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, September 16, 2023

Poor Response ?

 To plan a litter of Cardigans , we are under Mother Nature's & AKC's rules ! Mother Nature allows Cardigan females to come into heat twice a year . AKC only lets one to breed 2 out of 3 heat cycles , giving mom a chance to rest . So to add numbers to this system , one has to plan at least 6 months in advance , with 63 days to whelp & 8 weeks to wean .  Unlike hamsters that have 13 days gestation ! 

Then breeders are thrown curves . Mother Nature isn't always on schedule . Breedings aren't always successful . Cardigan Romance can get complicated ! It's impossible to predict colors , litter size , & genders ! Health issues can arise . The Beatles were wrong when they said " All you need is love " !

Recent trends have breeders confused . During the Pandemic people demanded puppies far beyond reason . Now the demand has tapered off . Over the years people get the puppy urge in mid-June for Summer puppies . Impossible for Mother Nature to meet . As shown it takes 6 months plus to plan a litter . So do we encourage  Cardigan Romance or wait for puppy lust returns ? Maybe until the villagers storm the castle , as in Frankenstein , with torches demanding Cardigans . . . we might hold off having litters ?




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