Doing our due diligence with genetic testing…

Another month and the Chonks are doing really well. Bonny's first season is coming to an end and the clock starts to tick towards the intended first littler for 12 months from now.

We have just sent off DNA testing (just swabs, nothing too scary for them!) to check for Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) to ensure that they are a good match for each other. If not then Bonny may need to borrow boyfriends for life (scandalous)! This process ensures that we are doing our due diligence to breed only safe pups - when one parent is a DM carrier but the other is not, this makes for safe breeding as it's a recessive condition - we only run into trouble when both dogs are carriers, whereby we would not be able to breed them together. We should have results by next month.

Either way our mentor recommended that we outsource for the first litter so that we can not only obtain a second bitch from that litter, but also we are hoping for a Merle Cardigan for some more variety in the look of our pups. There is a stud she recommended who is already confirmed to not be a DM carrier so Bonny can definitely get cosy with him safely.

We are also more seriously starting to prepare to move semi-rural. This will make for an exciting change - not only will all the dogs have more room to run around in, but we will be able to set up proper dedicated areas for when the litters are born. We are very excited for what the coming year will bring!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

welcome to our super cute lives!

Thank you for being here - we are Jordon and Susy. We adore dogs and currently have 5! We have 3 rescues (Saber the Border Collie, Tiko the Siberian Husky and Nova the Alaskan Malamute). We also have two pedigree Cardigan Corgis, Drax and Bonny.

We are excited to announce our intention to breed these little cherubs when they are old enough, but most importantly we are committed to doing so ethically. Bonny only goes to sleep in a crate at night and once in the day to ensure she is able to be kept safe whenever we do not want her to have accidental pregnancy, but our dogs otherwise run free and get heaps of love in the process, from us and each other.

Our dogs have a varied diet, are fit and healthy. Because of our focus on this, we are also committed to creating a lasting bond with anybody who was to have one of their puppies - recent years have seen many dogs being surrendered or otherwise mistreated and we intend to do everything that we can to prevent that from happening.

All potential puppy parents can expect to be thoroughly briefed on what is involved in taking care of a puppy, and corgis in particular. We will also have criteria to ensure that the puppies will be adequately taken care of.

We will be updating our blog regularly with the goings on of both breeding and the lives of our beautiful dogs in general, so please subscribe if you would like to be kept up to date!