Category Archives: Geen categorie

Yesterday I had the pleasure of hosting a special guest at “casa Flatastic”. Aage and his wife Leanne and their two gorgeous flatcoated from Danish breeder Jiggers (Baku and Balder). Aage and I share many vision on the breed as he also knows the importance of connecting with people in order to maintain the bestContinue reading “Flatastic Future”

Many flatcoated retriever fans have a strong preference of black color. The breed also comes in liver color and yellow – however yellow is an “illegal” , meaning yellow colored flatcoats are not recognized by the breed clubs – however they may participate in gun dog competitions and they own pedigrees too. I myself haveContinue reading “To live(r) or not?”

Last week Rumi spend the week at our place. Birgitte asked me to write a blog-post about having Rumi as a guest. Since Rumi was in heat, Birgitte asked us if we could please help her out to take care of one of her dogs. It’s one of the downsides of having two bitches andContinue reading “Rumi’s retreat”

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”

Since we have had puppies from Rumi she has developed some fat lumps. The last few months some hard ones on unusual places on her hind quarters worried me a bit. Rumi has had some bad experiences at the vet’s so taking a tissue sample is a bit stressful for us. A few months agoContinue reading “Better safe than sorry – good news for Rumi”

Putten 22 juli 2023 Update 6 juni 23 Workshop is volgeboekt- alleen plek op reservelijst Goed heelwork hebben houdt in dat de hond op een ontspannen een enigszins aandachtige wijze aan het been loopt, staat, zit en meedraait wanner de voorjager dit vraagt, zonder dat hij/zij continue aandacht moet geven aan de hond. Bij hetContinue reading “Heelwork bij het water workshop”

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”