What To Expect With Your Kooiker

Physical Characteristics

These dogs are around 35 to 40 cm (14 to 16 inches) high at the withers with a nearly square body that is slightly longer than their height at the shoulders.

 

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Nelleke (11 years old) & Toni (4 months old)

Kooikerhondjes should weigh 9 to 11 kg (20-24 pounds). They have long, hanging ears with wispy tips (called earrings) that are set close to the head and upright, feathered tails. The breed has a waterproof coat that does not require clipping, with a well-developed undercoat.

 

Kooikerhondjes have medium-length, thick coats. Kooikers have white, densely-feathered tails. The most distinctive marking on a Kooiker’s coat are its black “earrings”, black feathers of fur found at the tips and near the base of Kooiker e

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Nelleke (10 years old)