Category Archives: Geen categorie

Last Saturday the WFRG held a so-called Club Diploma Day. It is a standardized trial with dummies. Obtaining a diploma gives you access to club working tests and is a good way to start bringing young dogs to trials to test how they deal with such a situation. The c-diploma consists of following parts: -heelingContinue reading “More Flatastics entering the trial arena”

Today Lotte and Kaspar had their first official gun dog competition in the Netherlands on dummies. It was at the same time a test for me to see if I am capable of administering 2 in 1 day. Well, let’s say I cannot recommend anyone to do this at home unless you suffer from aContinue reading “Competition take-off Flatastic twins”

Storm Eunice is smiling as she takes off from our shores leaving the Netherlands with broken roofs and trees torn down. At 5 am me and the 3 black musketeers are sailing the highway.. brave Miss Ford is smiling back at Eunice and shortly past 7 we arrive safely in Friesland welcomed by a showerContinue reading “Windy goose mornings”

At 4.30 am my alarm sounds – out of bed, into my hunting gear and with a hot cup of chai I drive to Friesland again. Me and Rumi. I love to be away with my great girl – hunting with her is such a pleasure. This time she has the responsibility of showing herContinue reading “It runs in the family..”

A warm and affectionate greeting into the New Year 2022. However we are all still struggling with lockdown affects – we hope that the new year will bring health and well-being to all of our friends – 2 and 4 legged – in all possible ways one can have the above. As dog training isContinue reading “Best New Year Wishes from team Flatastic”

With warm greetings from us to you – both our two and four legged friends. We wish you a merry Christmas with you loved ones. 🎄

Hunting can be a sensitive subject in our modern society. In the Netherlands many hunters are confronted with demonstrators and disturbance of wildlife by people who have strong feeling against the old craftsmanship of hunting. I deliberately use the word craftsmanship as it is not a sport. First of all one must have a greatContinue reading “Learning to hunt”

Rumi and I have had the privilege of being invited for larger commercial hunts in Belgium during the last couple of years. This has been such a learning opportunity for me as a handler and it has brought out the best hunting skills in her. Having a high drive dog and combining hunting with competitionsContinue reading “Water fowl hunting in the Netherlands”

Last Friday Rumi and I finished the official SJP season by giving it a go at the SJP A. It was a long shot to expect that we could succeed in getting two SJP A diplomas in one season with the circumstances that we have had. We are very happy with the one A inContinue reading “Patience is a virtue”

3rd of October 2021 was the day of the Dutch flatcoated retriever club to have their yearly club show. The flatastic gang was present and we even won the offspring class – an unofficial class but it was great fun to participate. Frans de Vries had designed a flatastic logo to wear on our similarContinue reading “Rumi & the gang “showing off“”