Marshfield Kennel Online Web Log

Tempi at 16 weeks

Amanda — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:16:14 GMT

Tempi is 16 weeks old this week. She's proving to be a wonderful puppy. More laid back than her mother. Tempi has finished her first session of puppy school and will move on to puppy two this week and will start being introduced to agility obstacles. Plans are for her to make her show ring debut in July. For now, she's cute as can be.

Corgis at 9 weeks

Amanda — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:24:10 GMT

These bundles of fluff are headed to their new homes soon. We do anticipate a second litter of corgi puppies this year. Please contact me if you are interested in reserving a puppy from Iris.

Fig

Finn

Frankie

Fonzie

Several of Tempi

Gronk at 8 weeks

Amanda — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:06:45 GMT

This is Gronk aka Panzer at 8 weeks. He heads to his new home in NH at the end of next week.

Gronk at 6 weeks

Amanda — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:36:17 GMT

Gronk, now known as Panzer will be making his home in NH. We welcome inquiries about upcoming litters.

Corgis at 7 weeks

Amanda — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:32:24 GMT

Everybody went for their temperament testing yesterday. No big surprises. We took the opportunity to try for some stacked photos.

Finn

Fig

Frankie

Fonzie

Two of Tempi

Gronk at four weeks

Amanda — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:00:20 GMT

And not to be forgotten, here is Gronk at 4 weeks of age.

Corgis at 5 weeks

Amanda — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:58:17 GMT

They're more mobile and more expressive every day. Fonzie and Finn are still looking for their families. Please e-mail amanda@marshfieldkennel.com if you'd like more information

Finn

Fonzie

Finn

Frankie

Tempi

Corgis at three weeks

Amanda — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:23:08 GMT

Gale's kids are now three weeks old. Personalities are starting to emerge as are their voices. We do still have two males available, contact us at amanda@marshfieldkennel.com if you would like more information.

Gronk at two weeks

Amanda — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:17:31 GMT

Since he was so big to begin with, Gronk's rate of growth isn't quite as noticeable. His eyes are open now and he enjoys hanging out with his corgi siblings. He has a home in NH waiting for him, but we do always invite inquiries about upcoming litters.

Two weeks old

Amanda — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:14:06 GMT

Everybody's eyes have opened over the past two days. This has also meant a major increase in mobility.

Please call 207 636 1240 if interested.

Meet Gronk

Amanda — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:07:44 GMT

One week to the day after Gale went into labor, Diva followed suit. The result is one striking, strapping, 18 oz birthweight male puppy who will be making his home in NH. For now, we're calling him "Gronk" We do of course invite inquiries about upcoming litters.

They're here!!!

Amanda — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:32:38 GMT

After a very anxious night last week, Gale's puppies arrived via an emergency c-section. There were three trying to make their way out at once, which didn't quite work so well. We have one girl (who will be staying) and four boys. Two boys are still available. Please contact me via e-mail amanda@marshfieldkennel.com if you would like more information.

Finn

Fig

Fonzie

Frank

Tempi

Tempi the lone girl

How Many? Again.

Todd Chrisman — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:15:12 GMT

We bred Diva to Brutus and have been keeping it under our hat because it didn't look like she was pregnant. Dive has been a bit tricky to breed, but she's been getting fatter. We snapped a picture and here it is:

We have a due date of January 20th. Marshfield Kennel will have GSP pups for spring, one or two will be available.

How Many?

Todd Chrisman — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:32:56 GMT

We don't know how many pups are in Gale's tummy. Here's a picture.

Puppies due January 13, 2012!!

Amanda — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:05:08 GMT

Todd and I are thrilled to formally announce that our little Gale aka Marshfield N Sandwynn's Perfect Storm RN has been confirmed pregnant via ultrasound earlier this week. While we have had several inquiries, we do still invite anybody who may be interested in a corgi puppy from this litter or future litters to get in touch via e-mail amanda@marshfieldkennel.com Gale comes from a long line of performance bitches. Gale is working on her Rally Advanced title and will resume Agility training once done with maternity leave. We expect her to be ready to start work towards her Novice Jumpers title in 2012. Gale is in whelp to the fabulous Brookehaven's Strangers in the Night aka Stewie. If you scroll down here http://www.brookehavencorgis.com/boys.htm you'll see Stewie as well as some of his relations.

We expect these puppies to by happy and easygoing like their parents. Stewie is fluff-free, vWd and DM clear. This means that while we will have puppies who are DM carriers in the litter, there will be NO DM affected puppies. Gale is a vWd carrier, so some puppies will be carriers, but again there will be no affected puppies. These puppies should excel in the performance ring along with being wonderful companions.

