Welcome to Corkey Kennels. We are
located in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mts. We have been hobby breeders of only Basset Hounds. We have devoted much time and effort over the years to this breed. In doing so
we have learned so much but in that we always realize how much more there is to learn.
Our home
and kennel are nestled on ten acers of land in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mtns. We welcome visitors, especially if you are considering
adding one of our pups to your family. You are welcome to come and visit our dogs as many other people have done over the
years.
God has given us the privilege of being able to be stewards over these wonderful animals and with that comes much
responsibility, which we take very seriously.
"for every animal of the forest is mine,and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every
bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine" Psalm 50:10
WE ARE EXCITED TO BE IN THE SHOW RING WITH OUR BASSETS AND TO
HAVE THEM EVALUATED BY JUDGES ALL OVER THE EAST COAST AREA. AFTER 26 YEARS OF BREEDING, OUR BREEDING PROGRAM HAS PROVEN TO
MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE BREED IN CONFORMATION, TEMPERAMENT AND HEALTH.
The Corkey Clan
Us with our 5 kids,
our 5 kids in law and our 14 grand babies, with 2 more on the way! And now another one on the way!
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NEW GCH CHAMPION IN LESS THAN 11 MONTHS OF
AGE! GCH ZEN'S CORKEY'S MIGHTY MOE FINISHED HIS CHAMPION TITLE IN LESS THAN 7 MONTHS AND HIS GRAND CHAMPION TITLE WITHIN
4 MONTHS AFTER THAT. HE RECEIVED THE FINALE GCH POINTS UNDER AKC JUDGE DR ALVIN W KRAUSE.
New Champion! CH Corkey's U Got The Look
achieved her champion title at the Warrenton Kennel Club, in Bred By Exhibitor classes. So thankful to judge Ms. Sharol Candace
Way. It has been fun showing this baby and watching her grow in the show world and finishing at 11 months old. Show photo
to come.
Jorja, Corkey's
U Got The Look, picked up 2 majors at the Harvest Cluster shows in Lebanon TN earning her 9 points. Oct 13, 2023, at the Basset
Hound Club of America show, we thank judge Richard Nance for giving her WB for a 5 point major. Sunday, at the Tri Star KC,
we thank judge Mr Robert Frost for giving her WB for another 4 point major. Jorja is 11 months old and now only needs 2 points
left to be a champion.
Corkey's
U Got The Look - picks up her first major at 8 months old, very excited about this baby!
CH Nayla Grand Grades - New Champion!! Nayla finished her champ title at just 9 months old. We are thankful to Matt Hess, her handler
and Jana Paskova, her breeder.
Introducing 4 Sail's Next Top Gun - (Corkey's King Of The Road x CH 4 Sail's
Real Lady Marmalade) 2nd major winning picture. Thank you to Matt Hess for handling him and Kerri Fulkerson his breeder.
Introducing Nayla Grand Grades(CH.Anakin Lady Barnett's x ICH Janette Grand Grades) 3rd major winning
picture. Nayla is only 8 months old and needs only 5 minor points to finish her title. We thank Matt Hess, for handling her
and Jana Paskova, her breeder for this lovely lady.
New
Silver Champion, GCHS Corkey's Gino's Living La Bella Vita Italinana!!
BHCA Nationals 2022, Rockford IL. We had a great time at the Nationals this year. Our GCHB Corkey's
Gino's Living La Bella Vita Italiana took Select Dog at the Greater Minneapolis Saint Paul Basset Hound Club under judge Sanda
Launey Oct 2nd, making him a Silver Champion now. Many thanks to his superb handler, Alexis Schlott, and to his owners Louise
and Pete Ross!
New Champion at 8 months old! Ch Corkey’s Queen Bee Quintessa gets the major win,WB, earning her Champion title along with getting BOB also
at the North Georgia Kennel Club show in TN under judge Eugene Blake
Corkey's Pretty Little Girl Like You-Spooky - gets a 4 point WB major at the Penn Ridge Kennel Club
show in Doswell Aug 14th under JUDGE: Suzanne Dillin.
New Champion!! Corkey's Mountain Music - Uncle Sam finish his champion title at 15 months old.
Corkey's Queen Bee Quintessa, gets a 5 pt major at her
first weekend of showing at 6 months old at the Roanoke Kennel Club show. She got Reserve Winners the first day.
Corkey's Mountain Music - Sam. Baby Sam picked up his first point at the Skyline Kennel Club under
judge Dr. Carol White-moser with best of winners.
Corkey's Pretty Little
Girl Like You, Spooky got BIS (Best In Show) at the puppy show in Doswell Va under judge Brian Meyer beating multiple puppy
breeds!! Along with getting group 1 on Saturday and Sunday!
Corkey's Kinda Kooky Kookie who got OS (Best of Opposite) Friday under Judge Mrs. Christine Calcinari
for a 5 pt major and then on Sunday Select Bitch for a 4 pt major under judge Ann Roth at the Doswell show in Va. now only
needing 1 pt for her Grand Champion Title!
NEW CHAMPION!!
CORKEY'S KINDA KOOKY KOOKIE - Kookie finished her title under judge Bryan Martin at
just 15 months old.
