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Kooiker
Chronicle
Vol. 16.8, December 2015
Welcome to the December
2015 Kooiker Chronicle . . .
As the calendar year closes, the Kooikerhondje Club
year reaches its midpoint. 2016 beckons with a lively
calendar of events. Our beloved Kooikers are gaining
recognition and a growing fan base in the AKC and
in the world at large. Thanks are due the club members helping to bring the breed into the public eye at
conformation and performance events. Please let the
Chronicle know about you and your dog’s activities, in
the show ring, field, or elsewhere. We are also eager
to hear about the Kooikerhondje family dogs, the best
buddies and cherished companions. With this issue,
we’re introducing two new features: Lifestyles of the
Orange and White, which provides a glimpse into the
everyday lives of North American Kooikerhondjes—
the amusements they find, how they interact with
humans, other dogs, and one another, and the treaGreta and Margo LeDoux say, “We hope you got everything
you wished for from Santa Claus.”
sures they bring into our lives. The second feature,
Where Are They Now? will appear whenever we learn
about two or more littermates who are a few years
out on their own, and we can look at how physical
and behavioral traits may or may not cluster in litters.
Again, we need your help on this—please let us know
when you discover adult littermates. We wish you a
Happy and Healthy New Year and hope you enjoy this
latest Kooiker Chronicle.
~ Karen L. Dean, Editor
Letter from the President
December 2015
September 18, 2015
DearClub
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Concord, NC event in March 2016. Furthermore we are working on a get-together
January, as is New York City. Seattle is in the works for March and Concord, North Carolina for
with other Dutch dog breed clubs in the USA. Early in the summer of 2016 there
early April. We know of seven Kooikerhondjes who have achieved a Certificate of Merit (COM) or
will
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President KCUSA
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Contents
Letter from the President
Coming Up!
Calendar
2
4
Breed Standard
Breed Standard of the Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
6
Club Membership
New Members
8
Lifestyles of the Orange and White
Getting a Second Kooiker
10
We Were There
Second Successful KCUSA Open Show
14
We Were There
Eukanuba, a Week of Adventures 18
On the Road to AKC Recognition
Judges—and Breeders—Education
21
Where Are They Now?
The Littermates Whose Paths Diverged
22
Get Involved
24
Kooiker Kudos
26
Hondje Humor
28
Coming Up!
2016
Calendar
January
16
Judges Education Seminar and Workshop, Rainer Sporting Dog
Association Specialty
23–24 Lehigh Valley Kennel Club Canine Learning Experience
30
KCUSA-hosted show, San Francisco, California (AKC Golden Gate
show dates: January 30–31), Judges’ Education Seminar and Workshop
February
13
Westminster and AKC–hosted Meet The Breeds in New York City
April
2
KCUSA-hosted show and Annual Show, Concord, North Carolina
(Speedway Classic) (AKC show dates: March 31-April 3), Combination
Judges’ and Breeders’ Education Seminar and Workshop (tentative)
Calendar questions, comments, corrections, additions,
June
26 weekend Judges Education Seminar and Workshop at Michigan
Sporting Dog show
C
subtractions, etc. can be
addressed to Joyce at
[email protected].
the Speedway Classic, Concord, North Carolina
ome one come all! Join us at the Speedway Clas-
time exhibitor/handler, has offered to teach a handling
sic at Concord, North Carolina for four fun-filled
seminar as well.
days of Kooiker Excitement.
A Kooiker Kibble will follow with specifics.
First Weekend in April
And pencil into your schedule a return to Purina
Farms in May of 2017, for our next Annual Show!
Anyone wanting to help with any of the commit-
The Events Committee looked for a location which
tees—show, trophies, or
offers every aspect of AKC competition, from Confor-
hospitality, please contact
mation and Obedience, to Rally and Agility, to Dock
Show Chair Stephanie
Diving and Barn Hunt, and maybe some Lure Coursing,
Lowe (sklowe3525@
as well as fulfilling a requirement that we hold events
yahoo.com) or Jennifer
in diverse areas of the country.
Methlie (jmethlie@com-
We are hosting a Judges’ Education Seminar and
Workshop and adding information specifically for owners and breeders. Carol Brown, AKC judge and long
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cast.net).
K
Westminster and
American Kennel Clubs
to Host
Meet The Breeds in
New York City
CUSA plans to present a booth at this, the sev-
It is time for the
Lehigh Valley Kennel Club
Canine Learning Experience
in Allentown, Pennsylvania
E
ach year we have a booth at this event and really
made the Kooiker the most exciting breed here.
enth AKC Meet the Breeds® and the second time
the event takes place during the iconic Westminster
Week. This year’s event will be staged on
Saturday, February 13, 2016
on Piers 92 and 94 in New York City, as part of Meet &
Compete, which will include the 3rd Annual Masters
Agility Championship at Westminster and AKC Meet
the Breeds.®
If you and your Kooiker(s) can make it to the event
in New York City in February, we invite and encourage
you to do so. This is a splendid opportunity to meet
other Kooikerhondje fans and their dogs, and to show
off your own dog to hundreds of admiring people eager to meet and pet a Kooikerhondje. We hope that
enough Kooiker people will come that all the booth
participants will be able to visit the other 150+ breed
booths while our table is fully staffed.
Watch for details in the next Chronicle or in a nearfuture Kooiker Kibble. Do mark this on your calendar!
More here:
http://www.akc.
org/meet-thebreeds/
This was last year.
We would like to include you and your Kooiker as
part of this booth activity at this two-day event on
January 23 and 24
Requirements are:
• love of your Kooiker
• willingness to tell the whole world how nice
your dog is.
It is not necessary but delightfully acceptable that
you contribute both days. We will need help putting
the booth together on Friday evening, manning the
booth on Saturday and Sunday. We will have enough
owners that you will not be confined to the booth,
but can enjoy the entire activity.
We can plan on a group dinner on Saturday night if
you want.
Please let me know if you can help. It is as very fun
experience. Contact: Rod Beckstead at birddogs@rcn.
com or 610 739 2822. You will be happy that you did.
