Bietel was Marc's first dog. He was a Schapendoes, which is a rather rare Dutch breed.

Marc started obedience and agility with him, but without the patience of Tinne, Bietel would never have got his agility brevet. He participated in a few trails, but never won anything, until he got in veteran class.

He was retired when he got 8 and filled his days with eating, sleeping and playing with Ixelle. Has he ever done anything else ??

The most remarkable thing he ever did was a performance as guest actor in a dance play. He simply had to run around with an actrice, but he really enjoyed that, and was good at it (thanks to the treats the actrice was carrying).

Unfortunately, Bietel died on December 20, 2000, after a 2-week fight against liver cancer.