Corkey's Kinda Kooky Kookie - Four point major under judge Mr James J Mitchell at our specialty
show in Northern Va, for our little girl, Kookie, at 14 months old, needing only 2 minor pts to finish her champ title!
Corkey's King Of The Road - 9 months old, gets his first major at his first weekend of showing! Thank
you to his handler, Whitney Meeks
Corkey's Knockout Black Pearl - 6 months old, gets BOB at her first show for her first 2 points!
Thanks to her handler, Whitney Meeks
NEW CHAMPION!! CH CORKEY'S HARVEST MOON ON THE RIDGE. ( RUSSELL)
Russell
finished his title at the Chattanooga Kennel Club in McDonald, TN Sept 9, 2020 under judge Mrs. Linda Hurlebaus. Many thanks
to his handler Whitney Meeks!
Corkey's Harvest Moon On The Ridge
Corkey’s Harvest Moon On The Ridge
(Russell) gets BW (5 point majors) 2 days in a Row at the Northern Neck Kennel
Club show and the Greater Fredericksburg Kennel Club 01/10/20 In Fredericksburg, VA, under JUDGE: Jon R. Cole and Dr. Gareth
. He’s got both majors now and only needs 5 minor points to finish.
Photo by Phyllis Ensley
NEW CHAMPION! "CH Zen's Corkey's Bold Thaddy Quill" finishes his champion title at just 11 months old at the Durham Kennel Club Inc show in Raleigh NC, March
22, 2019, under judge Mrs. Debbie Campbell-Freeman. Thad is out of GCHS CH Daddy Douglas V. Grunsven and GCH Corkey's Calliope
in Zen. Many thanks to Whitney Meeks, his handler!
NEW CHAMPION!
CH CORKEY'S OOH
LA LA LOW DOWN - La La got her champion title at just 14 months old at the Roanoke Kennel
Club show, Salem Va under judge Mr Jon R Cole!
Corkey's Ooh La La Low Down gets BW (Best of Winners) under
judge Ms. Bonnie Linnell Clarke, at the Virginia Kennel Club show.
TWO NEW CHAMPIONS IN THE SAME DAY.
Both Corkey's Favorite White Necco and Corkey's Salted Caramel Creeana, both at 17 months
old, got their champion titles on the same day at the Potomac Hound Kennel Club shows.
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Corkey's Favorite White Necco
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Corkey's Salted Caramel Creeana
Corkey's Ooh La La Low Down’s winning picture of her 2nd major at the Rubber City Kennel
Club show under judge Mr. David R. Miller, 8 months old. Matt Hess her handler
August 2 - 6, 2017 - Corkey's Salted Caramel Creeana got BOB(Best of Breed) Wednesday at the James
River Kennel Club under Dr Robert A. Indeglia for a 1 pt win, Friday at the Roanoke Kennel Club show she got BW(Best of Winners)
under judge Mrs Judy Webb for a 2 pt win. Saturday at the Roanoke show she got BW again under judge Mr. Charles Olvis for
a 1 pt win and then today at the New River Valley Kennel Club she got W(Winners Bitch) under judge Mr. Elliott B. Weiss for
another 1 pt win. So little 11 month old Creeana picked up 5 pts this weekend towards her Champion title. Almost there!
Our 9 month old, Corkey's Favorite White Necco, gets Winners Bitch and Best of Opposit Sex for a
3 pt major at the Detroit Kennel Club in Novi Michigan Sat. June 24th. Many thanks to her handler Matt Hess!
Corkey's Salted Caramel Creeana, gets her first
major, 9 months old, with Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex at the Mattaponi Kennel Club show under
judge Mr. Douglas A. Johnson, today. So proud of her!
New Champion! Ch Franbar's Lady Killer
also
know as Frank, got his champion title March 11th at the Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club show under judge David R Miller.
Frank is 17 months old.
Franbar's Lady Killer gets
the major,Winners Dog, at the Middle Peninsula Kennel Club of Va. Jan 29th, under judge Mrs. Rosalind Kramer.
GCH Corkey's Red White Tulip Tilly is
now a grand champion. Picture and info coming.
Franbar's Lady Killer
(Frank) 9 months old and just starting his show carree
Franbar's Lady Killer, Frank, Won best puppy
in Basset Hound Sweeps under judge Mr. Richard Todd Jackson, June 30th along with getting Winners Dog under judge Ms. Peggy
L Lloyd, in the Potomac hound club show.
Franbar's
Lady Killer gets Best of Winners at the Southern Maryland Kennel Club show under judge Barbara Dempsey Alderman July 1st.
Franbar's Lady Killer gets "Best of Winners" at
the Potomac Basset Hound Club Specialty show July 1st under judge Mrs. Marjorie A Wickerd.
Franbar's Lady Killer gets " Best of Winners" at the Southern Maryland Kennel Club under
judge Ms Denny C Mounce July 2nd. Frank has 5 pts to date. Photo by Perry Phillips
NEW
CHAMPION!!
Our latest champion - Ch Corkey's Low Down Ida! Ida
needed only 3 minor pts to champion and she picked that up June 11th at the Skyline Kennel Club show under judge Molly Martin.
She not only got the Winners Bitch but she also went Best of Opposite in the Best of Breed. : )
Photo by Sue Lee
"This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad
in it" Psalm 118:24