Kooikerhondje , Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
Finn has now completed the 5 recommended health clearances agreed upon in the USA. He has been DNA tested for vWD and ENM. His hips are rated as “Good”. Both his eyes and patella are listed as normal.
Both Finn and Lucy participated in the Spring Fling VIII Fly Ball Tournament hosted by the Texas Twisters on April 17 &18, 2015. Finn ran full time on the K9Kommotiom team, “Klassics”. Lucy ran part time on the K9Kommotiom team, Kontenders. Read about the sport of Flay Ball and see their statistics as of !2/2015.
Lucy earned her FDCH title and her MBX title. MB stands for Multi Breed. To compete in Multi Breed., each of the 4 dogs running must be of a different breed. This was her first time to compete on a Multi Breed Team.
Finn earned his FDCH-Gold title on Sat. At this time, he has never competed on a Multi Breed Team.
The Canine Health Information Center, also known as CHIC, is a centralized canine health database sponsored by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). CHIC, working with participating parent clubs, provides a resource for breeders and owners of purebred dogs to research and maintain information on the health issues prevalent in specific breeds by establishing a recommended protocol for breed specific health screening and recognizing dogs tested in accordance with that protocol.
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KOO-ENM27/6M-VPI-CAR |
HEREDITARY NECROTIZING MYELOPATHY |
Sep 9 2013 |
Mar 4 2014 |
6 |
CARRIER |
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KOO-VW20/6M-VPI |
VON WILLEBRANDS |
Sep 9 2013 |
Mar 4 2014 |
6 |
CLEAR |
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KOO-PA26/12M/P-VPI |
PATELLA |
Mar 12 2014 |
Mar 24 2014 |
12 |
NORMAL – PRACTITIONER |
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KOO-EYE11/13M-VPI |
EYES |
Apr 9 2014 |
May 2 2014 |
13 |
NORMAL |
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KOO-19G24M-VPI |
HIPS |
Mar 12 2015 |
Apr 3 2015 |
24 |
GOOD |
Now that Finn has completed all his Health Clearances, he should receive a CHIC Certificate from the American Kennel Club certifying that all recommended health tests are completed and published. I have attached a link to a site that compares the various registries for HIP Results http://www.barkingbunch.nl/galerij/hd-title.htm.
Above is a copy of Finn’s Official American Kennel Club Pedigree. His Finnish pedigree can be seen on his page on this website.
UKC CH Vonlin’s Temple of the Winds, RE AX MXJ CGC received her MXJ title certificate yesterday. As much as we enjoy agility, we are going to limit our entries for the time being. Almost all trials in the Houston, TX area are now held in a building 1 1/2 hours away with only one ring. With dogs competing in various levels, it makes for a very long and boring day. We were gone from the house for 15 hours recently and then had to wake up early and leave the house by 5:00 the next morning and do it all over again. All for about 4 minutes of ring time. We will now concentrate on obedience trials.
Mendikan Clanci Bema CGC, better known as “Clanci “, is pictured with her graduating class from Basic and Beyond Puppy Training Class. About 12 dogs started the class, but only 4 showed up for the final class. Clanci learned some basic commands such as “go to your mat”, “watch me”,”come”, “sit”, “down”, “spin”, “touch”, and “back up”. She also started heeling and stays. Kooikerhondje can excel at obedience training. Most love to please and are very food and toy motivated.
Finally, I have some pictures of my first kooikerhondje, Lucy competing in an Agility Trial.
Luke’s official OFA Hip Report arrived over the weekend. He received an evaluation of Excellent! This completes required health testing for a Kooikerhondje to be used in a breeding program.
Estaika’s Lucky Lukas (Luke) won Best of Breed, Best in the Foundation Stock Service Group and Best in the Open Show at the American Portuguese Podengo Mediogrande Open Show held in Wichita, Kansas today. He is pictured with Bree, the Best of Oposite Sex winner owned by Cheryl Short and Susanne Martin. Both Luke and Bree are co-owned with Golden Gate Kooikers.