More here:
http://lvkc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CLEPoster-2016-v.2.pdf
Calendar
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Breed Standard
Breed Standard of the
Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
An excerpt from the Illustrated Standard of the Nederlandse Kooikerhondje is reprinted here. Details from the breed standard are boxed, with commentary following. The full illustrated version is available from KCUSA.
HEAD
The eyelids need to fit tightly around the eyeball; droop-
The head is of moderate length, fitting in with the
general appearance, clean-cut, with flowing lines.
The difference should be noticeable between the dog and
the bitch—the male should have a slightly heavier (but not
too heavy) head and the female a more refined head.
The skull and muzzle should be of nearly equal length
with slightly divergent planes.
Eyes
should not be visible. The eye should be well set—neither
protruding or deep set—and the eye rim should have good
pigmentation.
The combination of the set, color, and shape determine
the expression. A Kooikerhondje with the perfect eyes can
melt even the most hard-hearted person on earth.
Ears
Moderately large, set on just above the line from the
Almond-shaped, dark brown with a friendly, alert
expression.
point of the nose to the corner of the eye.
The ears are carried close to the cheeks without a fold. Well
feathered; black hair tips (“earrings”) are highly desirable.
Eyes: The Shape
The eyes of a Kooikerhondje need to be level in the head.
The eye is almond shaped. That is almost the same as oval,
but the corners are bit sharper.
Ears: The Ear Set
The ears are important and show the mood of the dog.
Sometimes, the ears are set a little too high or low on the
head.
Eyes: The Color
The color of the eye should be dark brown. Sometimes we
see a blue eye. Mostly it is when the blaze is so wide that
the eye is in the white blaze, but not always.
Eyes: The Eyelids and Rims
ing eyelids are undesirable. The third eyelid or the haw
Ask for the dog’s attention when judging a Kooikerhondje to get a good view of the ear set. The ears should
be placed on an imaginary line from the tip of the nose to
the corner of the eye.
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The ear should fold over gently, lie closely against the
head and should be moderately long.
They can be plentiful, they can be sparse, they can be
long, or just the same length of the other hair of the ears.
The ears should not appear higher than the skull when
perked up.
The wispy tufts above the ears are another characteristic
of the Kooikerhondje and should not be trimmed away.
Sometimes, the auricle is strongly developed, and the
ear does not fold at the base but further out, preventing it
As we say they are desirable, not obligated. All of these
are equally acceptable.
from lying flat against the head. This is considered a fault.
Ear length
The ear should be moderately large and easily reach the
inner corner of the eye.
Ear feathering, black hair tips
A treasured characteristic of the Kooikerhondje is the black
hair tips on the ears known as “earrings.”
About the Illustrated Standard of the
Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
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L: Too
short
backed
R: A bit
too long
bodied/
low on leg
PROPORTIONS and SIZE
Proportions
The length of the body from the point of the shouder (at the
scapula or humerus) to the point of the buttocks may be slightly
longer than the height at the withers. Skull and muzzle are of
about equal length.
Size: Ideal Height at the withers
Males
Females
Tolerance
permitted.
16 inches
15 inches
1 inch over or 1 inch under the ideal heights are
About the Proportions
Regarding the head, the length of the muzzle should be as
long as the length of the skull. The muzzle starts at the point
of the nose and ends at the transition to the skull, between
the eyes. The skull starts where the muzzle ends and continues to the occiput, which you can feel as a knot on the skull.
Cover and sample page from the Illustrated Standard booklet
Breed Standard of the Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
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Club Membership
New Members
People who have recently joined KCUSA are invited to introduce themselves in the Kooiker Chronicle. 2015 members who
haven’t yet introduced themselves are welcome to do so. This month, we feature the Steen family from Minnesota, and
the Oppenheimer family from Virginia.
the Steen Family of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with Kooikerhondje Manni
O
ur journey to our Kooikerhondje began last year.
We lost our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel last
Christmas Eve due to mitral valve disease. We had been
dealing with the loss, and our son began researching
small Spaniel dogs without the heart disease. He found
the Kooikerhondje and kept showing us pictures and
videos. I was not ready to welcome a new puppy into my
heart yet, but my husband contacted Rick, the treasurer
of the Kooikerhondje Club. He and his wife were so gra-
Manni learning to play Connect Four
cious and invited us to meet their dog. My family met
their 14 year old dog and were very excited. Rick put in
a good word for us with the president of the club, which
led us to Sally and her newly-born puppies. Before we
knew it, my husband flew to Philadelphia to get our little
Manni. He is a wonderful love dog who is such great fun.
Manni loves everyone and shows each person his enthusiasm. We are so glad we have him. We field so many
questions about this breed.
—Kathy and Randy Steen
Manni generously sharing his comfy bed with a plush toy
dog
Kooiker Chronicle | Volume 16 No. 6 | August/September 2015
The Oppenheimers of Falls
Church, Virginia, with
Kooikerhondje Sammy
S
ammy has a pretty happy life, at least so far
(knock on wood). He is a wonderful, and con-
stant, companion. Very strong willed, and quick
to learn—certainly a challenge for me.
—Larry and Krystyna
Above: Sammy with his best friend from across the street,
who dog-sits him when we need help. Notice his tongue—
his distinguishing characteristic.
Left: Sammy at 4.5 months.
Please contact Joyce at [email protected] or (978) 844 3689 to add your introduction to these pages.
New Members
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Lifestyles of the Orange and White
by Marilyn LeDoux
I
Getting a Second Kooiker
t is a big decision to get a second Kooiker—twice the
since the size difference of a tiny puppy and Greta meant
work and extra time involved, twice the expense, twice
that Greta could hurt Margo without meaning to do so.
the hair shed, twice the grass clippings, leaves, etc.,
But as Margo grew we allowed more freedom until Margo
dragged into the house. After taking this big step last May
was following Greta around like a shadow, often becom-
we find that it is twice the love, joy and fun, too, which far
ing the pesky little sister, and Greta, being an excellent big
outweigh any disadvantages!
sister, remaining extremely patient and loving to Margo.
