Berndrews Boxers,  Bernese Mountain Dogs & Flatcoated Retrievers

The Flat Coated Retriever

Why A Flat Coat?

 

The Flat Coat is a slow-maturing dog, retaining his delightful puppy-like qualities for several years. An extrovert, with an incessantly wagging tail, he is always happy, eager to please and full of good humour and bonhomie.

 

A tireless worker in the field, he is an excellent water dog and a natural swimmer. He loves human companionship and is definitely not the dog to be shut up on his own. (Left alone, his Houdini-like qualities will soon become apparent in his endeavour to reunite himself with friends and family!)

 

His deep bark makes him a good guard dog, giving warning of any strangers or intruders. He is in his element in the country and was at one time popularly known as the gamekeepers’ dog, attracting attention when widely used in the late 1800s on the large shooting estates. Mr Sewallis Evelyn Shirley, founder of the Kennel Club and its chairman from 1873 to 1899, helped stabilise the breed type.

 

Dogs that were originally trained to find live game and/or to retrieve game that had been shot and wounded. This group is divided into four categories - Retrievers, Spaniels, Hunt/Point/Retrieve, Pointers and Setters - although many of the breeds are capable of doing the same work as the other sub-groups. They make good companions, their temperament making them ideal all-round family dogs.