{"id":5229,"date":"2025-07-24T19:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ankercanismalinois.wordpress.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:29:15","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ankercanis.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5229\" class=\"elementor elementor-5229\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136e4649 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"136e4649\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1287b60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1287b60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a02f98 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget__width-initial 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are KC registered breeders of Belgian Shepherds Malinois, based in Northampton; Northamptonshire, UK. Until the end of scheme we were also registered as an Assured Breeder and we still maintain those standards, despite the scheme no longer existing. <br>We are proud to say that we heath test our dogs extensively:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hips<\/li>\n<li>Elbows<\/li>\n<li>BVA eye testing&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Genetic Testing for (SDCA1, SDCA2, CJM, DM, CACA)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We also do <a href=\"https:\/\/ankercanis.com\/breeding-2\/ens\/\">ENS &amp; ESI<\/a> with our pups.<br>We held a 5* license issued by Nuneaton and Bedworth County council (Z3710\/5\/21) where we used to live and we are a members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsdaofgb.co.uk\/\">Belgian Shepherd Dog Association of Great Britain.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are now also proud member of Kennel Club Breeder Mentoring&nbsp; and Canine Midwifery Programme as a mentor.<\/p>\n<p>We now have 4* licence issued by West Northamptonshire Council (drop due to being new to the council but hopefully they will receive the paperwork from my previous council and will raise it to 5*).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We have owned dogs since 1980 and have many years experience in breeding. 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