After falling in love with our Kooiker, Greta (born Febru-
They keep each other company by playing together, run-
ary 2013), and learning what fun she is, and also thinking
ning together, licking each other’s faces and sometimes
she would appreciate the companionship and company of
napping together. I do feed them separately, but they can
another Kooiker, my husband Brian and I decided to take
lick the canned their kitty sister’s cat food spoon together,
the plunge, knowing the best results
for bonding would be while Greta was
still young. We had always had female
pets so decided to get another female,
hoping it was a good decision, despite
recommendations to get the opposite
sex, a male, instead. So Margo (born
March 2015) came into our lives this
past May and the bond formed between our “girls” has been far better
than we ever expected.
Other than the initial introduction
when we brought Margo home and
she shrieked fearful bloody murder
when Greta first came close to sniff
her, they have bonded fabulously and
are best buddies, “sisters” as we say.
We were careful with them at first
We have never had a personalized plate before but Ann convinced me that we
should get the one for Missouri. Six letters are allowed. KOOIKR was already
taken, but the state allows an apostrophe which doesn’t count as a letter.
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been at Margo’s age. However Margo’s
outgoing personality is equal to Greta’s
beauty. Margo is Miss Congeniality!
Affection
Greta is affectionate and loving toward
us when she wants to be, a lap dog
usually when I ask her to be. She is
an affectionate, sweet and kind dog,
just not as much as her new sister. She
prefers to sleep in her own bed on the
floor next to our bed. Margo, on the
other hand, is extremely affectionate,
a lap dog when SHE wants to be, which
Margo at three and a half months hanging out with Greta under a dining room
chair.
one licking each side of the spoon, and the last of a bowl
of vanilla ice cream together with no problems. There have
been very few minor disagreements between them. We
are constantly amazed and overjoyed at how well they get
along and enjoy each other.
Despite their love for one another, they do have differences in some of their traits, likes and habits.
is very frequently. Her tail wags so hard
when we look at her and speak nicely
to her that her whole body wiggles!
Once Margo was reliably potty trained and given another bed on the floor, she decided she wanted to sleep
with us instead, usually leaning against me all night. Greta
comes into bed in the morning and helps us all wake up.
They both love their 18-year-old kitty cat “sister.” They
sometimes stand on each side of the cat and lick her ears
out! Yummy! The kitty just stands there and purrs. Greta
Origin
is more reserved in her expression of affection; Margo has
She is very vocal, and often lets us know that she is a big-
Potty Training and Chewing
Greta is from The Netherlands. I joke that we had to teach
her to bark in English. Margo is domestic, born in Illinois.
ger barker than Greta.
Size and Appearance
Greta is about 26 pounds full grown, has gorgeous black
earrings and a magnificent flowing tail. Margo is only 10
months old and is much more petite than Greta. She is
nearly full grown at 17 pounds. She is too young to have
her full adult features, but she will not likely have nice earrings like Greta’s; Margo has tiny black wisps instead. Her
coat and tail are not developing to be as full as Greta’s had
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what I call an “in-your-face” personality, loving everyone
once she gets to know them and not afraid to show it!
Greta took longer than we had hoped to potty train; Margo
was by comparison very easy. Greta was the perfect puppy
in another way, unlike any puppy we had ever had. She
never chewed up anything other than her toys. No shoes,
no furniture, no corners of the house, all things other dogs
we had before had chewed. This was unbelievable to us—
she knew exactly what was hers and what she could chew.
I never minded her chewing up her own toys, rather than
chewing our stuff. Margo, on the other hand, chewed quite
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Both Greta and Margo sometimes
play with two toys at once, unlike any
of our previous dogs. They will each
have one toy in their mouth and push
a second toy, usually a ball, around
on the floor. Margo is also a master
toy thief. She often just wants a toy
because Greta has it and will sneak
over to Greta and snag the toy when
she gets a chance. Greta usually just
lets Margo take it, though sometimes
This fall Greta taught Margo how much fun it is to play in a pile of leaves!
Toys
Greta’s favorite toys are squeaky toys and balls. When she
gets a new squeaky toy she goes wild, running around the
house squeaking it constantly, usually until she breaks the
squeaker. Even with a broken squeaker, she still likes the
toy. She loves to play ball, either fetch-and-retrieve outside, or catching tennis balls tossed in the air inside. She is
a great catcher, then she tosses the ball back to us as she
gets close enough!
Margo likes squeaky toys but not nearly as much as
Greta. Her favorite toy is a floppy latex rubber chicken
with a broken squeaker that she dearly loves to shake
and “kill,” over and over and over again! She used to play
“keep away” with her toys but now she is learning that she
likes to play tug so will bring her toy to me to pull on one
end while she yanks on the other. She is not a particularly
good catcher like Greta but we are practicing and she is
improving. When she was first learning to catch she would
try to do so with her “hands” —very cute! But now she
has learned that she gets better results catching with her
mouth, though her “hands” still go up sometimes.
about it though. Their interactions are
very entertaining!
a few things that got her in trouble—throw rugs, dog bed
zippers, shoelaces, even dining room tablecloth corners!
Greta will take it back. They don’t fight
Attentiveness
Greta is very observant and loves looking out the front
and back windows that are low enough for her to see
out. She loves to chase squirrels in our fenced backyard.
Margo doesn’t care so much about the windows unless
someone is near the front door, and would rather chase
Greta than squirrels. Greta also loves it when animals,
especially dogs, come on TV or she hears them on a video
on my computer. She runs to the TV to watch and runs to
get on my lap when she hears dog sounds on my computer.
Margo has watched a few TV dogs but has no interest in
dogs on the computer at all. Margo’s main focus is her
sister Greta!
