Estaika’s Lucky Lukas CGC
Luke is a Canine Good Citizen
Kooikerhondje Mendikan Clanci Bema received her Canine Good Citizen certificate today
Clanci is a Canine Good Citizen!
Here is an explanation for the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen Program.
AKC CGC
Canine Good Citizen Certificates arrived today!
Astro is a Canine Good Citizen
For those of you unfamiliar with the title, I have included a link to the American Kennel Club’s description.
Koooikerhondje Best in Open Show Photo Arrives
Estaika’s Lucky Lukas
Luke’s win picture has finally arrived. Luke won Best Kooikerhondje, Best of the Foundation Stock Group and Best in the American Portuguese Podengo Mediogrande Open Show in Wichita, Kansas at the Sunflower Cluster of Dog Shows on April 3, 2015. He also earned his Canine Good Citizenship that weekend.
Another Waterbound Kooiker has a CHIC Number!
Kooikerhondje Finn
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.
Sheryl Fuller of Waterbound Kooikerhondje Has Been Accepted into the Breeder of Merit Program
Congratulations and Welcome to the American Kennel Club’s Breeder of Merit Program!
In the next few weeks, you will be receiving a package containing detailed information about the program along with the frameable certificate designating you as a Breeder of Merit and the silver lapel pin. You are now eligible to display the Breeder of Merit Web Banner. For more information regarding registration and the Breeder of Merit program please visit http://www.akc.org/dog-breeders/breeder-of-merit/
Again, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to this new program and encourage your feedback as this program was created to honor your hard work and commitment.
Verify my acceptance into the Program
AKC Breeder of Merit Participants demonstrate a commitment to the AKC Community, dedication to their breed(s), and actively promote the sport of purebred dogs. The AKC is proud to recognize AKC Breeders who are dedicated to breeding beautiful purebred dogs whose appearance, temperament, and ability are true to their breed. These breeders are the heart of AKC.
The following must be met in order to be accepted into the program:
- Has a history of at least 5 years involvement with AKC events.
- Earned AKC Conformation, Performance or Companion* event titles on a minimum of 4 dogs from AKC litters they bred/co-bred.
- Member of an AKC club.
- Certifies that applicable health screens are performed on your breeding stock as recommended by the Parent Club.
- Demonstrates a commitment to ensuring 100% of the puppies produced are AKC registered.
*CGC (Canine Good Citizen or Community Canine) title does not meet the event requirements.
New Kooikerhondje Fly Ball Titles
Kooikerhondjes Lucy and Finn earned new titles this past weekend
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.
Waterbound’s 5th Kooikerhondje is now listed on the Canine Health Information Center’s Web Site
CHIC Number for Luke has Arrived from the American Kennel Club
See all Kooikerhondjes with a CHIC number here:
http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/results.html?submit=Begin&breed=KOO
What is CHIC?
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.
Finn has completed all of his Health Clearances
Kooikerhondje: Muskettikoiran Flying Finn NA NAJ FDCH-Silver
Copy of Finn’s report from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
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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.
Lucy earns another agility title
Kooikerhondje Lucy’s Master Agility Jumpers Title
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.