Author Archives: B.S. Jorgensen

Past weekend we were participating in the Danish flatcoated retriever club event in Nordsjælland not far from Copenhagen. Saturday was Markprøve B and our dynamic duo were signed up for Brugsprøve. The Brugsprøve is an accesgiving obedience and retrieving test one needs to obtain in order to enter working tests and field trials. It wasContinue reading “Flatastic premiere at Danish Flatcoated Retriever Club Event”

A big congratulation to Klaas & Bruce for achieving their first SJP B diploma in Delftzijl today! Also well done to Lieuwe & Gurbe for achieving their first SJP-C diploma at the same place today

This morning I was invited to join a summer hunt with Rumi by a befriended hunter. However according to Dutch law it was not a hunt, but it is a part of pest control for farmers as the country is suffering from huge amounts of geese, eating their way through the profit of farmers. ItContinue reading “Damage control for farmers”

Today we received the last result of the hip examination… So very thrilled to share that the whole Aura litter – all 12 of them have HD A (hips) and Patella free (knees). According to the breeding rules of the flatcoated retriever club these two health examinations are obligatory for breeding. Some owners also choseContinue reading “Health results for hips & knees”

We were forced to postpone the litter reunion 3 times this past year due to covid lockdowns.. so it was with great joy that I could finally invite all owners to our first reunion. A great effort was made to change work schedules and drive a severe range of km’s to be able to attendContinue reading “Aura litter reunion: happy times with the flatastic 12”

Today Ivo & Victor (Flatastic Amber Value) did very well in their debut on the official SJP B test. 77 out of 80 point and a 2nd place. Also youngest participant in his class. Congratulatitions to Ivo and Victor. The picture on the price is a picture of Ivo’s other dog Hank – that makesContinue reading “Summer Flatastic competition time”

Every summer the WFRG (working flatcoated retriever group) organizes a working test for flatties only called the Talent Hunt. Inspired by the Swedish “Flatmästerskabet” and with the purpose of bringing all levels of working flatcoated retrievers together in a good atmosphere to enjoy typical flatcoated style of working. Having had a bit of a roughContinue reading “The hunt for talent”

A day in the park Training young flatcoated retrievers with passion for hunting is not a walk in the park. It sometimes feels a bit more like a jungle tour and there are days when you just have relax to what is and try again with a smile. But when you look back – youContinue reading “Young Flatastics in training”

I am so thrilled – today is the 1st birthday of my beloved Aura-pups, who are now big youngsters. Big hugs & kisses to Kai, Kaspar, Shelby, Spyke, Lotte, Jason, Jones, Fien, Gurbe, Bruce, Line & Victor. We took ahead of the celebration in the past week serving pupcakes at the training & looking forwardContinue reading “Happy 1st birthday Flatastic Aura litter”

First opportunity to take the dogs for testing in the Netherlands after lockdown was also a first for one of the Flatastic offsprings to do a test. Flatastic Amber Value “Victor” made a great entrance at the scene handled by Ivo van Kempen obtaining his CDD-C diploma with 47 out of 50 points – 6thContinue reading “Flatastic premiere at gundog test”