Water and Snow
Greta is drawn to water. We got her a plastic kiddie pool
when she was a pup and she loved it! When we take walks
around a nearby lake she wants to get in and either swim
or lay in the shallow water. Margo will wade in the pool but
has never cared about playing in it like Greta. She has been
swimming in a lake and big pool but just because I wanted
her to, not because she wanted to. She doesn’t hate it,
she’s just not enthusiastic like Greta is about water and
swimming. Greta also loves to play in the snow! Margo has
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Getting a Second Kooiker
Greta and Margo love to run together in the backyard.
not yet experienced snow since this will be her first winter.
ily. She and Greta are fabulous friends and sisters, more
I hope she will like it.
compatible than we ever could have imagined. They are
our entertainment, and little orange and white rays of
***
sunshine in our lives! We love them equally and dearly,
and they love us and each other. The names “Greta” and
Greta and Margo are beloved pets, not for breeding,
“Margo” are both derivations of the name “Margaret,”
showing, or competing in dog sports. Getting our second
which means “pearl.” They are our little pearls, but worth
Kooiker Margo has been an excellent decision for our fam-
far more than pearls to us!
Your Lifestyle Tales of the Orange and White
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to hear from you. Send your email message to Karen at [email protected].
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We Were There
Another Successful KCUSA Open Show
A
by Deborah Bean, Show Chair
nother major accomplishment for the Kooiker-
The Netherlands by J. Jacobs and owned by Stephanie
hondje Club of the USA, Inc. (KCUSA) has been
Lowe. Link was Best of Breed, Best in Miscellaneous Group
completed. KCUSA hosted its third open show—
and then went Best in Open Show under Sporting Group
second since moving to Miscellaneous Class—at the AKC/
Judge Pluis Davern. Lots of very nice dogs were in the ring
Eukanuba Invitational in Orlando.
in both the Miscellaneous and FSS Groups. Competition
Thursday: Warming Up
This year's AKC Invitational weekend began with setting up
the KCUSA Meet The Breed booth on Thursday, December 10. Lucinda Paganin and husband Michel were aided
by Marsha Hall, Elaine Chan Whitlow, Terry and Barbara
Glancy and Deborah Bean. Many hands made for light
work and baby Paolo made it even more fun.
was stiff, but Link won out over the Barbet who won the
FSS Group. “Sandie,” Red Gold’s Pecan Sandie bred and
owned by Dee Nichols, was Best of Opposite Sex to Best
of Breed. Sandie was a little trooper, allowing a substitute
handler she had never met to take over so Sandie could
finish the class and compete for Best of Breed when Dee
was called to aid her traveling companion who was taken
ill outside the ring.
Also on Thursday, Kooiker “Blaze,” Amigo Dog From
Wonderland MX MXJ MJB with handler Tulay Darstek,
earned his first leg in Rally Novice as well as a First in his
class at the Brevard Kennel Club Obedience and Rally Trial!
“Moo Moo Pie,” Amazing Blija Van Den Iserman Hoeve BH
bred by the Knoops, and owner Elaine Chan Whitlow competed in Rally as well, but a tough judge had only one dog in the
entire class who qualified. Better luck next year Moo Moo!
Friday: Open Show
Friday morning, December 11, brought the second successful well-attended KCUSA Open Show since our move
into the Miscellaneous Class. Seventy-eight dogs from 16
different breeds were entered.
Huge congratulations to one of our own Nederlandse
Kooikerhondjes, “Link,” registered name Danny, bred in
“Moo Moo Pie,” Amazing Blija Van Den Iserman Hoeve BH, and
owner Elaine Chan Whitlow (photo by Morgan Stanley)
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Meet The Breeds
Then came two busy days in the Meet The Breed area,
greeting those intrigued by our lovely orange and white
dogs. The two new videos of actual working Duck Decoys
from The Netherlands complete with Dutch narration were
a huge hit.
Just a huge thank you to everyone: Barbara and Terry
Glancy with “Hsiao,” “Puppy,” and “Woller”; Hannah Clarke
with “Tucker”; Elaine Chan Whitlow and “Moo Moo”; Marsha Hall who came without her puppy “Bently” but was a
tremendous help; and Lucinda Paganin with “Xena.” The
dogs all pitched in taking turns greeting the public from the
security of the grooming table.
The booth earned a fourth-place award out of over 80
other breed booths. Competition was very stiff with the
Chihuahua Booth taking the top prize this year with an
amazing recreation of a Mexican Hacienda complete with
duenas in full costume.
Agility
with Liz Barshack and “River,” MACH2 Cirtap's River L-D
Van Berk MXS MJC XS T2C as the breed representative in
the finals. River placed eighth with yet another clean run
in the 16-inch category. Good work Liz and River. Kudos
also to River’s breeder, KCUSA member Birgitta Lindblad of
Sweden.
Others competing in the Agility Invitational:
• “Blaze,” Amigo Dog From Wonderland MX MXJ MJB
with handler Tulay Darstek winning second place;
• “ Texas,” Rabouz Baltazar AX MJX NF with handler
Sara Linder winning third place;
• “Bodie,” MACH3 Redgold’s Bodie Always On My
Mind CD BN RE MXG MJB2 MXF T2B CA DS with
handler Bonnie Edmond also competing; and
• “Evan,” Taga’s Balder Ambermoon Evan RN BN MX
MXB MXJ OF T2B CGCA with handler Deborah Vassar
rounding out the top five.
Hundreds of hours of training, conditioning and trialing
are needed to reach this pinnacle of the sport. Congratulations to all!
Meanwhile, on the Agility side, the weekend began on Friday with five lovely Kooikers competing. It ended Sunday
Agility Participants “Havin’ Fun in the Sun”: T. Darstek and Blaze, B. Edmond and Bodie, S. Linder and Texas, D. Vassar and
Evan, L. Barshack and River. Photo by S. Edmond, who also designed and painted the banner.
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Sunday: Still Going Strong
Azawakh, Kel Simoon Ma’Aloo, was Best in Miscellaneous
Sunday found “Kapten,” Cirtap’s Unique Kapten V Indie-Z
bred by Birgitta Lindblad of Sweden and owned by Margaret Aldridge, winning Best of Breed while “Xena,” Amazing
Amerika van den Iserman Hoeve bred and owned by the
Knoops with Lucinda Paganin doing a great job handling,
was Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed. The lovely
Open Show Results
Class. (There is only a Best, no second through fourth in
Miscellaneous Class at an All Breed Show.)
Sunday afternoon we all pitched in to break down the
booth and repack for the long journey home. Another
great weekend for the Kooikerhondje at the AKC Eukanuba
Invitational Weekend.
