We do NOT ship puppies!! All prospective clients must visit our home/kennel to determine that a KamValley Corgi will be a perfect fit for their family before they will be considered for one of our puppies.
Not all homes/lifestyles are suited to a Corgi and we will work with prospective clients to ensure the priorities of both our puppies and prospective families are met.
A healthy Corgi will live 12 – 15 years, it is our responsibility to every puppy we produce to ensure it is in a responsible home.
Puppies are ready for their new homes after 12 weeks of age (depending on the maturity of the puppies).
Our companion puppies have their first vaccines, vet check, microchip and CKC registration papers – companion animals must be spayed/neutered (sold on Non Breeding agreements only). *Note: we do not sell show/breeding prospects-all puppies are sold on strict Non Breeding agreements only.
All puppies must be picked up from our home by their new owners, we do not ship puppies. We are located just outside of Thunder Bay, ON which is serviced by all major Canadian Airlines.
When you purchase a puppy from us, you become part of our Corgi family – we encourage all new puppy owners to keep in touch as we are very experienced in raising our breed.
In searching for a responsible breeder for your new Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy, we encourage you to look for a breeder that does something in the breed besides just producing puppies, has a long-term interest in Pembroke Welsh Corgis, and has breeding dogs with all clearances:
Hips done at a minimum of 24 months and sent to the Orthopedic Foundation For Animals http://www.offa.org
vonWillebrands Disease tested http://vetgen.com/canine-vwd1.html
Eyes, evaluated annually by a Board Certified Animal Ophthalmologist (OFA) http://www.vmdb.org/history.html
KamValley Reg’d Pembroke Welsh Corgis tests all of our dogs for:
Hips (films submitted to OFA)
Eyes (OFA)
vonWillebrands Disease
DM
The depth of clearances in the pedigree goes a long way in decreasing your chances of having one of these problems in the future.
You also want to be sure this is a breeder that you feel comfortable with, that will be willing and able to answer questions and give you guidance over the lifetime of your new Pembroke Welsh Corgi.
A breeder's responsibility should not end when you walk out the door with your puppy and they cash your cheque.
Also, be extremely wary of litters/puppies available thru newspaper ads, pet shops, as well as many backyard breeders and fancy websites where the CKC or AKC registered names of the dogs are not given (so you cannot confirm the clearances) and where the focus of the website is on puppy sales and/or multiple litters are advertised (they are in the "business" of quick puppy sales and do not have a long term interest or dedication to the breed).
A "bargain" puppy can/will end up being a repeat major expense annually, trying to deal with the health issues what would not have been bred into a pup from a breeder who doesn't put profit above all else. These puppies are often raised in poor conditions and receive little socialization though their parents may or may not have the clearances above, they often do not come from an ancestry of cleared dogs. These breeders usually have a number of females and one or two males that sire all their litters (little consideration is given to improving the breed by bringing in new lines to improve genetic health). Many of those cute puppies in the pet store window, are likely to be from very sad places, and purchasing these puppies encourages this horrible industry to continue.
Our puppies are home raised, born in our puppy nursery, and spend their first 12 weeks as a part of our family.
Here they get lots of casual people time, as well as planned interaction with different generations (children to the elderly) and have room for lots of toys and other stimulants.
We like to have the puppies have as many experiences before they go to their new homes as possible.
They go on "field trips" beginning when they are about 6 weeks old, out into our yard and meet piles of leaves, hills and holes, tall and short grass, big toys and lots and lots of other potentially "scary" things.
By giving puppies all of these experiences they will much more easily transition into their new homes and lives and we feel this is basic to the dog's early success in their new home and with their new family.
All questions are always welcome and we would be very happy to talk with you about Pembroke Welsh Corgis in general.
