Maikel Koot

Netherlands

We live in the North of the Netherlands in a small place which is called ‘t Zandt in Groningen together with our son (6 year) and our daughter (5 year). Maikel breeds successfully together with his mum Welsh Corgi Pembroke – Limbonsnest. Automatically is Wendy now also involved with this breeding. Maikels love beside Wendy and the children the American Akita – Ridiculous (our kennel together). Last year our kennel won the prestigious title WoW-winner, Best Breeder of NL and our own bred dog Ch. Ridiculous New York Cheesecake won the WoW-winner title Best American Akita of the Netherlands. Beside show in NL we love to showing in the UK.  Wendy owns the kennel Happy Dancing and breeds successfully with the Chinese Cresteds and Dachshund Wire-haired. She shows her Cresteds worldwide with a lot of success and gets compliments about the temperaments of her dogs. We have owned or still own champions of the American Akita, Chow Chow, Peruvian Hairless Dog, Pharaoh hound, Wire Standard Dachshund, Standard Poodle, Giant Schnauzer Salt & Pepper, Dutch Shepherd long- and rough, Markiesje (Dutch Tulip Dog) and Welsh Corgi Pembroke.  We both are judging 15 years now, Wendy is judge of FCI-group 9, and judges breed from group 1, 2, 5 and 10. Maikel is judge of FCI-group 1, and judges breed from group 2, 5, 9 and 10. We have judged in the Netherland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Lithuania. We would like thank the committee for the invitation.