We are Koen and Rianne, together we are the owners of Ad Vitam Amicus. We have been together since 2014 and we both grew up with dogs. Therefore it was not surprising that we also wanted a dog together. In December 2018, Fido, a liver and tan male, came to live with us. From that moment on we fell 100% in love with the breed.

 

The passion for the English Cocker Spaniel started to grow and we started looking for a puppy that would go well with Fido. A female, with whom we could possibly breed a litter in the future. In October 2020, Nola, a black and tan female, came to live with us.

 

We bred our first litter of puppies in the fall of 2022. This was truly a dream come true and also very special to do together. During the process we could clearly see that we complement each other in our qualities. It is very valuable to see “our” puppies grow up into beautiful, stable dogs.

 

2023 is the year of changes. We got married in the spring of 2023 and in the autumn of 2023 we moved from the Netherlands to Sweden. This is quite a step, but of course we also moved our kennel and we are affiliated with the Swedish Kennel Club (SKK). We have now also bred our first Swedish litter and kept one of the pups for ourselves: Evi, a tricolor female.