Tracking dogs

Amanda — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:28:57 GMT

Iris's daughter Pixie Dust has already earned her AKC TD or first level tracking title. This requires that the dog follow a track 440 to 500 yards long with three to five changes in direction. The track is "aged" between 30 minutes to two hours before the dog begins scenting. When we learned that Diane of Ellis Dog Training was going to offer a tracking class, Todd and I jumped at the chance to participate. We decided to bring Iris and Brutus to class. As Iris has her RA, NA, and NAJ titles already, the addition of a tracking title would give her the designation of AKC VC (versatile champion). We expected Brutus to blow Iris away, but he's proven to be challenged by tracking human scent as opposed to tracking bird which is instinctual for him.

At our first class, we started by laying what is called a double track. I walked 30 paces from my start flag, placed a directional flag, and then walked another 30 paces before dropping a leather glove loaded with treats. I then retraced my footsteps out of the field. At the third double track, the lightbulb went on for Iris and has remained shining brightly. We practiced at home and graduated to a single track (no retracing of steps) and then a single turn. Todd and Brutus will practice this weekend on single track and a single turn.

Most dogs get confused when you add in a turn. Iris, just like her grandma Bridget, came to her first turn and just kept booking. Class two had us working with two turns over longer distances. We've worked Iris over tracks up to 220 yards in length. That day we worked with strong breezes over wet ground. Iris plowed through the water, uphill and down to reach her glove. For the first several tracks, I've been the one who has laid the track and as such knew where we were supposed to be going. We continued with this work at home.

Class three was a big day. Brutus continued to work just on Todd's scent. Iris was set on a track laid by one of my classmates. So, for the first time she tracked scent other than mine. I also didn't know where we were going, I had to trust my dog. There was somebody spotting my to help keep me from wandering too far off track if Iris lost her way. I clipped the lead onto her harness, told her to track and she was off. It was an even longer multi-turn track and she put her nose down and found the glove.

Today, I worked her on three turns aged a full hour. As Todd put it, "she made it look easy" We'll see what next week's class has in store for us.

New title

Amanda — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:23:33 GMT

Yesterday at the Mayflower Corgi Specialty Gale finished her Rally Novice title with a great score of 97. Todd and I are thrilled that Gale has her first title. Gale's sister Xena earned her first Rally Novice score with a 94. Now it's time to work on getting rid of the leash and being reading for Rally Advanced. Oh yeah, and not sniffing in the ring when we're supposed to be working.

Three pretty ladies

Amanda — Fri, 20 May 2011 00:16:53 GMT

Again, thanks to Dusty for this lovely image. Below, going left to right are Gale, her aunt, Stormy and her great-grandmother Bridget.

New Iris photos

Amanda — Fri, 20 May 2011 00:14:35 GMT

As promised, here are some fresh photos of Iris. Our thanks to Dusty Perin, www.dustyperin.com for making the trip to Ellis Dog Training to take these photos.

Banging down the teeter

Surveying the world from the top of the A-frame

Bursting out of the tunnel

Upcoming puppy plans

Amanda — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:10:00 GMT

Okay, so in the advent of facebook, we have been lax with our blog posts. As some of you may know, Diva's last breeding didn't take. Just one of those things that happen. She is actually just starting into heat now, but we will be skipping this cycle. We will breed her later in the year, but have yet to decide to whom. Some of you are probably wondering why we're waiting, especially if you found our site while looking for a German Shorthaired Pointer breeder.

Well, when Todd (who started the kennel) got married a few years back--he married someone who was already solidly into Pembroke Welsh Corgis. And then along came Iris, aka Sandwynn's Storm Treasure RA NA NAJ our foundation corgi bitch. And quite some time ago, we had committed to breeding her this spring. She's at a good point in her training to go on maternity leave. Her daughter Gale and Poppy will be my show dogs for the next several months.

So we are beyond thrilled to announce that in the very near future Iris is going to be bred to Ch. Tri-umph Taint No Saint of Texas. Chris as he is known just finished his AKC conformation title and is home now with his owner Marian Your. His pedigree is filled with outstanding dogs. And of great importance to Diane, Todd and me, Chris is negative for the Degenerative Myelopathy gene, Fluff free, vWd clear and has excellent hip. Iris is a carrier of DM and it was imperative to all of us involved that we not create any affected puppies. Some will be carriers of DM, but none will become ill from it. All puppies will be vWd clear as Iris is clear as well. Iris does carry the fluff factor, so we will have carriers but no fluffy puppies. Iris's offspring from her last litter are showing great promise as agility dogs and have dabbled in the breed ring. I'll post some new Iris photos soon, but for now below we can see Chris looking great.