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Judy
has been a member of the BHCA since 1974. Her breeding program
has evolved over the years. She has a specific
style that she likes, and is constantly striving to
produce good quality Bassets, keeping good temperament
and health in the forefront. |
The Beginning |
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Douglas,
Judy's husband,
had always
wanted a Basset
Hound.
Although Judy liked
dogs, she didn't
think the timing was
great, as Douglas
was in the service,
she had four
children and a full
time job.
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He came home one day
with 'Snoopy' who
he bought from a
private home, though
she had come from Forestbay
Kennels.
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Judy &
Doug in the early years |
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Judy's
children with 'Snoopy', Caper of
Cantebury Hill |
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Judy
fell in love with the Basset Hound
breed, and decided to become more
involved. She decided to breed
Snoopy and went to Forestbay Kennel for their
advice. Snoopy was bred to Forestbay Old MacDonald and had a
litter of six. One of those
puppies was named Melissa of Cantebury
Hill. Melissa was bred to CH
Forestbay Orvil of Manor
Hill, producing a puppy Judy
named Heather. |
While living at Loring Air
Force Base, Judy began
looking for an obedience
class. She met a
gentleman who suggested she
show Melissa and Heather in
Canada. Heather won
the breed the first day from
the puppy class and Melissa
won the second day.
Judy was hooked. |
While showing in Canada,
Judy met Deirdre McKinnon of
Corkery Bassets. They
struck a life long
friendship and often work
together with the Bassets. |
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C/CH Melissa of Cantebury
Hill |
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C/CH Heather of Cantebury
Hill |
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A/C CH
Cloverhill's
Solemn Melody |
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Though happy
with the early
success of
Melissa and
Heather, Judy
realized that
there was a lot
of room for
improvement in
the conformation
of the girls. |
Deirdre had
purchased Manor
Hill Sweet
Tooth, a bitch
from Joan Scholz. She was bred to
CH Manor Hill
Father James and
produced a
daughter, Corkery's Solemn
Melody in 1979. |
Judy liked the
Manor Hill dogs,
so she purchased
Melody.
She bred
Melody to CH Forestbay Cock
of the Walk. |
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The
Next Phase |
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This litter produced a bitch
that more closely
represented what Judy wished
to breed. Her name was
A/C CH Cloverhill's Copper
Penny. |
Judy was pleased with Copper
Penny and the desire to
improve her breeding program
increased. She
and Douglas had moved to
Bowdoinham, Maine when
Douglas retired from the Air
Force. Judy
took the
opportunity to change her kennel name to
"Cloverhill Bassets" and the
journey to become a good
breeder producing and
showing nice Bassets began
in earnest. |
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A/C CH
Cloverhill's |
Copper
Penny |
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"Socks", A/C CH
Corkery's
Abercrombie, ROM
came to the
United States
from Deirdre
McKinnon when he
was three in
1982. Judy
fell in love,
and finished his
Championship in
the United
States. Socks never
returned to
Canada. He
lived his life
with Judy, and
she felt
privileged to
have him.
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"Socks" produced
fifteen American
and Canadian
Champions, and
was the Top
Producing Sire
in the United
States in 1990.
Judy knew that he
was a good
producer, and
used him wisely
with her girls,
as well as a few
carefully
chosen
outside girls.
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A/C CH
Corkery's
Abercrombie, ROM |
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Socks
was bred to CH Silver Bow's Sarah
Bernhardt in 1988. That breeding
produced 'Fridge', CH Silverbow's
Cloverhill Tramp, ROM. He was bred
to CH Cloverhill's Cover Girl. That
breeding produced Judy's first Best in Show dog,
'Jake', A/C CH Jolly Time G Q of
Cloverhill, ROM. It was quite an
exciting win for Judy. She felt
like the breeding program was producing
the style of dog that she wished for. |
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Both
Socks and Jake were bred judiciously and Judy was
pleased with what they were producing. |
A/C CH
Jolly Time G Q
of Cloverhill, ROM |
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While she knew
that bitches are
important to a
breeding
program, Judy
also knew that
sometimes it is
easier to find a
good male to
bring in than a
bitch, so she
chose a dog that
she had watched
Claudia Orlandi
show. That
dog was CH
Topsfield Don
Quijote.
Quijote had a
beautiful front,
and Judy was
smitten.
She had known
Claudia for a
while, and was
very excited to
acquire Quijote.
Judy finished
him to his
Canadian
Championship,
and her breeding program
moved ahead with
this new
addition. |
Judy was
consistently
producing typey
dogs which had
many of the
attributes that
she was looking
for. Quijote
gave her
another piece of
the puzzle. Quijote earned
Register of
Merit status and
was a good
asset to
Judy's breeding
program.
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A/C CH
Topsfield
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Don Quijote,
ROM |
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Judy also
brought in two
other dogs, A/C
CH Me-Don's
Cloverhill
Encore, ROM, who
she got as a
puppy and A/C CH
Soundtrack Roll
Me Away, ROM,
C/ROM C/CD, who
she leased.
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Both dogs have
had an impact on
her breeding
program.
Judy, though she
loves the boys,
knows that
bitches are the
key to a
successful
breeding
program.
To that end, she
worked with
other breeders
to bring in
quality girls
with an emphasis
on good
shoulders.
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A/C CH
Me-Don's |
Cloverhill
Encore,
ROM |
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A/C CH
Soundtrack
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Roll Me Away,
ROM, C/ROM, C/CD |
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CH
Topsfield-Cloverhill
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Buggy Bumpers,
ROM |
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CH Topsfield
Andromeda |
of Vision |
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CH
Cloverhill-Topsfield |
Cable Cars |
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Annie pictured above left, was
co-owned by Judy Tuck and
Claudia Orlandi. Annie was
bred to CH Topsfield Bumper
Cars, CD, ROM and produced
CH Cloverhill-Topsfield Cable
Cars (above right). Cable
produced well for Judy.
His litterbrother, BIS winning
CH Topsfield-Cloverhill Buggy
Bumpers, ROM, like his brother
Cable, was also a
good producer for Judy (above
middle). |
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Moving Forward to the Present |
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CH
Topsfield-Sanchu
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Dior
O'Cloverhill
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Dior,
bred to CH Topsfield Jolly Time Yo-Yo Ma
produced CH FT Merrill Topsfield Yahoo,
Judy's third Best in Show Dog. Yahoo
was co-bred by Judy and Claudia, and owned
at the time by Claudia Orlandi & Joan Urban.
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Dior was
then bred to AUS & AM CH Topsfield-Sanchu
King of Queens. That litter produced
three girls co-owned by Judy and Claudia.
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CH FT
Merrill-Topsfield |
Yahoo |
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One of the three
girls, CH Cloverhill
Topsfield Free Spin
was bred to American
Grand, and
Australian CH
Beauchasseur Hewgo
Boss.
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One of those
offspring, CH
Topsfield-Sanchu
House of Mirrors was
Reserve Winners
Bitch at the 2013
BHCA Nationals.
Mirror has been
bred, and Judy and
Claudia look forward
to seeing the
results of that
breeding. |
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CH Cloverhill
Topsfield
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Free Spin |
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CH
Topsfield-Sanchu
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House of
Mirrors of
Cloverhill |
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Pictured
left, a Cable Cars
son, out of A/C CH Cloverhill's Molly
Malone, "Robbie" is
also contributing to
the program. |
Robbie's litter
sister, CH Cloverhill's
Danielle
Steele
(pictured
right)
was bred
to GCH
Topsfield
Maredge
Earl
Grey. |
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CH Cloverhill's |
Danielle Steele |
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A/C CH
Cloverhill's |
J.D.
Robb |
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This produced two
littermates that
Judy kept for her
breeding program. Cloverhill's
Party
Girl,
pictured
left is
a young
bitch
that
Judy is
very
excited
about.
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Party
Girl's
litter brother, Cloverhill's Mr.
Independence is
pictured right.
Judy is also hopeful
about his future. |
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Cloverhill's |
Mr.
Independence |
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Another look to the
future includes
another male, sired
by Buggy Bumpers, out
of CH Corkery's
Strike it Rich.
He was bred by
Deirdre McKinnon and
her daughter Sarah.
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He is
American
GCH &
C/CH Corkery's I Am
The Captain is owned
by Judy and Deirdre
and was Select Dog
at the 2013 BHCA
Nationals. |
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Am Grand & C/CH
Corkery's I
Am The Captain |
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Judy attributes much
of her success to
her association with
her co-breeders, as
well as to hard
work. She has
brought new people
into our breed and
patiently mentored
them. |
After so many years
involved in the
breed, Judy is as
enthusiastic as
ever, looking
forward to the
future and enjoying
her relationships
with her breeder
friends and her
Basset Hounds. |
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Judy & Gretel |
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Judy & Buggy |
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