Category Archives: Geen categorie

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. 🎄

Last Thursday I received a last minute invitation for hunting in the middle of the Netherlands. Of course we gladly accepted. I asked what kind of hunting was on the menu and this time we started the day with hiding in a hut awaiting geese and ducks flying by. As this takes steadyness and quietnessContinue reading “Up for a change of game at the edge of hunting season”

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”

Being a relatively young breeder (in experience not age😉) means I still have to learn more about dog anatomy and flatcoated exteriors. This year has been intense time with 3 dogs in gun dog training of which 2 youngsters. I have a clear vision of not speeding into results in gun dog competitions and buildingContinue reading “Flatastic road trip to 3 day International Dog Show Herning Denmark”

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“”

In one week beauty & brains…Rumi achieved her first SJP A diploma last Saturday in Oostvoorne – 87 points out of 100. She may have a strong will of her own but when it is aligned with me she is magical to work with.We were placed 2nd and received a cup. 🥳

After our Danish debut it was finally time to go Dutch with the Flatastic gang. After a persistent pledge of Barbara Ras to enter mommy Rumi too in show competition I decided to do so. Guess what – she won the open class! Also the youngster were in good show mood – Kaspar got placedContinue reading “Flatastic show results”