Available Corgi Puppies

Both Renny and Gwinny had full litters in March!

We've had 17 babies available for adoption!

We have found amazing homes for nearly all of these sweeties, but there are still a couple available.

It is not too late to put in an application - so get started right away.

This is Arianwen Phoebe (Renny), and she is currently available for adoption.

She has been an amazing mother and has birthed and nurtured 5 litters of corgi babies. We have never rehomed a mama that has been retired from breeding, so here is her story.

Renny and Gwinny were both bred with Olifer at the end of 2023. The first half of their pregnancies went great...the second, not so much. Four and a half weeks into their pregnancies, the girls got into a fight over food and unlike previous tussles, we were not able to re-unite them after a couple of hours, overnight or even a few days.

We consulted our animal behaviorist and developed a progressive plan focused on reuniting them. For the remainder of their pregnancies, they were only able to see each other through gates and they were able to tolerate seeing each other without losing their minds. Our hope was that around 3 weeks post whelping, their hormone levels would decrease to a more stable level, and we would be able to focus on reunification.

Renny whelped on February 27, 2024, and Gwinny whelped on February 28, 2024.  It became apparent within the first 2 days, that Renny was not going to be able to produce enough milk for her babies, so I began bottle feeding.  Reproductive veterinarians recommend that dams be allowed to have between 5 and 6 litters and that they be retired by age 6.  Physical indicators that a dam should be retired include progressive decrease in litter size, inability to produce adequate milk for the puppies, physical ailments (such as diabetes), previous complicated pregnancies, and any birth defects in the puppies.  The only sign Renny evidenced was the decrease in milk production.  However, given the fact that she turned 5 on February 5, 2024, and that she had inadequate milk production, I decided she would be retired and spayed after this litter.

About 21 days post whelping, Renny began to evidence bright red bleeding and a subsequent ultrasound revealed a retained placenta.  Antibiotics were started and surgery was scheduled for the following week to have her spayed.  During her surgery, our veterinarian discovered not only the retained placenta, but a severely inflamed uterus…. a condition known as metritis. At worst, this condition can be life threatening.  In post-whelping dams, it can also inhibit milk production.  Our hope was, that post surgery, her milk production would increase.  Unfortunately, this was not to be the case.  Her babies have been hand raised, but she has actively participated in every other facet of their development.  Despite not being able to produce enough milk, she continues to let them “nurse” for comfort and continued bonding.

The safety systems we have put in place are elaborate, but it only takes one mistake to create the possibility for significant harm. Post whelping, there have been two such occasions, both of which resulted in injury to both girls and me, none of those injuries are permanent. There comes a time when we must admit, that despite our best efforts, we can not “fix” all problems. To take the best care, we can, of all the animals with which we have been given the privilege of caring, we have decided to rehome Renny.

What do you need to know about Renny?  She is AMAZING!  She is the best mom we have ever had the privilege of raising.  She came to us at 8 weeks of age and established herself as a loving, loyal and is a beautifully brilliant girl.  She has energy, which has no bounds.  She is fiercely loyal, and she loves to snuggle. She is highly food motivated and trains beautifully.  She is obviously completely house trained and trained on an Invisible Fence.  She navigates both a standard and Invisible Fence Dog Door.  She has been spayed and is current on all immunizations and microchipped.  Her AKC registration and microchip registration will be transferred to her new owner.  She has had routine bloodwork, which shows her to be in good health and she is eager to please.  She will do best in a home with male dogs who are well established and securely attached.  She will also do well in a home with cats.  I would avoid other female dogs regardless of whether they are fixed.

Her rehoming fee is $950.00.  Please contact me via text at (616) 443-8968 if you are interested in being considered as her new forever home.  As with puppies, a home video, interview and face to face interaction will be required.  We do not ship animals.