About Us

Our family have been besotted with this magical breed for over 32 years, our first dog Benson joined us in 1988, from then on we have been lucky to have never been without a Flatcoated Retriever,  the "B" theme continued with Basil, Bill, Boss and the list goes on,  even today all our dogs have names beginning with the letter B.  In 2004 we arrived into New Zealand from Cornwall .We brought 6 dogs with us,5 Flatcoats and a Border Collie.  After 16 years in the South Island we moved North to  the mighty Waikato . Our children Alice and Philip have grown up alongside our dogs, Alice has two dogs living with her, Philip would love a dog, however for now he gets his dose of Flatcoat craziness by coming home. 

Our dogs are integral to our family life, it is important that they they live in our home, this also applies to any puppies we breed and sell. Flatcoats like to be a part of your life, they love company, they don't enjoy being kenneled or left alone.  We work and show our dogs they are a true dual purpose breed, all our dogs should be "fit for life, fit for purpose" . 

Alongside our belief the breed should be a part of your family, we also don't re home our older dogs, would you re home your older children or elderly parents when they no longer show or work? ,   Then why re home an older dog who has spent its life pleasing and loving you, it doesn't sit comfortably with us. Our oldies get to retire on our farm, sleeping on the sofa and generally having a cushy life.  We also only breed when we want a puppy ourselves, this is something we feel is crucial, it is concerning to find Flatcoat kennels continually with puppies available, it is a love of the breed or a love of $$$$$.  

 

We hope you enjoy our website, we are very proud of our Flatcoat family.

Amyas, Claire, Alice & Philip .