Just had to say this

[behinderhereyes]

minnesotaCorgi

Where Did you get your Corgi From, maybe it will be easier to find a breeder if I ask you. I live in the St. Cloud area, its about an hour or two up north. It is better to go in the summer to ottertail. Then it isn't so cold, but the shops close like around three and four pm.

[corgimom]

http://www.pwcca.org/memberlist.cfm

Tiffany, I thought I would post that link again to help you 3 of the breeders on this list are only about 75 miles from St. Cloud and 1 other breeder is within a 2 hour drive - That is very good to have 4 breeders so close to you. Some people travel much further for their pup. It would be interesting to hear if any of these might be able to have a pup for you for next July. Keep us posted.

Were any of these 4 the ones you already sent your letter via email to?

And there is actually another one in Wisconsin that is only about 90 miles from you also.

[minnesotaCorgi]

Originally Posted by behinderhereyes

minnesotaCorgi

Where Did you get your Corgi From, maybe it will be easier to find a breeder if I ask you. I live in the St. Cloud area, its about an hour or two up north. It is better to go in the summer to ottertail. Then it isn't so cold, but the shops close like around three and four pm.

Hey behinderhereyes!

I actually didn’t go through a Minnesota breeder so, unfortunately, I don’t have any local connections. Though I can explain the process I went through in case its helpful.

I started my search online and saved the names of breeders that 1) offered a health guarantee—a bare minimum requirement—and 2) were solely in the business of breeding corgis (i.e., they didn’t breed Corgis and other dog breeds). I felt those criteria increased my chances of finding a breeder who was genuinely vested in the well-being of their Corgis and the puppies they sold.

I finally narrowed my choices to two breeders. One breeder was in Ohio and seemed to emphasize the health, agility and show quality of their Corgis (www.buckeyecorgi.com). The other breeder (www.carrollcountrycorgis.com) was in Oklahoma focused on how she worked to breed well-socialized and healthy Corgis. I chose Carroll Country because I thought her dogs better matched my needs. From there, I sent the breeder an email and watched out for any “bad signs” in the process (e.g., if she offered to sell a puppy too young, or if she didn’t welcome questions). It went smoothly. The price of her puppies was reasonable too ($375 to $425 + ~$200 for shipping).

Penny ended up developing some intestinal parasites common to puppies and when I contacted the breeder about it, she was very helpful in answering my questions.

Hope this helps.

[behinderhereyes]

Thanks I will try these breeders.

[corgimom]

I checked out these two sites below. I could only access Caroll Country Corgis - However, I did note that she sells her dogs on full registration. I don't find that to be a good thing because that gives any buyer the "okay" to breed their dogs and have those pups registered with the AKC and she doesn't mention that she does any testing of the parents before she breeds them.

[behinderhereyes]

www.buckeyecorgi.com

Try the web link now

[corgimom]

Behindereyes

Is there a reason you want to look at Corgis bred way further away from you, versus your own state where you have several breeders very close by to where you live , and are members of the Lakeshore Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club?

[Michael Romanos]

Behind-eyes - I wouldn't be concerned if the Corgi pup you get is registered or unregistered with the AKA, although all the Pem puppies I got were registered with the New Zealand Kennel Club because as a secondary aspect they were acquired for conformation showing and as a third aspect, for breeding purposes. In NZ you cannot enter a dog in conformation showing unless he/she is registered through the breeder.

[glencorgi]

Well IF she is wanting to do AKC agility competitions then it will matter very much whether the puppy is eligible for AKC registration or not and then she will have to do the individual registration as well. IF it happens to be registered with the Continental Kennel Club or UKC or APRI or any of the other alphabet soup of registeries around today; then IF she does decide to AKC competitions she will have to get an ILP (Indefinite Listing Privilege) for it in order to be able to compete.

Debbie

[behinderhereyes]

Thank you glancorgi, I do actually like going to akc compotitions and also Corgimom I am just exploring all my possiblities it doesn't matter how far away I go I just want it to be healthy and a great dog.

[Michael Romanos]

In New Zealand, for competing in any other dog related 'sport' one can get their dog 'registered' with the NZKC at any time by the owner. It is only for the benefit of conformation showing and pure bred breeding purposes that registration is carried out by the breeder.

Linda seemes to be against a certain breeder registering their puppies on 'full' registration with the AKA.

[glencorgi]

Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

In New Zealand, for competing in any other dog related 'sport' one can get their dog 'registered' with the NZKC at any time by the owner. It is only for the benefit of conformation showing and pure bred breeding purposes that registration is carried out by the breeder.

That's not how registration with AKC works.

Linda seemes to be against a certain breeder registering their puppies on 'full' registration with the AKA.

And with good reason - remember the photos of the parents of the puppy Dewey was going to get? 'Nuff said.

AKC registration works this way.
1) The breeder must be in good standing with AKC.
2) Both parents have to registered with AKC. There also some requirements such as age as one example, in order for a litter to be eligible for registration with AKC.
3) Breeder must submit a litter registration form to AKC and pay the litter registration fee.
4) Individual registration slips are then returned to the breeder.
5) At time of sale, transfer of ownership and the accompanying registration slip is then given to the buyer. The breeder marks the type of registration he/she wishes for the puppy to have, full or limited. Limited registration means that should that dog be bred, the resulting puppies would not be eligible for AKC registration.
6) Owner finishes filling out registration papers and sends them into AKC with the appropriate fee.

These days, more and more responsible and reputable breeders are individually registering all the puppies in a litter themselves to make sure the type of registration for each puppy is accurate, as well to make sure sometimes, that the names are what they want them to be.

Debbie

Debbie

[corgimom]

Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

In New Zealand, for competing in any other dog related 'sport' one can get their dog 'registered' with the NZKC at any time by the owner. It is only for the benefit of conformation showing and pure bred breeding purposes that registration is carried out by the breeder.

Linda seemes to be against a certain breeder registering their puppies on 'full' registration with the AKA.

Michael, I don't know this breeder, I was simply pointing out that the breeder(whose site was posted to be looked at) offered full registration with her pups(to any person that buys a pup from her) That is not the normal thing that good breeders generally do Michael; just take a look at the "mom" of Dewey