About us...
Please allow us to introduce ourself, our names are Henk Birkhoff and Yvette Caprino. We are the proud owners of the Satyricon kennel. In 1986 we bought our first Bull Terrier, a white puppy male called Bogar. It was because of him that we became hooked on the breed and love to show them succesful on dog shows. He introduced us to the Bull Terrier world, as we campaigned him to his championshiptitles in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Gemany. His grand daughter Ch. Satyricon Dark Angel, became our first bred champion out of our very first bred litter in 1995.
After having some bad luck concerning health issues in de breed, we were looking for a new bitch/line to continue our goal. It was around 2005 that Rhydaman Creme de la Creme came on our pad, we were grateful and welcomed her in our home. We showed Iris to her Dutch, Luxembourg and International championship titles and in 2006 she became the first Dutch bitch who became Best Bitch on Crufts. Iris did also well in the welping box, she became Broodbitch 2012, giving us Youth Ch. Satyricon Could It Be Magic, Ch. Satyricon Devil Wears Prada and Ch. Satyricon Eye On You. Dutch, Luxembourg & International champion Ch. Satyricon Devil Wears Prada, Ushi, also became Best Bitch on Crufts in 2012 and Broodbitch 2017 & 2018. The daughters of Ushi, Satyricon Fallen Angel and her half sister Satyricon Girl of Prada became both Dutch champion. Her son, Ch. Satyricon Gold Digger, became Best Dutch bred Bull Terrier 2017 & 2019!
Although we are in the breed for a while, we haven't bred much litters. Our dogs and the combinations we (will) make, are health tested for at least heart (Doppler) ears (BAER) kidneys (UPC & PKD) & LAD
Over the years Henk & Yvette have learned a lot about this wonderful breed and they still do. Yvette became in 2010 a FCI judge for the Bull Terrier & Miniature Bull Terrier and in 2018 she also became a FCI judge for the American Staffordshire Terrier. She feels very privileged to have judged beautiful Bull Terriers around the world. She has judged in the Netherlands at the international championship shows like the Amsterdam Winner Show, Goes, Utrecht and Wychen. The breed club shows like the Country Competion NBTC and the Miniature Bull Terrier (MBTVK) championship clubshow. Abroad she judged at breed championship clubshows in Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and in the homeland of the breed, the UK, at the clubshows of the Coloured Bull Terrier Club and the Yorkshire Bull Terrier Club.
Beside showing, breeding and judging Bull Terriers they also like to work with them, obedience. In 2010 Yvette became a canine instructor, giving training classes at a local dogclub. In 2017 Henk & Yvette started a small boarding kennel, needless to say that Bull Terriers are welcome!
After having some bad luck concerning health issues in de breed, we were looking for a new bitch/line to continue our goal. It was around 2005 that Rhydaman Creme de la Creme came on our pad, we were grateful and welcomed her in our home. We showed Iris to her Dutch, Luxembourg and International championship titles and in 2006 she became the first Dutch bitch who became Best Bitch on Crufts. Iris did also well in the welping box, she became Broodbitch 2012, giving us Youth Ch. Satyricon Could It Be Magic, Ch. Satyricon Devil Wears Prada and Ch. Satyricon Eye On You. Dutch, Luxembourg & International champion Ch. Satyricon Devil Wears Prada, Ushi, also became Best Bitch on Crufts in 2012 and Broodbitch 2017 & 2018. The daughters of Ushi, Satyricon Fallen Angel and her half sister Satyricon Girl of Prada became both Dutch champion. Her son, Ch. Satyricon Gold Digger, became Best Dutch bred Bull Terrier 2017 & 2019!
Although we are in the breed for a while, we haven't bred much litters. Our dogs and the combinations we (will) make, are health tested for at least heart (Doppler) ears (BAER) kidneys (UPC & PKD) & LAD
Over the years Henk & Yvette have learned a lot about this wonderful breed and they still do. Yvette became in 2010 a FCI judge for the Bull Terrier & Miniature Bull Terrier and in 2018 she also became a FCI judge for the American Staffordshire Terrier. She feels very privileged to have judged beautiful Bull Terriers around the world. She has judged in the Netherlands at the international championship shows like the Amsterdam Winner Show, Goes, Utrecht and Wychen. The breed club shows like the Country Competion NBTC and the Miniature Bull Terrier (MBTVK) championship clubshow. Abroad she judged at breed championship clubshows in Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and in the homeland of the breed, the UK, at the clubshows of the Coloured Bull Terrier Club and the Yorkshire Bull Terrier Club.
Beside showing, breeding and judging Bull Terriers they also like to work with them, obedience. In 2010 Yvette became a canine instructor, giving training classes at a local dogclub. In 2017 Henk & Yvette started a small boarding kennel, needless to say that Bull Terriers are welcome!