We are Janet Mulder and Barend Meulenbeld and live in Barger-Compascuum together with our daughter Paula , our dogs and other pets.
Our kennelname "Marakoopa" is authentic Aboriginal from Australia and means "handsome"'
Growing up with rough collies in the past we contacted a smooth collie.
We learned more about the smooth and made an appeal to the sentiment.
In 2003 when one of our dogs passed away we desperate wanted a smooth. After a visit at Anita van Bussel kennel "van Hobbit's Home ", we decided to look further in Europe because in the Netherlands there were no dogs available.
After some inquiries in Finland and Germany we contacted Andrea Cürten from Whashishi's.
She had puppies and after a visit at her kennel we had our first smooth bitch, tricolor, Fjurdy.
After some considerations and thoughts we decided in 2005 to take a male, Fellow, a sable.
There had to be a blue-merle in the herd and after some disappointments we found Yatho at Turella's in Germany and we instantly knew, this is the one ! and he came to our house in January 2006
In the meantime "Yindi"(October 2006), daughter from Fjurdy and Fellow stayed with us to expand the herd.
In March 2008 the second litter from Fjurdy was born, Father is Zap, and Bega (Burilda) , one of the daughters, found a place with us.
Our dogs are not only showdogs but they have to "work" also, like obedience, agility, cycling and competion.
Beside they do endurance.
We breed only with dogs which are CEA/PRA free and hips HD A or B.
Eyes will be tested with app 6 weeks
We keep our dogs in our home and will be socialised as good as possible.
We hope you will enjoy our site and hopefully you will write in our questbook.
