BIG NEWS! Bonny is all grown up!
Our little Bonny is all grown up! She is almost two weeks into her first season at ten months of age. From now on she will be going into season every six months or so. Now, this does not mean it’s time to breed! This is where doing right by the dogs comes in.
She will be mature enough to carry pups safely in a year from now so we are aiming for a year from now. Australian breeder standards are no more than two litters per 18 months but our wonderful mentor Dee has said 2 litters fairly close then two years off works really well, so that’s the plan. Bonny is going to have a busy 2024!
So now is when we get busy - we have genetic testing to carry out to check for whether she and Drax are carriers of certain genetic defects and if they both are we will not be able to breed them together and they will just need to opt for being housemates who are strategically kept at arms length from time to time! We will know more about this in a few months time.
Either way, Bonny’s first litter will be with an external stud as we will obtain our second bitch from there, all going well. She will consequently not have any genetic connection to Drax and she will be of breeding age in 2026. Ethical breeding is a long-term commitment!
We had the pleasure of meeting Dee in person for the first time together with so many adorable corgis at our first corgi dog show that we visited over the weekend. There we had the pleasure of meeting Drax’s father (Solo - a serious ribbon winner!), Drax’s litter sister, Bonny’s cousin, Bonny’s father and uncle and learned so, so much. We are truly lucky to have connected with folks who care so much for their animals and want to not only do what’s best for them, but who are also so generous with their knowledge and guidance.
