Big Ears Kennel: March 2023

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 !

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Jane & Molly Enjoying Spring !

Jane enjoying retirement & looking for that special forever home !

Jane ( left ) Molly ( other left )

Saturday, March 25, 2023

I Told You So !

My seedlings are poking up !

Friday, March 24, 2023

I Swear , My Tomato Plants Are Peaking Through !

Planted on March 19 , my tomato , pepper , & eggplant seedlings are peaking through !

Thursday, March 23, 2023

" Daddy Are Those Robin Eggs ? "

" No Beaver those are Ameraucana eggs ! " . This is the one hen that survived opossum , weasel , hawk , raccoon , & even attack by George ! Now she's starting to lay eggs !

National Puppy Day ?

Original Cardigan type ! No we don't have it , but we do have 2 older Cardigan pups of current AKC standards . Yes that's the original Cardigan type that ancient Welsh farmers used !

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Again . . . " How Do I Tell Thee ? "

Several times I posted , I can't access my own comment section ! Gotta love computers ! Best way to contact me . . . not by phone ( GE made me partially deaf in my youth ) . . . not by comments on my blog , but email ! bigearsk@gmail.com .

If you have questions about Cardigans , are interested in one of our Cardigans . . . who knows you might be approved for a forever home !

Yesterday Saw First Robin !

Friday, March 17, 2023

Cardigan Humor !

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

What ?

Change of batting order & kennel line up . This means a second pup might be seeking an approved home ! A Black & White Girl with brindle points .

And Then There Was One !

As always , at the beginning when a litter is whelped ( sometimes before ) email inquiries pour in . Then we enter the Twilight Zone . . . nothing until things go wild again ! Now that we are down to one Black & White male , emails inquiries are non stop again !

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Matilda Practicing For The Iditarod !

Monday, March 13, 2023

Don't Try This At Home ! I'm An Expert ( Right ! ) !

I did this last year & plan on it again this year !

Bank runs ? Inflation ?

Memories surface about 1929 & 1988 . Gov’t claims money in banks safe . Gov’t claims money in stocks safe . Farmers with money buried in jars , claim money safe ? My dad told me stories about people in Germany trying to buy potatoes with bushel baskets filled with money . Inflation making food out of reach .

A USDA farmer’s suggestion , grow some of your food . No space ? Container gardening . Rent a plot . Put in a mini vegetable garden & cancel your gym class ! London , during WW2 , had over 200 meat rabbit clubs . This week we jumped an hour ahead , now look to the past ! March 20 , I start my indoor garden , to be transplanted outside in May . If a barefooted boy from Brooklyn can do this , so can you !

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Rufus Melts Into New Home !

Be Seeing You !

" Be seeing you " was a line from The Prisoner , applies to Rufus . He's only moving 2 miles away !

Too Good To Make Up !

Woman interested in buying my Red Sable male puppy , drove up in this !

That's A Wrap !

Taped ears on 5 pups . 4 look good . Fifth pup had one ear good , one not so good . Now to see which will hold !

Sandy , doing Woodchuck Stance !

Red-Boy

Black & White Boy

Black & White Girl

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Herding Or Hanging ?

Flash Back ! Released one of my pups with our poultry , to see his response . Would the pup show herding instinct ? Would the pup run off ? You judge !

Monday, March 6, 2023

Still Looking For Love !

Have 2 boys & a Black & White girl , almost 18 weeks old , ready for new homes . Have vaccines , wormed , crate training , & taping ears . If still here when weather breaks , will start leash training & outdoor running ! Never had puppies this long ? Might have to stop breeding till next year !

Sunday, March 5, 2023

No Coffee For You !

Yesterday power went out at 6:30am & didn't come on till 7:30pm . We were trapped with 8 inches of snow in our driveway . Poor Kate ! Snowbound without TV , no Computer , can't recharge cell phone , no heat , no lights , no hot water , missed grandchildren Saturday phone call , no cooking , but worse of all . . . trapped with me without coffee !

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Oliver Turns 7 !

Still puppy at heart , a real party animal ! A Leap Year puppy too !