A bought a Rottweiler in 1991 at Lydie Huybrechts, breeder "Van het Dornedal" in Limburg.  My puppy named Silvie but she sometimes had troubles with obedience, so: I did a obedience course for dogs.  This was a serious experience for me.  I was so interested in this course that I became candidate for an instructor's course obedience at the Saint-Hubert kennel club.  After one year of stage and 2 tests I became an official obedience instructor.  I gave lessons twice a week and doing that I learned a lot.  In the meanwhile I got fascinated by IPO, working programs, bite work and after a few tests I and my dog started with this course.
It was really tough and after a few struggles wo got our IPO1 certificate after two years of training.  I stayed official instructor obedience for two years.

As a student I studied Hotel School - Languages and so a life in horeca followed.  Our family business, restaurant "Epsilon" did really well and was very famous.  After I work with my mother, sister, niece, cousin and many fine people for 16 years, I wanted to give my life a new direction.  I chose for a "dogs live".  Between 1995 and 1998 I did a course of dog trimming and I started my own dog trimming parlour in De Pinte.
I bought my first Maltese female "Xantippe" and a little while later "Xelianne" accompanied her.

This two dogs formed the base of the "De Perro Cortes" success.  I want to thank Stefano Paolantoni and the Mr's. Vanaken-Heinesche for this.
They all supported me with the difficult start of my kennel: maintenance, showing and breeding of these fantastic dogs.
If a beginning breeder contacts me with questions, I won't hesitate to help him.

A Maltese needs a lot of care: as a show dog and as a pet dog.

Enjoy your stay at our site.

Katrien Cazaerck