Kooikerhondje Did You Know?

• The Kooikerhondje has been assigned the Sporting Group designation.
• The Kooikerhondje has been recorded in the Foundation Stock Service since 2004.
• Kooikers are believed to be an ancestor to the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
• The first recorded litter born in the United States was in 1999.
• In 1572, a Kooiker supposedly saved the life of William of Orange in the Netherlands by warning of the Spanish attack.
• The Dutch keep a breeding registry to record all litters born starting in 1942. This also includes health information.
• The Kooikerhondje appeared on a Dutch cigarette card in the 1950's.
• Kooikers are being used for search and rescue and as service dogs.