We brought Debbie with us from the Netherlands. He’s been with us since he was 8 weeks old (2012) and always came along on our adventures. He has lived in a caravan, some drafty yet monumental residences and has traveled through Europe both by car and camper van. After a well lived life, he passed away spring of 2026 and he is the reason we got all the other dogs.

We figured Debbie might be a bit bored, just thinking back of his adventures in the past, so we got him a friend. Bibi was a 4-month-old (2020) rescue dog and afraid of pretty much everything, mostly men, but she loved Debbie and Ella. For years, she joined Irene on the trail rides, but by now, she’s just the best guard dog there is and the sweetest house dog.

Time past and both Debbie and Bibi got older. It slowed Debbie down, but not Bibi. So, we decided to get her a friend. To the FKK again and we fell in love with an intriguing pup. 3yo-Ella knew her name should be “Lollie”. Lollie sleeps everywhere, in impossible positions, she loves to sit on top of cars, both standing still or driving and prefers to sit on a chair or your lap.

Before we got Debbie, Irene really wanted a big poodle. Barend did not. We got Debbie and he turned out to be the best dog ever, so everything was great. Then a friend of us told Barend that she had an unexpected nest of poodles. All Barend said was “do you have a black one too?” and that’s how we got Noodle. Everybody loves Noodle and Noodle loves everybody.

Indy is our so-called foster fail. After living her first few years in the shelter, she was afraid of everything in this big, new world. Nobody could touch her; she was either hiding or followed Irene. The only thing she wasn’t afraid of, were the horses. After three months, New Years eve, she decided our house was the safest place to be. That’s when we decided she didn’t have to look for another place to go.