News 2026

‘speechless’

2nd quarter 2026

And then the second quarter of the year was also already over.

Not much has happened, simply took it easy….
So just a short report this time

Lola ( Holala de Djaya ) did do some shows and we travelled a lot.

By now she is adult Spanish Champion.
And has gained more than enough points and in enough different countries for the International
title, but : needs to wait untill she is old enough and she then somewhere,  1 year after obtaining her
first point, needs to obtain one more International point.
Also for Belgium she now has enough points,but here she probably won’t be able to finish for a
while as  for this National title one nowadays needs to obtain a point in a show in Brussels > they
are in December >> which for us won’t be possible this year due to the puppy plans we have with
her auntie Hniña de Besos,

In May we had a very pleasant extra scheduled walk with some of the H-miracles of
Djaya de Besos > their Swedish brother happened to spend a week in The Netherlands and we felt it
would be nice to see eachother

extra special

Just like in January in Kassel – Germany, we this quarter also entered for a show but did not
manage to participate
This time it was in Sonderhausen – Germany, but we didn’t get further than Kassel.
That’s where our car said ‘do it yourself’…….and then there you stand…..
To our incredible luck, we near Kassel had just left the highway for a stop at a Raststätte and I was
able to let the car roll out until we were at the parkingplace! Imagine needing to stop at the side of
the highway….brbrbrbr……
I don’t even want to think about it, stranded at the side of a highway with my girls.
It was bad enough as it was.
But then : the assistance and obtaining another car took so long, that it made no sense driving on to
the show location, so we turned and went home again.
It looks as if Germany isn’t meant to be for our little dragon……
….or might it have something to do with ‘Kassel’……..

I do however have great respect for my girls for their patience and behaving so well
> for ultimately they did spend most of 8 hours in the car before we were able to move on!
BRAVO Cocódot girls.

BRAVO Cocódot girls

And then…..
Hnina de Besos her son Viento de Hniña participates in the German Clubmatch.
In the Champion Class
And then this barely 2 years old little guy makes BEST MALE Clubmatch 2026!!!!

Viento de Hniña – Best Male German Clubmatch 2026

And then one more thing to be extreemly proud of…..
Many years ago, a sister of our I Besos di Ròsa > Icara di Ròsa, as first Schapendoes ever
officially became guide dog for the blind
Soon she will be 13 years old, so time to retire
And now a granddaughter of our I Besos di Ròsa > Vedette di Ròsa is taking over. 

Vedette de Hniña, 2nd Schapendoes ever to become guide dog for the blind.

So what now…..well : not much for a while, simply enjoying and celebrating summer
And prepare ourselves for the puppy plans with Hniña de Besos
For that’s coming closer now.
Puppies we hope to welcome early autumn.
So hopefully we shortly will be on the road for a ‘loversdate’!
More about that when the time comes.

Hniña de Besos – waiting until it is her time

More….next time

2026 – 1st quarter

Well, we are writing this, so we survived the turn of the year
For hours we had feared they were to blow up our car……..
We live in a really very nice village
But all you need is 1 family to ruin all the fun……don’t you?

We wish every one a good and safe 2026 – above all : stay healthy

Plenty of plans for this year.
Our little dragon – starting this quarter – in shows can participate with ’the grown-up dogs’.
Even though she still is a junior.
The first foreign shows we booked …. we didn’t go there!
We didn’t go there due to the weather conditions > do not want to take unnecessary risks with my
girls, imagine ending up at the side of the road while it’s cold and snowing……
But in 2 other countries she did start – even with success – and also in NL she already won some
points for the ‘big-girls-title’!!

In January she was to enjoy her fisrt true snow > real snow and not for just 1 day.
My-oh-my, did she enjoy that.
Also together with her mum Djaya de Besos and aunt Hniña de Besos.

On March 7 we had a litter-walk with some of the V-miracles of Hniña de Besos and their dad and
grandpa with their owners > in honor of their coming 2^nd birthday, to our luck dry but cold wheather
Thereafter we had a good time enjoying eachothers company and delicious pancakes.

litterwalk 2nd birthday V-miracles of Hniña de Besos

Then came March 12 and we celebrated the 9th birthday of our Djaya de Besos.
Ofcourse with loads of kisses and hugs, but especially with……..CAKE!
That was a real treat.

Djaya de Besos now 9 years old

enjoying cake together

What we also did, what it was time for………making X-rays with Holala de Djaya!
Oh, every time again that is só tense…
The first tense is off when the doctor gives his opinion.
But you are not truely at ease untill the official result from the Raad van Beheer comes in.
And we did not have to wait long.
A mere 4 days later the wonderfull result was there > just like the others before her : HD-A
With Norberg value 40.

Holala de Djaya

There also are plans for new Cocódotjes miracles.
It will be the last litter for our Hniña de Besos.
Both ‘dad-and-mum-to-be’ have already successfully passed all the tests
We however decided to instead of in spring, wait untill early autumn of this year.
The owner of the daddy-to-be understood and agreed, which we are thankfull for.
It is for we had a tough year with the loss of as well our Ròsa Ke-sera as her daughter – the apple of
my eye and little girlfrend – I Besos di Ròsa.
And in between we also welcomed the last litter of Djaya de Besos.
                          What is need now is some peace and quiet.

BYE !!

more next quarter…