R & T Farms

MIKE C.

Verified owner · June 2025

It was a great pleasure for my wife and I to deal with Randy and Trish Evans of R&T Farms, in our recent search for a new fur child. Having been prior Corgi owners of 15 years, we really liked the breed and wanted another. 15 years ago, they were not a very commonly found breed in America, but not today. There are LOTS of folks that are breeding these dogs, asking very high prices, but providing very little, if any information, (other than pictures). Nothing about themselves / service they are providing, or mainly the health background of their breeding parents. Reputable pet parents, especially those offering pups up for sale should have no issues providing all sorts of information on their business as well as the breeding stock. Corgis, as with many breeds have quite a few possible inherited issues. To know all you can before considering owning one of these is a good thing. But so many only see these cute very furry active little buddies, and give no regard to their genetic background. It is no wonder so many corgi owners out there have issues. Randy & Trish are NOT these types of people. They are very much pet people, that are first and foremost responsible pet owners and in this case lovers of the Breed. When searching for our new family member, the first thing that really got my attention was all the information they had readily available on their website. The contact reply was almost instant. Our first contact we spoke for well over 1.5 hours about many aspects of many things, but mostly about the history of their breeding program and the animals they presently have. They are new to breeding Pembroke Welsh Corgis, but are trying as hard as possible to do it ALL the right way. Although they were about 400 miles away, it was no issue with the travel as we also have a home near them. They are out in a very nice farming community outside of Maryville TN. They themselves on a very nice size property where the animals have the ability to be raised in something other than just tiny cages. (have seen lots of that in my day) They have a beautiful overall place, the pens for dogs, clean and well kept. Though most of them were out in the fenced run area itself near a ½+ acre, fully shaded but could be larger if they chose to. The whelping area which was part of their very large basement was clean, well kept, large size and climate controlled, with a very nice adjacent “outside” crawl around exercise area that was also just a fence area between them and the rest of the dogs. Good for socializing. They might be new to this, but they are doing it the right way to ensure a good lineage for the future of the breed and the pups they will eventually produce. The mother of our pup Marley, was very healthy and incredibly active. She is one of the smaller females we have ever seen, but she surely produced a very nice healthy litter of pups. The Father, was not one of theirs, but we were able to see all the health lineage and pictures. We were able to play with the litter of those that were left. Having had 8, I believe there were still 5-6 there when we picked up ours. Very active, healthy, full of energy crowd they were. Especially when I got down at their level. Our new family member, now known as OLLIE, though shy at first, is now fully acclimated to his new home in Alabama. Here like there, he has many acres to run, grow and live on. He Is learning many things fast, though we are still working on the housebreaking as a primary. Learning fast and just about anything is a strong trait of this herding breed. But only IF you the owner are willing to put in the time to bring it out. Though he’s a pup he still sleeps a lot, but when awake a zooming ball of fire, waiting for his leaders next interaction. A full-time job for months for sure, but enjoyable if you’re a true responsible pet owner and want to have a great lifetime companion. I think our OLLIE will be a great example of this once grown. Thank you, Randy & Trish, for our enjoyable visit, all the information you shared and mostly for being the starting parents of our new family member OLLIE. I am sure we will continue to keep in touch. Sincerely, Mike & Laura Crawford, Valley Grande, AL / Franklin, NC Oliver “OLLIE” Winston Crawford

Erica M.

Verified owner · June 2025

Randy was such a pleasure to work with! Their set up is top tier and it truly shows they care about their animals. The communication was great and my family was very pleased with the process. Would highly recommend.