Kooikerhondjes
Judge: Pluis Davern
Class
Re-
Cata- Dog’s registered name, AKC
sults
log #
BOB /
G1 /
BIS / 1
5
/4
Registered names of
Sire and Dam
Owner
Danny, SR81523902, 04/16/13 J Jacobs
By Dempsey x Dinka
Stephanie Lowe
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Cirtap's Unique Kapten V Indie-Z, SR84971001, 08/15/14
Birgitta
Lindblad
By Moonhaven Terrific Maroon
x Cirtap's Unique Indra Van
Unika-K
Margaret Aldridge
/3
9
MACH2 Cirtap's Prins L-D
River Van Berk MXS MJC XF
T2B, SR53988101, 06/08/08
Birgitta
Lindblad
By Diko Iriot V D Cluster x Cirtap's J-G Prinses Leopoldina
Elizabeth Barshack
/2
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Vonlin's How Do You Like Me
Now, SR66501704, 01/26/11
Lavon &
Linda
Culpepper
By Taga's Balder Ambermoon
Ewan BN RN NAJ x Vonlin's Manusia's Reba
Dee A Nichols &
Linda Culpepper
/1
6
Cirtap's Princess Flow V MiBirgitta
cra-A, SRE298919PP, 04/21/15 Lindblad
By Anthony x Micra
Kimberley Layman
/3
8
Kim V D Jack Bulls Hoeve,
SR81524001, 05/17/13
J Meijer
By Carlo V H Beloken Land x
Sheala
Susan Jackson &
Betty Wathne &
Stephanie Lowe
BOS / 1 10
Red Gold's Pecan Sandie,
SR80858103, 10/11/13
Dee A
Nichols
By Vonlin's How Do You Like Me
Now x Angel Dog From Wonderland
Dee A Nichols
/4
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Amazing Bilja von Den Iserman Hoeve, SR83546606,
03/19/14
Daisy
Martinez
By Amazing Windchester
Achteraf x Juliana
Elaine Chan-Whitlow
/ AB
14
Nina, SR81522001, 04/24/13
MMPH
Hendriks
By Amazing Qwinty Achteraf x
Amazing Lonseme Zuki Achteraf
Betty Wathne
/2
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Amazing Amerika V D Iserman Hoeve, SR79492705,
08/23/13
Jac M Knoop By Iron Ravenswood Von
Wichtelhaus x Amazing Queen
Achteraf
number, birthdate
Dog or Bitch
Breeder
Open
Dogs
6–9
months
Puppy
Bitches
Open
Bitches
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Lucinda Paganin
Second Successful KCUSA Open Show
MISC GROUP RESULTS
Group 1 Kooikerhondje
5
Danny
Stephanie Lowe
Group 2 Pumi
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Kaffogo Agyag
Ildiko Repasi & Laszlo Sulyok
Group 3 Grand Basset Griffon
Vendeens
7
Jamaica V Tum-Tums Vriendjes CM6
Dina M Planche & Lois DeMers & Gwen Hulkershoven
Group 4 American Hairless Terrier
6
Miracles Fortne Favors The Brave CGC
Monica Jones & Donald Jones & Linda Dannemiller
BEST IN SHOW
Kooikerhondje
5
Danny
Stephanie Lowe
For complete results
For complete results, follow the link
http://www.gordonshowsec.info/articles/images/File/15_Kooiker_Results.pdf
How to Read the Results Page
Breed Name: Barbets
Judge: Pluis Davern
Class: Open Bitches
Catalog #: 8
Dog’s registered name, AKC number, birthdate: Hickory
Tavern Fool For Paris, SR88276616, 01/08/12
Results: BOB/G1/1
Breeder’s name: Owner & Florence E Erwin
Registered names of Sire and Dam: By Bango Du Pre De
Redy x Neigenuveaux’s Ermagarde
Name(s) of owner(s): Judy Descutner
KEY
1, 2, 3, or 4: Place won in the class
BOB: Best of Breed
BOS: Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed
G1: Group placement
BIS: Best in Show
AB: Absent
DQ: Dog was disqualified per the appropriate breed
standard.
EX: Dog was excused from the ring. Some but not all
reasons for excusal: dog refuses to allow the judge
to examine the dog, lameness, illness, poor behavior
on the part of dog or owner.
NOTES
• Only AKC titles are printed in an AKC catalog.
• The letter that AKC Registration numbers begin
with designates the group to which the breed will
eventually be assigned: “S” for the Sporting Group,
“N” for Non-Sporting, “H” for Hound, “R” for Terrier,
“W” for Working, “T” for Toy, and “D” for the newest of the seven groups, Herding.
• Looking through the catalog and results, you can
easily figure out for which group each rare breed is
slated.
Heartfelt thanks are extended to Deborah
Bean for pulling off a top notch show. In addition to spreading the knowledge and love of
Kooikerhondjes, the show pulled in a lot of participants. And it was the first event that KCUSA
organized that made a little money for the
club, helping it to stay financially solvent.
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We Were There
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Eukanuba, a Week of Adventures
by Lucinda S Knoop-Paganin
nsure until the last minute who would be going
the people in charge were willing to work with us and were
to Orlando, Michel and I got the assignment, and
kind enough to find us the BEST booth in the house. We
so our adventures began.
immediately started setting up. We had just started when
The first thing my dad had us do was sort out all the
our helpers showed up, in the form of Deborah Bean and
booth decorations and decide which ones to take for the
Marsha Hall. As most of our booth was already set up on
Meet the Breed booth. This took quite some time as we
Friday, it was very nice and we did not have to hurry at all.
have lots of stuff for shows. My dad’s company always
helps out and we bring all sorts of stuff to help us set up
a memorable show space. Of course we had to pack not
just for the KCUSA Meet the Breed booth, but also for
ourselves and our baby Paolo. This resulted in our renting
a trailer to make sure we had enough room for everything
we had to bring.
We left Tuesday around 4 pm and arrived in Orlando
midmorning Wednesday. We had to make one stop in
northern Florida to deliver spare parts to one of my dad’s
customers, since we were driving past his place anyway.
