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The history of the year 1976.

What happened in the year 1976?

• Freddy Maertens wins the 11^th edition of the Amstel Gold Race.
• Czechoslovakia wins the European Championship Soccer in Belgrado by defeating last year’s winner West Germany by taking penalties.
• The Belgian racing cyclist Lucien v. Impe wins the 63rd edition of the Tour de France before Joop Zoetemelk.
• King Boudewijn opens the first subway line of Belgium in Brussels
• Democrat Jimmy Carter is chosen as the 39^th president of the United States.
• Pieter Menten disappears without a trace.
• Fidel Castro becomes the president of Cuba.

In Memoriam

The following did not happen in the year 1976, but on December 29^th 1975. We don’t want to withhold on this part, because it is about a Bouvier that meant a lot for the modern Bouvier.

In the year 1976 the board of the Dutch Bouviercub receives the message that

Mr. A Govears sr passed away on the age of 82.

He was the father of the chairman in 1976. His Kennel name was:

van ’t Spanjaardsveld. His favourite dog was named “Beauty” and he achieved several Championship prices with her.

January 1^st 1976: The Dutch Kennel club decided that all dogs born on or after January 1^st 1976 have to get a tattooed number. This tattoo should be placed in either the ear or the groin. Later that same year the Dutch Kennel club decides that with Bouviers the tattoo is only allowed to be placed in the ears after the ears are healed from cropping.

Club matches:

Exhibitions.

Eindhoven, February 22^nd 1976

Judge: Mrs v. Gink v. Es.

52 Bouviers are presented for her and this was her comment.

“I was very surprised about the large number of Bouviers that I was allowed to judge.

Almost all of them were taken care of perfectly. At the final judging the dogs were all very similar and the decisions were made on minor differences.

What’s more is that some “Very-Good” dogs should have got the qualification Very-Good-Plus.

Only a few dogs looked somewhat shy, which I mentioned. With all the others I could not find any sign of fear or aggression. You can take this as a compliment for both dogs and owners.

Further I want to indicate that nowadays the eyes of the Bouviers have the tendency to become lighter and rounder. In time people will think that it should be this way, but the breeding standard tells us:

Eyes:  Neither protruding nor sunken. Slightly oval in shape and horizontally placed but not too close together. As dark as possible in relation to coat color.

The coats are progressing, only a few dogs showed too long, soft or silky hair.

Teeth, that were not mentioned, were all complete and good scissor bites.

G.F. van Gink v. Es.

Luxemburg

10 en 11 april 1976

Keurmeester: Dhr Martinage (België)

27 bouviers verdeeld over 5 klassen

Leeuwarden

19 april 1976

Keurmeester: Mevr. Ooms en Mevr. v. Gink

126 Bouviers

Arnhem

June 6^th 1976 the traditional Whitsun show is held at the Rijnhal in Arnhem.

Judge: Mr. Krake

57 bouviers entered.

Zutphen.

August 8^th 1976, the Specialty of the Dutch Bouvierclub is held in Zutphen,

329 Bouviers are entered.

These dogs will be judged in 5 separated rings by the following 5 judges:

Dhr J.F. Krake

Mevr. M Ooms

Mevr. J.H.C Brooymans

Dhr A. Renders

Dhr J.W. Koeneman

Exhibition for sheepdog and cattle dog

The Sheltie Club took the initiative to organise an exhibition for sheepdog and cattle dogs. Most of the Breed associations spontaneous joined in to this recall.

Mr. Kat fulfilled the secretary; Mr. Kolvoort represented the Dutch Bouvier Club in the Exhibition committee

Of course there were a few sceptics, but the challenge to gather all pastoral dogs was very appealing.

The committee mainly existed from people who had little or no experience organising a dog show.

Mr and Mrs Kat put in an extreme amount of hard work. After all this hard work the first exhibition for Sheepdog and Cattle dogs took place on September 19^th. By now that is over 30 years ago.

The Bouviers were judged by Mr A. Renders.

87 Bouviers were entered, and Yamada de la Thudinie became Best of Breed.

In the finals for Best in Show she became second best.

An obedience demonstration was given on the show by the Bouvier Dressuur Group Amsterdam. Mr Hamelink showed 3 Bouviers in the Group class and became 2^nd.

Mijn oog viel op het volgende gedicht geschreven door Dhr P v. Leeuwen,

Larynx Paralysis.

Larynx paralysis was a large problem in the bouvier breed in those years.

The Dutch Bouvier Club closely worked together with the Veterinarian University clinic in Utrecht.

The purpose of this was to help bouvier breeders to eliminate this disease from the breed as soon as possible, and to help the people who bought a dog with this disease as good as possible and to operate on the dogs if possible.

The disease mostly started out at the age of about 5-6 months as a cold or bronchitis.

Due to the good work in those days the disease is banned from the breed.

In Memoriam.

On November 4^th 1976 Mr. J.W. Koeneman passed away.

He was with the founding of the breed from the start. “van Sappemeer” was the name of his kennel. Max Simba van Sappemeer gained his championship.

Beside breeder Mr Koeneman also became a judge for the breed.

His death came as a big shock for all Bouvier loving people in Holland.

K.B.P.V. Award.

On November 20^th 1976 the Golden Award of the K.N.P.V. was handed out to Mr. C.A. Semler.

Merits of honour for Mr C.A. Semler were amongst others:

Member since 1928.

Gaining 20 certificates, a lot of them with honour.

Highest score in Brabant in 1930.

Champion in 1936 (this dog, Loef, was bought by the K.N.P.V and given to Her Majesty the Queen.)

Mr Semler’s work as a department Judge was also mentioned.

Winner 1976

Thanks to: The Dogsfarm and Carin Gouma

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