Author Archives: B.S. Jorgensen

It is summer and the gundog exams of Orweja have started. The SJP exams are found in 3 levels: C-B-A C is mainly basic obedience and retrieving of dummies B is intermediate level retrieving of rabbit, duck and crow on a precision mark and casting past water on top of the C parts A isContinue reading “Hunting exam season in the Netherlands is open!”

The Dutch Working Flatcoated Groep “WFRG” held a marking workshop by Eric Verzijl in the beautiful place of Rijen. A nice group of 11 gun dogs – 2 labradors, 1 golden and 8 flatcoated retrievers, most of them young dogs around 2-3 years of age. Eric opened the day by inviting us to work ourContinue reading “Workshop Marking”

The weekend of 27/28/29th of May the FRC celebrated her 50th birthday with a flatcoated event in Werkendam at the Selevia Hoeve. Of course we were there to celebrate with other flatcoated retriever fans. Friday fun day After a late evening arrival on Thursday we had to get up early in order to be onContinue reading “FRC 50th anniversary event in Werkendam – Rumi 1st open class at show & Flatastic family fun”

I sometimes sit and gaze out the window thinking back at all I went through from birth of a heartfelt wish till the day I passed my first bred puppies to their new owners. I never ever could have imagined what an emotional roller coaster life would put me through just out of having aContinue reading “Happy 2nd birthday Flatastic Aura Litter”

The flatcoated retriever is a dual purposed breed, meaning that each individual should be build correctly and be a beautiful dog, being able to work in the field for the purpose of hunting/retrieving. The Danish flatcoated retriever club has an event in the spirit of the dual purpose with both an exterior and working qualificationsContinue reading “Danish Flatcoated Retriever Club – weekend dual purpose event in April 2022”

It was a big contrast after the past week’s painful event of loosing beloved Line.. I did not feel much joy driving my car towards Bergschenhoek for the Clubdiploma day on dummies organized by the Working flatcoated group and the Toller club. Normally I look forward doing trials with my dogs but it was withContinue reading “A weekend out with the Flatastics”

On Sunday the 13th I received a phone call that Line – Flatastic Yellow Joy had been taken to the animal hospital with kidney failure. I was informed that she was in danger of losing her life.. A week followed that infused us with emotions I had forgotten one can go through as a humanContinue reading “Broken hearts”

Last Saturday the WFRG held a so-called Club Diploma Day. It is a standardized trial with dummies. Obtaining a diploma gives you access to club working tests and is a good way to start bringing young dogs to trials to test how they deal with such a situation. The c-diploma consists of following parts: -heelingContinue reading “More Flatastics entering the trial arena”

Today Lotte and Kaspar had their first official gun dog competition in the Netherlands on dummies. It was at the same time a test for me to see if I am capable of administering 2 in 1 day. Well, let’s say I cannot recommend anyone to do this at home unless you suffer from aContinue reading “Competition take-off Flatastic twins”

Storm Eunice is smiling as she takes off from our shores leaving the Netherlands with broken roofs and trees torn down. At 5 am me and the 3 black musketeers are sailing the highway.. brave Miss Ford is smiling back at Eunice and shortly past 7 we arrive safely in Friesland welcomed by a showerContinue reading “Windy goose mornings”