Author Archives: B.S. Jorgensen

The weekend of the 30th of Sept 23 we drove to Sauerland to spend some days training under guidance of Willem van Loenen & Trudy den Boesterd. Willem is known for his all round gundog work with his golden retrievers – he is competing on international level and has previously won the Dutch Championships. HisContinue reading “Flatastic goes Klaukenhof”

Today my “Italian” boy Flatastic Black Peace “Kaspar” optained his MAP B diploma with 461 points. MAP B is a competition of 6 stations each with double retrieves of simulated hunting situations with cold game. I am very proud of our accomplishment – only 6 out of 30 dogs received a diploma today. He isContinue reading “First MAP B for Kaspar”

It is with great joy that we may announce that the Flatcoated Retriever Club FRC has approved our breeding plan for this winter. So here he is our “Mr Right” for Lotte: Arved von der Wichmannsburg DOB 5.10.2017 HD A ED free Patella free ECVO free 2021 Gonio 2021 free ECVO 2022 free (except distichiasisContinue reading “Mr. Right for Lotte”

This year we chose to have an early summer holiday in June as the new Danish flatcoated club SFR held a weekend of training on the isle of Fyn with great trainers in a lovely terrain at Faurskov. It is such a nice initiative because you get to meet many flatcoats and their owners throughoutContinue reading “Flatastic on Summer Tour”

At 3:45 AM on a Friday morning an annoying alarm clock reminded me of the fact that “the early bird gets the worm”. An invitation to join a hunter in his field means being at the location around sunrise. This not an activity for lazy bedstayers. He who gets up early gets to experience theContinue reading “Barnacle geese for Lotte”

Our two youngsters are different from character but they do look a lot alike – especially in their habits and positions. When joining a couples class that works in our advantage. The couples class takes place in the main ring of a show and the dogs do not necessarily need to be perfect breed representativesContinue reading “Double trouble – double bubble”

On Sunday the 23th of April the working flatcoated retriever club held her annual speciality working test Scandinavian style for flatcoated retrievers only. More than 100 flatcoated retrievers gathered in Utrecht at Pavilion de Forelvijver for a sporty gundog day. Luckily the weather forecast did keep its promise and most of the day we enjoyedContinue reading “Lots of Talent at the WFRG Talentenjacht”

Yesterday was probably the wettest Saturday of the year raining from early morning till nighttime. Strong winds caught us too and I had planned to participate in a working test in Lochem organized by the Golden Retriever Club Nederland. I was the first time Flatastic Red Strength “Lotte” was out in a competition on herContinue reading “Lotte going solo”

A week ago I drove to the east of the Netherlands to participate in a working test A with Rumi. The working test was designed by Henk Slijkhuis and the difficulty level was high and contained a lot of obedience and steadyness with walk-ups and distractions. It was hard work for us as Rumi isContinue reading “Spring competing”

Up until now Kaspar had not had a chance to be alone when hunting. It is a bit of a disadvantage having to stand in the shadow of another dog but at the same time they can learn by watching. It is called observational learning and especially puppies and young dogs learn by watching. ButContinue reading “Out in the cold with the Italian ❄️”