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Eendenkooi

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My visit to an Eendenkooi

Last week I traveled to the Netherlands and attended the Dutch Club Show, toured an eendenkooi, took a boat ride through the  canals in Amsterdam,  spent time with old friends, and made many new friends.

Eendenkooi: A small pond with several long cone-shaped wickerwork tunnels, used to catch wild ducks. Kooikerhondje, signaled by the Kooi Boss move silently through the reed blinds to lure  ducks into a trap.

Hear  the pronunciation at : https://en.glosbe.com/nl/en/eendenkooi

 

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Dutch Club Match

k windI will be attending the Dutch Club Match next weekend and will be along bringing some Christmas cards featuring  my Kooikerhondje art. I will also have a few paintings. This would be a great time to save on shipping.

 

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It’s official , Clanci’s Certificate of Merit has arrived from the AKC

Mendikan Clanci Bema CM CGC

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Clanci Certificate of Merit

 

Clanci is the first female Kooikerhondje and second overall, in the US to earn the American Kennel Club’s Certificate of Merit. The first was another Waterbound Kooiker, Estaika’s Lucky Lukas CM CGC. Both Kooikers are co-owned with Golden Gate Kooikers. Many thanks to Clanci’s breeder, Henna Palmunen of Mendikan Kooikers.

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Lucy earns KCUSA’s Performance Award for a perfect score in Rally

UKC CH Vonlin’s Temple of the Winds RE AX MXJ FDch CGC

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Lucy competes in Rally Excellent

Birmingham Kennel Club Lucy

 

perfect score

Lucy was awarded this certificate by KCUSA for earning a perfect score of 100 in AKC Rally.

AKC Rally® is a companion sport to AKC Obedience. It too requires teamwork between dog and handler along with performance skills similar to obedience. Rally provides an excellent introduction to AKC events for new dogs and handlers, and can provide a challenging opportunity for competitors in other events to strengthen their skills. All dogs are eligible to compete in rally.

 

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First female Kooiker to earn a Certificate of Merit

Mendikan Clanci Bema CM CGC

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Clanci is the first female kooiker to earn a Certificate of Merit

Mendikan Clanci Bema CM1  CGC     Congratulations to Clanci! Clanci has become the first female Kooikerhondje to earn a Certificate of Merit from the AKC’s Miscellaneous Class. Clanci is co-owned with Golden Gate Kooikerhondje. The breeds currently eligible to participate in the Miscellaneous Class are still enrolled in the AKC Foundation Stock Service®. FSS® enrollment is maintained until the AKC Board of Directors accepts the breed for regular status. Authorities acknowledge that throughout the world there are several hundred distinct breeds of purebred dogs, not all of which are AKC recognized breeds. Those officially recognized for AKC registration appear in the Stud Book of the American Kennel Club. The AKC provides for a regular path of development for a new breed, which may result in that breed’s full recognition and appearance in the official Stud Book as an AKC recognized breed.

Winners of the Best of Breed in each of the individual Miscellaneous breeds will be awarded points towards the Certificate of Merit (CM) title based on the total number of dogs competing. Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed in each of the individual Miscellaneous breeds will be awarded points towards the Certificate of Merit (CM) title based on the total number of dogs of its sex in competition. The winner of the Best in Miscellaneous Class will be awarded points towards a Certificate of Merit based upon the total number of dogs that competed in all of the Miscellaneous Class breeds.

Upon completion of the CM title a dog may continue to compete in the Miscellaneous Class so long as they are of an eligible breed.

The CM suffix title is an introductory title to AKC conformation events and will be superseded by the CH title when earned. The Certificate of Merit requires 15 points awarded in accordance with the following point structure:

Dogs Competing   Points

2                              1

4                              2

8                              3

12                           4

16                           5

 

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First Kooiker to earn a Certificate of Merit from AKC

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CM1 Estaika’s Lucky Lukas CGC

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Congratulations to Luke! Luke has become the first Kooikerhondje to earn a Certificate of Merit from the AKC’s Miscellaneous Class. Luke is co-owned with Golden Gate Kooikerhondje.

Miscellaneous Class

The breeds currently eligible to participate in the Miscellaneous Class are still enrolled in the AKC Foundation Stock Service®. FSS® enrollment is maintained until the AKC Board of Directors accepts the breed for regular status. Authorities acknowledge that throughout the world there are several hundred distinct breeds of purebred dogs, not all of which are AKC recognized breeds. Those officially recognized for AKC registration appear in the Stud Book of the American Kennel Club. The AKC provides for a regular path of development for a new breed, which may result in that breed’s full recognition and appearance in the official Stud Book as an AKC recognized breed.

Winners of the Best of Breed in each of the individual Miscellaneous breeds will be awarded points towards the Certificate of Merit (CM) title based on the total number of dogs competing. Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed in each of the individual Miscellaneous breeds will be awarded points towards the Certificate of Merit (CM) title based on the total number of dogs of its sex in competition. The winner of the Best in Miscellaneous Class will be awarded points towards a Certificate of Merit based upon the total number of dogs that competed in all of the Miscellaneous Class breeds.

Upon completion of the CM title a dog may continue to compete in the Miscellaneous Class so long as they are of an eligible breed.

The CM suffix title is an introductory title to AKC conformation events and will be superseded by the CH title when earned. The Certificate of Merit requires 15 points awarded in accordance with the following point structure:

Dogs Competing   Points

2                              1

4                              2

8                              3

12                           4

16                           5

 

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Lucy earns KCUSA’s Platinum Versatility Award

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UKC CH Vonlin’s Temple of the Winds RE AX MXJ FDCH-S CGC

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Way to go Lucy!

Lucy earned this award from the Kooikerhondje Club of the USA by earning titles in 5 different venues. She earned a UKC Championship, a Rally Excellent, an Agility Excellent , a Master Agility Jumpers, a Fly Ball Dog Championship-Silver and a Canine Good Citizenship.

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