The Beast litter is now exactly 10 weeks old today and yesterday the last puppy went to his forever loving home. All puppies are lucky to have loving working homes – most of them living with other flatcoated retrievers.

I am very grateful to have had such wonderful buyers – all of them have been engaged in making the transition comfortable for the individual pup and they have given me the chance to get to know their families better by visiting the pups frequently.

My huge thanks to Maike for allowing us to use Cajus to sire this litter – I am so pleased with this combination and the result.

Also my sincere thanks to my husband for putting up with all the fuss in our home for 9+ weeks – for his moral and physical support in my breeding crazuness.

Thank you Yvonne, Anita & Jacqueline for your support during labor and/or taking care of the puppies.

A big thank you to Lotte for being such a caring and loving mother to her puppies.

We are very pleased with her daughter: Daisy – a lovely liver girl – granddaughter of Rumi.

The 8 puppies from the Cajus / Lotte litter are now almost 9 weeks old and today the first ones will commence their journey towards their new lives.

The past week we spent continuing habituating with all the ordinary things, such as wearing a harness, walking past the tumble dryer and dishwasher, driving a car and we had two outdoor adventures- one in a sensory garden.

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:

Today we are celebrating the 9th birthday of our Rumi (Flow of Spirits Silver Skipper).

Rumi is in early pension as her old injuries and arthritis is weighing her down. Therefore I chose to stop training at high level and left the competitive arena in time. This saves her the energy to still join me hunting when the surroundings are suitable. She loves to be out hunting especially now she “has her own gun”.

Her birthday present was a morning hunt on geese. Unfortunately her staff had difficulty aiming right so no retrieves to do – but a nice morning in the fields counting hare and seagulls did satisfy my beautiful veteran. We hope for many more healthy years together.

Happy 9th birthday Rumi 🥳

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: