welsh corgi pembrokes since 2020
Kukkonia corgis
about us
The kennel was officially established in 2022, registered under FCI.
About Jessica, the breeder
Jessica Iván, the owner of the FCI registered kennel name, is also a co-breeder of del Rey de la Montana Blanca, Siberian husky kennel.
Under "del Rey" (as they and others call the kennel) together with her mom, Denisa Pecar, are breeding northern breeds since 2004, this time only Siberian huskies.
So why another kennel name?
The name del Rey de la Montana Blanca means "of the king/queen of white mountain" and it describes northern breeds more than corgis.
As corgis are favorites only of Jessica (haha), she decided to register a kennel name, which will be only hers.
Jessica is happily married to Dávid Iván, the owner of Hungarian Wirehaired Vizslas, they are living with them.
KUKKONIA – THE ORIGINS OF THE NAME
The story of Kukkonia's
"I love corgis so much. Many years they were only a dream, as we had (have and will forever have) many many plans with huskies, then I met Dávid and together we decided to have a baby, move to the apartment...It was not a right time.
When our daughter Dorka was 1.5 years old, we were sitting at home due to COVID-19 and lockdown, I was sure now it's time to look for a corgi puppy.
So I started to search kennels and ask them about the possibility of having a puppy from them :-)
Some were rude, some never answered, some were friendly, some were crazy about the prices... Honestly, as I have experiences in this fancy as a breeder, it was very complicated to them to fool me about the health, about the prices, about the top stuff.... so my intuition was led to Serbia, to Ravnele kennel. Milan (Milanović, the breeder) was always so kind, so friendly and I knew this is the right kennel to me :-)
Mitzi came to our lives at the beginning of summer 2020.
During the 2021 summer, we rescued one "corgi" - Choci (Chocolatte) from the streets. She was abadonded by the puppy miller, with stitches after C-section, urinary tract infection...
In december of 2021 we finally move to the house, in Dunajský Klátov, the heart of Klátovské rameno. We love this beautiful nature here and we are looking forward to build a great place for us and for our dogs. We live with a Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla (husband's), and for now, four corgis - Mitzi, Muffin, Max and the rescued Choci. "
Jessica
Kukkonia is a place, where we were born, where we live - Great Rye Island - Kukkónia (old Hungarian name for Great Rye Island - at present Csallóköz in Hungarian, Žitný ostrov in Slovak, Große Schüttinsel in German).
The many myths and legends that were created in pre-historic times were kept alive for centuries on the lips of those who settled in Great Rye Island.
On long winter nights shepherds, also said to be shamans, and old crones suspected of witchcraft, told stories of ancient times when Great Rye Island was inhabited by fairies with supernatural powers, benign goblins, enchanted maidens called wilis, roaring dragons, tree-pulling giants and other miraculous creatures.
In historical documents we mostly encounter the Hungarian name of the island “Csallóköz” written in different forms.
Some romantic explanations of the name exist in the folklore. One story tells of how Great Rye Island was also called “Kukkónia”.
Legend has it that this folk name originated in the times of the Tatar invasion. The story goes that one of the braver Hungarians,
seeking shelter in the marshlands and swamps among the reeds, decided to spy on the enemy to find out if they had left their lands and villages.
Suddenly, riders appeared just in front of him and so terrified was he, that he ran nonstop to the common shelter in the marshlands,
and even upon reaching safety, for the longest time was only able to hiccup, “kukk, kukk”. Thereafter the locals were teasingly called “kukkoh“.
Another version of this humorous legend tells of how the word “kukk” originates not from a hiccup, but from the croak of a native frog,
the fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina), which the hiding folk imitated (kukk-koh), in order to communicate with each other,
informing the others of their whereabouts or of the enemy’s approach.