"Dillejane van t Nienoord, named Dieuwke, was our first smoushond, here pictured as a puppie .
She died last year at the age of 15 years, I was obliged to put her asleep because she had c.. everywhere , (I am sorry I cannot write that word on paper) and could not move anymore, her joints were "worn".
She was to tall for a smoushond but had an excellent hard and wire coat,and a very good caracter, very obedient and good for doing courses with.
When she was at about 4 years old we decided to buy a second smoushond, Rowena.
The dutch smoushond was extinct in the 40 s, and bred back with dogs that look like them, like the softcoat wheaten terrier, the border terrier , the schnauzer, and mongrels .
The breed is not (yet) recognized by the international kennel club (FCI) , so Rowena only got the Dutch title, she won her last one on "The Winner" . She has got 7 titles (CAC) in total. |