When we finally arrived at our condo midmorning, we
showered, ate a meal and took a swim in the pool.
On Thursday, after a good night’s sleep, Michel, Xena,
Paolo and I had recovered from the long journey and we
headed to the Convention Center to set up the Meet The
Breeds booth for the Nederlandse Kooikerhondje Club of
the USA. The Convention Center is about 15 miles from our
condo so we took our time to get there and to get the lay
of the land. We were in for a big surprise when we arrived,
as the organizers told us that KCUSA had missed a form
and as such had not been assigned a booth number. Luckily
The Nederlandse Kooikerhondje has arrived at Eukanuba in
Orlando
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Seeing our booth in the middle of an empty building gave
us a great feeling of accomplishment. We immediately had
people stopping by and complementing our hard work.
On Friday, we got an 8 am start with the KCUSA organized Open Show. Again, because we had worked on
Thursday we had way less stress on Friday, when most
clubs were building their Meet The Breeds booths, and
it showed. Xena got a second placing in the adult female
class, a very good placing for an inexperienced dog and
handler. I have to praise the Judge, Pluis Davern, who took
her time, gave the handlers tips and really focused on the
dogs, using ways help the dogs warm up to her so she
could judge them more fairly. Many shows are just a numbers game but this judge stood out for me. After the show
was over, we went back to the booth to put some final
touches on our stand and people were already stopping
“Tucker,” Kiskadee’s Tuckaseegee Gold, with owner Hannah
Clarke
by for information. While letting Xena out for a quick potty
Waller; Marsha Hall (who did not bring her puppy); Debo-
break, we stopped by dock diving. Xena was about 1/8 of
rah Bean (who left her dogs at home); Elaine Chan Whitlow
an inch from jumping in the water! On Friday night, we had
with Moo Moo Pie; Kim Layman with Wilson and Flo; and
a lovely dinner with other Kooikerhondje parents.
myself with Xena. It was a great success with many people
On Saturday, we had to face the crowds. Working the
stopping to learn more about the Kooikerhondje. We also
KCUSA Meet The Breeds booth were Hannah Clarke with
had some of the agility Kooikerhondjes with their handlers
Tucker; Barbara and Terry Glancy with Hsaio, Puppy and
stop by. Special thanks to Tulay Darsteck with Blaze, Sara
Shown here before the area was open to the public, KCUSA’s Meet The Breeds booth scooped a fourh place prize.
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Knoop, Tucker Clark, MooMoo Whitlow, Hsiao, Puppy and
Waller Glancy, as well as Wilson and Flow Layman were all
great ambassadors for the breed!
Sunday it was the same all over again. People and
people and more people all looking for knowledge. People
with kids wanting to pet the dogs and asking for pictures,
brochures and more. Judges and the general public alike
were impressed not only by our booth, which won fourth
place, but more so by our wonderful breed! We had a
great turnout and were always busy talking to people. By
the time the show was over, all we heard was “how do you
pronounce that”? I think in the future it might be worth
investing in one of those Staples buttons that you can push
and it pronounces the name. Coy - Kur - Hon - Tja … or
something along those lines.
Michel and I would also like to thank those who helped
us pack up quickly on Sunday, after the show! It is always
difficult to help tear down the booth after a long day of explaining the breed to scores of interested people. Deborah
“Xena,” Amazing Amerika V D Iserman Hoeve, with owner
Lucinda Paganin
Bean, and Barbara and Terry Glancy were very helpful, and
without them we would likely have been there all night
packing up! A big thank you to everyone!
Linder with Texas, Margaret Aldridge with Kapten, and
We went back to our condo and stayed until Tuesday
Elizabeth Barshack with River. They all talked to people
night and enjoyed some of what the Orlando area has to
interested in knowing more about our lovely breed. We
offer with our little boy Paolo, and arrived back home on
had two videos of Kooikerhondjes working in the ”Eenden-
Wednesday morning.
koois” in The Netherlands, which were a great hit! Xena
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Eukanuba, a Week of Adventures
On the Road to AKC Recognition
T
Judges—and Breeders—Education
by Deborah Bean
he KCUSA Judges’ Education and Breed Standard
Saturday, January 30, 2016, and a third series at the Michi-
committee has been hard at work over the past few
gan Sporting Dog Judges Education the weekend of June
months. Since our successful kickoff at Houston in
26, 2016. In addition, a special combination Judges’ and
July, we have been working closely with AKC on establish-
Breeders Education Seminar and Workshop is tentatively
ing training criteria for presenters and mentors. It is hard
planned for the Annual Show weekend at Concord, North
to overstate the importance of this task. AKC leaves Judges’
Carolina, the first weekend in April 2016.
Education up to the respective Parent Clubs when it comes
Anyone may attend any seminar.
to breed-specific matters. Their goals include making
We especially welcome owners to each seminar to
certain every judge who attends a seminar, workshop,
hear and see the materials developed with the assistance
ringside mentoring or informal hands-on presentation is
of Diana Striegel. This presentation and the accompany-
instructed with expertise and with correct, breed-specific
ing materials have won many accolades from AKC and the
knowledge and history. The criteria are nearly complete,
judges who attend.
and will be presented on these pages once finalized.
In addition, we held a Judges’ Seminar and Workshop
in Belton, Texas, attended by 40 prospective judges, AKC’s
Our goal must always be to preserve the Kooikerhondje
as a keenly intelligent working Sporting dog and not to
“improve” or alter it from its Dutch origins.
Judges Education Liaison, Sue Vroom, and several wellknown and respected Sporting Group Judges who will automatically be given the breed once it reaches the Sporting
Group. It is heartening to see how many of these individuals who do not have to attend are taking the opportunity
to ask questions and are diligently trying to “get it right.”
The judges already approved for the entire Sporting Group
will be our focus over the next year. We want to ensure all
evaluations are done with an educated eye.
