Category Archives: Geen categorie

Today it is the birthday of our Aura litter. What a journey have they brought me personally and what a pleasure and joy too. A big congratulations to all brothers and sisters – wishing you a wonderful day. Kai Kaspar Shelby Spyke Lotte Jason Jones Fien Gurbe Bruce & Victor Also in loving memory LineContinue reading “Happy 3rd Birthday Aura litter”

On the 13th & 14 of May the WFRG held a working test weekend – on day for the younger dogs C & B1 level (beginners & advanced beginners) and the other day B2 and A (pre-open and open class). I participated with Flatastic Black Peace “Kaspar” in B1 and Flow of Spirits Silver SkipperContinue reading “Working Test Oostvoorne”

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 ❄️”

On Saturday the 4th of March 2023 the flatcoated retriever club held a working test that I had entered with Lotte. Unfortunately she is full in heat so I decided to go to the international Martini dogshow in Groningen instead. Klaas the owner of Flatastic Silver Will “Bruce” had asked me to bring out hisContinue reading “Competition season 2023 has begun”

Today I received these pretty certificates from the Dutch kennel club Raad van Beheer. For the first time they have made a breed ranking and I am surprised that we ended this high in the ranking. However our main focus is working with our dogs I still try to maintain the dual purpose by havingContinue reading “Wow (winner of winners) competition Dutch kennel club”