Sporting Group
Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
The job
Built to lure ducks into gun range by playing along the shore.
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Facts
By the 1940s the breed was nearly extinct, and Baroness Van Hardenbroek van Ammerstol helped bring it back.
The Kooikerhondje is believed to be an ancestor of the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
Height Dogs 16", Females 15". Weight 20 - 30 lbs.
Photo: Svenska Mässan from Sweden. CC BY 2.0. Image source. Sources: American Kennel Club.