Three more Judges’ Education Seminars and Workshops
are planned in the near future, one at the Rainer Sporting
Dog Association Specialty on Saturday, January 16, 2016, a
second at the Golden Gate Kennel Club Benched Show on
Seminars and Workshops
Judges’ Education
January 16, Rainer Sporting Dog Association Specialty
January 30, Golden Gate Kennel Club Benched Show
June 26 weekend, Michigan Sporting Dog Judges
Education
Combination
Judges’ and Breeders’ Education
April 2 weekend, KCUSA Annual Show, Concord,
North Carolina (tentative)
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Where Are They Now?
The Littermates Whose Paths Diverged
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by Karen Dean
ne of the treats that comes with editing the
these dogs in the US at that time, and got onto the waiting
Kooiker Chronicle is the encounter with a Kooik-
list for a Kooiker puppy. Corrie was worth the two-and-a-
erhondje brother or sister of a familiar Kooiker-
half-year wait! When Corrie arrived, the McDonald house-
hondje. This discovery becomes even more exciting when
hold included two other dogs, and she has lived peaceably
the littermates are senior members of the US Kooiker
population. We’ve been encouraging Chronicle readers
to introduce their dogs, tell us about their dogs’ activities, and send in photographs of them. Janie McDonald of
Knoxville, Tennessee, recently shared a photo of her two
Kooikers, and mentioned that her older dog, Corrie, is a littermate of my (Karen’s) senior Kooiker, Rosie. By the time
you are reading this, Corrie and Rosie will have celebrated
their thirteenth birthday. Here we catch up with both these
senior Kooikers, and the younger dogs in their lives.
Corrie and Rosie were born at RedGold Kooikers on
December 23, 2002, to ARBA CH Taga’s Niklas (sire) and
Flatwire’s Fietje V. Aal-Twir (dam). Janie McDonald had
spent two and a half years on the waiting list of RedGold
UKC CH RedGold’s Ginger Snap (Miep), Star Puppy
breeder Dee Nichols, and was delighted to take delivery of
CGC, is now being shown in AKC’s Miscellaneous
her “Girl Of My Dreams” (call name Corrie). Her littermate,
Class. Besides Conformation classes, she is also taking
Christmas Elegance, remained at RedGold for the next four
classes in Agility, Obedience, Rally, and Barn Hunt. We
plus years, giving birth to future champions. She was four
want to try Lure Coursing, too.
and a half years old when she retired as a breeder, took
We hope Miep will follow in the pawprints of UKC/
on the name “Rosie,” and came to live with us in New York
ARBA CH RedGold’s Girl of My Dreams (Corrie), CGC,
City. Her nickname around our building is “La Diva.”
RN and RAX (ASCA), RN, RA, and one leg in RE (AKC).
Janie McDonald says that she discovered the Kooikerhondje breed in a dog encyclopedia around 1999. She
located Dee Nichols, who was the only active breeder of
Corrie and Miep are proudly owned and loved by
Janie and Joe McDonald of Knoxville, Tennessee.
—Janie McDonald
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with other dogs her whole life. Janie says that as Corrie
our very senior Springer Spaniel, a confident city girl,
approaches her thirteenth birthday, she is an active senior
taught Rosie that the city really isn’t so scary, and by her
with silver hairs on her brows and her ears.
third week with us, Rosie was sauntering through the lobby
Young Miep is a busy teenager who is training in the
as if she owned the place (Uh, well, she does, doesn’t
performance events in which Kooikerhondjes are distin-
she?). After more than eight years of city life, Rosie is still
guishing themselves. Janie has great hopes for Miep’s
a bit reserved around unfamiliar people, and she’s suspi-
future in the performance ring.
cious of most other dogs, but she can make her peace with
RedGold’s Christmas Elegance (call name Rosie) has
settled comfortably into her retirement from the gene
most dogs and people if necessary.
When Rosie was seven and a half years old, we added
pool. Her first couple weeks in Manhattan were clearly a
a male Kooikerhondje, Rosewood’s Dragon (call name
challenge for her, since she would see more people in the
Dunkie) to our family, much to Rosie’s dismay. Rosie takes
lobby of our apartment building every time she went out
great delight in chasing, glowering at, and generally harass-
than she would have seen in weeks in bucolic Grady, Ala-
ing the younger but larger Dunkie, who shoulders this
bama, where she had lived before joining us. Fortunately,
heckling with resigned good nature. Two dynamics of their
relationship reassure me that they really are OK with one
another: Rosie is a healthy, fit, lively senior Kooiker who
shows her age mostly by her increasingly grizzled brow
and ears, and who always has plenty of energy to hassle
Dunkie. When the two of them play with any other dog(s),
each one checks in on the other frequently, and they stick
together in a group. They seem to regard each other as
“teammates.”
Does anyone have—or know of—a Kooiker born in RedGold’s December 23, 2002, litter? If so, please tell us about
it and we can follow up.
And please let the Chronicle know of any other littermates who are a few years out of the whelping box. We’d
Couch mates Dunkie and Rosie
The Littermates Whose Paths Diverged
like to make this a regular feature.
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Winning Decor
This year, the third year that
KCUSA has represented the
Kooikerhondje at the AKC /
Eukanuba National Championship, the KCUSA Meet The Breed
booth won the Fourth Place Prize
for booth design in the sporting
group, having won prizes both
preceding years. The booth has
grown more complex over time,
with the addition of an active
windmill last year and videos of
Kooikerhondjes working in the
Eendenkooi, this year. Where can
we go from here?
KCUSA President Jac Knoop
is asking creatively inclined club
members to send in ideas for
new ways to present the Kooikerhondje at Meet The Breed events
where, typically, many people
crowd around a few intrepid
Kooikers and ask the usual questions. How can we anticipate
some of the most frequently
asked questions and answer them
by our booth design? What symbols of The Netherlands could set
the stage? . . . Windmills? . . . Tulips? . . . Kooikerhondjes in paintings by Dutch masters? . . . Amsterdam coffee shops?
What do we associate with the
breed? . . . Ducks? . . . An Eendenkooi? . . . Water sports? . . . Would
a display of photos of US Kooikerhondjes in the performance ring
or posing with ribbons in the winner’s circle show the kinds of the
activities Kooikers excel in? How
about photos of Kooikers swimming or diving?
