Category Archives: Geen categorie

This morning I was invited to join a summer hunt with Rumi by a befriended hunter. However according to Dutch law it was not a hunt, but it is a part of pest control for farmers as the country is suffering from huge amounts of geese, eating their way through the profit of farmers. ItContinue reading “Damage control for farmers”

We were forced to postpone the litter reunion 3 times this past year due to covid lockdowns.. so it was with great joy that I could finally invite all owners to our first reunion. A great effort was made to change work schedules and drive a severe range of km’s to be able to attendContinue reading “Aura litter reunion: happy times with the flatastic 12”

Every summer the WFRG (working flatcoated retriever group) organizes a working test for flatties only called the Talent Hunt. Inspired by the Swedish “Flatmästerskabet” and with the purpose of bringing all levels of working flatcoated retrievers together in a good atmosphere to enjoy typical flatcoated style of working. Having had a bit of a roughContinue reading “The hunt for talent”

A day in the park Training young flatcoated retrievers with passion for hunting is not a walk in the park. It sometimes feels a bit more like a jungle tour and there are days when you just have relax to what is and try again with a smile. But when you look back – youContinue reading “Young Flatastics in training”

I am so thrilled – today is the 1st birthday of my beloved Aura-pups, who are now big youngsters. Big hugs & kisses to Kai, Kaspar, Shelby, Spyke, Lotte, Jason, Jones, Fien, Gurbe, Bruce, Line & Victor. We took ahead of the celebration in the past week serving pupcakes at the training & looking forwardContinue reading “Happy 1st birthday Flatastic Aura litter”

Today we are celebrating that the Aura puppies from Brösel & Rumi are 6 months old. They are all doing very well – healthy and thriving. All youngsters are in gundog training and having adventures with their human owners and friends. I am privileged to see half of the litter every week at gundog trainingContinue reading “Flatastic Aura litter 6 months”

Today Kaspar & Lotte (5 months old) had their first grooming session – just a little bit of getting used to standing on a table and the sound of scissors. They were comfortable with the handling and trusting of me cutting a bit of the end tail hair. Afterwards we had a short baby showContinue reading “Baby steps”

Those of you who kept count of the dirty dozen may have noticed we only announced 11 puppies to have a forever loving home, so far. This means we are missing one little star in the row. Let me introduce you to: Flatastic Red Strength At seven and 1/2 weeks away in the litter weContinue reading “New Beginnings with Double Love..”

Here he is – our new family member, the dog who stole my heart the moment he entered this world. The most handsome puppy I have ever seen (yes I know I cannot think clearly): Flatastic Black Peace From the very beginning he and I had a thing and this will probably be the lastContinue reading “And may we present to you…”