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WHO ARE WE
Anja
Boom, married with Arjen Mets. We
have two adult sons.
I own the kennel name Bognaneilean, In Gaelic it means "the soft from
the
island".
In the field of Cynology I have passed the following exams of the Dutch
Kennel
Club:
K.K.-1 (Cynological Knowledge 1) , K.K.-2. I followed the training E
& B.(Exterior
& Movement)
In addition, concerning the gundog work, I am a KNJV qualified and
practicing trainer
and followed the required O&O-courses and exams.
In 1975, I met the breed, Irish Water Spaniel, for the first time at
the house
of a friend of my brother (later on, my husband).
The breed really appealed to me; intelligent, mischievous, clownish,
persevering and a bit reserved towards strangers.
So it is not surprising, that as soon as our family was complete, we
wanted to own
an Irish Water Spaniel.
In cooperation with Miss. Ank ter Kuile, at that time she was the
President of
the IWSVN, we choose one. She knew Arjen since 1966, by the IWS his
parents
owned.
In 1986, we imported our first IWS, the male " Siegers Lord of Kevin
" from Denmark.
3 of our 4 IWS's we owned and still own, have gained the Dutch Show
Champion title
and 1 of them gained the International Champion title, the Belgian
Champion title
(for the last 2 titles, fieldwork skills are required) and the trialer
title (a
French working title). Then once again, another of our males gained the
trialer
title.
We live in ‘t Gooi and in Zeeland.
In both
places our dogs feel at home. In Zeeland
there
it is quiet and there is a lot of room. The dogs are feeling very happy
there. They also
get the opportunity to work in and
around the water. This appeals to their natural ability, which they
were bred
for. Training with our dogs and participating in gundog tests in the Netherlands
and
abroad and spaniel field trials, is what we like. We also believe
that good
health is very important for dogs besides temperament and working
abilities. We
select our new dogs, regarding this.
Arjen has been the chairman (and treasurer) of the Irish Water Spaniel
Association of the Netherlands (IWSVN) for many years.
I am currently member of the board also, with portfolio Health/ well
being.
Do you want to know more? Please go to www.iwsvn.nl
For information please call me at 035
5250222 or 06 14418596.
E-mail: a.mets@ziggo.nl
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