till the next weekend to show them .

This Little Piggy Ran All The Way To Vermont !

Our Blue Merle girl will enjoy her new home in Vermont !

Frozen Family Fun !

Below zero weather didn't stop this mother & daughter from traveling from Michigan & NYC to drool over our Cardigan pups ! All boys gone but a few Blue Merle & a Black & White girls left .

Friday, January 29, 2021

Not Too Cold For Cardigan Lovers !

This Blue Merle boy found a home today !

Another Pup Finds A Home !

Cold as it is , another pup finds a home with another Cardigan , Will be a 2 Cardigan home in this cold spell !

Bring Out The Old & Bring In The New !

Ms Beasley meets her new housemate !

New Home !

Bye Bye !

This little girl found a home in spite of it being the coldest day in 2 years ! She will be with a Blue Merle male we placed a few litters ago . Too cold to pose for photos , so this one will have to due !

Monday, January 25, 2021

Chow Hounds !

Lean mean eating machines !

Inside & Out !

Will be showing pups to approved schedule homes this weekend . Have to battle arctic cold , bright sunlight , dark living room , glare , & virus restrictions ! Best plan is : masks , hand sanitizers , porch viewing & limited contact . Idea of set up . . .

Inside