My name is Kaitlin Henard. I work in the Ag industry of the San Joaquin Valley in California. I grew up riding horses and compete in cutting and barrel racing. I have 10 horses, and I breed a few horses each year for different disciplines. I bought my first female cardigan in 2020 to travel with me to shows. She has quite the passion to work and hunt. After people had seen her on social media and in person, I had a waitlist for puppies before I had decided I wanted to breed her. I took her to my vet to get cleared, did all her health tests, and talked with a breeder who I purchased my male from. I wanted a lower drive, companion male to balance her drive out. He is my sidekick and has a great presence about him. He is mellow, charismatic, and loving.
At Wild K Ranch, all of our critters are part of our family including horses, dogs, cats and chickens. Even the chickens have names and most are friendly towards humans.
Being raised in agriculture and around livestock most of my life, I have learned the ins and outs of raising animals. With over 25 years of experience I now help younger kids learn how to raise their own livestock.
We have a zero tolerance for any kind of animal abuse and neglect. We understand animals are disciplined but there is noticeable line between teaching and abusing. If we feel anyone doesn’t understand that difference, we will not condone any business with them.
As a breeder, we understand physical and mental health, genetics, personality traits, conformation, drive and energy levels, and most importantly, the wellbeing of our animals. I started breeding horses because I had some special mares that deserved to have their bloodlines continue on. The equine industry is quite different but has the same concept. We try to weave out diseases as best as possible, better the conformation flaws, and consider the type of minds that two individuals could create. Horses live for about 25 years and sometimes longer. Dogs only live about 8-10 years on average. Most of the dogs my family or I have owned don’t make it past 6-7 years. That’s not a long life and some have to live miserably towards the end. That is what led me to want to breed my own dogs. If I could oversee everything as I do my horses, I could manage their health and do my own testing and research. My main goal is to help decrease bad backs, hips, elbows and eyes in corgis. I did a lot of research prior to buying a corgi. And the main priority is my dogs go into great homes where they will fulfill their life. My contract has strict first right of refusals to ensure I will always know where my puppies are. By being an ethical breeder, the goal is to encourage people to buy from breeders which will hopefully discourage uneducated people from breeding unethically. We also do our best to adopt our local shelters and help home strays and unwanted dogs. We are huge animal lovers and want every animal to be loved as they should.
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