John Ruttenberg’s loft is one of the fastest in the Netherlands, possessing birds that are at the absolute pinnacle of sprinting races. In 2018, John Ruttenberg won 1st unnominated and nominated in the Netherland’s Section 7 of 726 participants, including top fanciers such as Anneke & Pierre Faes, Johan den Hartog, Onno Okhuijsen (original owner of the “Dominator”), and G & H Calis. You can always find Ruttenberg at the top of Department 7 every year. In 2020 Ruttenberg’s loft was the 3rd Nat. Middle Distances (not nominated). 

John Ruttenberg’s strain is composed of children and descendants of Geert Munnik’s “Johnny Boy”, which are hard to come across in the present, G&C Koopman (Wondere Dirk) and Stefaan Lambrechts. Furthermore, Ruttenberg formed a combination with the brothers Ruijter recently. The brothers Ruijter, Bep and Reinier, have some of the best of Leo Heremans and Dirk van den Bulck pigeons. 

On our loft we have two grandsons of Wondere Dirk on father’s side and “de Late Koen” from Koen Minderhoud on mother’s side of the family, as well as a daugher of sister “Levina” (the 1st Nat. Ace Pigeon R3-2010) and brother of the “Gouden 530” 2nd Ace Pigeon short-distances  Friesland, through Ruttenberg. 

John Ruttenberg and the brothers Ruijter have their own site. To find out more about them and their incredible pigeons, click the link(s) below!