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Heatherstone Welsh Springer Spaniels began with the arrival of “Dixie’, also now known as Ch. Aurora’s Song of the South in 1994. She was my first Welsh Springer Spaniel and has been the foundation of all of my Welsh Springer Spaniel training, showing and breeding efforts. At any given time, there are several Welsh Springer Spaniels that make up the Heatherstone group and you can meet them individually on their own pages. There is also at least one non-Welsh Springer Spaniel at any given time that shares my life and home. My rescued dogs also have pages on the site so that you can see them as well.

 

In sixteen years of owning Welsh Springer Spaniels, aka Welshies, I have produced or bred ten champions from seven litters. Litters are carefully planned and there is usually one born every year or two. Most puppies are placed in homes as beloved family pets with a limited (non-breeding) AKC registration status, a spay/neuter contract and contact is maintained with the owners for the life of the dog. This assures anyone who purchases one of my puppies that I am available for you and for your dog, no matter what the issue or challenge may be. Re-homing of the dog is provided as well, should the need arise.

 

There is a commitment at Heatherstone Welsh Springer Spaniels to produce sound, happy and healthy puppies and adult dogs. All dogs involved in my breeding program have hips that have been certified by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) as being free of hip dysplasia. All breeding dogs have eyes that have been certified by the Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) as being free of genetic eye disease. In addition, we are checking for hypothyroidism and every Heatherstone Welsh Springer Spaniel used in my breeding program has been tested for autoimmune hypothyroidism. Many of my Welshies have also had their DNA sampled and banked with the University of Missouri epilepsy research project. It is hoped that we will soon have a DNA blood test that will permit us to identify which dogs are carriers and, thus, eventually eradicate this disease from the breed.  

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Snail mail                   Shannon Gandee

                                   HC 80 Box 13A

                                   Kenna, WV 25248

                                   USA 

heatherstone@wirefire.com