Share your thoughts, please!
Email your ideas to Lucinda (lucy.
[email protected]).
Get Involved
Tell Us What You and Your Pup Have
Been Doing
Don’t see yourself or your dog on these
pages? Our volunteer newsletter editor
and team depend on members for suggesting topics and contributing content.
They would love to hear from you. Send
your email message to Karen at [email protected].
Send Photos to the Rescue Committee
K
CUSA’s rescue committee requests photos from members that show
the different styles of Kooikers. The committee is creating a flier to
send to shelters and vets’ offices to aid in identifying Kooikers that have
been lost or abandoned. Help by mailing in full body shots and headhots of
your dog. They do not have to be show
dogs! The committee is looking for photos of all styles of Kooikers.
Mail photos to Dee Nichols at
[email protected].
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says, be assured that “KCUSA is doing a lot with a very
i. I’m Kappi from Washington where I live with my
modest budget.”
human family, the Voetbergs, and my Kooiker sib-
lings, Yanni and Briar. These days I am reminding everyone that it’s the End of the Year by coming in wet from
playing in the snow!
It’s also the time of the year for giving. When donating to all your favorite organizations, send a tax-deductible contribution to KCUSA, too. It is a non-profit 501(c)
(3) organization so
contributions are
both tax deductible
and go to help all
those lovable little
orange and white
dogs just like me!
My human
mom, Julie, is a
KCUSA board member. She says the
club is “ramping up
efforts” to “achieve
formal recognition
I can be awesome; to see just how
awesome I can be, send KCUSA a
donation! —Kappi
of the breed” and
that “requires re-
A n d m o st o f a l l ,
“ Yo u r d o n at i o n i s
g re at l y a p p re c i ate d ! ”
How does the club use its resources?
• education of rescue organizations about Kooikerhondjes
• AKC legislative matters
• training for the judges who evaluate Kooikerhondjes in the conformation ring
• research on genetic diseases, so that Kooikerhondjes stay a healthy breed
• award-winning Meet the Breeds booths at dog
shows around the country
• and many more ways
Please send your donation to the KCUSA offices at
KCUSA
P.O. Box 57
Ogden, IL 61859
Include your return address so the club can send you
a receipt. And while you are at it, drop us a note and tell
the club how you would like to see our resources used.
sources.” But, she
Find out What KCUSA Committees Have Been Formed
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nder the drop down menu “About KCUSA,” look
for the “Committees and Posts” tab to find out
which committees have been formed and who is
on them. Alternatively, here’s the link: http://www.
kooikerhondjeusa.org/about-kcusa/committees-andposts/.
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n November, Moo Moo introduced puppy Bently to Barn Hunt and to all her friends there!! (Bently
belongs to Marsha Hall.) Moo Moo earned her RATN (Novice Barn Hunt) title this summer and
plans on working towards her RATO (Open Barn Hunt) title starting in January, 2016.
Moo Mo is the only
Kooiker in Michigan
that has a Barn Hunt
title, but she can tell
that the next rising star
is Bently, who received
his first ribbon that day
in November for trying
out. That puppy has a
future in Barn Hunt for
sure!
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eisje Watling Parker earned her first AKC agility title
(Novice Agility Jumpers) November 20th in Auburn,
Washington. She is now Amazing Beatrix v.d. Iserman Hoeve AKC NAJ, UKC CH.
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t the Eukanuba show in Orlando, “Xena,” Amazing
Amerika van den Iserman Hoeve and owner Lucinda
Paganin collected
a few pretty nice
prizes on Sunday.
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n October, Moo Moo Pie really made Kooikers proud! She earn her first canine freestyle
“Kooiker
“Heel Work to Music” beginners title!! The best part was we got the “Judge’s Choice Award”
Kudos” is
on our second day of competition from our judge Beverly Blanchard, which brought me into
a sam-
tears!! And Moo Moo got a very nice gift bag with a handmade doggie blanket in it!!
pling of
recent accomplishments big
and small,
serious and
whimsical. What
have you
and your
kooikerhondje
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been up
aisy had a busy 2014
to? Send
year in the ring. Well,
wags and
according to our standards.
brags to
She acquired 3 points with AKC
Karen at
conformation events. Septem-
pawsi-
ber 5 at Bridgewater, New Jer-
tive-ap-
sey, she received Best of Breed
proach@
and Best in Miscellaneous. Also
hotmail.
November 29, she received
com
Best in Miscellaneous at West
Friendship, Maryland. She
participated in several other shows during this past year. One worth mentioning was the New York
State Wine Country event which was much fun for all. Daisy also received her UKC Show Champion
Certificate of Honor and the all-important CHIC number. All in all it’s been a very good year and
we’re looking forward to 2016 with just as much or even more fun with our special pets ,Tosca and
Daisy.
—Barbara and Wayne Ritenour
Kooiker Kudos
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Hondje Humor
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The Kooiker Chronicle is a publication of the
Kooikerhondje Club of the United States of
America (KCUSA). If you have comments, questions, suggestions, or feedback, please contact
the editor at [email protected].
Editor: Karen L. Dean
Layout: Joyce Y. Maxwell
Technical Assistance: Linda S. Dean
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Pilot and Dory McWilliams join KCUSA in wishing everyone
Happy Holidays.
2015–16 Board of Directors
President
Jac M. Knoop, Illinois
[email protected]
217 582 2288
Vice President
Sarah Krueger, Wisconsin
[email protected]
715 258 3713
Secretary
Sheri DeJan, New York
[email protected] 518 329 7684
TreasurerRick Schallhorn, Minnesota
[email protected]
612 961 2342
Director 1
Sally Birgl, Pennsylvania
[email protected]
610 756 3576
Director 2
Jennifer Methlie, Colorado
[email protected]
970 226 4619
Director 3
Julie Voetberg, Washington
[email protected]
360 748 3320
Director 4
Kelly McDonald, Virginia
[email protected]
540 908 4224
Director 5
William Northey, California
[email protected]
831 254-3468
[email protected]
610 739 2822
AKC/UKC Liaison* Rod Beckstead, Pennsylvania
* appointed