It is amazing how my sense of time has disappeared whilst I am absorbed in raising the Beast litter. Last weekend they had the puppy test from the Dutch Flatcoated Retriever Club FRC. The test showed that these boys and girls have a very strong exploration drive and that they are very secure and brave puppies. Some have more interest in humans than others – it was very obvious that’s these pups are bred to hunt.

We had our own puppy test too where we approached their eager to explore and connect slightly different – I found it very interesting to see how the individual pups reacted and the difference between the two tests.

After all the testing this weekend,Monday was the big day for all buyers – they received a phone call from me telling which dog is matched with them. I am very pleased because the matches fit very well and I am so thrilled that all dogs will be brought to gun dog training and several dogs will be practical hunting dogs.

As I find them rather eye soothing too, Anita and I held another photoshoot. Here they all are – 7 weeks and 5 days old:

Thank you Arista Fotografie 🙏

It is with great joy that I may present to you our newest addition to the Flatastic Family. A grand daughter of Rumi – daughter of Lotte:

Flatastic Bowtruckle by pedigree and she will carry the name of “Daisy” inspired by her sweet flower energy 🌼

We are very pleased with this girl who has the lovely temperament of her father and the determination and will of her mother. Her bonus feature is the lovely dark liver color 🤎

All beautiful photos kindly provided by Arista Fotografie

We are hardly online these days as we are very busy with the puppies. They are getting used to being driven around in the car – in the buggy and they are practicing being handled and examined. Here are some photos from the past week:

Here are some of our favorite photos from the now 6 weeks old puppies. They have all had their blood work done for checking if they are protected with mom’s antibodies from birth and all were good for at least the next 4 weeks. As a breeder however I have decided to have them bloodtested earlier than recommended as the puppies then can have the tests done at our home in a safe environment. Otherwise they would need to have them done shortly after leaving their mom and siblings at a point where they have not yet build a secure bond with their new owners.

Here are some pictures from the past week:

The Cajus x Lotte puppies are now 5weeks old and have been registered in the Dutch kennel club and their official pedigree names have been approved. Let me introduced the magical creatures to you in order of birth:

Later this week we will post some cosy action pictures. For now a huge thank you to Arista Fotografie for the beautiful photos.

All pups are still thriving and growing well. They have started to play with eachother and with us. Mostly it involves biting and attacking, but luckily they do also still cuddle with me.

Here are some lovely photos taken by Arista Fotografie:

Thank you very much Anita !!

All puppies are doing well – Lotte had a bit of an energy collaps as eating all the pooh from 8 puppies had upset her stomach. This resulted in us deciding to start offering the small ones solid food a bit earlier than anticipated. They love their new food and by doing so Lotte had some more space to recover. She is now back in full service shape.

We are very busy providing the first stimili in order for the pups to obtain socialization. This week we have introduced tactical surfaces such as toilet gravel and a silicone mat. Alongside that the first scent of game has been introduced as well.

Here are some photos of the past week:

The little ones are exactly 3 weeks old now and it was time to make a little portrait of all of them: in order of birth

Are they not gorgeous & flatastic ?

♥️ 💜 💙 💛 🩷 🤎 💚 🖤

The 8 puppies of Cajus & Lotte are thriving and so is mom. Here are some photos from the past week:

What a blessing it is to have 8 puppies & a mama dog who are thriving. It is sweet and wholesome – boy what is this experience special.

Here is an impression of their first week: