Welcome to Cordwood Corgis!
We raise purebred AKC Pembroke Welsh Corgis and CKC American Corgis on a small farm in northeastern Kansas. Our puppies are family pets and are loved and held from the day of birth. Our breeding dogs are genetically tested to rule out the common Corgi diseases. Puppies are raised free-range on a primarily raw meat diet in a beautiful natural environment.
We are Tasha and Aspen. We fell in love with Corgis when reading Tasha Tudor’s Corgiville books (highly recommend). We live in a tiny house surrounded by woods and our animal companions: two Corgi dams and a sire, our older husky dogs, calico cats, Quarter horses, and the wild creatures in the forest. We are passionate about health, earthen building (you can see the cordwood building we built by hand in the background here), and a lifestyle that encourages us to live close to nature.
We enjoy living in a small rural community next to a creek with a gaggle of children and animals to keep us working and playing hard. Raising Corgi puppies teaches us deep lessons about the cycles of life, the miraculous process of birth, and about loving and letting go. It’s also just a whole lot of fun!
Get to know us
Our Commitment to Happy, Healthy Pups
Our deeply held values of honesty, kindness, and respect for God’s creation shape how we treat our animals and how we do business at Cordwood Corgis. Our goal is to supply healthy, beautiful, ethically-raised Pembroke Welsh Corgis to our regional community. We offer a 12-week health guarantee upon adoption (see “The Process” page for details).
Our puppies are fed raw meat and high-quality, meat-based dog food and treated with toxin-free, natural tick and flea preventatives. Mama eats a raw meat diet while nursing, boosting milk production and ensuring thriving puppies. Puppies and their parents have free range of our land, which makes for calm, well-exercised dogs. They are held often from their earliest days by big and little hands and are socialized by our older husky-shepherd dogs and our cats. They are vaccinated and receive a full health check by a licensed veterinarian before you take them home.
FAQs
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Yes. Although there are no guarantees in life, our dogs’ genetic testing shows that your puppy will not be effected by most of the common Corgi genetic problems. We are happy to share the results with you before you adopt. Click here to see the genetic diseases we test for.
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Yes. If you live within 3 hours of our farm, we are willing to deliver your puppy with a small fee to cover our gas. Reach out if this applies to you. We are also willing to meet halfway. We do not ship our puppies.
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Yes! We enjoy having visitors and encourage you to pick out your puppy in person, although we do not accept visitors until puppies are 4 to 6 weeks old, depending on the litter.
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Yes. Zooming with us and your potential puppy is a great way for you to get to know us, be assured we are the real thing and not one of those scammers the internet is full of, and/or to pick out your puppy.
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Yes. We follow Dr. Jean Dodd’s vaccination protocol. Puppies receive their parvo and distemper vaccinations at 8 weeks. If you take your puppy home at 8 weeks, we strongly recommend quarantining the puppy from other dogs for two weeks to give their vaccinations time to protect them. We have found that vaccinating earlier than 8 weeks is not ideal for either puppies’ health or vaccination efficacy. Click here for more information on Dr. Dodd’s protocol.
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Great question. Click here for the step-by-step process.
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Puppies are $1,000. If delivery is requested, there will be a small additional fee to cover our gas.
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Yes. Our dams are AKC registered purebred Pembroke Welsh Corgis, and our current sire, Louis, is CKC (Continental Kennel Club) registered as an American Corgi. The AKC, the most prestigious canine association in America, does not recognize American Corgis, which is why Louis is not registered with the AKC. This is no insult to Louis—it simply means the AKC does not have a standard for the emerging American Corgi breed, which is a mix of Cardigan with Pembroke Corgi. We register our litters when they are whelped (born). Once you adopt, we will help you register your puppy in your name if you wish to.
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No. We do not microchip our dogs because we consider their risk of being lost on our land to be very low and because we prioritize our puppies’ health over all else. Microchipping can cause inflammation and, rarely, even tumors in susceptible dogs. It also helps us keep our prices affordable. Microchipping is simple and safer to do once puppies are older. It is a choice we will leave up to you.
Get in Touch.
Interested in a Cordwood Corgi, but still have some unanswered questions? We’d love to hear from you!