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Within the gundog world Flatcoated Retrievers are known as very good hunting dogs solving tasks quickly, independently and with major bird finding abilities. They tend to be less popular as gundog competition dogs compared to other retrievers. One of the reasons for that may be that handlers find them easily distracted (mentally) and a bitContinue reading “To be or not to be… your true nature”

As mentioned in our previous message, the Flatastic Challenge was up for judging this week and the winners were: 1st price – best execution of the challenge: Lieuwe Bosma & Flatastic Platinum Alignment “Gurbe” Most creative challenge Evelien Hendriksen & Flatastic Orange Pleasure “Kai” Best Talent Josine Woudsma & Beguarded in a conshell Flat ourContinue reading “Winners of the Flatastic New Year Challenge 2023”

Unfortunately I missed out on one of the big hunting days in December due to a terrible flu. Kindly I was offered a rain check and off me and the girls went on a mild January morning. Lotte has shown a really nice presence when hunting this season and I decided to introduce her toContinue reading “New year challenges”

Last summer we found this beautiful children’s playhouse on a Danish campsite on Læsø. It reminded me of an Austrian log house that is found in the snow and so we decided to use it for our holiday greetings card this year. Is it not cute? We wish all of our friends joyful and FlatasticContinue reading “Flatastic Holidays”

The two Trophy’s of the flatcoated retriever clubs are now completed. It was our debut in these flatcoated retriever finals with 4X triple retrieves and not an easy task to participate in whilst Rumi being in heat and just out of heat. It cost us a couple of brain farts and she was a bitContinue reading “Mrs Goodlooking”

It is autumn and it is the busiest season for us. While all finals of the gundog competitions are in full motion – hunting season is also at her peak. I am driving back and forth from hunts and competitions and the three musketeers are luckily in top condition. Rumi (Flow of Spirits Silver Skipper)Continue reading “Busy season 🍁”

Last weekend (29th & 30th Oct. 2022) the WFRG held a working test in Lochem, East Holland close to the German border. On Saturday Hans Mansveld & Spyke passed the test with a certificate in the C class. Me and Kaspar managed to pass the B1 test with a certificate. On Sunday it was Rumi’sContinue reading “Flatastic Working Test Lochem”

In the middle of the hunting season I decided to have a different shoot. My friend & photographer Anita from Arista Photography took us out on a very sunny day to catch some shine on the black coats. Here is a collection of the photos:

The day before yesterday we received the sad news that Rumi’s mother Flynn (Khila-Flynn Umbra Fida) has passed away at the age of 11 years old after 7 weeks of illness caused by a tumor in her nose. Flynn was a special lady – like Rumi a dog who chose herself who she liked andContinue reading “Sad news”

On a misty Saturday morning – 11 flatcoated retrievers & one golden retriever met in the beautiful Putten for a working test workshop hosted by Yvonne van Houten from Tricksywood’s kennel and myself. Our two kennels have produced working gundogs and we were brought together by one of my puppy buyers (Lieuwe Bosma) who isContinue reading “Workshop Working Test C/B1 15 okt 2022 Putten”