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1997, we had been interested in the Flatcoated
Retriever breed. After more than 15 months searching for a breeder
that would give us a couple of minutes to hear us out, we had the opportunity
to acquire our first Flatcoat in October
of 1999. |
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a long and hard journey, but well worth it!!! As had already been warned:
"Once you have a Flat, never will you want another breed... There isn't
anything quite like it...". And, in fact, after a couple of months
with our new buddy, Jessyl Sir Pétrus, our love, passion and dedication
for this breed, also know as the Peter Pan of dogs, rose to levels we previously
thought impossible to exist... |
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| A
year later, we took a one in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit Flatcoat
breeders from all over Europe: Scotland, England, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland,
Germany and Belgium. Not only did we see innumerous beautiful Flatcoats,
but also we have met some extraordinary people with "decades"
of experience who share the same passion for this breed as we do. The advice,
guidance and information they have given us are priceless and invaluable.
We whish to thank every single person who took the time to see us. We will
never forget their warmth, friendliness and hospitability and hope that
some day we will be able to return the favor here in Brazil. |
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Today, we
participate in show ring competitions as well as train our Flatcoats
for Field Trials. We do pick-up a couple of times a year in the southern
part of Brazil where hunting is permitted. We also do hope that sometime
in the near future we will be able to compete in Europe against our fellow
Flatcoats "aficionados"
in Field Trials and Show Ring Competitions.
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If we had
to choose one sentence to summarize what we think and try to adhere to,
Nancy Laughton's, internationally known as the reference on Flatcoated
Retrievers, would be our choice:
"The
other necessity for success for the Flatcoats is that the purely show
patrons, who fortunately are not numerous, should realise what is entrusted
to them and if they cannot or will not, take an interest in whether they
are breeding good working stock or otherwise, they should change to a
non-sporting breed of dogs."
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