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WHO WE ARE
Anja
Boom, married with Arjen Mets. We
have two adult sons.
I own the kennel 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). Since 2016, I am a member of Kunogonda and since
March 2019 ,
I was asked to become a member of the Board . My function is
honorary Secretary for Kunogonda.
In addition, concerning the gundog work, I am a KJV qualified and
practicing trainer
and followed the required O&O-courses and exams. I am registered
as Cynological instructor in the Register KI of the Dutch Kennel Club,
since April 2016.
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 us; intelligent, naughty, clownish,
persevering and sometimes 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 late Miss. Ank ter Kuile, at that time she was the
Chairman 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.
Over 30 Years we have IWS in
our house and in our life.
5 of our 7 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.
At the 10th of July 2014
a 1st IWS
litter was born in my Bognaneilean
Kennel.
8 characteristic IWS pups were born. 6 Pups live in the Netherlands and
2 abroad, t.i. in Switzerland and in France.
At the 29th of January
2018 the 2nd
IWS litter was born. This time 9 nice IWS pups were born. 7
pups
are living in the Netherlands and 2 went abroad, t.i. to Switzerland
and to Denmark
We
live since January 2018 in Zeeland.
The dogs feel at home there. In Zeeland it
is quiet and there is a lot of nature and room to let the dogs run free. 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 official KJV cold game
gundog tests, - workingtests, Spaniel fieldtrials in the Netherlands
and formely in spaniel field trials abroad and Gundog WT's in
UK, 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 these qualities.
Arjen has been the chairman of
the Irish Water Spaniel
Association of the Netherlands (IWSVN) many years, uptill Spring 2018.
I have been a member of the board also, with portfolio Health/
wellbeing and at the moment I am a commision member.
Do you want to know more? Please go to www.iwsvn.nl
You are welcome to ask further information. Please
contact
me at + 31 (0)111 691146 or + 31 (0)6 14418596.
E-mail: anja@bognaneilean.nl
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